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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4498", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628041/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The average bus occupancy in England for 2021/22 was 9.5. This was an increase on the previous year, when it was 5.7. Both of these figures are impacted by movement restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, the average bus occupancy had remained steady in England at about 12.5 from 2017/18 to 2019/20.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 17 February 2020 to Question 13938 of that session, what recent estimate he has made of the average number of passengers on a public service bus route.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4602", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Wera Hobhouse"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628052", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628052/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recognises there is a high demand for learners who are wanting to take their car practical driving test.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The DVSA has a 24-week forward booking window and tests are not available to book beyond this. As the booking service is live, test appointments can also become available to book through other candidates cancelling, or rescheduling, their test.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As of 15 May 2023, there were 6,402 car practical driving tests booked, and 297 car practical driving tests available within the next 24-weeks at the three centres that serve the London Borough of Southwark.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Within London, as of 15 May 2023, there were 79,109 car practical driving tests booked, and 4,390 car practical driving tests available within the next 24-weeks.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As a result of the measures already taken by the DVSA, overall, since April 2021, an estimated 813,000 additional car test slots have been created. On average, the DVSA is creating approximately 35,300 extra car test slots each month.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Actions already being taken to make this possible include asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job to return to conducting tests, conducting out of hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking recently retired driving examiners to return, and recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of driving test appointments available in (a) the London Borough of Southwark and (b) London.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/150", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Harman"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628084", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628084/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This is already the case. Before cars can be sold or registered in the UK, they must demonstrate that the lighting system meets a range of lighting system performance requirements. Lamps must also be maintained throughout the life of the vehicle - which is checked at each MoT.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4813", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Richard Holden"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a minimum level of brightness car lights must have when driving at night.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4822", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Feryal Clark"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Enfield North"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Feryal Clark"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628157", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628157/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The majority of capital and revenue funding for dedicated active travel schemes has not been allocated for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Three South West councils (Cornwall and Bath, North East Somerset, and Plymouth) are part of a three-year £13.9m Active Travel Social Prescribing Pilot Programme that commenced in 2022. Allocations under this pilot programme are expected to be published shortly.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4813", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Richard Holden"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Active Travel: South West"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4682", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Luke Pollard"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Luke Pollard"}
      ], "uin" : "185385"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628207", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628207/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>38% of the operational fleet of the Government Car Service are classed as Ultra Low Emission vehicles (ULEV).<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4813", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Richard Holden"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Richard Holden"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-05-22T11:51:32.407Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Official Cars: Carbon Emissions"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of the Government car fleet is ultra-low emission vehicles.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kerry McCarthy"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bristol East"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kerry McCarthy"}
      ], "uin" : "185226"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628223", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628223/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are committed to supporting the introduction of 4,000 zero emission buses and achieving an all zero-emission bus fleet across the entire UK. Across the UK, an estimated 3,400 zero emission buses have been funded since February 2020. The ZEBRA scheme will support an estimated 1,342 zero emission buses, with 731 buses ordered so far.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Orders for zero emission buses will be placed by local transport authorities or bus operators. UK bus manufactures are well placed to secure orders for zero emission buses from the ZEBRA scheme.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Of the 731 zero emission buses ordered so far, 454 orders have been placed with UK based manufacturer Wrightbus and 59 with UK based manufacturer Alexander Dennis Ltd.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4813", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Richard Holden"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Richard Holden"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Buses: Procurement"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government is taking steps to incentivise the procurement of British-built buses through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4943", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Simon Lightwood"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Simon Lightwood"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628236", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628236/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department has published interim evaluation findings for the £2 Bus Fare Cap (<a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-2-bus-fare-cap\" target=\"_blank\">Evaluation of the £2 bus fare cap - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>). Key findings from the first month of the scheme include:<\/p><ul><li>There were high levels of awareness, with around 7 in 10 survey respondents reporting being aware of the scheme.<\/li><li>Around a third of survey respondents felt that the scheme was having a positive impact on their disposable income they have for other spending or saving.<\/li><li>Overall, 10% of respondents reported using the bus more since the fare cap scheme was introduced.<\/li><\/ul><p>The findings are from the early stages of the scheme and it has not yet been possible to draw conclusions about the extent to which any changes in patronage are due to the fare cap scheme as opposed to other factors. However, findings are broadly aligned with external evidence including survey research from Transport Focus in March 2023 which found that 11% of respondents reported using the bus more as a result of the fare cap scheme, and the evaluation is ongoing and will provide further findings on the impact of the scheme as it progresses.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4813", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Richard Holden"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the £2 bus fare cap scheme on bus patronage.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4943", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Simon Lightwood"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wakefield"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Simon Lightwood"}
      ], "uin" : "185465"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628243", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1628243/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>National Highways already undertakes periodic research to explore customer views on its walking, cycling and horse-riding provision on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). The Route Strategies undertaken during each Road Period gather views from all stakeholders on any needs and requirements for walking cycling and horse-riding provision that interacts with the SRN.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer given on 10 May 2023 to Questions 184394 to 184396, if he will ask National Highways to undertake an assessment of the adequacy of provision for walking, cycling and horse-riding along and across the corridors of the strategic road network.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ruth Cadbury"}
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