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839017

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken in the last 12 months to encourage cycling.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	127577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>In April 2017 the Government published the first ever statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) for England. The CWIS details the Government’s plans for increasing cycling and walking, and identifies £1.2 billion of funding which may be invested until 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the Strategy, the Department has identified additional funding for cycling and walking schemes, including around £77 million of support for schemes via the National Productivity Investment Fund. The Government also announced a new £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund in the Autumn Budget which will allow a number of cities to support projects aimed at improving local connectivity, which could include by boosting cycling and walking. The Department has recently announced a further £4m of funding for the cycle rail programme to improve cycle storage facilities at railway stations, and has commenced a major programme of technical support to help 44 local authorities in England to develop their Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs).</p><p> </p><p>The Department also announced a Cycle Safety Review in September 2017, which will consider ways of making the roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians, and so help encourage confidence in cycling. Further details of the Review will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 12:26:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

839043

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent correspondence he has had with the Mayor of London on penalty charges on TfL roads; and if he will place a copy of that correspondence in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	127603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Copies of the recent correspondence between the Secretary of State for Transport and the Mayor of London on the issue of penalty charges on Transport for London roads will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 12:46:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

839056

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Bicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend the scope of Office for Low Emission Vehicles grants to include e-bikes and e-cargo bikes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	127616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>OLEV grants are available to bridge the cost gap between electric vehicles and internal combustion engine equivalent road vehicles. We do not plan at this stage to extend grant funding to e-bikes and e-cargo bikes. The Government recognises the significant potential benefits associated with e-bikes, and its plans to boost all forms of cycling are set out in the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017. The Department has supported various e-bike initiatives in recent years, and some e-bikes are eligible for support under the Government’s cycle to work scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 12:19:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

839097

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of offering financial incentives to encourage people to buy an electric car; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	127656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Financial incentives help to offset the upfront price premium of an electric vehicle and are therefore important to encouraging motorists to make the switch, and have been made available by Government for the past seven years.</p><p> </p><p>We have a support package worth nearly £1.5 billion to encourage early market growth, including a variety of grant funding schemes such as the Plug-in Car Grant, which offers up to £4,500 off the cost of a new electric car. There are also grants to put the necessary charging infrastructure in place and positive incentives for electric vehicles in the UK tax framework.</p><p> </p><p>These incentives support our ambition to end the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, helping to meet our long term climate and air quality goals as well as positioning the UK as a global leader in electric vehicle technology and use.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 12:22:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

839146

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to repeal charges on toll bridges established under 19th Century Acts of Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	127705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>These Toll bridges are privately owned and operated. The operation and management of these privately owned tolled crossings are a matter for the respective individual companies and Government has no plans to repeal the legislation in respect of these charges.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/02/2018 10:42:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

839195

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hope Valley Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the publication of the results of the 2016 public enquiry into the Hope Valley line improvements.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	127753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The decision to provide Network Rail Infrastructure Limited with the legal powers to construct, operate and maintain new passing facilities and associated railway infrastructure on the Hope Valley route between Bamford and Hathersage and at Dore was issued on 13 February 2018. A copy of the decision letter and the Inspector’s report, following the public Inquiry, can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/twa-inspector-reports-and-decision-letters" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/twa-inspector-reports-and-decision-letters</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/02/2018 10:48:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

838231

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Get Britain Cycling, published by the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group in 2013, if his Department will ensure that cycling infrastructure receives adequate funding in line with the recommendations in that report.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	127129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Cycling has many benefits, both for the individual and for society as a whole, and requires good cycling infrastructure. The Government’s first ever statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, sets out the £1.2 billion of funding that is available to support cycling and walking over the period to 2021. Since its publication, the Government has announced further support for cycling and walking infrastructure, including around £77 million of schemes funded through the National Productivity Investment Fund, and the potential for significant investment through the new £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund. Many of the funding decisions are for local authorities, and the Department is helping them to produce Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans which will help make the case for investment in their own areas.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 17:25:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

838245

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the management Heathrow Airport on the planned length of the third runway there.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	127143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Statement of Approach on the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), the Department cannot discuss the merits or contents of the NPS. The Department is currently considering responses to the consultations held on the draft and revised draft Airports NPS.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/02/2018 17:16:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

838475

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many European Conference of Ministers of Transport multilateral road haulage permits are currently held by UK hauliers.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	127295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s overall aim in the negotiations with the EU is to maintain and develop the existing liberalised access for commercial haulage. The current liberalised access arrangements for commercial hauliers bring in billions of pounds for both the UK and the EU. Agreeing a deal which maintains and develops these arrangements is in the interests of both parties and we are absolutely confident of doing so. The Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill is designed to ensure Government has in place the necessary framework and powers to deliver a permit scheme should it be required as part of an agreement with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The permitting system operated by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) is an international arrangement entirely separate to the EU and will not be part of our negotiations. The ECMT permits currently allocated to the UK are little used and we have no intention of relying on them after we leave the EU.</p><p>At present, the UK currently receives ECMT permits covering up to 1,224 vehicles at any time. These are allocated to operators and can be switched between different vehicles within a fleet. In 2018 only 21 ECMT permits have been issued to UK hauliers. This is because direct haulage between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries is relatively limited, and there are also separate bilateral arrangements between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries that can be used.</p><p> </p><p>The ECMT has issued permits which allow the use of up to 44,370 vehicles for the other 42 countries within the ECMT at any time for 2018. The ECMT scheme covers all other EU countries, with the exception of Cyprus who are not members of the scheme. This number can vary depending on the type of vehicle used and whether countries have taken their full entitlement of ECMT permits. Of this total, 21,090 are currently issued to EU Member States, excluding the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Road haulage between the UK and EFTA States currently operates without permits under EU regulations and agreements. The access arrangements available for the UK operators for trade with the EFTA States after the UK has left the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has a number of bilateral haulage agreements with non-EU countries. The UK has issued around 1,400 permits to UK hauliers under these bilateral agreements since the start of 2017. While some of these arrangements require permits, several do not and any permitting requirement is subject to the nature of the arrangement reached.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 127296 127297 127298 127299 127300 127301 127302 127312 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:55:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

838476

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many European Conference of Ministers of Transport multilateral road haulage permits are currently held by EU hauliers.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	127296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s overall aim in the negotiations with the EU is to maintain and develop the existing liberalised access for commercial haulage. The current liberalised access arrangements for commercial hauliers bring in billions of pounds for both the UK and the EU. Agreeing a deal which maintains and develops these arrangements is in the interests of both parties and we are absolutely confident of doing so. The Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill is designed to ensure Government has in place the necessary framework and powers to deliver a permit scheme should it be required as part of an agreement with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The permitting system operated by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) is an international arrangement entirely separate to the EU and will not be part of our negotiations. The ECMT permits currently allocated to the UK are little used and we have no intention of relying on them after we leave the EU.</p><p>At present, the UK currently receives ECMT permits covering up to 1,224 vehicles at any time. These are allocated to operators and can be switched between different vehicles within a fleet. In 2018 only 21 ECMT permits have been issued to UK hauliers. This is because direct haulage between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries is relatively limited, and there are also separate bilateral arrangements between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries that can be used.</p><p> </p><p>The ECMT has issued permits which allow the use of up to 44,370 vehicles for the other 42 countries within the ECMT at any time for 2018. The ECMT scheme covers all other EU countries, with the exception of Cyprus who are not members of the scheme. This number can vary depending on the type of vehicle used and whether countries have taken their full entitlement of ECMT permits. Of this total, 21,090 are currently issued to EU Member States, excluding the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Road haulage between the UK and EFTA States currently operates without permits under EU regulations and agreements. The access arrangements available for the UK operators for trade with the EFTA States after the UK has left the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has a number of bilateral haulage agreements with non-EU countries. The UK has issued around 1,400 permits to UK hauliers under these bilateral agreements since the start of 2017. While some of these arrangements require permits, several do not and any permitting requirement is subject to the nature of the arrangement reached.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 127295 127297 127298 127299 127300 127301 127302 127312 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:55:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach