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registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress has been made on HS2.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	914925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Construction is underway and already supporting over 15000 jobs including over 500 apprenticeships. Phase 2a has also achieved royal assent.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/04/2021 10:03:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1312598

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he has undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of road transport provision for international freight traffic in East Kent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Mrs Natalie Elphicke
uin	914926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department works with Highways England and Kent County Council to ensure roads in East Kent can support international freight traffic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This includes Highways England funding a movable barrier which enables Operation Brock to hold heavy goods vehicles in the event of serious disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, and allows the M20 to remain open for other traffic in both directions. For the longer term, Highways England is currently developing options for two schemes on the A2/M2 route to inform future road investment decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/04/2021 10:46:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4795 label Biography information for Mrs Natalie Elphicke

1312599

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support a green maritime sector in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	914930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>My Department recently launched a £20 million Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, building on the vision set out in the Clean Maritime Plan published in 2019 and will announce further policy proposals in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan this Spring.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/04/2021 10:08:37 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1312600

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to enable residents of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to vote on those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	914951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Authorities are already required to consult with communities on low traffic neighbourhoods. We have no plans to enable local votes.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/04/2021 10:12:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1312601

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure the long-term security of the coach sector.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	914953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We are continuing to work across Departments to promote and further the coach sector as a key part of the Government’s forthcoming Tourism Recovery Plan.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/04/2021 10:10:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1312324

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to restore confidence in domestic coach travel as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	188100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>As the country progresses safely through the steps of the roadmap (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021-summary" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021-summary</a>), the Government will continue to engage with coach operators to assess how it can support the sector’s recovery. The Government is also planning to bring forward a Tourism Recovery Plan in the Spring. This will provide further detail on how the Government will support the UK tourism sector, with measures that will be applicable to many sub-sectors, including coach travel.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/04/2021 07:23:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1312357

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2021 to Question 183125 on bus services, what plans he has for a public consultation on the meaning of socially necessary services.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	188091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to issuing guidance on the meaning and role of socially necessary services. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/04/2021 07:28:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1312359

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2021 to Question 183124, what assessment he has made of the level of funding necessary to make flat fares the norm on bus services.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	188092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The National Bus Strategy sets out what we want to see on fares, including low flat fares (or maximum fares and daily price caps) to be the norm within cities and towns. We expect to see Bus Service Improvement Plans from local transport authorities set out how they will achieve these objectives, including their plans and costs for implementing new fares and ticketing policies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/04/2021 07:32:31 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1312441

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available from the public purse to support cycle (a) hire and (b) repair programmes in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	188167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>On 7 February 2020, the Department published a detailed breakdown of annual investment in cycling and walking from 2016/17 to 2018/19, which includes information on how much funding has been provided to local and combined authorities in the West Midlands over that period. Copies of the report and other associated information are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investment-schedule-in-cycling-and-walking-interventions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investment-schedule-in-cycling-and-walking-interventions</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Active Travel Fund, the Department made available around £17 million to Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM) in 2020/21 for schemes to boost cycling and walking. It is up to TfWM to determine in discussion with its seven constituent authorities where this funding is spent. In the current financial year the Department will be providing both revenue funding and capital funding to local authorities for active travel schemes. TfWM is due to receive £1.9 million of revenue funding to support local capacity building and behaviour change initiatives such as cycle hire and repair schemes.</p><p>The Department will make a further announcement in due course about TfWM’s capital funding allocation for 2021/22.</p><p>In 2020/21 the Department also made available over £20 million nationally for the Fix Your Bike voucher scheme and for pop-up “Dr Bike” maintenance stations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/04/2021 07:21:54 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1312083

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Management Act 2004
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there has been any Parliamentary or Government review of the operation and effectiveness of the Traffic Management Act 2004.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	187273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department commissioned the Transport Research Laboratory and Halcrow in 2007 to evaluate Parts 2 to 4 of the Traffic Management Act 2004. Part 3 of the 2004 Act enables local highway authorities to create and operate street works permit schemes, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of these was carried out in 2018. ‘Gear change: a bold vision for cycling and walking’, published on 28 July 2020, included a commitment to review guidance relating to the Network Management Duty in Part 2 of the 2004 Act, to reflect the need for transport decarbonisation, encouraging healthier forms for transport and emphasis on technology.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/04/2021 07:30:52 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell