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1400311

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Bullying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department's internal anti-bullying policy was (a) first introduced and (b) last revised.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	98998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is committed to creating and maintaining a working environment that is free from hostility, abuse, offensive behaviour, harassment, bullying, prejudice, discrimination and victimisation. This commitment is included in the Staff Handbook and in our Dignity at Work policy which was published on the Departments Intranet in September 2016.</p><p>The policy is supported by a Bullying Harassment and Discrimination toolkit launched on 31 January 2018 and republished as part of a revised Dispute Resolution policy in October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 14/01/2022 11:25:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1400312

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department's internal anti-bribery policy was (a) first introduced and (b) last revised.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	98999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The DfTc Staff handbook includes a policy statement on fraud, theft and corruption that was first published in October 2016 and last updated in August 2020.</p><p>The DfT Group Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption strategy for 2019-2021 was published in November 2019. A new DfT Group Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption strategy for 2022-2025 is due to be published in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 14/01/2022 11:27:21 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1400313

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many items of guidance have been issued by his Department to Train Operating Companies in each of the last 36 months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	99000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials communicate with Train Operating Companies on a daily basis, including providing guidance on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/01/2022 11:51:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1400320

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost of the work conducted by his Department on the Eastern leg of HS2 was; and what the full-time equivalent headcount was of people working on the Eastern leg.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	99006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Since the Prime Minister announced the Integrated Rail Plan in February 2020, development of the Eastern Leg of HS2 has been paused to avoid nugatory spend whilst the Integrated Rail Plan took this work forward. Safeguarding of the Eastern leg route remains in place pending conclusion of work on the most effective way to serve Leeds and towns and cities along the Eastern Leg. Any property that has been acquired already by the Government but is not required for the eventual route will be resold.</p><p>In relation to staff numbers there were five FTE staff working on the Eastern Leg at the end of October 2021, which remains unchanged. Their work continues to be supported by other officials across the department.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 14/01/2022 11:18:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1400321

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) studies, (b) reports, and (c) research currently being conducted by his Department and the estimated date of publication of each.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	99007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>DfT is committed to evidence-based policy making, and so as part of its business as usual activity, undertakes a wealth of research and conducts studies to inform decision-making in specific policy areas. This includes areas such as Transport Security Resilience and Response, Road Safety, National and High Speed Rail, Electric Vehicles, Local Transport, and Aviation and Airports. Specific pieces of research/ studies (not exhaustive) due to be published in 2022 include: Retrospective evaluation of key Office for Zero Emission Vehicle schemes, National Evaluation of the E-scooter Trials and In-depth Research into Confidence in Public Transport.</p><p>In addition to policy-led research to support specific modes, the department conducts cross-cutting research, development and innovation (see DfT’s Science Plan for more information). Often, this is to support delivery of its strategic priorities such as decarbonisation and in response to emerging issues, like Covid-19. The department publishes its Areas of Research Interest each year which sets out its strategic evidence and research needs for the medium-long term to help achieve DfT’s wide-ranging and ambitious objectives.</p><p>The department is committed to publishing the social research and evaluation studies it commissions to inform its policies and projects. Studies will be published at the final report stage after thorough analytical review of their findings has been completed, including peer review where appropriate. Interim outputs are not published routinely. As a guideline for publication timing, we follow the Government social research publication protocol.</p><p>In terms of upcoming reports, the department is hoping to publish a number in 2022 which will bring together research into a number of key areas. These include, the<strong> <em>UK’s EV Infrastructure Strategy for 2030</em> </strong>(our long-term plan for a world-leading charging infrastructure network across the UK), <strong><em>Course to Zero </em></strong>(aimed at achieving net zero emissions in the UK domestic maritime sector by 2050), <strong><em>Aviation Jet Zero</em></strong> (our vision for how the aviation sector will reach net zero aviation by 2050), and a <strong>Low Carbon Fuels Strategy</strong> (a strategy on the deployment of low carbon fuels across different transport modes in the period up to 2050).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 14/01/2022 11:29:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1400322

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of total journeys were completed in cars, vans or taxis in each year from 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	99008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>According to the National Travel Survey, the proportion of total journeys per person in England completed in cars, vans or taxis in each year from 2015 to 2020 is as shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Car</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Van</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taxi</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Car/van/taxi</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Unweighted sample size:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>individuals</p></td><td><p>15,525</p></td><td><p>15,840</p></td><td><p>14,541</p></td><td><p>14,150</p></td><td><p>14,356</p></td><td><p>6,239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>trips ('000s)</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 12/01/2022 13:22:04 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1400327

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total Highways Maintenance funding allocation was for (a) Hertfordshire Council, (b) Lancashire County Council, (c) Oxfordshire County Council, (d) Cumbria County Council and (e) Walsall Council in (i) 2019-20 and (ii) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	99009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport provides funding by formula to all eligible local authorities, outside of London, to support the maintenance of the local road network, including Hertfordshire Council, Lancashire County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Cumbria County Council, and Walsall Council. This funding is not ring-fenced, allowing local highway authorities to spend their allocations according to their own priorities.</p><p>Walsall Council is a constituent member of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). For both 2019/20 and 2020/21, all their formula funding for maintenance was paid directly to the Combined Authority so the table below lists the total funding provided to WMCA.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>18.201</p></td><td><p>28.673</p></td><td><p><strong>46.874</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>23.676</p></td><td><p>38.325</p></td><td><p><strong>62.001</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>17.096</p></td><td><p>27.315</p></td><td><p><strong>44.411</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>27.745</p></td><td><p>44.305</p></td><td><p><strong>72.050</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WMCA</p></td><td><p>16.785</p></td><td><p>33.705</p></td><td><p><strong>50.490</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/01/2022 11:05:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1400354

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total floor area of his departmental estate was in each year from 2010-11 to 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	99101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Below is a table containing the Department’s estate size year-by-year from 2010-11.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estate Size (square metres)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Comments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>699,669 (NIA) or 931,286 (GIA)</p></td><td><p>Inflated due to inclusion of NR, LCR and HS2.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>565,082 NIA</p></td><td><p>Central Estate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>566,893 NIA</p></td><td><p>Central Estate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>568,458 NIA</p></td><td><p>Central Estate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>567,903 NIA</p></td><td><p>Central Estate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>508,938 NIA</p></td><td><p>Central Estate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>571,769 NIA</p></td><td><p>Central Estate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>581,422 NIA</p></td><td><p>Mandated Estate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>611,029 NIA</p></td><td><p>Mandated Estate. Report collated by calendar year instead of financial year.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>583,518 NIA</p></td><td><p>Mandated Estate. Report collated by calendar year instead of financial year.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>590,145 NIA</p></td><td><p>Mandated Estate. Report collated by calendar year instead of financial year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 14/01/2022 11:20:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1400398

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the shortage of heavy goods vehicle drivers who provide (a) refuse collection and (b) other local services.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	98956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has taken 32 specific measures to deal with the shortage of HGV drivers across all sectors including refuse collection and other local services. These measures include funding for HGV driving apprenticeships such as the Category C Urban Driver standard, Skills Bootcamps to train 11,000 more drivers, and support for jobseekers.</p><p>In addition, we have taken steps to increase DVSA’s capacity for HGV driving tests to 3,200 per week, an increase of over 100% compared to pre-pandemic levels. Test capacity now exceeds demand. Despite the increase in vocational driving licence applications and licence renewals there are no delays in processing, and all vocational provisional licences and licence renewals are being processed within five working days, unless further medical checks are required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/01/2022 11:07:13 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1400402

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline will next be updated.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	99019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to publishing the RNEP update, which has been delayed by the need to take account of the impacts of the pandemic and the Spending Review. We want to provide as much clarity and certainty as possible on rail enhancements and will set out our plans shortly.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 99020 question first answered 12/01/2022 13:09:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes