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1438417

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Costs
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 make electric vehicles more affordable in the context of the rising cost of fuel.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	135556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The government has committed £2.5 billion to offset the higher upfront costs of electric vehicles and funding to accelerate the rollout of the charging infrastructure. There are also tax benefits in place such as zero road tax, and company car tax rates, which can save drivers over £2,000 a year. Once fuel costs and tax incentives are factored in, we expect the total cost of ownership to reach parity during the 2020s, compared to petrol and diesel cars. An electric vehicle can be driven for a little as 1p per mile if consumers charge their cars off peak on an EV-tariff.</p><p> </p><p>We expect the increasing uptake of zero emission vehicles to lead to the development of the second-hand market, which will increase the accessibility of electric vehicles to those on lower incomes and ensure an equitable transition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 14/03/2022 15:26:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1438418

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to provide support to enable people to increase their use of active travel to help protect household budgets in the context of the rising cost of fuel.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	135557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>Walking and cycling for short journeys instead of driving can reduce the running costs of a car for households whilst providing physical and mental health benefits.</p><p>The Government is enabling more people to walk and cycle through £2 billion of investment over five years as outlined in the Prime Minister’s Gear Change plan published in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 135558 question first answered 14/03/2022 15:37:01 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1438419

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to actively encourage people to use active travel to help save on their use of fuel.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	135558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>Walking and cycling for short journeys instead of driving can reduce the running costs of a car for households whilst providing physical and mental health benefits.</p><p>The Government is enabling more people to walk and cycle through £2 billion of investment over five years as outlined in the Prime Minister’s Gear Change plan published in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 135557 question first answered 14/03/2022 15:37:01 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1438615

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department provides to local authorities to support the delivery of effective road safety interventions.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	135650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Road safety is a priority for the Government and the Department for Transport is working with road safety stakeholders and local authorities to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads. We have some of the safest roads in the world, but the Government is not complacent and there is more work to be done.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has committed to tackling dangerous cycling by making sure that we will be able to prosecute dangerous cyclists more easily. Our award-winning Safer Roads Fund has seen the Department funding local authorities £100 million across England to fix the 50 most dangerous “A-roads”. This fund is expected to save 1,500 lives over the next 20 years and is already improving safety for all road users.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 14/03/2022 15:33:26 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1438629

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Dover: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to reduce queues of HGVs at Dover.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	135684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with Port of Dover and National Highways to understand common causes of delays and seek robust mitigations to reduce them.</p><p> </p><p>Port of Dover operates a turn up and go service. There is a well-established Traffic Access Protocol which is operated by Port of Dover and National Highways and this manages any queue which enables HGVs to be held on one lane of the A20, allowing all other traffic to flow freely. National Highways monitor the queue lengths and work with the Port of Dover to actively reduce them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 15/03/2022 16:10:55 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1438641

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing self-driving vehicles in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	135705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has ongoing research, analysis and public engagement programmes which seek to understand the opportunities associated with new transport technologies. Examples informing our view on the potential benefits of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) include:</p><ul><li>88% of all reported road accidents involved human error as a contributory factor (Reported Road Casualties GB Annual Report 2020), ​SDVs have the potential to make our roads safer by reducing human driver error.</li><li>The Connected Places Catapult forecast that in 2035, 40% of new UK car sales could have self-driving capabilities, with a total market value of £41.7 billion. This could in turn create 38,000 new skilled jobs.</li><li>A Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders study found that 70% of people with disabilities feel their ability to travel how and when they want is restricted. The same survey found that 45% of people with disabilities would be likely to use a SDV today.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, Government is funding world-leading projects to explore how SDVs can improve mobility for an ageing population (in Bristol) and visually impaired people (in Birmingham), including the world’s first 4D tactile display in an automated vehicle. Separately in 2019, Coventry’s Aurrigo partnered with Blind Veterans UK on the world’s first trial of self-driving pods with blind veterans (in Brighton).</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (‘the Commissions’) recently published their recommendations for a legal framework for SDVs, and consulted widely on how to ensure SDVs are made accessible to disabled people as the recommendations were developed. The Commissions’ final recommendations include an advisory panel to guide the issuing of permits for passenger services, which would include representatives for disabled (and older) people. We are considering the Commissions’ final recommendations and will make a formal response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 135706 135707 question first answered 14/03/2022 15:46:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1438642

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the possibility of having (a) differently-abled and (b) disabled non-drivers involved in the development of driverless cars and their regulation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	135706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has ongoing research, analysis and public engagement programmes which seek to understand the opportunities associated with new transport technologies. Examples informing our view on the potential benefits of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) include:</p><ul><li>88% of all reported road accidents involved human error as a contributory factor (Reported Road Casualties GB Annual Report 2020), ​SDVs have the potential to make our roads safer by reducing human driver error.</li><li>The Connected Places Catapult forecast that in 2035, 40% of new UK car sales could have self-driving capabilities, with a total market value of £41.7 billion. This could in turn create 38,000 new skilled jobs.</li><li>A Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders study found that 70% of people with disabilities feel their ability to travel how and when they want is restricted. The same survey found that 45% of people with disabilities would be likely to use a SDV today.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, Government is funding world-leading projects to explore how SDVs can improve mobility for an ageing population (in Bristol) and visually impaired people (in Birmingham), including the world’s first 4D tactile display in an automated vehicle. Separately in 2019, Coventry’s Aurrigo partnered with Blind Veterans UK on the world’s first trial of self-driving pods with blind veterans (in Brighton).</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (‘the Commissions’) recently published their recommendations for a legal framework for SDVs, and consulted widely on how to ensure SDVs are made accessible to disabled people as the recommendations were developed. The Commissions’ final recommendations include an advisory panel to guide the issuing of permits for passenger services, which would include representatives for disabled (and older) people. We are considering the Commissions’ final recommendations and will make a formal response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 135705 135707 question first answered 14/03/2022 15:46:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1438647

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of involving abled and disabled non drivers involved in the development of driverless cars and their regulation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	135707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has ongoing research, analysis and public engagement programmes which seek to understand the opportunities associated with new transport technologies. Examples informing our view on the potential benefits of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) include:</p><ul><li>88% of all reported road accidents involved human error as a contributory factor (Reported Road Casualties GB Annual Report 2020), ​SDVs have the potential to make our roads safer by reducing human driver error.</li><li>The Connected Places Catapult forecast that in 2035, 40% of new UK car sales could have self-driving capabilities, with a total market value of £41.7 billion. This could in turn create 38,000 new skilled jobs.</li><li>A Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders study found that 70% of people with disabilities feel their ability to travel how and when they want is restricted. The same survey found that 45% of people with disabilities would be likely to use a SDV today.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, Government is funding world-leading projects to explore how SDVs can improve mobility for an ageing population (in Bristol) and visually impaired people (in Birmingham), including the world’s first 4D tactile display in an automated vehicle. Separately in 2019, Coventry’s Aurrigo partnered with Blind Veterans UK on the world’s first trial of self-driving pods with blind veterans (in Brighton).</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (‘the Commissions’) recently published their recommendations for a legal framework for SDVs, and consulted widely on how to ensure SDVs are made accessible to disabled people as the recommendations were developed. The Commissions’ final recommendations include an advisory panel to guide the issuing of permits for passenger services, which would include representatives for disabled (and older) people. We are considering the Commissions’ final recommendations and will make a formal response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 135705 135706 question first answered 14/03/2022 15:46:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1438080

registered interest
date	04/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southeastern Trains: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all members of the Board of Southeastern Trains Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLR DfT Holdings Ltd, are entitled to (a) free rail travel or (b) rail staff travel facilities.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	134387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Members of the South East Train’s Board are not entitled to either free rail travel, or rail staff facilities. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">SE Trains Ltd board members are entitled to free rail travel on the SE Trains Ltd network during working hours. The Managing Director of SE Trains Ltd, who is also a board member, is also entitled to free rail travel and rail staff travel facilities at all times. One SE Trains Ltd board member is also entitled to free rail travel and rail staff travel facilities on other services, as a result of employment benefits obtained before assuming their role at SE Trains Ltd.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2022 15:31:16 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2022 10:54:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 56344 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1438081

registered interest
date	04/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southeastern Trains: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the salaries of the (a) Managing Director, (b) Finance Director and (c) Company Director of Southeastern Trains Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLR DfT Holdings Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	134388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>Salary details for South East Train’s Directors are expected to be published in Southeastern Train’s Annual Accounts by 31 December 2022 in compliance with the company’s statutory requirements.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2022 15:29:21 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy