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1587143

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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: Wetlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating wetlands close to the route of the proposed HS2 line between London and Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	148655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has assessed the potential merits of creating wetlands within the land required for the construction and operation of the railway and has included over 70 hectares of wetlands in the Phase One (London to West Midlands) design where considered appropriate; taking into account factors such as land use, hydrology and topography. One example is the Colne Valley Western Slopes on Phase One where HS2 Ltd is creating 127 hectares (314 acres) of wetlands, wood pasture and species-rich grasslands using chalk taken from tunnelling under the Chilterns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/02/2023 11:32:11 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1587149

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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: Tree Planting
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 to assess the best species of trees to plant near the proposed HS2 line between London and Solihull.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	148657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has committed to planting extensive areas of woodland for landscape mitigation, replacement planting and ecological habitat creation. Planting is designed to reflect and complement local areas and species to help integrate the railway design into the landscape. The HS2 Plant Procurement Strategy was developed in collaboration with various key stakeholders including the Woodland Trust. Consultation with the Forestry Commission has defined local provenance and incorporates seed gathered from up to five degrees south of planting locations to help build-in greater resilience to climate change, with seeds and plants subject to biosecurity measures. Over 40 different species of shrubs and trees will be used, providing HS2 Ltd with a range of plants which can be tailored for local planting.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 27/02/2023 12:38:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1587159

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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 reduce the number of untaxed vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	148659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle unlicensed vehicles. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheelclamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles. The DVLA is currently running a publicity campaign to highlight the consequences of not licensing vehicles. The DVLA also runs adverts on social media, mobile gaming, search engines, poster sites, and radio.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVLA collects more than £7 billion in vehicle excise duty each year on behalf of HM Treasury. Every two years, a roadside survey is carried out to estimate the number of unlicensed vehicles on the roads. The last survey, carried out in June 2021, showed that 98.1 per cent of vehicles were correctly licensed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 148660 question first answered 24/02/2023 14:30:43 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1587160

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department made of the number and proportion of vehicles that were untaxed in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	148660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle unlicensed vehicles. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheelclamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles. The DVLA is currently running a publicity campaign to highlight the consequences of not licensing vehicles. The DVLA also runs adverts on social media, mobile gaming, search engines, poster sites, and radio.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVLA collects more than £7 billion in vehicle excise duty each year on behalf of HM Treasury. Every two years, a roadside survey is carried out to estimate the number of unlicensed vehicles on the roads. The last survey, carried out in June 2021, showed that 98.1 per cent of vehicles were correctly licensed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 148659 question first answered 24/02/2023 14:30:43 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1587186

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people can travel affordably on bus services.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	148665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of affordable public transport. While decisions on the level of fares are for commercial operators, the Government recognised in the National Bus Strategy the need to make bus services cheaper.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing £60 million to help bus operators cap single fares at £2 on services in England outside London from 1 January to 31 March 2023. On 17 February, we announced up to £75 million to extend the £2 bus fare cap for another three months until 30 June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing over £1 billion to 34 local transport authorities, including combined authorities, to support the delivery of their Bus Service Improvement Plans to make bus services cheaper, better and more accessible.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/02/2023 11:08:44 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1587221

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A5: Leicestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s commitment to improve transport infrastructure in the East Midlands, if he will take steps to ensure that improvements to the A5 in (a) Leicestershire and (b) Bosworth constituency are included in those works.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	148793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Government is committed to level up transport infrastructure across the country, including the East Midlands. Whilst I cannot commit to including improvements to the A5 in Leicestershire and Bosworth at this stage, I can reassure my honourable friend that options for the A5 Hinckley to Tamworth scheme continue to be developed by National Highways as part of the pipeline of schemes being developed for the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3). Decisions on the overall balance of the Investment Plan for RIS3, and schemes included within it will not be confirmed until the final RIS is published in 2024.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/02/2023 11:03:05 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1587533

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether seafarers working on ferry services between ports in the south of England and ports in (a) Jersey and (b) Guernsey will be eligible for protections under the policy entitled Nine-point plan for seafarers – our commitments to protect seafarers, published 6 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	148635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Wages Bill is a key strand in the Nine-Pont Plan for seafarer protections and will ensure that seafarers with close ties to the UK, working aboard services in scope of the Bill and do not qualify for the UK National Minimum Wage, are paid a fair wage.</p><p> </p><p>It will apply to services calling at UK ports from a place outside the UK at least once every 72 hours, which equates to 120 times a year, and access to UK ports will be conditional on operators demonstrating that they will be paying at least an equivalent to the UK National Minimum Wage to their seafarers whilst in UK waters. This would include services calling from Jersey and Guernsey whilst in UK territorial waters, provided that they meet the frequency threshold.</p><p> </p><p>We have also begun engaging with Jersey and Guernsey on how we can improve seafarer welfare and to explore the creation of minimum wage equivalent corridors.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/02/2023 11:04:54 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1587564

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons local authorities are unable to receive a multi-year funding settlement for Active Travel Fund 4; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	148643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently undertaking a post-Autumn Statement business planning process to determine future budgets for the 2023/24 financial year and onwards. Active Travel Fund 4 was therefore launched as a one-year fund for 2022/23 to ensure that Local Authorities are not delayed in delivering active travel infrastructure. The Department will explore options for a multi-year funding round once future active travel budgets are decided.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2023 11:01:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1586267

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) its agencies on the upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	147150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is considering the recommendation in Lord Peter Hendy's independent Union Connectivity Review for an assessment of the East Coast road and rail transport corridor alongside existing projects and the major upgrade of the East Coast Main Line included in the Integrated Rail Plan. Ministers and officials maintain regular dialogue with the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues including Lord Hendy’s recommendations and the upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 147151 147152 question first answered 22/02/2023 11:02:22 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1586268

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Scottish Government or (b) Scottish agencies on the upgrade of the A1 Northumberland into Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	147151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is considering the recommendation in Lord Peter Hendy's independent Union Connectivity Review for an assessment of the East Coast road and rail transport corridor alongside existing projects and the major upgrade of the East Coast Main Line included in the Integrated Rail Plan. Ministers and officials maintain regular dialogue with the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues including Lord Hendy’s recommendations and the upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 147150 147152 question first answered 22/02/2023 11:02:22 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill