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1687750

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Suez
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 estimate of the number of British-flagged vessels that passed through the Suez Canal in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	13273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The total number of British-flagged commercial vessel transits and the distinct number of British-flagged commercial vessels transiting the Suez Canal.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of transits</p></td><td><p>Number of vessels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2024 10:33:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1687751

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Red Sea
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 with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of terrorist acts by Houthi pirates in the Red Sea on ships heading to British ports.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	13274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea are unacceptable and must stop. The Government is working closely with international partners to degrade Houthi capabilities and deter them from carrying out further attacks.</p><p> </p><p>My Department is working closely with other government departments to monitor the impacts of these events. Ships can reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, and many shipping operators are choosing to do so. This has added additional time and distance to vessel journeys, which may cause some initial delays to ship arrivals at British ports. Ship operators now have mitigations in place to adjust to the changed routings, and shipping schedules are stabilising with regular services and supply of goods continuing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2024 10:29:29 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1687789

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Annex 2 of the guidance entitled Section 19 and 22 permits and obligations: not for profit passenger transport issued by the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency on 30 December 2020, whether the professional inspection of vehicles over 12 years old every six weeks is (a) advisory or (b) mandatory.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	13232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the permit holder to ensure that any vehicle used under a permit is in a safe and roadworthy condition. The Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness (GTMR): Commercial Goods and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-maintaining-roadworthiness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-maintaining-roadworthiness</a>), produced by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, reflects that older vehicles will need more frequent maintenance. It provides information to help ensure that a vehicle is fully roadworthy when in use.</p><p>The GTMR helps permit holders to identify and implement systems that ensure vehicular roadworthiness requirements are met. It is a mandatory requirement that a vehicle is fully roadworthy whenever it is being used, regardless of age, as referenced in the GTMR.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2024 11:09:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1687801

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: North East
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 help ensure that there is adequate competition between private bus companies in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	13280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The North-East Combined Authority and bus operators are delivering improvements to local bus services through a statutory Enhanced Partnership (EP) and have followed EP guidance issued by the Department for Transport to ensure its compliance with competition law. A competition test and formal consultation with the Competition and Markets Authority have been carried out as part of the EP process. The North-East Combined Authority is responsible for the content of their Enhanced Partnership.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2024 11:06:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1687802

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
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 potential merits of allowing metro mayors to operate bus services.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	13281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>Metro Mayors do have the ability to franchise bus services without requiring consent, following new legislation introduced by this government in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2024 10:55:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1687821

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of 20mph zones.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	13241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published a comprehensive three-year evaluation of the effect of 20mph limits, which are 20mph schemes relying only on signage, on 22 November 2018. The evaluation considered collision and casualty statistics for all road user types. It showed that typically they resulted in less than a 1mph reduction in average speed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2024 10:49:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1687822

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with representatives of Transport for London on the adequacy of public transport (a) availability and (b) reliability in the London Borough of Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	13242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL). It is for them to decide how best to deliver public transport services in Havering. However, since March 2020, Government has provided over £6.6bn to TfL to support transport in London and the Department continues to work closely with them on a on a range of local transport issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/02/2024 13:48:43 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1687823

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Kosovo
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 his counterpart in Kosovo on a potential reciprocal driving licence exchange agreement with that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	13371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>Following a request from the Kosovan Embassy to consider a possible reciprocal driving licence exchange agreement, officials have carried out a full assessment of the licensing and testing information provided by the Kosovan authorities. This assessment concluded that arrangements in place in Kosovo for the issue of driving licences, including having driving tests and licensing procedures, are comparable with those in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The department is now progressing the work required to achieve an exchange agreement as quickly as possible. All such licence exchange agreements are subject to public consultation and the introduction of the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2024 10:52:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1687904

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Hedgehogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help reduce hedgehog casualties on roads.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	13256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department recently delivered an authorisation to all local authorities to make it easier for them to install small animal warning signs. The purpose of this sign is primarily to improve road safety, but it may also help to reduce hedgehog and other small animal casualties on the road.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/02/2024 09:52:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1687919

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pokesdown Station: Repairs and Maintenance
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 help ensure that the planned rail upgrades by Network Rail to Pokesdown for Boscombe Station in Bournemouth East are completed in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	13260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>I will shortly be meeting with officials and Network Rail to assess timescales which were previously communicated to Parliament. I will provide an update to the Rt Hon Member in writing thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/02/2024 10:58:49 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood