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1686310

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	12398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>As you know, the Northern Transport Acceleration Council (NTAC) was set up in 2020 as an advisory forum.</p><p>In 2022, the decision was taken to dissolve NTAC, in response to feedback from Northern leaders, who provided feedback that their own body was a more suitable channel than NTAC.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/02/2024 16:46:58 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1607823

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish (a) a list of current invitees to meetings of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council and (b) the number of meetings since 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	174305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Since 1 January 2022 the Northern Transport Acceleration Council held one full plenary meeting on 23 May 2022, to discuss the UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Core membership of NTAC consists of the transport ministers, northern metro mayors, the leaders of northern transport authorities, as well as the Chief Executives of Network Rail, Highways England and HS2 Ltd. and the chair of the NP11.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Ministers are currently reviewing the format and structure of regular engagement in the north, including the role to be played by the Northern Transport Acceleration Council given its overlap with Transport for the North.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/03/2023 08:29:57 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1567762

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
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 workplan of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	125418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council last met on 23 May 2022 with a focus on the UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy. The meeting was attended by the Secretary of State and the Ministers for Decarbonisation, Rail, Roads and Local Transport, and HS2.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and the Secretary of State are currently reviewing the format and structure of regular engagement in north, including the role to be played by the Northern Transport Acceleration Council. As a result, there is no formal workplan in place for the council at this moment in time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 125419 125420 question first answered 20/01/2023 10:52:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1567768

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when a minister last attended a meeting of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	125419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council last met on 23 May 2022 with a focus on the UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy. The meeting was attended by the Secretary of State and the Ministers for Decarbonisation, Rail, Roads and Local Transport, and HS2.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and the Secretary of State are currently reviewing the format and structure of regular engagement in north, including the role to be played by the Northern Transport Acceleration Council. As a result, there is no formal workplan in place for the council at this moment in time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 125418 125420 question first answered 20/01/2023 10:52:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1567769

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Northern Transport Acceleration Council (a) last met and (b) will next meet.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	125420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council last met on 23 May 2022 with a focus on the UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy. The meeting was attended by the Secretary of State and the Ministers for Decarbonisation, Rail, Roads and Local Transport, and HS2.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and the Secretary of State are currently reviewing the format and structure of regular engagement in north, including the role to be played by the Northern Transport Acceleration Council. As a result, there is no formal workplan in place for the council at this moment in time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 125418 125419 question first answered 20/01/2023 10:52:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1565179

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was provided to the Northern Transport Acceleration Council; and how many meetings of the council were held.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	119254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council was established in the summer of 2020 as an advisory forum to provide the north’s leaders, with regular, direct access to ministers. Five full plenary sessions, two topical meetings and one extraordinary meeting have so far been held. However, the council has also facilitated direct engagement between ministers, leaders and officials. In total, over 150 pieces of engagement have taken place.</p><p> </p><p>There were no costs associated with the Northern Transport Acceleration Council other than civil servant time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/01/2023 14:37:43 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1310182

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will convene an urgent meeting of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council to discuss the work of the Manchester Recovery Task Force.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	183147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>I will convene a meeting of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council to take place once local elections have taken place. I have asked my officials, including the Acceleration Unit, to arrange a date.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/04/2021 12:53:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1288003

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of basing the Northern Transport Acceleration Council in the north of England.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	156371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department has established the Northern Transport Acceleration Council, an advisory forum to progress and unblock existing priority transport projects, to speed up the delivery of vital infrastructure projects and connect communities across the North’s towns and cities. It has successfully brought together leaders from across the north of England to meet and engage with Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>Given the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings have so far been held online. However, we look forward to engaging with leaders in the North in person as soon as it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The council is supported by a small secretariat team of officials based in the North. They work alongside regionally based area leads and DfT’s Acceleration Unit to connect with local transport authorities and northern leaders.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 02/03/2021 13:01:13 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1270980

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the purpose, (2) the terms of reference, and (3) the annual operating budget, of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council; what staff support this council has and who provides this; and what costs this council has incurred so far.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL11410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council is an advisory forum to provide the North’s leaders with regular and more direct access to Ministers to discuss priority transport and infrastructure projects, utilising their local expertise and knowledge to drive forward growth and development in the North of England. It is intended to provide a mechanism for speeding up key decision making and rapidly progressing projects, supporting the Secretary of State in his role as the Northern Powerhouse Minister.</p><p> </p><p>The Council does not have an operating budget in and of itself as it functions as an advisory forum to progress and unblock existing priority transport projects – it is not vested with its own decision-making or funding powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Council is supported by a Secretariat of DfT staff currently based in the North. Beyond the time of these existing staff, the work of the Council has not incurred any additional costs to date.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/12/2020 16:23:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1270981

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the meeting of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council on 9 December, (1) what was the agenda, (2) who attended the meeting and which bodies they represented, (3) what decisions were made, (4) whether the meeting was streamed, (5) whether the minutes have been published, and (5) was a press statement issued; and when the next meeting of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council will take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL11411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council provides the North’s leaders with regular and more direct access to Ministers to discuss priority transport and infrastructure projects. The agenda items for the meeting on the 9 December included the outcome of the recent Spending Review, the role of the Department’s Acceleration Unit, reform to the Green Book and the Integrated Rail Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of State and was attended by Transport Ministers as well as representatives from each of the local transport authorities in the North, John Cridland in his capacity as President of the Council and the Chair of NP11.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council is an advisory forum and whilst it is intended to speed up key decision making, the Council itself does not have decision-making powers.</p><p> </p><p>A press statement was issued with regards to the Northern Transport Acceleration Council, however the meeting was not streamed nor have the minutes been published. A date for the next Council meeting has not yet been arranged.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/12/2020 16:27:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves