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1349424

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that the Transport Decarbonisation Plan is (a) fully funded and (b) delivered in full.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	38387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport engaged with The Chancellor of the Exchequer throughout the development of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan. Discussions on future funding will take place as part of the Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/09/2021 15:45:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1349430

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce plans for infill rail electrification projects as part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	38393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>In Decarbonising Transport: a Better, Cleaner Britain, we’ve committed to pursuing infill rail electrification projects that could allow for a significant rise in the electric haulage of rail freight.</p><p>We will continue to develop and announce electrification schemes through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline process in the usual way, to ensure that they are affordable, deliverable, and represent value for money.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/09/2021 15:47:27 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1349431

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the use of cleaner fuels on the rail network during the implementation of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	38394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Departmental ministers and officials regularly meet with train manufacturers and other stakeholders to discuss rail decarbonisation technologies, including cleaner fuels and biofuels.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to supporting the development of cleaner technologies in rail, like battery and hydrogen trains, and we recognise the potential value of sustainably sourced biofuels as a transitional technology, where their use is technically feasible and makes commercial and environmental sense.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/09/2021 15:42:36 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1348339

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of adding rail as an eleventh point to the ten point Green Industrial Plan.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	35855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Rail plays a key role in the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. In the section on ‘Green Public Transport, Cycling and Walking’, the plan included commitments to: invest tens of billions of pounds in enhancements and renewals of the rail network; electrify more railway lines; end the complicated franchising model and create a simpler, more effective system; expand rail routes around our big regional cities; restore many of the rail links removed in the Beeching era; and progress the Midlands Rail Hub scheme in Birmingham and improvements in Manchester and Leeds, alongside Northern Powerhouse Rail to improve east-west links across the Pennines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/07/2021 10:13:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1328804

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
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 tackle carbon emissions from transport in the South East.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	8704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Our Transport Decarbonisation Plan, due to be published shortly, will set out a holistic and cross-modal approach to decarbonising the entire transport system, including in the South East. We recognise that different decarbonisation solutions will be required and will work best in different places across the UK, which is why place-based solutions is one of the six strategic priorities for the plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/06/2021 11:41:17 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1327380

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
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 user experience of booking a driving practical test; and whether he plans to introduce a feature to allow users to see (a) what appointments are available and (b) the next available appointment across a number of locations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	6429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is in the early stages of work to modernise the practical driving test booking service. This will include a review of the end-to-end user experience.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA’s current booking service is already designed with flexibility in mind, so users can manage available options during the booking process. Users can check practical driving test availability by using the post code search facility. This will display the nearest four test centres and earliest dates available. That function allows the user to widen their search if there are no suitable test dates available at their first choice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/05/2021 13:42:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1307509

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prior Information Notice issued on 31 March 2021, for what reasons his Department is planning to give a direct award of 10 years to run the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022, rather than the six years it had anticipated in the Prior Information Notice issued in November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	179392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has made no decisions with regard to the length of the West Coast Direct Award. The revision to the Prior Information Notice to reflect a contract length of up to 10 years gives the Department maximum flexibility in developing options to ensure value for money and the successful delivery of future passenger services.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 19/04/2021 14:15:15 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1289443

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2021 to Question 151802, what recent meetings his Department has had with the (a) taxi and private hire vehicle sector and (b) Licensed Private Hire Car Association.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	158172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials have recently held two meetings with taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) stakeholders, including the Licensed Private Hire Car Association. These meetings took place on 28 January and 5 February. They focused on issues the taxi and PHV sector is encountering in the context of the pandemic and how these might be addressed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 03/03/2021 15:45:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1285064

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Slough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps has he taken to support taxi drivers in Slough affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	151801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The majority of taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers are self-employed and can therefore apply for grants through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Over the first three rounds of the scheme a total of up to £21,570 has been made available. HMRC will announce details of the fourth grant on 3 March 2021. Owners, operators and drivers of taxis and PHVs may also be eligible for locally administered grant schemes aimed at supporting businesses which have been forced to close, or which have been badly affected, by the pandemic, and should contact the relevant local authority for more information. The Government has launched a ‘support finder’ tool to help businesses and self-employed workers quickly and easily determine what financial support is available to them.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government has published guidance regarding actions that drivers, operators and owners of taxis or PHVs can take to protect against coronavirus. The government will shortly be publishing additional guidance on the use of screens to further improve safety for passengers and drivers.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/02/2021 11:09:36 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1285065

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Slough
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 on the effect of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021 on the private hire taxi sector in Slough.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	151802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The lockdown restrictions announced in January 2021 are necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Government is working with the taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) sector, including the Licensed Private Hire Car Association (LPHCA), to understand the issues it is facing and explore how these can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/02/2021 11:06:45 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi