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1658542

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date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to regulate emissions produced by private planes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department is taking active measures to reduce emissions from aviation whilst retaining ability to fly. The aviation sector, including business aviation, is important for the whole of the UK economy, making an important contribution in terms of connectivity, direct economic activity, trade, investment and jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's Jet Zero Strategy shows how the sector can achieve net zero aviation by 2050 without Government intervention to limit aviation growth. The Department will achieve its targets by focusing on new fuels and technology, which have economic and social benefits, without limiting demand.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/09/2023 10:38:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1658577

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps they are taking to help ensure that their Department (a) gives sufficient attention to long term strategic challenges, (b) does not allow current events to slow down work on long term strategic issues and (c) consistently undertakes horizon scanning.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	198119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department monitors and prepares for long-term strategic challenges as part of its regular work. Strategy teams exist for a range of transport modes and well-established structures and processes allow the Department to manage short-term operational issues while minimising the effect on long term work. In 2022, the Department established the Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy Group, reporting directly to the Second Permanent Secretary, which brings together cross-modal teams to work on long-term strategic issues and undertake horizon scanning.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/09/2023 10:33:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1658586

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether train operating companies are required to have a policy on dealing with sexual assault and harassment as a condition of securing a passenger service contract.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	198128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The safety and security of rail passengers is and will continue to be of paramount importance for the Government and Train Operators. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) ‘Zero Tolerance’ campaign was launched in August 2021 in collaboration with Crime Stoppers and British Transport Police (BTP) to tackle sexual harassment on the railway, with all Train operating Companies participating in the scheme. All Train Operators are also required to set out how they are tackling violence against women and girls, and to develop, maintain and implement a Safeguarding on Rail Scheme, accredited by the British Transport Police.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/09/2023 12:32:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1658587

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
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 held with (a) industry and (b) other stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the amount of freight transported around the UK on the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	198129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to growing rail freight and I meet regularly with industry to discuss the work we are doing to achieve this. I host bi-monthly roundtable meetings with the rail freight sector and Network Rail, I have visited freight operators on site and attended numerous industry events. I have also met with representative bodies of rail freight customers and also of Ports with key interests in rail freight.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/09/2023 12:57:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1658619

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicle charge points there are in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	197984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>Within the total number of public charging devices in Lincolnshire, the most recently available published data from the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) show that 51 of these devices were installed through this scheme.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>i.) Public charging devices</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ii.) </strong><strong>Charging devices funded by the Domestic Recharge Scheme </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>iii.) </strong><strong>Charging devices funded by the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>iv.) </strong><strong>Charging sockets funded by the Workplace Charging Scheme </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) Lincolnshire </strong></p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>1381</p></td><td><p>4,016</p></td><td><p>663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) South Holland and The Deepings constituency</strong></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2023 14:07:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1658621

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Stockport
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 condition of the Stockport Viaduct.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	198239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail maintain a rigorous cyclical inspection process for all their bridges and structures, which includes Stockport Viaduct. The most recent detailed inspection of the viaduct was conducted over 2018/2019, to ensure its continued safety and structural integrity. These detailed inspections take place every six years, with visual examinations being completed by Network Rail’s structural engineers once a year. Network Rail’s structures team have confirmed that some brick work repairs are planned later this year, with additional drainage repairs scheduled to take place in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/09/2023 12:53:57 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1658623

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Hornsey and Wood Green
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 reduce noise pollution from aircraft in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	198158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s overall policy on aviation noise seeks to balance the economic and consumer benefits of aviation against their national and local social and health impacts. The effect of aviation noise must be mitigated as much as is practicable and realistic to do so, limiting, and where possible reducing, the total adverse effects on health and quality of life from aviation noise.</p><p> </p><p>The Government sets noise controls, including restrictions on night operations, at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports as these airports are “designated” under the Civil Aviation Act 1982. This reflects these airports’ strategic importance and the need to balance the effects on communities with benefits to the UK economy. Regarding other airports, the Government’s view is that controls should be locally set.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/09/2023 10:35:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1658628

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage garage forecourt operators to introduce charging points for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	198051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, the Government is committed to making electric vehicle charging cheaper and more convenient than refuelling at a petrol station.</p><p> </p><p>Together, Government and industry have supported the installation of over 45,500 public charging devices across the UK, including many at petrol stations.</p><p> </p><p>Government intervention is focused where an accelerated pace of rollout is most needed. This includes facilitating the deployment of rapid chargepoints at Motorway Service Areas along the strategic road network and transforming the availability of local on-street charging</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2023 14:12:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1658639

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concrete
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 a recent assessment of whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been used in (a) train stations and (b) the wider rail estate.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	198160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail is currently undergoing a review of the use of RAAC across the rail estate as a priority. Once this is concluded, they will supply their findings to the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/09/2023 08:27:55 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1658703

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Insurance
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 trends in the price of car insurance premiums in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	198179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The setting of motor insurance premiums is a commercial decision for individual insurers based on their underwriting experience. The government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/09/2023 13:21:24 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous