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1683623

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference his Department's consultation on Pavement parking: options for change, which closed on 22 November 2020, when he plans to publish his response to the consultation; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	10685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department has been considering all the views expressed in response to our consultation and we are currently working through the policy options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response.</p><p> </p><p>The formal consultation response will be available to view at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 09:18:59 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1683627

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel: Wokingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to Wokingham Borough Council for active travel projects in the (a) 2022-3 and (b) 2023-4 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	10579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>In the 2022/23 financial year, Active Travel England awarded Wokingham Borough Council £127,359 of revenue funding through the Capability Fund and £606,215 of capital funding through the fourth tranche of the Active Travel Fund. So far in 23/24, Wokingham Borough Council has been awarded £63,680 through the Capability Fund. Capital funding for 23/24 is yet to be agreed.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/01/2024 16:58:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1683657

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Automation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to provide funding for the (a) development and (b) implementation of driverless (i) underground trains, (ii) overground trains, (iii) metro systems and (iv) other public transport.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst there are a number of automated light railway systems in the UK, such as the Docklands Light Railway in London, the implementation of such systems have not been deployed on the main line network due to their complexity.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has no plans to provide specific funding for the development or implementation of driverless technology on existing light rail.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/01/2024 12:42:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683680

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to maintain bus services.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	10638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government has announced over £4.5 billion to support and improve bus services since 2020. This includes £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding to maintain services during the pandemic; over £1 billion allocated in 2022 to help local transport authorities deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans; a further £1 billion redirected from HS2 to improve bus services in the North and the Midlands as part of Network North; £300 million in ongoing funding to support and improve services until April 2025; and nearly £600 million to cap single bus fares at £2 from 1 January 2023 until the end of 2024.</p><p>From the further £1 billion redirected from HS2, City of York council has been allocated £1.153m as a first instalment, for 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also makes around £260 million available every year to bus operators and local authorities through the Bus Service Operators Grant to help run services that might otherwise be unprofitable and could lead to cancellation. £42 million of this funding goes to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/01/2024 12:29:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1683681

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport
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 viability of community transport schemes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	10639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department makes available over £3 million each year to community transport operators through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG), supporting them to continue delivering inclusive and accessible transport across the country.</p><p> </p><p>A new uplift of 60% has been added to BSOG claims for community transport operators until 31 March 2025. This means operators will receive £1.60 for every £1 claimed, reflecting the increased costs faced by the sector.</p><p> </p><p>We have also encouraged Local Transport Authorities to engage with community transport operators when preparing their Bus Service Improvement Plans, which are vital in setting out an area’s long term plans for bus services and how they will be improved.</p><p> </p><p>Our £20 million Rural Mobility Fund (RMF) in England is supporting 16 innovative, demand-led minibus trials in rural and suburban areas across 16 local authorities in England. These pilots are exploring whether Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) can serve these communities more effectively than traditional public transport solutions alone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/01/2024 12:31:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1683308

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Newcastle upon Tyne
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 increase access to affordable public transport options for people aged between 16 and 24 in Newcastle.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government introduced a £2 cap on single bus fares in England outside London on 1 January 2023 to help all passengers save on their regular travel costs. The Government is investing nearly £600 million to deliver the scheme, including additional funding redirected from HS2 to keep the cap in place until the end of 2024. There are currently over 140 bus operators and more than 5,000 routes in the scheme, including routes in Newcastle.</p><p>The Government is also providing over £2 billion to help local transport authorities (LTAs) deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIP). This includes the announcement by the Prime Minister in October 2023 that a further £1 billion would be redirected from HS2 to deliver better bus services in the North and the Midlands.</p><p>The North East has so far been allocated £175 million to deliver their BSIP, which can be used to support any bus service improvements that the local authority – working with local bus operators – know their community needs, including introducing local fares initiatives in addition to the Government’s £2 bus fare cap. Thanks to this funding, Transport North East has launched a £1 fare for the under 22s and a £3 daily ticket for under 22s offering unlimited travel on bus, Metro and Ferry throughout the region.</p><p>More widely, the North East is now eligible for the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement following their Devolution Deal and, upon election of a Mayor, we will work with them on their delivery plans to support local transport within the region. Up to £563m is available from their CRSTS 1 funding settlement (from 2022 – 2027). CRSTS 2 allocations were announced as part of Network North in October, with the North East indicatively allocated a further £1,849 billion from 2027/28 -2031/32.</p><p>Additionally, there are a range of discounts available to 16 to 24-year-olds to help with the cost of rail travel - in 2019 we introduced the 16-17 Saver, meaning that a 50% discount is available to children throughout their period of compulsory education and training. For those aged 16-25, the 16-25 Railcard offers a third off most rail travel.</p><p>In England, the majority of bus services outside London operate on a commercial basis, and decisions about offering reduced or discounted fares for commercial bus services are predominantly for operators to take. Many bus operators currently offer discounted travel cards for younger people. Our most recent set of statistics shows that at least one commercial operator in 71 out of 84 travel concession authority areas in England, outside London, offered some form of discounted travel for young people.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/01/2024 14:38:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1683312

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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 estimate he has made of the number of EV charging points there will be at the end of (a) 2024 and (b) 2030.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government outlined in its 2022 Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Strategy that around 300,000 publicly available charging devices are expected to be needed to meet 2030 charging demand.</p><p> </p><p>The number of public charging devices is rapidly increasing. A total of 53,677 public chargepoints have been installed, as of 1 Jan 2024. Of these, 16,622 were installed in in 2023 alone.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is focused on addressing future charging requirements rather than short-term demand. The current annual growth rate in charging devices is consistent with installing over 300,000 public charging devices by 2030.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/01/2024 11:41:52 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1683321

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the decision by BA to increase the minimum connection time at Heathrow Airport to 75 minutes.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with ground handlers, airlines and airports to ensure they are doing all they can to minimise disruption for passengers. The aviation industry operates in the private sector therefore it is the responsibility of the sector to determine their operational plans.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/01/2024 12:12:48 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1683334

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department provided in operating subsidies to each train operating company in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	10478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road publish data on franchise payments made to, or received from, operators on their Rail Industry Finance data portal. The portal can be accessed on their website. The tables which answer the question are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Table 7273: Government subsidy by franchised passenger operator (up to 2018-19)</li><li>Table 7226: Franchised Passenger Train Operator Finances since 2015-16 by Franchise</li></ul> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/01/2024 13:49:37 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1683344

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
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 rail company operators on the reasons for which there are differences in the cost of (a) online and (b) ticket machine ticket purchases.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	10552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Ticket Vending Machines are typically used to purchase low price, short distance fares on the day of travel, rather than advanced fares. We are working closely with industry to improve the rail retailing offer and make it quicker and more convenient for passengers to buy tickets, including by rolling out pilots on simpler fares and pay-as-you-go technology.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 10553 question first answered 26/01/2024 11:42:03 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson