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1700292

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date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
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 reduce processing times for blue badge applications.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	21041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport sets the legislation that governs the Blue Badge scheme and provides guidance for local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme, including issuing the badges.</p><p> </p><p>There are no timescales set for administering applications other than a suggested guideline that issuing authorities should aim to complete end to end applications within 12 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>80% of citizens apply for a badge using the Blue Badge Digital Service (BBDS) operated by the Department for Transport. The Department has a programme of continuous improvement to the BBDS. Working closely with local authorities and citizen users as part of its National Disability Strategy commitments, the Department’s aim is to make online badge applications quicker and easier for both applicants and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/04/2024 09:59:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1700357

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) develop and (b) implement an updated net zero shipping strategy.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department is actively preparing to release a refreshed Clean Maritime Plan in Spring 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/04/2024 10:46:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1700358

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Fees and Charges
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 potential impact of variance in port charges on competitiveness of UK exports (a) in general and (b) where there are multiple consignments within one container.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>No as no changes have been made by Government to charges for exports.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/04/2024 15:17:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1700434

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northwich Station: Access
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 the outcome of Northwich Station’s Access for All funding bid.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	21321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of our recent Network North announcement, the Government confirmed £350m will be made available to improve the accessibility of our train stations. We are assessing over 300 nominations for the next round of Access for All funding, including a nomination for Northwich railway station. If successful, the funding will create an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. Successful nominations will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/04/2024 10:42:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury