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1603916

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK flagged ships were registered with the UK Ship Register in each calendar year since 2003.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	165265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport publishes UK Ship Register statistics as part of its annual Shipping fleet statistics publication in table FLE0100 and the number of UK flagged vessels of 100 gross tons and over registered in each year from 2003 to 2021 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of vessels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>1,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>1,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>1,438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The 2022 annual Shipping fleet statistics will be published on 29 March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Ship Register is provided by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and generally includes all known sea-going ships (and a few non-seagoing vessels) of 100 gross tons and above.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 21/03/2023 15:00:03 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1603466

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department's funding for active travel projects will meet or exceed the Scottish Government's equivalent spending on a per capita basis.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	163773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Local transport policy and funding, including funding for active travel, is a devolved matter for the Scottish Government. In England outside London, the Government is projecting investment of around £3bn in active travel over the current Parliament. Amounts per capita in future years will vary significantly from one part of the country to another depending not only on local investment decisions but also on final decisions on capital and revenue budgets for active travel for the next two financial years, which have not yet been taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/03/2023 14:59:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1602774

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme
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 increase participation in the cycle to work scheme.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	162217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly promotes the cycle to work scheme, and in 2019 revised the scheme’s guidance so as to make it simpler for employers to offer it to their employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Department previously commissioned Business in the Community and Sustrans to publish best practice guidance for employers and local authorities, highlighting how employers can enable more of their staff to cycle to work using the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from this Department and HM Revenue &amp; Customs are in regular contact on the scheme, and the Department regularly meets with the Cycle to Work Alliance in order to identify further opportunities to increase take-up of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/03/2023 16:13:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1602783

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of funding that will be required by Active Travel England to meet the target to increase the proportion of short journeys in towns and cities that are walked or cycled to 50 per cent by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	162218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Active Travel Investment model estimates that a minimum of £5.5 billion is likely to be required to meet this objective.</p><p>The actual amount will depend on a wide variety of factors including the highly uncertain long-term impact of the pandemic on walking and cycling stages.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/03/2023 12:02:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1602785

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that per capita spending by Active Travel England is distributed equitably between regions in England.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	162219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Active Travel England provides funding to local authorities in England, outside London, based on several criteria. These include local authorities’ technical capability to deliver active travel projects, the quality of bids received and population levels.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/03/2023 16:49:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1602901

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the monies allocated under City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements are directed toward projects exclusively or mainly concerned with active travel improvements.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	162220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>Through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) programme the Government has agreed five-year local transport funding settlements for seven eligible city regions from April 2022. CRSTS funding is supporting improvements across a range of transport modes, but based on the plans put forward by mayors, the Government expects at least £700m to be allocated to active travel infrastructure over the period of 2022-25.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/03/2023 12:12:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1602515

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
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 7 December 2022 to Question 99878 on Buses: Exhaust Emissions, what recent estimate he has made of the total amount of funding allocated to local transport authorities under the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme where the procurement process has not yet been completed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	161317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>£270 million funding was awarded from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme to 17 local transport authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2023 the Department announced an additional £25.3m funding to four local areas for an additional 117 zero emission buses.</p><p> </p><p>Once funding has been awarded the procurement of buses will be undertaken by either local transport authorities or bus operators.</p><p> </p><p>Please see below Table 1 which presents information on how much funding each local transport authority received from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme and whether buses have been ordered. The numbers in Table 1 are not official statistics: they are based on the latest publicly available information and are therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Transport Authority </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding awarded</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of ZEBs </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ZEB Status  </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire &amp; Peterborough Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£4,200,000</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent County Council</p></td><td><p>£9,500,000</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester City Council</p></td><td><p>£19,000,000</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>90 ordered  6 on the road</p></td><td><p>6 buses on the road supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong 90 buses ordered from Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes City Council</p></td><td><p>£16,600,000</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Following the operator's withdrawal of support, the Department is working closely with Milton Keynes City Council to determine next steps.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£21,400,000</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£8,400,000</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk County Council</p></td><td><p>£14,800,000</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70 Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£7,800,000</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth City Council &amp; Hampshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£12,800,000</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>62 Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool Council</p></td><td><p>£19,600,000</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham City Council</p></td><td><p>£15,200,000</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>12 ordered  66 funded</p></td><td><p>12 buses supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong. Bus manufacturer for 66 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£35,700,000</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£5,600,000</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Following the operator's withdrawal of support, the Department is working closely with Hertfordshire County Council Council to determine next steps.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£30,400,000</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of York Council</p></td><td><p>£10,300,000</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>53 Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£30,300,000</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>57 ordered</p></td><td><p>57 buses ordered from Wrightbus Bus manufacturer for 79 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£32,800,000</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>159 Ordered</p></td><td><p>104 buses ordered from Wrightbus. 55 buses ordered from Alexander Dennis Limited.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/03/2023 13:07:06 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1546913

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
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 total amount of funding allocated to local transport authorities under the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme where the procurement process has not yet been completed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	99878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>We have committed to funding 4,000 zero emission buses (ZEBs) this Parliament. Since February 2020 we have provided funding support for nearly 2,400 zero emission buses in England. Across the UK an estimated 3,250 ZEBs have been funded so far.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of the Government’s commitment to ZEBs, the Government awarded £270 million through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (Scheme) to 17 local transport authorities which will support up to 1,278 zero emission buses.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below presents information on whether zero emission buses have been ordered from funding from the ZEBRA scheme. The numbers in Table 1 are not official statistics: they are based on the latest publicly available information and are therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local transport authority</p></td><td><p>Funding</p></td><td><p>No. Buses</p></td><td><p>Status</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire &amp; Peterborough Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£4,200,000</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent County Council</p></td><td><p>£9,500,000</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester City Council</p></td><td><p>£19,000,000</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>6 buses on the road 90 buses ordered</p></td><td><p>6 buses on the road supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong 90 buses ordered from Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC)</p></td><td><p>£16,600,000</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>Funded – on hold</p></td><td><p>Following the operator's withdrawal of support, the Department is working closely with MKCC to determine next steps.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£21,400,000</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£8,400,000</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk County Council</p></td><td><p>£3,300,000</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£7,800,000</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth City Council &amp; Hampshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,600,000</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool Council</p></td><td><p>£19,600,000</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham City Council</p></td><td><p>£15,200,000</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>12 ordered. 66 funded.</p></td><td><p>12 buses supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong. Bus manufacturer for 66 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£35,700,000</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£5,600,000</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£30,400,000</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of York Council</p></td><td><p>£8,400,000</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>£24,600,000</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>32 buses ordered 79 buses funded.</p></td><td><p>32 buses ordered from Wrightbus Bus manufacturer for 79 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£32,800,000</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 07/12/2022 11:40:06 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1521992

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has taken recent steps to prepare regulations for the (a) users and (b) manufacturers of private e-scooters.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	62862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Government plans to take forward legislation that will create a new Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle (LZEV) category when parliamentary time allows. The legislation would enable subsequent regulations to be made in respect of e-scooters. We are working to ensure any future regulations are effective and proportionate, however no decisions have been made on the details of the regulations for e-scooter users or the manufacturers of private e-scooters. The Department will consult, including through a public consultation which we plan to publish, before any new arrangements come into force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 62863 62864 question first answered 18/10/2022 14:20:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1521995

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish a public consultation on regulations for the (a) users and (b) manufacturers of private e-scooters.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	62863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Government plans to take forward legislation that will create a new Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle (LZEV) category when parliamentary time allows. The legislation would enable subsequent regulations to be made in respect of e-scooters. We are working to ensure any future regulations are effective and proportionate, however no decisions have been made on the details of the regulations for e-scooter users or the manufacturers of private e-scooters. The Department will consult, including through a public consultation which we plan to publish, before any new arrangements come into force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 62862 62864 question first answered 18/10/2022 14:20:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands