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1674998

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Surveys
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to start recording official data on e-bike usage as part of the National Travel Survey.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Travel Survey records data on all personal domestic travel by its respondents by any mode of transport. The figures presented in our statistical publications are kept under constant review, through assessment of the reported prevalence for different modes and journey types.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 15/12/2023 11:18:03 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1675009

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Engines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to investigate, in conjunction with aviation regulators, allegations by Ryanair that a UK-registered company had marketed thousands of engine parts with faked certification documents for Airbus and Boeing models, and what assessment they have made of the implications for air travel safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>This issue is subject to ongoing investigation. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is leading on investigating and addressing the UK aviation safety risks, which are currently deemed to be low.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 13/12/2023 17:50:31 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1675010

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their policy that by 2030 at least 10 per cent of jet fuel used for commercial flights by UK airlines should be sustainable aviation fuel, what actions they are taking to ensure that such fuel is manufactured in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>To ensure we have a resilient sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply system, the Government wants to see a balance of domestic production, imports and exports. Therefore, the SAF mandate will not differentiate between SAF made in the UK and that made overseas.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise that SAF delivers wider benefits when produced domestically, by providing fuel security, potentially supporting up to 5,200 UK jobs by 2035 and a further 13,600 through global exports, and supporting economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, we are kickstarting a domestic SAF industry by allocating over £135m for UK SAF production facilities through the Advanced Fuels Fund and committing to design and implement a revenue certainty mechanism to support investment in SAF production.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 13/12/2023 17:33:42 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1675023

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Manchester Airport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect a direct train service between Sheffield and Manchester Airport to be reinstated.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>I recognise the aspiration of the people of Sheffield to have a direct service with Manchester Airport. The Manchester Task Force — a cross-industry body including Network Rail, Transport for Greater Manchester, Transport for the North and train operators - is continuing its work to address the capacity constraints through Manchester with a view to enabling improved connectivity to the airport for rail passengers and businesses from Sheffield and other towns and cities across the North.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 15/12/2023 11:40:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1675035

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of pedelecs sold in England in the past five years, and what steps they are taking to ensure that users can meet insurance and MOT requirements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate. Pedelecs and other forms of e-cycle which do not comply with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle regulations need to be registered, insured and taxed as a motor vehicle, and the rider will need an appropriate driving licence and will have to wear an approved motorcycle safety helmet. These are matters for the rider, and enforcement of the requirements is a matter for the police.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 15/12/2023 11:22:07 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1675067

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Carbon Emissions and Driverless Vehicles
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 support local authorities to develop (a) carbon-neutral and (b) autonomous public transport systems.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	5032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Transport Decarbonisation Plan set out how we will drive decarbonisation at the local level, outlining how a ‘place-based’ approach will help make our villages, towns and cities cleaner, greener, healthier and more prosperous places to live, work and enjoy</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also committing record amounts of funding for decarbonising public transport. Since March 2020, the Department has invested over £3.5 billion in buses, including £129 million to support the transition to an entirely zero-emission bus fleet. This has helped deliver 4,000 zero-emission buses across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2023, DfT announced the launch of the £381 million Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund. The LEVI Fund supports local authorities (LAs) in England to work with industry and transform the availability of EV charging for drivers without off-street parking. This will deliver tens of thousands of local chargepoints, ensuring the transition to electric vehicles (EV) takes place in every part of the country.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, £1.3 million of Government funding is supporting local authorities and regional transport operators to study how self-driving vehicle technology can improve local public transport in remote, rural, and urban areas. Studies will look into how self-driving vehicle technology could be cheaper, emit less carbon, and increase safety and security compared to other forms of mass transit. The grants will help local places to build evidence on utilising emerging transport technologies to decrease carbon emissions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/12/2023 15:50:29 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1675087

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners were recruited between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022; and how many of these were still employed by the Driver and Vehicle Safety Agency as of 31 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	4960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>To stabilise its workforce, the DVSA is reviewing the contracts of those driving examiners who were recruited on a fixed term basis and converting these to permanent contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has increased its training capacity to support more new entrant driving examiners.</p><p>The DVSA's examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but due to the extremely competitive job market there are some areas of Great Britain that are challenging to recruit in.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2023 11:06:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1675098

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department makes an assessment of the (a) quality and (b) durability of (i) pothole repairs, (ii) resurfacing and (c) other maintenance of local roads.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes South
tabling member printed	Iain Stewart
uin	4964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department works with both local highway authorities and National Highways to assess road surface condition across England annually. Local highway authorities undertake road condition surveys on their classified road networks, and their surveys identify road defects and provide an overall score of road condition. The latest data was published on gov.uk on 23 November 2023:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/road-conditions-in-england-to-march-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/road-conditions-in-england-to-march-2023</a></p><p> </p><p>It is up to local highway authorities to determine how best to fulfil their statutory duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980, taking into account local circumstances and priorities. This includes decisions on the equipment, techniques, and materials used as part of their maintenance activities. The Department advocates a risk-based, whole-lifecycle-asset management approach that considers all parts of the highway network, and recommends that authorities follow the best practice guidance set out in the Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice which is available via the website of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/12/2023 16:23:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart

1675148

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Security
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 6 September 2023 to Question 194996, which UK airports (a) had completed the full installation of Next Generation Security Checkpoints across all passenger security lanes by 4 December 2023; and which UK airports he expects to complete full installation of Next Generation Security Checkpoints across all passenger security lanes by 20 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	4979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Airports are currently rolling out the Next Generation Security Checkpoint technology. The deadline for implementation is 1 June 2024. Airport security measures are sensitive, and as such we are unable to provide detail on the technology implemented at particular airports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 07/12/2023 11:10:51 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1675150

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 18 July 2023 to Question 193065 on Aviation: Security, on what dates Ministers in his Department have held discussions with (a) the Airports Operators Association, (b) Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd and (c) other major UK airport operators on their progress on the installation of Next Generation Security Checkpoints since 15 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	4981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department and Ministers continue to regularly engage with the aviation industry including key stakeholders such as the Airports Operators Association, Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd and other airport operators regarding the implementation of the Next Generation Security Checkpoint.</p><p>Details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely on gov.uk and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dft-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">DfT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/12/2023 11:04:01 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry