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1675405

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date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for providing feedback on the Full Business Case for the Birmingham Highways Maintenance and Management PFI contract, submitted to his Department by Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Highways Ltd in August 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	5289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has funded Birmingham City Council’s Highways Maintenance contract at £50.3 million a year for 13 years and will continue to do so, maintaining the current level of funding to the council at £50 million a year for the remainder of the current spending review period until 2023/24.</p><p>After this time, West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will become eligible for an additional share of the £8.3 billion as the £151 million for WMCA did not previously include an allocation for Birmingham City Council’s roads. This is part of the £2.2 billion wider funding for East Midlands and West Midlands.</p><p>This is in addition to the £1bn of CRSTS funding to WMCA up to 2026/27, and CRSTS 2 indicative funding of over £2.6billion over 5 years from 2027/28 to 2031/32.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/12/2023 10:46:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 7329 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1675421

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the use of sustainable fuel in the aviation sector.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	5220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is introducing world leading measures to support the development, production, and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK. We have confirmed that a SAF mandate will be introduced in 2025, driving the demand for SAF by requiring at least 10% (around 1.5 billion litres) of jet fuel to be made from sustainable feedstocks by 2030. In November we supported Virgin Atlantic to deliver the world’s first 100% SAF transatlantic flight on a commercial aircraft, with up to £1 million of grant funding.</p><p> </p><p>To secure SAF supply and meet our aim of having 5 plants under construction by 2025, we are kickstarting a domestic SAF industry by allocating over £135m for UK SAF production facilities through the Advanced Fuels Fund. To support investment in SAF we have also committed to implement a revenue certainty mechanism for SAF production.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/12/2023 11:07:15 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1675466

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	5192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport incurred costs of £50,934 in 2021-22 and £156,907 in 2022-23 on hospitality spend. Data for 2020-21 can only be provided at disproportionate cost. Departmental spending on alcohol is not normally permitted.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/12/2023 12:17:25 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1675525

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the business case for the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	5263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Transpennine Route Upgrade business case will be published early in 2024, after my recent announcement of further funding of £3.9bn for the next phase of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/12/2023 14:17:57 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1675526

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the revised business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	5264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>All NPR schemes will be subject to the development and approval of business cases and will undergo all formal governance, in line with relevant fiscal and legal duties.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/12/2023 12:01:43 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1675527

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Contracts
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 27 November 2023 to Question 2557 on published on Rolling Stock: Contracts, how long the leasing arrangements are that his Department has provided consent for Avanti West Coast to enter into with (a) Angel Trains Limited for the Class 390 units and (b) Cross Country for the leasing of Class 170 from Porterbrook; and what assessment he has made of the value for money of these arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	5265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>Avanti and CrossCountry recently entered into new National Rail Contracts (NRCs) that started in October. As part of this, the operators negotiated new train leases with the rolling stock owners. Each NRC was subject to a full value-for-money assessment.</p><p>(a) The Class 390 trains have the ability to be leased until 1 April 2031.</p><p>(b) The Class 170 trains have the ability to be leased until 12 October 2031.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/12/2023 11:59:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1675568

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manchester Metrolink: 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 had discussions with the Mayor of Greater Manchester on the proposed Metrolink tram extension to Stockport.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	5407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Mayor has met with Ministers on several occasions this year to discuss various transport issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is in regular discussions with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) regarding the region’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) programme. CRSTS includes funding for transformative local transport projects which Mayoral Combined Authorities can use to deliver Mass Transit schemes based on their own local priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Indicative funding allocations have been published for the second round of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) which covers the period 2027/28 to 2031/32. Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Settlement is worth £2.47 billion which includes a Network North uplift of £928 million. GMCA could choose to use this funding to deliver Mass Transit connectivity to Stockport.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/12/2023 11:47:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1675579

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Older People
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 help ensure that elderly motorists have access to affordable car insurance policies.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	5413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules.</p><p>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry and discuss issues as they arise.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/12/2023 17:59:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1675584

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon 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 21 November 2023 to Question 1534 on Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled Powered Light Vehicles Life Cycle published by Zemo Partnership in December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	5414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>As stated in the answer to Question 1534, we are now analysing responses to the 2022 consultation on ending the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles, including evidence provided on this issue, and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course.</p><p>The Government recognises that L-category vehicles represent a small proportion of the overall greenhouse gas exhaust emissions created by the road transport sector. However, only a transition to fully zero emission technologies will reduce air and noise pollution.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 13/12/2023 14:24:39 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1675588

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Motorcycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the reduction of the plug-in motorcycle grant on the (a) commercial viability of the production and (b) consumer uptake of electric mopeds and motorcycles.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	5415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The plug-in motorcycle grant, which was introduced in 2017 to stimulate the early market for zero emission mopeds and motorcycles, has provided over £7m to support the purchase of over 11,000 zero emission mopeds and motorcycles.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021, the share of moped (L1-category vehicles) registrations that were electric was 41.7%. After a grant rate reduction at the end of 2021, this remained similar at 40.6% in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021, the share of motorcycle (L3-category vehicles) registrations that were electric was 2.9%. After a grant rate reduction at the end of 2021 and the introduction of the £10k price cap, this increased to 3.3% in 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 13/12/2023 14:23:03 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith