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1676893

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Hereford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of direct trains from London Paddington to Hereford have been cancelled in the last six months, by (a) day of the week and (b) time of day.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	6121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>In the last six months, 44 direct trains from London Paddington to Hereford have been cancelled, and 18 part-cancelled usually meaning termination at Worcester or Great Malvern. This equates to proportions of 4.55% on Mondays, 5.68% on Tuesdays, 10.12% on Wednesdays, 11.73% on Thursdays, 14.04% on Fridays, 10.19% on Saturdays and 16.33% on Sundays. The greatest proportion of cancellations by time have been seen during the hours of 0900-1000, 1100-1200 and 1900-2000. I have asked Great Western Railway to write to you directly with the full set of data in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 13:27:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1676894

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Hereford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the cancelled direct train services between London and Hereford in the last six months, what proportion of cancellations were caused by matters relating to (a) Great Western Railway and (b) Network Rail.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	6122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>In the last six months, 9.94% of Great Western Railway’s (GWR’s) direct London to Hereford services were cancelled. GWR confirm that 38.7% of these cancellations were caused by matters relating to Network Rail, and 3.8% because of other train operators. I have asked GWR to write to you directly with the full set of data in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 14:08:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1676909

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Contracts
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 26 October 2023 to Question 204030 on Avanti West Coast: Contracts, what the (a) time constraints and (b) market conditions were that meant open competition for the contract was considered unviable.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	6211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>A competition for a contract of this nature can take 2 to 3 years once a contract and procurement process has been agreed.</p><p> </p><p>When emergency agreements ended there was significant market instability arising from the ongoing impacts of covid and industrial action, meaning a competitive tender was unlikely to deliver value for money. When options for West Coast Partnership’s latest contract were considered, these factors informed the decision to make a direct award rather than compete.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 14:07:34 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1676981

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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, with reference to the Answer of 14 September 2023 to Question 198772 on Buses: Exhaust Emissions, if he will publish a breakdown by local authority of funding provided for retrofitting buses under the (a) Clean Bus Technology Fund and (b) NO2 programme since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	6240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to publish a complete breakdown of the funding awarded to each local authority for bus retrofits.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/12/2023 13:52:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1676642

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chalkwell Station: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve accessibility at Chalkwell station.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	6054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail have now completed the design for an Access for All scheme at Chalkwell station. A delivery contractor was appointed on 8 December and a date for the start of works on site will be confirmed shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 14:06:24 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1676643

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
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 ensure train stations are wheelchair accessible.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	6055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>As part of the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement in October, the Government confirmed £350m will be made available to improve the accessibility of Britain’s train stations. We are assessing over 300 nominations for funding from April 2024 as part of the Access for All programme. At stations awarded funding we will deliver an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. Successful nominations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 14:02:19 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1676277

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
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 potential impact of competition law on the viability of bus services in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	5795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>It is for local authorities to determine if there is a need for a subsidised service in a particular area and, if so, are required to competitively tender for the provision of them.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/12/2023 08:44:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1676318

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Union connectivity review: final report, published on 26 November 2021, what progress he has made in implementing recommendation 3.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	5871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The Union Connectivity Review was an independent review, led by Lord Peter Hendy of Richmond Hill. We agree that high quality data across all transport modes in the UK are vital for managing capacity, ensuring safety and future transport planning. We are considering the current scope of data collection with a view to expanding it where possible and beneficial. This will include improving collaborative working with the devolved administrations on data sharing.</p><p> </p><p>For example, improving the collection of UK-wide data was discussed at the Transport Inter-Ministerial Group in May. Ministers have asked officials from all administrations to conduct an audit of existing data sharing arrangements and look for areas of improvement and further collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 13:58:37 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1676344

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish a response to his Department's consultation on L-category vehicles: ending sales of new non-zero emission models.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	5787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The consultation on when to end the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles was supported by a thorough programme of stakeholder engagement with manufacturers and the wider industry. We are now analysing the responses and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course.</p><p>We are working closely with industry to ensure a prosperous future for L-category manufacturers in the UK. In February 2022, the Motorcycle Industry Association and Zemo Partnership published a government-commissioned action plan, namely “Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles”, to support the transition to zero emission L-category vehicles. The Government also recently made £350,000 of funding available to grow the zero emission motorcycle supply chain in the UK.</p><p>Government policies are already in place to support the transition to zero emission vehicles. However, the Government appreciates that there are technology and infrastructure considerations for these vehicles as they transition and will continue to work with the sector to support and examine how to best overcome demand side challenges, including the infrastructure needs of zero emission L-category vehicles.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne grouped question UIN 5806 5807 question first answered 14/12/2023 15:33:34 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1676345

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's consultation on L-category vehicles: ending sales of new non-zero emission models, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to phase out new non-zero emission L-category vehicles by 2035 on the commercial viability of (a) L-category manufacturers building zero emission L-category vehicles and (b) consumers purchasing those vehicles.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	5806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The consultation on when to end the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles was supported by a thorough programme of stakeholder engagement with manufacturers and the wider industry. We are now analysing the responses and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course.</p><p>We are working closely with industry to ensure a prosperous future for L-category manufacturers in the UK. In February 2022, the Motorcycle Industry Association and Zemo Partnership published a government-commissioned action plan, namely “Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles”, to support the transition to zero emission L-category vehicles. The Government also recently made £350,000 of funding available to grow the zero emission motorcycle supply chain in the UK.</p><p>Government policies are already in place to support the transition to zero emission vehicles. However, the Government appreciates that there are technology and infrastructure considerations for these vehicles as they transition and will continue to work with the sector to support and examine how to best overcome demand side challenges, including the infrastructure needs of zero emission L-category vehicles.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne grouped question UIN 5787 5807 question first answered 14/12/2023 15:33:34 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin