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1380124

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies
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 tackle the shortage of HGV drivers; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing drivers to convert HGV licences obtained in Australia, and other countries, for use in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	78461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>We have taken decisive action to address the acute HGV driver shortage, with 30 specific measures taken by the Government already. These include providing support and training for new HGV drivers, expanding HGV driver testing capacity and improving licencing processes. We are also investing £32.5 million in improving roadside facilities for hauliers. We will continue to encourage the road haulage industry to make employment as an HGV driver more attractive.</p><p> </p><p>The exchange of HGV licences for a UK equivalent is dependent on training, testing and licensing standards in the issuing country being equivalent to those in the UK. Applications for recognition are subject to assessment of testing and licensing standards, public consultation, introduction of legislation and agreement of reciprocity. Currently only EU/EEA, Swiss, Crown Dependency and Gibraltar HGV licences are recognised for exchange in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Our points-based immigration system makes clear that employers should focus on investing in our domestic workforce, rather than relying on labour from abroad.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/11/2021 14:17:42 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1380127

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department’s latest assessment is of the economic benefit to Wales of the proposed HS2 route detailed in the Integrated Rail Plan.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	78479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>By improving regional connectivity, the Integrated Rail Plan will unify labour markets, so that people can access a much wider range of jobs; bring businesses closer together; and improve access to key international gateways and markets so they become even more attractive locations for business investment. Crewe Northern Connection would improve connections from North Wales to the HS2 network, potentially bringing many passengers within 2 hours 15 minutes of London. Work to progress options on completing the Midlands Rail Hub could give passengers from South Wales easy access to the HS2 network at Birmingham Curzon Street.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/11/2021 12:45:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1380145

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in his Department have had with the Rt Hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell since 1 September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	78420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State had a one-to-one call with Chris Grayling on 19 May 2021 to discuss the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail. A DfT Special Adviser also attended.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Vere met with Chris Grayling and one of his constituents on 19 May 2021 to discuss road safety.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/11/2021 08:58:28 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1380149

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for London: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that Transport for London does not pay bonuses to senior management for the next two years as part of a bailout plan.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	78391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided Transport for London (TfL) with more than £4 billion of support through three extraordinary funding and financing agreements since May 2020. These agreements have taken steps to put TfL on a sustainable financial footing while ensuring a fair deal for the taxpayer.</p><p>Transport in London is devolved, and it is for the Mayor and TfL to take the difficult decisions necessary to ensure a balanced budget. However, in the most recent funding agreement, of 1 June 2021, paragraph 28 stipulated, “Any bonus pay awards will not be paid for through extraordinary Government funding and TfL will have to demonstrate prudence in making any such payments. The Government does not expect TfL to authorise individual bonus pay awards.”</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 29/11/2021 12:10:51 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1380150

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Underground: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the average financial package received by drivers on the London Underground.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	78392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved, and it is for the Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) to take decisions regarding financial packages for their workforce.</p><p>However, in the most recent funding agreement of 1 June 2021, the Government stated its expectation that TfL would freeze pay in line with the public sector pay pause.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 29/11/2021 12:36:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1380153

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the (a) daytime and (b) night-time occupancy of HGV parking places in motorway service areas.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	78349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the daytime occupancy rates of HGV parking places in Motorway Service Areas (MSAs). The National Survey of Lorry Parking (2018) contains data on night-time occupancy of HGV parking places across all lorry parks, including MSAs, which can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/723349/national-survey-of-lorry-parking-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/723349/national-survey-of-lorry-parking-report.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently tendering to update the National Survey of Lorry Parking to ensure strong and up to date evidence is available on the national picture of lorry parking demand to inform decision making. We expect this to be complete by September 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/11/2021 10:18:23 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1380164

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants employed by his Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 UK regions on (a) 1 March 2021, (b) 1 June 2021 and (c) 1 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Robert Largan
uin	78526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>DFT and its Agencies have staff located across the country with a commitment to increase our presence outside of London</p><p>(a) 1 March 2021</p><p>Given the closeness of the 1 March reference date to that used for the published National Statistics, this is the data source used for this request. The full data set can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021</a></p><p>and includes information on the regional distribution of civil servants as at 31 March.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>3440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>6900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(b) 1 June 2021</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>3490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>6811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>557</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(c) 1 September 2021.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>3494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>6800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>581</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 24/11/2021 11:55:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4852 label Biography information for Robert Largan

1380182

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
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 the Integrated Rail Plan sets out (a) capacity improvements on the Transpennine Route and (b) the potential effect of his proposals on Northern Powerhouse Rail on transport from York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	78423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) sets out the improvements proposed across the Northern Powerhouse Rail core network including the Transpennine Route. This includes more than doubling capacity between Leeds and Manchester, and more than trebling capacity between Liverpool and Manchester and Liverpool and Leeds. Northern Powerhouse Rail plans set out in the IRP will also cut current journey times from York to Manchester from around 83 minutes to 55 minutes, and York to Leeds from 22 minutes to 19 minutes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/11/2021 09:15:45 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1380183

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
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, if he will set out how the tunnelling challenges on the Transpennine Route will be addressed to deliver extensive capacity uplifts.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	78424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>Funding of £625m for the Transpennine Route Upgrade was announced this month, meaning that over £2 billion has now been funded so far. The programme will build a more reliable railway, with more capacity and better connectivity. Development and design work on tunnel modifications are underway and at this stage it is not possible to be specific about the design solutions that will be made on the route’s tunnels. Construction decisions are to be taken once TRU’s full business case is approved.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 24/11/2021 11:45:40 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1380184

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
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 recent meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with relevant stakeholders at which the phase out of tetraethyl lead as an additive in aviation fuel was discussed.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	78368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>This is a global issue since nearly all commercial flight training involves fuel incorporating TEL since it reduces the risk of engine misfires with potentially serious consequences for aircraft safety. The use of fuel incorporating TEL is widespread across many countries’ GA sectors, including the United States and many European countries, where it is the dominant fuel used for piston engine aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs leads the development of the UK REACH alongside the Health &amp; Safety Executive (HSE). My officials engaged with them to understand the legal status of TEL in the EU, as well as to understand how the UK REACH regulations would work. No country globally has banned TEL. The HSE recently announced that they would not include TEL in their list of authorised chemicals under the UK REACH as they judged that with intensive efforts already ongoing to find a substitute, additional regulatory pressure is unlikely to speed this up keeping the UK in line with the EU, but would revisit this when substitutes had been tested and certified.</p><p> </p><p>Aside from noting whether TEL would be assessed for inclusion in Annex 14 of UK REACH, neither my officials, myself nor the Secretary of State have engaged either organisation to influence their decision.</p><p> </p><p>In response to an enquiry by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association about the future of 100LL the Secretary of State asked his officials to speed up work on finding safe alternative unleaded fuel such as UL91. This is highly technical safety work involving the FAA, EASA and engine manufacturers in which the UK seeks to play a leading part.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 78369 78370 question first answered 24/11/2021 13:02:22 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy