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1362476

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date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the validity period for DVSA car theory tests for those who have been unable to take their practical test due to the longer waiting times owing to the covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	61191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in place to ensure a candidate’s road safety knowledge and ability to identify developing hazards is current at the critical point a person drives unsupervised for the first time. This validity period is set in legislation and the Government has no current plans to lay further legislation to extend it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 27/10/2021 15:59:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1362531

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the memorandum of understanding between his Department and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in respect of Hammersmith Bridge.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	61183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government has set out a clear commitment to support the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBHF) in finding a long-term solution for Hammersmith Bridge, as agreed in the Transport for London (TfL) Extraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement of 1 June 2021. As a condition of this Agreement, the Department for Transport, TfL and LBHF are finalising a memorandum of understanding (MoU). This will set out the agreed next steps and the clear roles and responsibilities for each party.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 27/10/2021 15:32:21 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1362541

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bats: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent to date on bat protection and mitigation.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	61141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd does not have a specific bat protection budget. Most environmental and ecological mitigations - such as hedgerow, wetland, woodland or grassland creation - will be deployed to mitigate the impact of construction upon multiple species. As such, it is not possible to isolate a proportion of the cost of these mitigations to specific bat protection.</p><p> </p><p>In some circumstances, obligations to protect specific bat populations can arise from legislative and regulatory arrangements, or from undertakings and assurances given to Parliament through the hybrid Bill process. Where this is the case, HS2 Ltd will seek physical or ecological solutions that fulfil the requirements of those obligations to the satisfaction of licensing authorities such as Natural England, but which also take account of the need to provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 61142 question first answered 28/10/2021 16:22:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1362542

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
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: Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made by the DVLA in reducing the number of vocational driving licence applications being processed.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	61229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is prioritising applications for vocational driving licences, including those for HGV entitlement, and has moved additional staff into this area.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 October 2021, there were 29,545 applications for vocational driving licences awaiting processing, this is a significant reduction from the more than 55,000 held in mid-September. The main reason for the backlog was delays due to Coronavirus and ongoing industrial action at the DVLA.</p><p> </p><p>There is no backlog for provisional vocational licences and these are being processed within the normal turnaround time of five working days, reduced from 10 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that the large majority of those applying to renew a vocational licence will be able to continue driving while their application is being processed. The DVLA continues to prioritise applications to renew vocational licences and expects to be back to normal turnaround times by early November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 29/10/2021 11:33:48 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1362543

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
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: Bats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the HS2 budget is for bat protection and mitigation.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	61142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd does not have a specific bat protection budget. Most environmental and ecological mitigations - such as hedgerow, wetland, woodland or grassland creation - will be deployed to mitigate the impact of construction upon multiple species. As such, it is not possible to isolate a proportion of the cost of these mitigations to specific bat protection.</p><p> </p><p>In some circumstances, obligations to protect specific bat populations can arise from legislative and regulatory arrangements, or from undertakings and assurances given to Parliament through the hybrid Bill process. Where this is the case, HS2 Ltd will seek physical or ecological solutions that fulfil the requirements of those obligations to the satisfaction of licensing authorities such as Natural England, but which also take account of the need to provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 61141 question first answered 28/10/2021 16:22:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1362557

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
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 the Great British Railways Retailing Phase One tender document.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	61108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>Great British Railways will become an online retailer in its own right, ending the current confusion passengers face with multiple train operating company websites. The Department is working with its partners to develop and deliver the new single industry website and app and we will confirm progress in due course. The Department does not, however, recognise the document referred to in this question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/11/2021 10:51:43 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1362563

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to progress his plans to deliver the an effective and innovative retail and ticketing proposition for Great British Railways with his tender process and bid document.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	61109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>Great British Railways will become an online retailer in its own right, ending the current confusion passengers face with multiple train operating company websites. The Department is working with its partners to deliver the industry retail site, to improve passenger experience. We will confirm progress in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/11/2021 10:43:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1362566

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require the highest levels of consumer data protection in his forthcoming Great British Railways Retailing Phase tender document, to ensure future GBR customers are not subject to their data being collected by any bidding company.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	61110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department will seek to ensure that any successful bidder for a future procurement is not able to exploit customer data to suit its own commercial ends. We expect our delivery partners, including in the future Great British Railways, to demonstrate how they would comply with the relevant data collection requirements, including the 2018 Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation and the Information Commissioner’s Office regulations. The Department does not, however, recognise the document referred to in this question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/11/2021 10:47:14 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1362577

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport, including its Executive Agencies (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle Certification Agency, and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency), has allocated the following funding to Stonewall in the last five years:</p><p> </p><ol><li><del class="ministerial">£7,863.01 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2016/2017</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2018</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£468 excluding VAT - Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2018/2019</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2019</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£180 excluding VAT – Networking event, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2019/2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£500 excluding VAT – Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2019/2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£5,450 excluding VAT - Seven (online) training sessions, accessible to staff of Department for Transport Core, 2020</del></li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">£3,090 excluding VAT – Membership (from October 2016 to October 2017) and conference participation, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2016/2017</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£7,863.01 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies except Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2016/2017</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2018</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£468 excluding VAT - Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2018/2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£5,250 excluding VAT - Stonewall In-house Allies Programme, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2018/2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£180 excluding VAT – Networking event, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2019/2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£500 excluding VAT – Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2019/2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£5,450 excluding VAT - Seven (online) training sessions, accessible to staff of Department for Transport Core, 2020</ins></li></ol><p>The Department has no plans currently to renew its Stonewall membership.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/11/2021 10:49:12 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2021 12:48:16 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 29040 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362180

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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: Recruitment
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 include trade unions in discussions on supporting the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of HGV drivers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	60424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>Trade union representatives are included in policy discussions with haulage sector trade bodies and departmental officials on a range of issues including retention of the current HGV driver workforce and attraction of new workers to the sector.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 26/10/2021 13:45:28 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis