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1666826

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date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Farms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many farm vehicle accidents there have been in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	204019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s road safety statistics cover personal injury collisions reported by police which occur on the public highway.</p><p>The number of such collisions in Great Britain which involved an agricultural vehicle in each of the last 5 years are shown in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of collisions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>401</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/10/2023 10:06:28 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1666827

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on ending the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	204020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The recent introduction of the world-leading zero emission vehicle mandate will support future supply of zero emission vehicles, by setting a minimum percentage of manufacturer’s new car and van sales to be zero emission each year from 2024.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate the transition to zero emission vehicles, the Government is also working with industry to increase the number of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints. The Government’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy sets out the steps being taken to support the deployment of these chargepoints across the country.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:22:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1666830

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Passenger Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cruise ship passengers visited (a) UK ports and (b) surrounding areas as part of their itinerary in the last 12 months; and if he will make an assessment of the contribution of these visits to the economy.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	204052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold data on transit cruise passengers, so we are unable to provide data on the number of cruise ship passengers who visited UK ports and surrounding areas as part of their itinerary in the last 12 months or an assessment of the contribution of these visits to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does publish cruise passengers who start or finish their cruise journey at a UK port, which includes all passengers on domestic and international cruise journeys.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data published by the Department for Transport on cruise passenger numbers can be found at the following link in table SPAS0101 for international cruise passenger numbers and SPAS0201 for domestic cruise passenger numbers. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sea-passenger-statistics-spas" target="_blank">Sea passenger statistics: data tables (SPAS) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/10/2023 10:08:14 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1666840

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Insurance
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 potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on the cost of insurance for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Dame Andrea Jenkyns
uin	204046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The transition to zero emission vehicles is crucial to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Electric vehicles offer most drivers savings in terms of lower running and maintenance costs. The Government is working closely with the insurance sector to ensure that the transition to zero emission vehicles is sustainable and cost effective. The insurance sector will continue to evolve in line with the growing EV market, and as data becomes more available to inform insurance premiums.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:23:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1666875

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the initial cost estimate for the Great Western Rail Electrification Project was; and what was the (a) final cost and (b) total length of (i) rail electrified and (ii) rail left unelectrified (A) between Cardiff and Swansea, (B) on the Bath Spur and (C) on the Bristol Temple Meads Spur when removed from project scope.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	204042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The 2013 cost estimate for the electrification of the 121 miles of the Great Western Main Line between Heathrow Airport Junction and Cardiff was £1.7 billion. The work was completed in 2020 at a cost of £2.8 billion. The scope of the Great Western Electrification Programme was reduced in 2015 with the removal of the 45 miles between Cardiff and Swansea, the 30 miles between Chippenham and Bristol Temple Meads via Bath, and the five miles between Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/10/2023 09:09:22 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1666882

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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 his Department's News story of 19 September 2023 entitled Avanti West Coast awarded long-term contract after significant improvements for passengers, whether there was a (a) requirement to award and (b) formal tender process for that contract.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	204030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>When considering its available options, the Department assessed these against the relevant criteria. Open competition was considered but was unviable due to time available and market conditions, and it would not have been possible to deliver a contract which represented value for money for the taxpayer. A direct award was considered the appropriate course of action. It is the Government’s intention to return to competition as soon as it is feasible to do so.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/10/2023 09:07:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1666911

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been spent to date on the Manchester leg of HS2.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL10766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Spending up to and including February 2023 was reported in the Department’s last HS2 report to Parliament in June 2023. Updated figures will be provided in the Department’s next six-monthly report on HS2.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 10:40:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1666439

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
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: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who were the accounting officers for HS2 and the Department for Transport in (1) March 2014, (2) January 2016, (3) April 2016, and (4) July 2019; when they were made aware of allegations of deceptions and fraud as reported in the Sunday Times on 22 October; and on which dates and to whom in Government they reported any concerns about cost overrun.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Accounting Officers at HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport were as follows:</p><p>HS2 Ltd</p><ul><li>Alison Munro (January 2009 – September 2014)</li><li>Simon Kirby (September 2014 – December 2016)</li><li>Roy Hill (December 2016 – March 2017)</li><li>Mark Thurston (March 2017 – September 2023)</li><li>Sir Jonathan Thompson (September 2023 - Present)</li></ul><p> </p><p>DfT</p><ul><li>Sir Robert Devereux (2007 - December 2011)</li><li>Dame Linda Margaret Homer (December 2011 – March 2012)</li><li>Sir Philip McDougall Rutnam (March 2012 – April 2017)</li><li>Dame Bernadette Kelly (April 2017 – Present)</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government and its public bodies take any allegations raised seriously and will ensure they are thoroughly investigated.</p><p>The National Audit Office (NAO) examined historic allegations in 2018 and determined that these were unfounded. There is one new allegation which relates to a live whistleblowing investigation by HS2 Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>It would be inappropriate to comment while the investigation is ongoing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 10:45:15 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1666440

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why advice from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority that "The project (HS2) will remain fundamentally flawed unless transparency and frankness is provided to the true level of uncertainty and confidence variations of time, cost and benefits", as reported in the Sunday Times on 22 October, was not provided to Parliament before it approved authorisation for Phase 1 of HS2
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>On 11 February 2020, the then Prime Minister announced that the Government intended to proceed with HS2. This decision was made having considered the conclusions of the Independent Review of HS2, led by Douglas Oakervee, and an accounting officer assessment that demonstrated the ongoing compliance of the programme with HM Treasury managing public money guidance. This assessment followed four previous assessments undertaken at regular intervals in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Since the HS2 Phase 1 Notice-to-Proceed decision, comprehensive governance arrangements have been put in place to increase Ministerial oversight, transparency, and accountability of the HS2 project. Since October 2020, the Department has published six-monthly reports to Parliament, while the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s Annual Report includes assessments on HS2. HS2 Ltd is held to account in several ways, including through a monthly Sponsor Board meeting that oversees the company’s performance and reviews the latest Management Information. HS2 Ltd’s Board was also strengthened with new Non-Executive Directors, including a representative from the Department for Transport.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office has published multiple reports examining the delivery of HS2, and the programme is scrutinised by Parliament on a regular basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 10:44:01 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1666441

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
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: Cost Effectiveness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they provide concerning the criteria for approval of major infrastructure projects, in particular on the economic benefit to cost ratio; what advice they received from the consultancy OXERA concerning the projected benefit cost ration for HS2; what action they took in response to that advice; and what changes they required HS2 Ltd to make in order to improve this benefit to cost ratio.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>All major infrastructure projects are required to follow the HMT five-case model as outlined in the business case guidance for projects and programmes. The Department for Transport uses a Value for Money Framework to inform its investment decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Oakervee Review of HS2 commissioned Oxera to carry out sensitivity analysis on the business case for HS2. The outcome of the Oxera analysis is set out in the published Oakervee Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 10:42:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley