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1804586

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the 2030 deadline for the ban on new petrol and diesel cars, in the context of (a) existing infrastructure readiness and (b) domestic manufacturing capacity.
	tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
	tabling member printed	James McMurdock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>We are fully committed to phasing out the sale of new cars powered solely by internal combustion engines from 2030, providing leadership and investment clarity to support the rollout of charging infrastructure.</p><p>We have committed £2 billion of funding to 2030 to support the automotive industry as we accelerate to zero emission vehicles. This will support R&amp;D and the commercial scale up of innovative zero emission vehicle technologies, unlocking capital investment in zero emission vehicles, batteries and the wider supply chain.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 22/05/2025 13:46:19 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5361

1804630

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: North Cornwall and Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of reduced bus service (a) frequency and (b) routes on people travelling to healthcare appointments in (i) North Cornwall and (ii) other rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The government knows that a modern public transport network is vital to keeping communities connected, and ensuring people can get to education and work, including healthcare workers.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes that local transport authorities, working with bus operators, are best placed to determine and design local bus networks in their area. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December 2024 to put the power over local bus services back into the hands of local leaders and is intended to ensure bus services reflect the needs of communities that rely on them.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government has confirmed £955 million for the 2025 to 2026 financial year to support and improve bus services in England outside London. This includes £243 million for bus operators and £712 million allocated to local authorities across the country, of which Cornwall Council has been allocated £10.59 million. Local authorities can use this funding to introduce improvements to bus services and infrastructure to best meet the needs of passengers in their local area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 22/05/2025 13:50:16 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5350

1803964

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport (Duty to Cooperate) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) respond to and (b) support the provisions outlined in the Transport (Duty to Cooperate) Bill; and if she will meet the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge to discuss the Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Runnymede and Weybridge
	tabling member printed	Dr Ben Spencer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>I understand that the second reading of this Bill is scheduled for 13 June. The Government will set out its position as part of that debate.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 22/05/2025 11:45:05 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	4785 label Biography information for Dr Ben Spencer

1804095

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local councils on (a) accessing the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and (b) using cross-pavement solutions for charging electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Amanda Hack
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>Government has regular discussions with local authorities about accessing the £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund and has appointed a support body to assist local authorities with pre and post-application support.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2024, following significant engagement with local authorities, the Government published cross-pavement guidance to help local authorities understand what they need to consider for the roll-out of cross-pavement solutions. This includes relevant planning permissions, minimum existing standards, responsibilities and case studies of trials.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 21/05/2025 14:20:08 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5149

1804097

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a separate regulatory structure for coach services.
	tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The UK coach sector was deregulated by the Transport Act 1980 and services are operated on a commercial basis without receiving government funding. Where coaches provide local bus services, they may be required to comply with the relevant legislation governing those services. Operation of buses and coaches requires a Public Service Vehicle Operator’s Licence and there are currently no plans for a separate regulatory structure for the operation of coaches.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 22/05/2025 13:42:37 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5141

1804098

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the definitions of (a) pre-booked and (b) on-demand coach services.
	tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The Department recognises the important role the coach sector plays in connecting people across the country. Coaches are operated on a commercial basis providing services for leisure, business, education and private hire. The Government has no plans to review the definitions of pre-booked or on-demand services because, as private businesses, decisions such as the types of services they offer are for the operators concerned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 22/05/2025 13:44:10 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5141

1804171

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the total cost of the electrification of the remainder of the South Wales mainline.
	tabling member constituency	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
	tabling member printed	David Chadwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>No recent cost estimates have been made by Network Rail for electrification of the South Wales Mainline, with the last available information dating from 2017. With bi-mode trains offering comparable journey times regardless of whether operating in diesel or electric mode, it is expected that any business case for electrification of this route would be very weak.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 22/05/2025 16:39:12 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5284

1804172

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	North Wales Coast Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the total cost of the electrification of the North Wales mainline.
	tabling member constituency	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
	tabling member printed	David Chadwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The government has not made any recent estimate of the cost of electrification of the North Wales Mainline. It is more than ten years since Network Rail were last asked to consider the electrification of this line. That work would need to be fully refreshed, taking account of current electrification technologies.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 22/05/2025 16:37:10 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5284

1803624

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling local authorities to use CCTV enforcement to address unlawful pavement parking; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals to permit such enforcement.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	52872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the use of CCTV cameras to address pavement parking. The use of CCTV for civil enforcement of parking restrictions is currently limited to contraventions occurring in ‘keep clear’ zig-zag areas outside schools, red routes, bus lanes and mandatory cycle lanes, and at bus stops and bus stands.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly on the issue of pavement parking, the Department has been considering responses to the consultation on pavement parking conducted in 2020 and potential policy options. We will announce our formal response to the consultation and next steps shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 22/05/2025 13:40:42 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1803690

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Manchester Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of rail (a) capacity and (b) performance of Manchester Airport Station.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	52891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>I recognise that Manchester Airport station needs to be improved, both in terms of its capacity and its passenger experience. That is why Network Rail is working with TransPennine Express as the station operator and local stakeholders including Manchester Airports Group to extend the platforms to allow more trains to serve the station. At the same time, we are looking at how to improve the experience for passengers, including those from overseas, for whom this station is a major gateway to Manchester and the whole of the North.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 22/05/2025 07:49:21 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra