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1130512

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	suggested redraft: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on the viability of rail freight of a 25 per cent reduction in (a) mode shift revenue support and (b) waterborne freight grant.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	261186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government provides grants worth £15.6m per year to support rail and water freight services which deliver environmental and economic benefits over road transport, but whose operating costs are higher. This level is net of a significant efficiency saving implemented since 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Rail flows of intermodal freight continue to be healthy and the grants deliver high value for money. A research project is underway to inform decisions about future funding and operation of the grants and will consider stakeholder feedback.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/06/2019 10:38:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1152050

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Whether it is his policy to include services to and from Bradford in Northern Powerhouse Rail.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	900127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister pledged in July to fund a new route between Leeds and Manchester. The Northern Powerhouse Rail business case contains a range of options for improving connectivity between Leeds and Manchester, including options which would serve Bradford.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/10/2019 14:42:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

852519

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department plans to respond to the Peninsula Rail Task Force report and set out a rail strategy for the South West.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	904121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I wrote to the Chair of the Peninsula Rail Task Force this week setting out the Governments response to the Task Force report.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/03/2018 12:04:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

973917

registered interest
date	14/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to approve a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	906922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department is actively looking at a future Southern Rail Link to Heathrow and this scheme will be considered alongside other national priorities through the planning process for the next control period.</p><p> </p><p>In May we launched a formal Market Sounding for a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow and results of this are expected to be published later this year. The outcome of this engagement will provide further clarity on whether to and, if so, how this scheme will be progressed and funded.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/10/2018 10:27:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1312598

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he has undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of road transport provision for international freight traffic in East Kent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Mrs Natalie Elphicke
uin	914926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department works with Highways England and Kent County Council to ensure roads in East Kent can support international freight traffic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This includes Highways England funding a movable barrier which enables Operation Brock to hold heavy goods vehicles in the event of serious disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, and allows the M20 to remain open for other traffic in both directions. For the longer term, Highways England is currently developing options for two schemes on the A2/M2 route to inform future road investment decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/04/2021 10:46:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4795 label Biography information for Mrs Natalie Elphicke

1687714

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	When he plans to respond to the sustainable available fuel mandate consultation.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	901412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>A mandate to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be introduced in 2025, leading to at least 10% SAF in UK jet fuel by 2030. Following the close of the second SAF mandate consultation in June 2023, the department has made significant progress in updating the evidence base and finalising the design of the Mandate. I can confirm that the government response will be published in spring 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 08/02/2024 08:46:08 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

934887

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support his Department is providing to enable repairs to be made to road network infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	906284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is providing £6.2 billion to local highway authorities in England, outside London, from 2015 to 2021 to enable repairs to be made to all highway infrastructure assets maintainable at public expense. The funding includes a £296 million Pothole Action Fund. Highways England are also spending £400 million per annum for renewal of the road surfaces for which they are responsible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2018 14:03:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

1312601

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure the long-term security of the coach sector.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	914953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We are continuing to work across Departments to promote and further the coach sector as a key part of the Government’s forthcoming Tourism Recovery Plan.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/04/2021 10:10:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1312599

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support a green maritime sector in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	914930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>My Department recently launched a £20 million Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, building on the vision set out in the Clean Maritime Plan published in 2019 and will announce further policy proposals in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan this Spring.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/04/2021 10:08:37 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1281935

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Cross Border Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce disruption to cross-border travel as a result of the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	911516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation agreement will allow for smooth travel to and from the EU, Covid-19 restrictions allowing.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/01/2021 10:24:20 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson