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1675087

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners were recruited between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022; and how many of these were still employed by the Driver and Vehicle Safety Agency as of 31 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>To stabilise its workforce, the DVSA is reviewing the contracts of those driving examiners who were recruited on a fixed term basis and converting these to permanent contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has increased its training capacity to support more new entrant driving examiners.</p><p>The DVSA's examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but due to the extremely competitive job market there are some areas of Great Britain that are challenging to recruit in.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2023 11:06:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1675148

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 194996, which UK airports (a) had completed the full installation of Next Generation Security Checkpoints across all passenger security lanes by 4 December 2023; and which UK airports he expects to complete full installation of Next Generation Security Checkpoints across all passenger security lanes by 20 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Airports are currently rolling out the Next Generation Security Checkpoint technology. The deadline for implementation is 1 June 2024. Airport security measures are sensitive, and as such we are unable to provide detail on the technology implemented at particular airports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 07/12/2023 11:10:51 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1675252

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M1: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the National Highways Agency will undertake a road safety audit of changes made to the off slip road of the M1 Junction 13.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>National Highways undertook a safety audit prior to the scheme to remove traffic signals at junction 13 of the M1 and they will be carrying out a post scheme road safety audit in the autumn of 2024, 12 months after the scheme’s completion. Any recommendations from the safety audit will be implemented as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2023 11:04:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1674590

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	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 he has made of when the North Wales Coast Railway will be electrified.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>We are working closely with the rail industry to develop and deliver on the Government priorities outlined in the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement, which includes an unprecedented £1 billion investment to fund the electrification of the North Wales Main Line, bringing parts of North Wales within an hour of Manchester. We are in the early stages of planning the next steps for the North Wales electrification scheme and will share further information when that work is complete. Our investment is intended to enable the operation of electric trains over the full North Wales Coast line between Holyhead and Crewe.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 4808 4809 question first answered 06/12/2023 14:16:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1674591

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	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, whether the projected electrification of the main North Wales coast rail line will extend to Holyhead.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>We are working closely with the rail industry to develop and deliver on the Government priorities outlined in the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement, which includes an unprecedented £1 billion investment to fund the electrification of the North Wales Main Line, bringing parts of North Wales within an hour of Manchester. We are in the early stages of planning the next steps for the North Wales electrification scheme and will share further information when that work is complete. Our investment is intended to enable the operation of electric trains over the full North Wales Coast line between Holyhead and Crewe.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 4807 4809 question first answered 06/12/2023 14:16:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1674592

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	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, whether the proposed electrification of the North Wales coast rail line will extend to (a) Manchester and (b) Crewe.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>We are working closely with the rail industry to develop and deliver on the Government priorities outlined in the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement, which includes an unprecedented £1 billion investment to fund the electrification of the North Wales Main Line, bringing parts of North Wales within an hour of Manchester. We are in the early stages of planning the next steps for the North Wales electrification scheme and will share further information when that work is complete. Our investment is intended to enable the operation of electric trains over the full North Wales Coast line between Holyhead and Crewe.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 4807 4808 question first answered 06/12/2023 14:16:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1674620

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles: Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185865 on Diesel Vehicles, how many diesel cars were registered for the first time in each region of England in (a) 2022 and (b) each month in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The number of new diesel cars registered to keepers in each region of England in a) 2022 and (b) each month in 2023, is given in the tables below for the period for which data are available:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>10,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>11,574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5,385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3,931</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>16,493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>24,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>11,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>11,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humberside</p></td><td><p>10,493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>106,048</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>February 2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April 2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>1,897</p></td><td><p>1,039</p></td><td><p>1,237</p></td><td><p>1,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>1,739</p></td><td><p>857</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>809</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>589</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,046</p></td><td><p>574</p></td><td><p>2,687</p></td><td><p>1,269</p></td><td><p>1,327</p></td><td><p>1,534</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>2,279</p></td><td><p>1,243</p></td><td><p>5,048</p></td><td><p>2,046</p></td><td><p>2,237</p></td><td><p>2,449</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>638</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>1,643</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>761</p></td><td><p>827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>1,777</p></td><td><p>1,048</p></td><td><p>716</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humberside</p></td><td><p>689</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>1,686</p></td><td><p>839</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7,236</p></td><td><p>4,176</p></td><td><p>17,875</p></td><td><p>8,557</p></td><td><p>8,491</p></td><td><p>9,665</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note that the keeper of the vehicle is responsible for registering and taxing the vehicle only. The keeper of the vehicle is not necessarily the owner or the driver, e.g. fleet vehicles owned by companies. Most (61% in 2022) new registrations of diesel vehicles are to company keepers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 06/12/2023 14:24:00 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1674626

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Regulation
	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 merits of giving powers to the Mayor of London to control the use of e-bikes and e-scooters.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Mayor already has powers to determine whether e-scooter trials can take place in London and he has permitted a number of these to take place since June 2021. Transport for London administers the trials in participating boroughs with the scheme operators, and enforcement of the illegal use of e-scooters is a matter for the police.</p><p> </p><p>E-cycles can be used legally on public roads providing that they comply with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle regulations, which, among other things, limit their power and speed. Enforcement of the illegal use of e-cycles in London and elsewhere is a matter for the police, and local authorities have powers to remove rental e-cycles where they are causing an obstruction.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2023 11:13:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1674654

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to develop guidance for the public on (a) the potential risks of and (b) how to safely purchase conversion kits for (i) e-bikes and (ii) e-scooters.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>My Department is developing safety guidance for users of e-cycles and e-scooters and will publish this in due course. This will include information on conversion kits, and will complement the guidance already published by the Home Office on the Fire England website: <a href="http://www.fireengland.uk/fire-safety/charging-your-e-bike-or-e-scooter" target="_blank">www.fireengland.uk/fire-safety/charging-your-e-bike-or-e-scooter</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/12/2023 10:56:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1674657

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to safety of trends in the level of fires caused by conversion kits for e-bikes.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes guidance on this issue on the Fire England website.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/12/2023 14:58:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter