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1546814

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken steps to introduce mandatory consultation by local authorities on transport projects with women and girls from various cultures, backgrounds and ages following the publication of recommendations from the Transport Champions for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in March 2022; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	99960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the ambition of the recommendations from the Transport Champions for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls. In line with their recommendation on national transport planning guidance, the Department for Transport is updating guidance on consultation for local transport schemes as part of its forthcoming Local Transport Plan guidance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of their Public Sector Equality Duty, when designing transport projects local authorities must consider the needs of people in relation to characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010, including sex, age and race.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2022 16:40:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1546813

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has undertaken work to develop a national Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit following the publication of recommendations from the Transport Champions for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in March 2022; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	99959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring women and girls are safe on the transport network. We welcome the ambition of the recommendations from the Transport Champions for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls and agree that the principle of safe access to transport networks must be embedded in the core objectives of transport policy and its implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Transport Champions' recommendation on national transport planning guidance, the Department for Transport has reviewed existing gender in transport toolkits and is using these to inform improvements to guidance, including the forthcoming Local Transport Plan guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2022 16:32:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1546804

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport Champions for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls strategy published in March 2022, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the recommendations of that report.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	99950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is part of the cross-government Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, and is working with the Home Office and Department for Education to deliver the ambitions of the recommendations from our Transport Champions for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2022 16:24:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1546925

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Vegetable Oils
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 increase the supply of hydrogenated vegetable oil in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	99779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) is the Government’s primary mechanism for supporting the supply of renewable fuels such as hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). While the RTFO does not incentivise specific fuels, fuels produced from wastes receive additional support under the scheme, this includes HVO produced from waste feedstocks. More information on how the RTFO encourages the supply of low carbon fuels, such as HVO, can be found at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Frenewable-transport-fuels-obligation&amp;data=05%7C01%7CWendy.Jarman%40dft.gov.uk%7Ca9572d28ac77468db21e08dad9345049%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638061115943265856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QzYxOl3gSJQINZ0R1S8W3c8t5%2B4H6JWLWnDcYYT39IM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/renewable-transport-fuels-obligation</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2022 15:59:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1667070

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Delivery Services: Robots
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If he will take steps to support the adoption of autonomous pavement delivery robots.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	906746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>We must balance the safety of pedestrians and vulnerable road users with the potential benefits of this novel technology. I am pleased to confirm that the Department will be funding research to further its understanding of the impacts of this new technology. The results will be published once the research has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 10:40:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1652592

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
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 regulate the use of autonomous vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	905947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government paper <em>“Connected &amp; Automated Mobility 2025: realising the benefits of self-driving vehicles in the UK”</em> sets out government’s plans to support the development and deployment of safe self-driving vehicles in the UK. This includes proposals for a comprehensive regulatory, legislative and safety framework.</p><p>The Department is committed to these plans and will introduce primary legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/07/2023 10:19:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1642867

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the annual cost to the economy of road traffic congestion in England.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	905178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Managing traffic on local roads is the responsibility of local traffic authorities. They are subject to the Network Management Duty, which requires them to manage their roads to deliver ‘expeditious movement’ for all traffic including pedestrians. They have a wide range of tools already available to them to manage congestion and traffic flows.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/06/2023 15:18:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1642864

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on reducing the number and frequency of roadworks.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	905172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Ministers regularly discuss a range of issues with their counterparts in other Government departments. Utility companies have a right of access to the highway to install and repair the apparatus on which we all rely. Highway authorities have duties to coordinate works on their networks and to secure the expeditious movement of traffic. The Government has introduced a number of initiatives, such as the development of Street Manager, and regulatory changes all designed to improve the efficiency of how works are carried out.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/06/2023 15:09:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1603047

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Research
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 with Cabinet colleagues to support scientific innovation in sustainable transport research.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	904144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>The Net Zero Innovation Board oversees the Government’s portfolio of research supporting the transition to net zero and is chaired by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser. The Department for Transport is investing £377m over the current Spending Review period into research &amp; development on decarbonisation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/03/2023 12:15:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1600218

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will take steps to provide the Civil Aviation Authority with additional powers to sanction (a) airlines and (b) other aviation industry stakeholders for failing to meet their obligations to disabled passengers.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	903842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Air travel needs to be accessible and enjoyable for everyone. That is why the Department consulted last year on whether the Civil Aviation Authority should have additional administrative powers to enforce consumer laws, and on compensation in the event of wheelchairs being damaged on UK domestic flights. Ministers are reviewing responses and will set out next steps shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2023 11:43:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows