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1728670

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: West Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve transport links in West Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Paul Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>My Department is committed to improving transport links in West Yorkshire, and across the country. West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has been allocated £830m of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements funding over a five-year period, to help transform local transport into an integrated and inclusive network. Included in the investment is £160m set aside for mass transit development in West Yorkshire.</p><p>WYCA has also received £13.373m of additional Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding for 2024/2025, helping deliver their vision for better buses in West Yorkshire. The Department’s Buses Bill will support WYCA in their vision to bring buses back under local control, ensuring their networks can meet the needs of the communities who rely on them.</p><p>Additionally, as part of improving rail connectivity in West Yorkshire and the rest of the country, we have established Shadow Great British Railways to bring a major overhaul of the rail network, putting passengers first and driving up performance.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 17/09/2024 13:10:22 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5317

1728644

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
	tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost. Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department's annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 18/09/2024 11:43:50 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	5158

1728627

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ford Motor Company: Engines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the safety of Ford EcoBoost engines.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Katie White
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ford EcoBoost engine is a series of engines introduced around 14 years ago that covers a range of engine sizes and Ford vehicle models.</p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) investigates potential safety defects within the terms of the United Kingdom’s Code of Practice on Vehicle Safety Defects (the Code), which has the support of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (as amended). This has specific requirements as to what can and cannot be considered a safety defect and is clear on its requirement of evidence to support any conclusions made.</p><p>As the appointed regulating body, the DVSA’s Market Surveillance Unit acts solely on the evidence available and will demand safety recall action by a manufacturer whenever the requirement to do so presents itself.</p><p>The DVSA regularly audits manufacturers to ensure that their policies and procedures fully meet with the expectations of the Code. This is demonstrated by recall action generally taken voluntarily by manufacturers and prior to DVSA formally mandating action.</p><p>The DVSA continues to review all reported cases and investigates whether they present a road safety concern. Should remedial action be required, the DVSA will work with the manufacturer to ensure swift action is taken and that the manufacturer informs vehicle keepers directly.</p><p>In the past, safety recalls have been conducted for parts of the Ecoboost range, and investigations continue into potential defects today relating to 'belt failures' and whether this could constitute a safety defect, although there are no immediate concerns.</p><p>Consumers experiencing issues with Ford Ecoboost engines should contact Ford or the retailer directly to resolve the issue. Consumers can also contact the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 0808 223 1133 for advice.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 17/09/2024 14:00:15 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5260

1728591

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Gender Based Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce violence against women and girls on public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and we have set out our unprecedented mission to halve it within a decade. Achieving this means concerted work on prevention and overhauling every aspect of society’s response to these devastating crimes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working across government to address these issues. We are also piloting Transport Safety Officers in five areas in England, including officers specifically trained to respond to incidents of VAWG.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also continues to work closely with transport partners, including the British Transport Police, on a range of initiatives to address the problems faced by all passengers, on the transport network. This includes the Railway Guardian app which provides safety advice, links to partner organisations and enables reporting of incidents to the force directly. BTP uses specialist teams of plain clothed and uniformed officers across the network to target and identify offenders. It also uses enhanced patrols, with a directed, intelligence-led focus around the nighttime economy, providing high visibility presence to reassure rail staff and the public.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 18/09/2024 13:28:42 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1728390

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Stroud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure that transport infrastructure in the M5 corridor north of Bristol is developed in a way that allows housing targets in the Stroud district council local plan to be achieved.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to ensure that housing growth is appropriately supported by transport infrastructure provision. I am unable to comment on specific proposals, it is for the local authority in consultation with infrastructure providers to determine the infrastructure requirements to support proposed growth in local plans. National Highways has worked collaboratively with the local council throughout the Local Plan process and continues to work constructively with them.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 17/09/2024 13:54:43 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5030

1728349

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Aldershot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that potholes are fixed promptly in Aldershot constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Alex Baker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. Hampshire County Council (HCC) is the local highway authority for the Aldershot constituency, and it is therefore responsible for the maintenance of the local road network. HCC will receive £37.7 million from this Department during 2024/25 to enable it to carry out its local highway maintenance responsibilities. Funding for future years is a matter for the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 12/09/2024 08:24:58 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5173

1728348

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Aldershot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve train services in Aldershot constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Alex Baker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>Department officials maintain contact with train operators to ensure an appropriate level of service is provided to meet passenger demand, and this is reviewed regularly. The recent establishment of Shadow Great British Railways paves the way for the creation of Great British Railways and will deliver a unified railway providing a stronger, more reliable railway for the benefit of passengers.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 12/09/2024 15:08:51 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5173

1728347

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Aldershot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to help ensure that councils provide access to bus services for isolated communities in Aldershot constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Alex Baker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The government has set out an action plan for improving the bus network, centred around putting control of local bus services into the hands of communities to give them the tools they need to plan and deliver services in a way that suits their needs. On 9 September, the government announced important first steps towards delivering this aim by laying a statutory instrument to ‘open up’ bus franchising to all local transport authorities (LTAs), and publishing a consultation document on proposed updates to streamline bus franchising guidance that will speed up and lower the cost of franchising for LTAs.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will also introduce a new Buses Bill later this year that will build on the progress of this first package of measures, and help bring to an end the postcode lottery of bus services by giving local leaders the freedom to take decisions to deliver their local transport priorities and ensure networks meet the needs of the communities who rely on them, including in rural areas in Aldershot and across England.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 12/09/2024 09:49:02 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5173

1728320

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East West Rail Line: Aylesbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the Aylesbury spur of the East-West Rail link for the (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham and Bletchley
	tabling member printed	Callum Anderson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Along with East West Rail Company and Network Rail, the Department for Transport is considering the merits of providing an East West Rail link to Aylesbury, and shared both cost information and the results of business case analysis with the local authority. A final decision will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 17/09/2024 13:46:56 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5193

1728296

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M25: A3
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with National Highways on (a) the expected completion date for works on the Painshill junction of the M25 and A3 and (b) the steps being taken to (i) ensure the timely completion of that work and (ii) minimise disruption in the area.
	tabling member constituency	Runnymede and Weybridge
	tabling member printed	Dr Ben Spencer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>National Highways are due to complete the main works at the Painshill roundabout and junction 10 of the M25 by Summer 2025 however, there will be other minor works including environmental enhancements that will be completed towards the end of 2025.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure timely completion of works, National Highways are closely monitoring the construction programme and are working with the supply chain, local authorities, and utility providers to ensure the programme is on schedule. Additionally, to minimise disruption National Highways are undertaking some of the works overnight and at weekends when traffic volumes are low, and they are also retaining the number of lanes available during the day to maintain traffic flows. Furthermore, National Highways are promoting information about road closures in advance to allow customer to use alternative routes or other forms of transport when necessary.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 12/09/2024 16:01:12 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4785 label Biography information for Dr Ben Spencer