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1653793

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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 estimate he has made of the number of electric vehicle charging points in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	194709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>Overall, it is estimated that there are 468, 579 charging devices / sockets as of July 2023. As of 1 July 2023, there were 44,020 public charging devices in the UK, according to data supplied by Zapmap. As of 1 April 2023 (the most recent public data available), there were 339,775 charging devices installed through the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), 40,333 devices installed through the Domestic Residential Scheme (DRS), 2,347 sockets installed through the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grants scheme (EVCG), and 42,104 sockets installed through the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/07/2023 07:35:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642097

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) British Airways and (b) other airlines on the potential for electric aviation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The adoption of zero emission flight, including electric aviation, is considered at the Government and industry forum the Jet Zero Council (JZC) including its Zero Emissions Flight Delivery Group. The JZC is co-chaired by the Secretaries of State for Transport, Business and Trade and Energy Security and Net Zero with industry members including British Airways.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing a record £685 million over three years into R&amp;D in the UK aerospace sector through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) programme. In February the Department for Business and Trade announced £113 million of co-investment with industry in three Rolls-Royce-led projects on hydrogen and Vertical Aerospace work on battery-electric aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/06/2023 07:53:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612217

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Tourists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport's decision to not introduce a travel cap for travellers during Christmas 2022 on the level of tourists entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Heathrow airport had a successful Christmas 2022. According to CAA Airport Data, Heathrow handled just under 6 million passengers throughout the month of December 2022, approximately 89% of the number of passengers in December 2019. Decisions on passenger capacity are the responsibility of airports and so in this case is a decision for Heathrow Airport Limited.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/04/2023 14:03:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1301197

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential cost benefits of reducing VAT on (a) building products and (b) low-carbon technologies used to retrofit homes to improve (i) indoor air quality, (ii) energy efficiency and (iii) the health of occupants.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government already makes available a reduced rate of VAT on the installation of energy efficient products, including solar panels and micro combined heat and power units, when certain conditions are met.</p><p> </p><p>Extending the current VAT relief would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer, and there are no current plans to extend the scope of the relief already in place. However, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2021 12:06:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1285046

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend the customs exemption period beyond the deadline of 31 March 2021 for goods entering into Northern Ireland via Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	151710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has written to the European Commission in relation to the implementation of aspects of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The letter has been published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-chancellor-of-the-duchy-of-lancaster-to-the-vice-president-of-the-european-commission-2-february-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-chancellor-of-the-duchy-of-lancaster-to-the-vice-president-of-the-european-commission-2-february-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/02/2021 15:19:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077125

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that demand for pilots is being met in the aviation sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Through the Government’s Aviation Strategy consultation, the Department is working with industry to ensure the next generation of aviation professionals is both attracted and retained. The consultation includes proposals for overcoming financial, social mobility and diversity barriers which may prevent skilled individuals from entering the aviation sector.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/03/2019 13:02:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

972382

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of people who are (a) killed and (b) injured by motorists who are over the legal limit of alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Tackling drink driving is a priority for the Government and important steps have already been taken to tighten drink driving legislation. Since 2015, high risk offenders such as repeat drink drivers have to provide medical proof that they are not alcohol dependent before getting their licence back; the right to a blood test was also removed for drivers who narrowly fail a breathalyser test, denying those people the chance to sober up while waiting for the test to be taken; and a £350,000 innovation competition to provide police forces with the next generation of mobile breathalyser equipment has recently completed and bids are under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/10/2018 14:47:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

838245

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the management Heathrow Airport on the planned length of the third runway there.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	127143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Statement of Approach on the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), the Department cannot discuss the merits or contents of the NPS. The Department is currently considering responses to the consultations held on the draft and revised draft Airports NPS.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/02/2018 17:16:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

833022

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to introduce a Blue Badge scheme for people diagnosed with autism.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently consulting on Blue Badge eligibility for people with hidden disabilities. The consultation ends on 18 March. Decisions on the future eligibility criteria will be taken when all views have been considered.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/02/2018 10:55:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767683

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Volkswagen on emissions repairs for owners who are still experiencing problems.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has met the VW board member responsible for resolving the emissions scandal and pressed him to ensure that any issues reported with consumers’ vehicles after the emissions repair are dealt with and resolved appropriately. We worked hard to secure important improvements to the Trust Building Measure that the company issued in June, to make sure it would support as many affected owners as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2017 15:41:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon