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1546922

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	Diesel and Vegetable Oils: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the annual average greenhouse gas emissions from (a) hydrogenated vegetable oil and (b) diesel.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	99776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), like other renewable fuels, is eligible for support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). The RTFO is a certificate trading scheme that requires large suppliers of transport fuel to ensure a percentage of the total fuel they supply is from renewable sources. The RTFO further incentivises HVO produced from waste feedstocks, such as tallow or used cooking oil, by awarding double the renewable transport fuel certificates (RTFCs) compared to crop derived fuels.</p><p> </p><p>Like all low carbon fuels supported under the RTFO, the Department regularly reports on the carbon savings achieved from HVO. In 2021, HVO provided an average 89% carbon reduction compared to a fossil fuel comparator. Full statistical reports are published quarterly on the gov.uk website: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Frenewable-fuel-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CWendy.Jarman%40dft.gov.uk%7Caa0ae499bc4544e360bb08dad7ac4857%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638059432198396357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BBoj6xNIqytAhDCbpU86%2BAwdKCeDCFKWIhM5mkTfe1k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/renewable-fuel-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2022 11:58:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1546926

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: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has (a) taken recent steps to help reduce and (b) had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the price of hydrogenated vegetable oil.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	99780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The price of HVO is ultimately driven by market conditions and production costs, however, the operation of the RTFO is the Government’s primary mechanism for addressing the cost difference between fossil fuels and renewable fuels such as HVO.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have not had any conversation with Cabinet colleagues recently regarding price of HVO specifically. But the Government recognises the important contribution that fuels such as HVO can play as it works to decarbonise transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2022 12:00:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1546437

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on active travel in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	98811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department spent approximately £300m of dedicated active travel funding in 2021-22, with the bulk of this going to local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2022 09:28:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1546500

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Helmets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with road safety and cycle representative groups on making it a legal requirement for cyclists to wear helmets on public roads.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	98745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department considered this matter at length in a comprehensive cycling and walking safety review in 2018 and held discussions with a wide range of stakeholders as part of that review. The safety benefits of mandating cycle helmets for cyclists are likely to be outweighed by the fact that this would put some people off cycling, thereby reducing the wider health and environmental benefits. The Department recommends that cyclists should wear helmets, as set out in The Highway Code, but has no intention to make this a legal requirement.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2022 09:30:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1546502

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of public sector vehicle fleets have made the transition to electric vehicles in the UK; and what estimate he has made of the timescale to fully transition those vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	98829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>In the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, the Government committed to 100% of its car and van fleet being fully zero emission at tailpipe by 31 December 2027. These targets are binding for government and advisory for the wider public sector. The Government does not hold data on wider public sector fleet vehicles and what proportion of these are electric. However, it does publish progress on the central government commitment in the Greening Government Commitments annual report.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2022 10:06:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1546513

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when local authorities will be invited to bid for Active Travel Fund 4.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	98832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department plans to launch Active Travel Fund 4 once future budgets are confirmed through the Departmental business planning process, following the Autumn Statement of 17 November.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2022 17:03:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1546514

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Air Pollution
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 ensure local highway authorities are tackling roadside air pollution generated by motor vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	98833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government published its plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations in 2017. This has been underpinned with £883m of dedicated funding to help local authorities develop and implement local NO2 air quality plans and support those affected by these plans. This sits alongside significant investment to support the transition to cleaner, more sustainable transport, including funding to kickstart a cycling and walking revolution and £320 million invested so far to support zero emission buses as part of a step-change in investment into bus services.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2022 13:47:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1545940

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of additional support for the Active Travel fund.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	97693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts in His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) on active travel funding and other matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2022 09:26:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1546102

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the total value of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for his Department as performance-related bonuses in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	97597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Issuing non-cash vouchers is a standard practice across Government and is part of DfT’s recognition scheme. The Edenred contract came into effect in 2017 which allows departments access to non-cash vouchers for staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The amount of vouchers awarded for this are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Amount awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£34,800.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£29,570.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£34,085.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£64,260.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2022 10:44:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1545263

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by the Climate Change Committee entitled Resilient supply chains, published on 20 October 2022, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendation on integrating into his Department's climate change adaptation strategy a plan to increase resilience of transport infrastructure to help maintain the provision of (a) medicine, (b) clean water and (c) other goods and services.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	95819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022 identified ‘Risks to business from disruption to supply chains and distribution networks’. The Department for Transport is considering action against relevant risks identified by the Climate Change Committee.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2022 10:30:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith