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732305

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to extend the availability of the Clean Bus Technology Fund to all buses; and whether his Department has a timetable for the retrofitting of all buses to reduce nitrogen dioxide and other particulate emission.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>In the 2016 Autumn Statement, the Government committed a further £150 million in support for low emission buses and taxis, which includes support for retrofitting buses. As outlined in the draft UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide published for consultation in May 2017, we will publish further information on scheme design and timings later in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/07/2017 13:26:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

731687

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to change the eligibility criteria for people seeking to rent large cars, vans and HGVs.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for renting a vehicle, beyond the requirement to hold an appropriate licence, is set by vehicle hire companies. Additional eligibility criteria, such as age restrictions and minimum driving experience, can be set as part of the rental agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In light of recent events, the Department for Transport are working with partners from across Government, the police, the security services and industry to explore what more can be done to prevent the malicious use of hire vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/06/2017 11:32:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

731856

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a new funding stream to encourage cycling in small towns and rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £1.2 billion highlighted in the Strategy, funding is also available to small towns and rural areas from local authority programmes, some other government programmes such as Sport England and Public Health England, and the most recent allocations from the Local Growth Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 777 question first answered 27/06/2017 12:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

731857

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available for cycling in (a) rural areas and (b) Cheshire East since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, rural local authorities have benefited from funding for sustainable forms of transport, including cycling and walking, through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its successors the Sustainable Travel Transition Year and Access Fund. Additionally, from 2013-15 the Department for Transport (DfT) provided £17million to benefit rural areas by improving cycling infrastructure in and around national parks. Details of the areas where DfT funding has been allocated can be found at: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Cheshire East council has benefited from the following DfT investment since 2010 which will help to encourage cycling:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Sustainable Transport Fund</p></td><td><p>3.059</p></td><td><p>2011-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sustainable Travel Transition Year</p></td><td><p>0.35</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bikeability (national cycling training)</p></td><td><p>0.967</p></td><td><p>2010-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/06/2017 12:32:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

731858

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sources of funding are available to small towns and rural areas to fund new cycling infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £1.2 billion highlighted in the Strategy, funding is also available to small towns and rural areas from local authority programmes, some other government programmes such as Sport England and Public Health England, and the most recent allocations from the Local Growth Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 775 question first answered 27/06/2017 12:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

731189

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential cost to extend entitlement to free travel passes to women born in the 1950s who have yet to reach state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>In addition to providing support to those with a disability, the original intention of the English national concessionary bus pass scheme was to help people maintain their independence in retirement. Concessions are therefore not aimed at people considered to be of working age and in April 2010 the concession was specifically aligned for both men and women to the Department for Work and Pensions’ State Pension Age.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have the discretion to offer concessions over and above the statutory minimum to their residents as they see fit.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/06/2017 14:23:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731490

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A38: Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on the A38 in Devon in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The funding for schemes follows fiscal year cycles and accordingly spend is defined by year 2010/11 2011/12 etc.</p><p> </p><p>The historic spend figures for the A38 in Devon are as follows:</p><p>2010/11 - £2,985,863.17</p><p>2011/12 - £4,533,488.18</p><p>2012/13 - £3,999,018.54</p><p>2013/14 - £6,390,422.47</p><p>2014/15 - £20,452,939.65</p><p>2015/16 - £26,076,203.37</p><p>2016/17 - £9,129,144.01</p><p> </p><p>The peak in spend between 2014-2016 reflects the pinch point schemes which were delivered on the A38 within the Devon</p><p>In addition, annual routine maintenance such as grass cutting is funded from a separate maintenance budget and spend for this is excluded from the above figures.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/06/2017 14:12:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

731495

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A38: Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to the A38 in Devon in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The funding for schemes follows fiscal year cycles and accordingly spend is defined by year 2017/18 2018/19 etc. Additionally, these figures are forecasts and as such they are not are sub divided by county boundaries at the current time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Current forecast spend for the A38 within Devon and Cornwall is:</p><p>2017/18 - £17,367,440</p><p>2018/19 - £12,366,121</p><p>2019/20 - £11,900,162</p><p> </p><p>The forecast yearly spending figures for the A38 may be subject to change and regional prioritisation but could include schemes on bridge joint replacement, carriageway improvements and drainage works. This work is governed by a series of periodic checks and / or defined maintenance schedules.</p><p> </p><p>Annual routine maintenance, such as grass cutting, is funded from a separate budget and this is excluded from these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The funding settlement post 2020 is still being developed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/06/2017 14:24:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

724242

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2017 to Question 70406, on energy intensive industries: trade competitiveness, whether such compensation funding has been allocated on a rolling basis until an exemption is secured or a set amount has been committed to the policy.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	71895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/04/2017 08:53:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

722580

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hydroelectric Power: Feed-in Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the feed-in tariff on low head hydro schemes in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	71357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Over 1000 small-scale (high or low head) hydro installations have been registered in the Feed-in Tariff scheme since April 2010, comprising 182 megawatts of capacity as of the end of February 2017. The Feed-in Tariff contributed to a doubling* in the number of hydro installations in the UK between 2010 and 2015, though a smaller proportion in terms of capacity, as none of these new sites are above 2MW in size.</p><p><em>*<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics</a> </em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 16:31:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot