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839017

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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 steps his Department has taken in the last 12 months to encourage cycling.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	127577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>In April 2017 the Government published the first ever statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) for England. The CWIS details the Government’s plans for increasing cycling and walking, and identifies £1.2 billion of funding which may be invested until 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the Strategy, the Department has identified additional funding for cycling and walking schemes, including around £77 million of support for schemes via the National Productivity Investment Fund. The Government also announced a new £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund in the Autumn Budget which will allow a number of cities to support projects aimed at improving local connectivity, which could include by boosting cycling and walking. The Department has recently announced a further £4m of funding for the cycle rail programme to improve cycle storage facilities at railway stations, and has commenced a major programme of technical support to help 44 local authorities in England to develop their Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs).</p><p> </p><p>The Department also announced a Cycle Safety Review in September 2017, which will consider ways of making the roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians, and so help encourage confidence in cycling. Further details of the Review will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 12:26:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

839043

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent correspondence he has had with the Mayor of London on penalty charges on TfL roads; and if he will place a copy of that correspondence in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	127603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Copies of the recent correspondence between the Secretary of State for Transport and the Mayor of London on the issue of penalty charges on Transport for London roads will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 12:46:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

839056

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Bicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend the scope of Office for Low Emission Vehicles grants to include e-bikes and e-cargo bikes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	127616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>OLEV grants are available to bridge the cost gap between electric vehicles and internal combustion engine equivalent road vehicles. We do not plan at this stage to extend grant funding to e-bikes and e-cargo bikes. The Government recognises the significant potential benefits associated with e-bikes, and its plans to boost all forms of cycling are set out in the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017. The Department has supported various e-bike initiatives in recent years, and some e-bikes are eligible for support under the Government’s cycle to work scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 12:19:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

839097

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of offering financial incentives to encourage people to buy an electric car; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	127656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Financial incentives help to offset the upfront price premium of an electric vehicle and are therefore important to encouraging motorists to make the switch, and have been made available by Government for the past seven years.</p><p> </p><p>We have a support package worth nearly £1.5 billion to encourage early market growth, including a variety of grant funding schemes such as the Plug-in Car Grant, which offers up to £4,500 off the cost of a new electric car. There are also grants to put the necessary charging infrastructure in place and positive incentives for electric vehicles in the UK tax framework.</p><p> </p><p>These incentives support our ambition to end the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, helping to meet our long term climate and air quality goals as well as positioning the UK as a global leader in electric vehicle technology and use.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 12:22:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

839146

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to repeal charges on toll bridges established under 19th Century Acts of Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	127705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>These Toll bridges are privately owned and operated. The operation and management of these privately owned tolled crossings are a matter for the respective individual companies and Government has no plans to repeal the legislation in respect of these charges.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/02/2018 10:42:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

839195

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hope Valley Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the publication of the results of the 2016 public enquiry into the Hope Valley line improvements.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	127753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The decision to provide Network Rail Infrastructure Limited with the legal powers to construct, operate and maintain new passing facilities and associated railway infrastructure on the Hope Valley route between Bamford and Hathersage and at Dore was issued on 13 February 2018. A copy of the decision letter and the Inspector’s report, following the public Inquiry, can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/twa-inspector-reports-and-decision-letters" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/twa-inspector-reports-and-decision-letters</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/02/2018 10:48:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

837764

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	Diesel Vehicles: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has plans to introduce a diesel vehicle scrappage scheme for people on low incomes.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	126795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>On 22 November 2017 the Government launched a consultation on additional measures to support individuals and businesses affected by local NO2 plans. Options considered include retrofitting vehicles, support for car clubs, vehicle scrappage and improved public transport offers. The consultation closed on 5 January 2018 and the Government will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/02/2018 10:29:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

837966

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	Severn River Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans for the Severn Bridge toll to be removed entirely.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	126996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government will abolish charging on the Severn bridges by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/02/2018 11:27:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

838231

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	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Get Britain Cycling, published by the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group in 2013, if his Department will ensure that cycling infrastructure receives adequate funding in line with the recommendations in that report.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	127129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Cycling has many benefits, both for the individual and for society as a whole, and requires good cycling infrastructure. The Government’s first ever statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, sets out the £1.2 billion of funding that is available to support cycling and walking over the period to 2021. Since its publication, the Government has announced further support for cycling and walking infrastructure, including around £77 million of schemes funded through the National Productivity Investment Fund, and the potential for significant investment through the new £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund. Many of the funding decisions are for local authorities, and the Department is helping them to produce Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans which will help make the case for investment in their own areas.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 17:25:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

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