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1540535

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date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 with Cabinet colleagues to promote research into electric vehicle charging road technology; and what assessment he has made of that technology's potential environmental benefits.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	82456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies for taxis in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles, by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Wireless charging has several other potential commercial and consumer benefits, including improved accessibility.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies. This includes £3.4 million for charging taxis wirelessly in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Wireless charging potentially has several other commercial and consumer experience benefits, including improved accessibility.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 13:56:39 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2022 09:22:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 33766 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1540686

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the process by which his Department is (a) identifying and (b) reviewing retained EU law which may be in scope of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	82272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The catalogue of REUL is available on the Retained EU law dashboard which has been collected as part of a cross-government collaborative exercise. This can be accessed by visiting the relevant page on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 13:54:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1539989

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Travel Survey: 2021, published August 2022, what assessment he has made of implications for his policies of the decreasing level of active travel in 2021 relative to 2020; and what steps he is taking to encourage more (a) walking and (b) cycling trips in (i) London and (ii) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	80808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We look carefully at long-term travel statistics when planning future transport needs. Whilst it is important to examine the period of the pandemic when doing so, it is also important to bear in mind that, for most people, travel then was very different to that in normal times.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support active travel and has invested unprecedented sums in walking and cycling since the start of the pandemic. In London, this is a matter for the Mayor, and the Department’s recent funding settlement with Transport for London will enable it to continue to invest in improving London's streets by investing over £80 million per year in schemes to enable more walking and cycling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 10:45:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1540143

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to increase the level of active travel in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	80927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>In July 2022, the Government published the second statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2), reaffirming its commitment to active travel and setting out the objectives and the financial resources in place to achieve these for the period 2021 to 2025.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2022, the Department formally established Active Travel England as an Executive Agency. Active Travel England is already overseeing the delivery of £200 million of active travel schemes this financial year, and is due shortly to make an announcement on future active travel funding for local authorities. It is rapidly recruiting its core staff, as well as putting in place its formal governance structures.</p><p> </p><p>Other recent steps include the announcement in August 2022 of a number of social prescribing pilot schemes in eleven local authority areas. These will help join up the active travel and health agendas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2022 14:49:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1540144

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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 the Government plans to reduce the active travel budget.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	80928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government will continue its support for active travel and has already invested unprecedented sums in enabling more walking and cycling since the start of the pandemic in 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2022 15:01:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1540228

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to roll out fast electric vehicle chargers in Blue Badge parking bays for accessibility purposes.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	80750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>We want an electric vehicle charging infrastructure network which has accessibility embedded in its design.</p><p> </p><p>This year, the Government and the national disability charity Motability co-sponsored the British Standards Institution to develop a new accessibility standard for electric vehicle charging. The PAS (Publicly Available Standard) 1899 provides specifications on designing and installing accessible public electric vehicle chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>The location of chargepoints on public highways is a matter for local authorities which are responsible for issuing Blue Badges and associated on-street accessible parking bays. The Government encourages local authorities to consider installation of accessible chargepoints at appropriate locations, taking into account the specifications laid out in PAS 1899.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2022 14:39:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1540280

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
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 to prioritise active travel since September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	80881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has continued to prioritise its work on active travel, and the last two months have seen significant amounts of recruitment into key Active Travel England (ATE) roles, as well as a process to select ATE’s non-executive directors. ATE also announced in October that it had established a new advisory panel consisting of Chief Medical Officer Sir Christopher Whitty; Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street; Chair of the Office for Rail and Road Declan Collier; and Arup's Global Transport Lead Isabel Dedring. ATE has also continued to work behind the scenes with local authorities to review their active travel plans and help maximise their chances of securing funding for active travel schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 15:17:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1539437

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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, with reference to Section 78(5)(f) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, how many dispensations given by the Secretary of State are currently active at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	79352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>In the six months to 7 November 2022, there were 409 dispensations under a notice granted by an airport manager at Heathrow Airport. Widespread and prolonged air traffic disruption accounted for 399 of these dispensations; emergencies, with an immediate danger to life or health accounted for 8 dispensations; and delays likely to lead to serious airfield or terminal congestion accounted for 2 dispensations.</p><p>Over the same period, one dispensation was given by the Secretary of State under Section 78(5)(f) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982.</p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited publishes night flight dispensations data in its quarterly Night Flight Report.</p><p>The Government publishes guidance for airport managers on eligibility for dispensations, and any dispensations must be notified to the Department within seven days.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 79353 question first answered 09/11/2022 15:02:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1539443

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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, how many dispensations under Section 78 (4) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 were given by airport managers at Heathrow Airport in the last six months; and for what reasons these dispensations were given.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	79353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>In the six months to 7 November 2022, there were 409 dispensations under a notice granted by an airport manager at Heathrow Airport. Widespread and prolonged air traffic disruption accounted for 399 of these dispensations; emergencies, with an immediate danger to life or health accounted for 8 dispensations; and delays likely to lead to serious airfield or terminal congestion accounted for 2 dispensations.</p><p>Over the same period, one dispensation was given by the Secretary of State under Section 78(5)(f) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982.</p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited publishes night flight dispensations data in its quarterly Night Flight Report.</p><p>The Government publishes guidance for airport managers on eligibility for dispensations, and any dispensations must be notified to the Department within seven days.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 79352 question first answered 09/11/2022 15:02:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1539463

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Jet Zero Strategy: Delivering Net Zero Aviation by 2050, published in July 2022, what discussions has he had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on that strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	79291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Transport and Business Secretaries and their Ministerial teams meet regularly to discuss the Government’s approach to Jet Zero, including through the Jet Zero Council which they have Co-Chaired since it was established in July 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 09:38:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson