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1655825

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date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department’s latest plans are to support the rollout of autonomous vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	195938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government paper <em>“Connected &amp; Automated Mobility 2025: realising the benefits of self-driving vehicles in the UK”</em> sets out the Government’s plans to support the development and deployment of safe self-driving vehicles in the UK. This includes proposals for a comprehensive regulatory, legislative and safety framework. The Department remains committed to these plans will bring forward primary legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p><p>Alongside developing legal and regulatory frameworks, the government has committed £100 million of new Research and Development funding following the Government’s Spending Review for the period 2022/23 to 2024/25, which is allocated to the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) through two Departments:</p><ol><li>£66 million in the Department for Business and Trade to support commercial deployment of connected and self-driving technologies.</li><li>£34 million in the Department for Transport (DfT) for creation of a safety assurance framework for self-driving vehicles.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 195939 question first answered 11/09/2023 09:12:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1655826

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) legal and (b) industry standards for emerging technologies for autonomous vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	195939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government paper <em>“Connected &amp; Automated Mobility 2025: realising the benefits of self-driving vehicles in the UK”</em> sets out the Government’s plans to support the development and deployment of safe self-driving vehicles in the UK. This includes proposals for a comprehensive regulatory, legislative and safety framework. The Department remains committed to these plans will bring forward primary legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p><p>Alongside developing legal and regulatory frameworks, the government has committed £100 million of new Research and Development funding following the Government’s Spending Review for the period 2022/23 to 2024/25, which is allocated to the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) through two Departments:</p><ol><li>£66 million in the Department for Business and Trade to support commercial deployment of connected and self-driving technologies.</li><li>£34 million in the Department for Transport (DfT) for creation of a safety assurance framework for self-driving vehicles.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 195938 question first answered 11/09/2023 09:12:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1655845

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support consumers affected by flight cancellations in summer 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	195954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has been clear with industry partners that they should ensure passengers receive the best possible service and are provided with the support they need in the event of disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for ensuring that airlines are meeting their obligations under the legislation that sets out air passenger rights. It continues to monitor industry performance, and will take action where required.</p><p> </p><p>It is very important that passengers understand their rights. This is why the Department published the Aviation Passenger Charter in July 2022. The Charter provides passengers with information needed for each stage of their journey, including if something goes wrong.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2023 12:36:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1655846

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority
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 Civil Aviation Authority on reforms to its enforcement powers.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	195955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The recent public body review of the CAA made 24 recommendations including in relation to enforcement. DfT officials discuss implementing these recommendations with the CAA regularly. The Department published its response to the Aviation Consumer Policy Reform consultation on 27 June 2023, which included a commitment to legislate when parliamentary time allows to provide the CAA with additional administrative powers. The Department will work closely with the CAA on the design of those powers to make sure they are effective and proportionate. A review of safety enforcement powers last took place in 2022; further work is needed to evaluate properly and fully the available options and to consider any additional engagement or consultation needed to understand the implications of any changes to current policy. Any changes agreed will be implemented as part of our joint DfT CAA rulemaking programme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2023 12:48:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1655847

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to consult (a) consumer and (b) passenger groups on proposed reforms to the powers of the Civil Aviation Authority.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	195956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department consulted in January 2022 on a range of aviation consumer issues, including whether to provide the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) with additional powers to enforce aviation consumer rights.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published its response to that consultation on 27 June 2023, which included a commitment to legislate when parliamentary time allows to provide the CAA with additional administrative powers. Further informal consultation with stakeholders may be required on the design of these powers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2023 12:34:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1655866

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information the Government holds on the number of electric vehicle charging points at each motorway service station in England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	195664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Around 96% of motorway service areas in England have charging available. There are currently more than 450 open-access (can be used with any electric vehicle) rapid (50kW) and ultra-rapid (150kW+) chargepoints at motorway service areas across England.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:04:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1655869

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commit to removing the proposals to ban the production of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	195976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, with all new cars and vans being fully zero emission by 2035. The UK’s position at the forefront of the global transition to zero emission vehicles ensures private sector investment into EV infrastructure and ChargeUK have projected £6 billion of new private investment in charging infrastructure by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:10:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1656013

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Sierra Leone
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 airlines on the viability of direct flights to Sierra Leone.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	195804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Department for Transport Ministers and officials hold regular discussions with airlines, airports and international partners to facilitate global connectivity. Air services between the United Kingdom and other countries are governed by a portfolio of bilateral air services agreements, which set the framework in which airlines from both countries operate. Our agreement with Sierra Leone specifies that there are no limitations on the frequency or type of services between Sierra Leone and the UK. Any airline from the UK or Sierra Leone, designated under this agreement, can operate between any points in the two countries.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual airlines to determine whether to take advantage of the rights and routes available to them within any air services agreement. Market conditions, such as the availability of indirect routing options, often affect the commercial considerations of airlines.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2023 12:45:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1656232

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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 guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on supporting the provision of on-street charging points for electric vehicles where there (a) is no off-street parking and (b) are no public charge points.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	196219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department is supporting local authorities through the £381m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, enabling local authorities to work with industry to transform the availability of charging infrastructure for drivers without off-street parking. A key aspect of the LEVI Fund is over £45m Capability funding, which enables local authorities to secure dedicated in-house expertise to plan and deliver EV chargepoint strategies, which take account of local challenges.</p><p> </p><p>A variety of technical, commercial and management guidance and best practice is available for local authorities through the LEVI Fund Support Body, appointed by the Department to deliver the LEVI Fund. This includes a ‘Knowledge Repository’ which contains guidance for each stage of charging infrastructure delivery, from writing a strategy to selecting sites and hardware through to designing effective contracts using a procurement ‘heads of terms’.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2023 13:07:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

1656304

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the National Cycle Network in providing opportunities for active travel in rural areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	196253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport provided funding to Sustrans in 2018 to assess the quality, safety, and accessibility of the National Cycle Network (NCN), including in rural areas. The findings were published in Sustrans’ Paths for Everyone report and were used by Sustrans to prioritise the schemes it put forward for Departmental funding. Over £75 million has been provided by the Department to upgrade the NCN since 2018. A progress update was published by Sustrans in 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2023 11:31:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner