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1605148

registered interest
date	17/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Disability
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 help ensure that people with disabilities are able to access modes of active travel which aid (a) mobility and (b) independence.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	168074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy sets out both a vision and specific objectives to increase levels of walking, wheeling and cycling. The Government is providing around £3 billion of funding for active travel over the current Parliament, as well as guidance for local transport authorities to support the creation of accessible infrastructure. The guidance and funding prioritise road safety and personal safety concerns, particularly for those with protected characteristics, including people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 168075 question first answered 27/03/2023 09:13:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1605153

registered interest
date	17/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wheeling
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 help promote wheeling for people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	168075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy sets out both a vision and specific objectives to increase levels of walking, wheeling and cycling. The Government is providing around £3 billion of funding for active travel over the current Parliament, as well as guidance for local transport authorities to support the creation of accessible infrastructure. The guidance and funding prioritise road safety and personal safety concerns, particularly for those with protected characteristics, including people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 168074 question first answered 27/03/2023 09:13:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1604799

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
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 his Department held consultations on changes to the Second Walking and Cycling Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	167169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department did not consult on this. The change was a factual correction to a number in a funding table and did not represent a change of policy or substance. The Department will consult in due course on the third statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), as required by the Infrastructure Act 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/03/2023 12:50:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1604101

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: York Central
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on potential opportunities to use York Central to showcase active travel excellence; and if he will take steps to support those opportunities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	165325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Active Travel England has been established by the Department to raise standards of active travel delivery, including in new developments. I have asked Active Travel England to meet with stakeholders involved in York Central.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/03/2023 13:04:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1603525

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
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, for what reason the budget for active travel has been reduced from £3.8 billion to £3 billion over this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	163807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not recognise the reduction that the Honourable Lady refers to. The figure of £3.8 billion was a projection of total investment from a wide range of Government funding streams over the five-year period of the second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2), published in July 2022. The Department has had to make savings across all modes of travel to meet inflationary pressures caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Despite this, the Department continues to invest very significantly in active travel and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/03/2023 14:56:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1603526

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
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 he plans to take to meet the Government's target for 50 per cent of journeys in towns and cities to be undertaken through active travel by 2030.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	163808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s ambitions for walking and cycling up to 2025 and 2030 are outlined in the second statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2) which was published in July 2022. Many of the steps the Government is taking to boost walking and cycling were also outlined in the Government’s Gear Change plan, published in July 2020. A total of around £3 billion of Government funding is projected to be invested into active travel over this Parliament. This includes at least £100m of dedicated capital funding over the two-year period 2023/24 to 2024/25, and an expected £850m of dedicated capital funding over the first three years of this Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/03/2023 14:54:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1601134

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has taken recent steps with the Secretary of State for Education to help improve (a) cycling and (b) walking infrastructure outside schools.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	157677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has provided almost £400 million to local authorities since 2020/21 to improve active travel infrastructure, including outside schools. Active Travel England has recently announced a further £200 million of funding for local authorities and has encouraged bids that would enable more children to walk and cycle to school.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/03/2023 11:01:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1584302

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
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 control secure (a) e-bike and (b) e-scooter parking in identified parking areas; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals on the creation of (i) regulations and (ii) parking infrastructure for (A) e-bikes and (B) e-scooter hire schemes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	140140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>E-bikes follow the same traffic rules as bicycles, so that it is an offence for them to obstruct the highway, including the pavement. In some cases, e-bikes may be parked on the pavement if they do not cause an obstruction. An obstruction is an offence under the Highways Act and is enforceable by the police.</p><p> </p><p>E-scooter rental trials are live in 25 areas across England, were launched in July 2020, and will be running until 31 May 2024. The Department has also published guidance for local authorities and e-scooter operators on running trials. It has required them to engage with local police forces and accessibility groups in designing their proposals, to mitigate potential non-compliance and manage e-scooter parking.</p><p> </p><p>When parliamentary time allows, The Government intends to introduce legislation which would enable local authorities to manage rental services of bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters. This will allow them to regulate rental micromobility schemes and tailor them to local priorities and considerations while still ensuring a baseline national standard of service provision. It would also include the ability to manage fleet sizes, parking arrangements and access to the rental market.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/02/2023 13:27:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1583587

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of increasing Government investment in the (a) cycling and (b) e-bike manufacturing sector.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	139194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing to support our thriving cycling and e-bike sector. The Government provides indirect support to the sector through investment in cycling and walking infrastructure and through the Cycle to Work scheme. The Department has committed over £500m on dedicated active travel initiatives over the period of 2021/22 to 2022/23. The Department also provides funding for innovation in the transport sector through Transport Research and Innovation Grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/02/2023 10:52:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1583588

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of (i) bicycle, (ii) e-bikes and (iii) scooter recycling projects and (b) adequacy of financial support available for those schemes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	139195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government provides funding for a range of projects which support cycle and e-cycle repair. This includes the Department’s ‘Fix Your Bike’ voucher scheme in 2020/21 which enabled people to claim £50 off the cost of a cycle service. An evaluation of this scheme is currently in progress. In 2022/23, the Department has also provided £2 million to Cycling UK’s ongoing ‘Big Bike Revival’ project, which includes cycle repairs and maintenance workshops, including for onward sale or donation of second-hand cycles. The Department is currently developing standards around the construction and use of e-scooters and has not yet completed any assessment of recycling projects for e-scooters. The disposal and recycling of e-scooters currently falls under the responsibility of the Office for Product Safety Standards, and like e-cycles, e-scooters are required to meet the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations (2013).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2023 09:24:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell