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1666142

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Night Flying
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 assessment of the potential (a) likelihood of flight delays for over two hours at Heathrow Airport in December 2023 and (b) impact of flights delays on trends in the level of night flights to and from that airport; and whether he plans to take steps to ensure that that airport does not exceed its night flight restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	203555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport operates in the private sector and is responsible for managing its own performance. It has its own specific target to reduce the number of nights with late-running operations. The Department will continue to work closely with Heathrow throughout the winter season to understand the plans it has in place to manage passenger demand.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also closely monitors night movements at Heathrow Airport to ensure compliance with night flight restrictions set by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:32:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1666144

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 3 of Stakeholder Engagement Appendix G, Heathrow's Airspace Modernisation (FASI South) Stage 2 Gateway submission, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential ecological impact of diverting flight paths over Richmond Park.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	203556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The airspace modernisation programme is an important national infrastructure project that aims to deliver quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys for the benefit of those who use and are affected by UK airspace.</p><p>All sponsors of airspace change must follow the Civil Aviation Authority's regulatory requirements as set out in airspace change process (CAP1616). CAP1616 requires sponsors to undertake comprehensive environmental assessments for airspace options that are under consideration. The requirements of CAP1616 can be scaled up or down depending on the nature and impacts of the airspace change proposal.</p><p>Heathrow airport is currently at Stage 2 of the CAP1616 process. Heathrow needs to pass through the Stage 2 gateway before it can progress to Stage 3. It is at that stage that the sponsors of permanent airspace change proposals will undertake a full options appraisal before undertaking a formal public consultation with all interested stakeholders, including local communities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:42:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1665438

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his department plans to publish a response to L-category vehicles consultation.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	202968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department is now analysing the responses and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2023 09:43:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1665486

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hybrid Vehicles
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 effectiveness of hybrid vehicles in improving air quality.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	203077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Air pollution has reduced significantly since 2010. Emissions of nitrogen oxides have fallen by 45 per cent and fine particulate matter PM2.5 by 10 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>The same regulated air pollution standards apply to hybrid vehicles as to conventional vehicles. Hybrid vehicles may have lower exhaust emissions while operating in electric mode. However, there is limited evidence regarding the difference in total emissions from hybrid vehicles versus non-hybrid equivalents. The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory provides public information on the latest emissions factors for road vehicles, which is available online at: <a href="https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/ef-transport" target="_blank">https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/ef-transport</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 11:00:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1665591

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to expenditure on Microsoft Word training published in DfT: spending over £500, October 2022, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of competency on Microsoft Word among officials in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	202937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department has made no specific assessment on this point.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:51:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1664839

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring electric bike users to (a) have a number plate and (b) be insured.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department considered issues including a mandatory registration and insurance system for cyclists as part of a cycling and walking safety review in 2018. The review concluded that restricting people’s ability to cycle in this way would mean that many would choose other modes of transport instead, with negative impacts for congestion, pollution and health.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:38:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1664876

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Charging Points: Rural Areas
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 ensure that rural communities have access to electric vehicle charging points.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	202570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Earlier this month, the Government published ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/652e37b46b6fbf0014b757a9/dft-future-transport-supporting-rural-transport-innovation.pdf" target="_blank">Future of Transport: helping local authorities to unlock the benefits of technology and innovation in rural transport’</a>. The document details the support that the Government is providing to ensure that electric vehicle chargepoints are installed across the UK, including in rural communities. This support includes grants for homes and workplaces, support for local authorities through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, and supporting long distance journeys through the Rapid Charging Fund.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government recently published its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/plan-for-drivers" target="_blank">Plan for Drivers</a>. The Plan sets out seven further actions that the Government is planning to take to support the transition to zero emission driving. This includes an intention to review the grid connections process for EV chargepoints, to consult on the expansion of street works permits to chargepoint operators, and to consult on the expansion of permitted development rights.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor market developments to determine whether any significant gaps in charging infrastructure provision emerge and will consider the case for further support if required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:01:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1664887

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that the costs of charging electric vehicles in public places remain affordable.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	202581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has recently laid regulations to improve the consumer experience across the public charging network. The regulations will ensure that pricing information is transparent, payment methods are simplified, charge points are reliable and public charge point data is freely available for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Through these regulations, the Government will ensure that drivers can get value for money by comparing prices across different public charge points through a single format of pence per kilowatt hour, similar to pence per litre of fuel.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, in many cases electric vehicle drivers can benefit from savings on the cost of fuel compared to conventional combustion engines.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:22:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1664945

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Exhaust Emissions
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 phase out dates for new non-zero emission (a) mopeds and (b) motorcycles.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	202639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The consultation on when to end the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles (including mopeds and motorcycles) was open to written responses from 14 July to 21 September 2022 and supported by a thorough programme of stakeholder engagement with manufacturers and industry. The Department is now analysing the responses and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:04:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1665130

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department uses any chauffeur services other than the Government Car Service.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	202823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department does occasionally use taxi and non-GCS car services when GCS cars are not available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 09:58:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson