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date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to (a) improve awareness among drivers of the harms of idling engines and (b) encourage drivers to turn their engines off where possible.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	14025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>Unnecessary vehicle idling is already an offence under The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2002, with equivalent devolved powers. It is also the subject of rule 123 of the Highway Code, which drivers are required to learn and observe.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities, which are responsible for enforcement, are free to take other measures to discourage engine idling, including additional signage at specific locations. The Department for Transport has authorised the use of such signs by some traffic authorities where required.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/06/2021 14:15:17 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1332067

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assessment he has made of the potential public health risks of allowing licensed hire vehicle drivers to cross local authority boundaries, including from areas with low rates of covid-19 infection to areas with high rates of infection and (b) representations he has received from local authorities requesting that such drivers are restricted from crossing local authority boundaries.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	13930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has published guidance for the taxi and private hire vehicle sector on how to provide COVID-safe services during the pandemic. Taxis and private hire vehicles are able to operate across tier boundaries.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers should follow the Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers and any other restrictions in place.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/06/2021 14:17:16 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1330614

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Training
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 train more HGV drivers.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	12054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>We are supporting the development of apprenticeships, including a standard to train lorry drivers. A revised standard will be available in August attracting £7,000 in apprenticeship levy funding.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions is developing a scheme to train jobseekers in HGV driving. The Flexible Support Fund is available to help the unemployed or those in receipt of Universal Credit renew their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).</p><p> </p><p>The Department has provided a grant for the non-profit initiative Road to Logistics to train military service leavers, ex-offenders and the long term unemployed to move into jobs in the logistics sector, including lorry driving.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/06/2021 16:25:17 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1330777

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Air Pollution
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 minimise the level of road air pollution outside of UK fast food restaurants and drive-through points.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	12068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>Local Authorities are required to review and assess local air quality. If their assessment shows that local pollution levels exceed, or are likely to exceed, local air quality objectives in locations where members of the public might be regularly exposed they must declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) and develop an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) with the aim of reducing air pollution to within statutory limits. This would include identifying and addressing any issues arising from fast food restaurants and drive-through points.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/06/2021 16:35:10 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman