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1176365

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date	05/02/2020
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 to ensure the adequate availability of fast charging points to meet demand for electric vehicles between 2020-30.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	12825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Our vision is to have one of the best infrastructure networks in the world for electric vehicles, and we want chargepoints to be accessible, affordable and secure. The number of rapid chargepoints is increasing quickly, with 2,400 devices currently publicly available, but we recognise there is more to do. Along with the private sector the Government will invest £1 billion in charging infrastructure – making sure that everyone is within 30 miles of a rapid charging station for electric vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>Our grant schemes and the £400m Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will see thousands more electric vehicle charge-points installed across the UK. In particular, the first £70 million of the Charging Infrastructure Investment fund is expected to deliver an additional 3,000 rapid chargepoints by 2024.</p><p>In July last year, work commenced to determine a vision for a core rapid charger network on England’s strategic road network. This will report in Spring 2020. Highways England has already committed £15m to ensure there are chargepoints (rapid where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network by the end of 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps grouped question UIN 12826 question first answered 14/02/2020 14:13:34 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1176366

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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 plans his Department has to introduce standards for availabililty of fast charging points for electric vehicles by (a) distance between points and (b) availability for public charging without subscription.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	12826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Our vision is to have one of the best infrastructure networks in the world for electric vehicles, and we want chargepoints to be accessible, affordable and secure. The number of rapid chargepoints is increasing quickly, with 2,400 devices currently publicly available, but we recognise there is more to do. Along with the private sector the Government will invest £1 billion in charging infrastructure – making sure that everyone is within 30 miles of a rapid charging station for electric vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>Our grant schemes and the £400m Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will see thousands more electric vehicle charge-points installed across the UK. In particular, the first £70 million of the Charging Infrastructure Investment fund is expected to deliver an additional 3,000 rapid chargepoints by 2024.</p><p>In July last year, work commenced to determine a vision for a core rapid charger network on England’s strategic road network. This will report in Spring 2020. Highways England has already committed £15m to ensure there are chargepoints (rapid where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network by the end of 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps grouped question UIN 12825 question first answered 14/02/2020 14:13:34 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1176555

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Departments policy is on the maximum desirable length of roadworks on motorways.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	12865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>When designing its road works, Highways England uses the guidance provided in the Department for Transport published Traffic Signs Manual: Chapter 8. This recommends that road works are limited to a maximum of 6km (around 3 and ¾ miles), although the adoption of longer lengths of road works is permissible providing they do not create unacceptable impacts. Where longer lengths of road works are adopted, site specific risk assessments are required to identify the safe maximum length. Limiting all road works to a maximum length would increase both costs and duration of some works due to the activities undertaken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/02/2020 14:33:55 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

1176560

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff at Highways England received a salary of more than £100,000 in the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	12867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Highways England employed 61 staff on a base salary of £100,000 or more in <ins class="ministerial">2018-19</ins> <del class="ministerial">2019-20</del>. I have committed in the House to addressing this issue.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/02/2020 14:58:25 question first ministerially corrected 12/03/2020 10:33:24 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps previous answer version 7123 answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

1156222

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform taxi and private hire licensing laws; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	5072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is taking robust action and will introduce national standards with Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Safeguarding Guidance, standardised checks, and enhanced enforcement. We will also pursue a national database. We intend to set out shortly these national standards which will safeguard passengers by monitoring adoption levels and engaging with authorities that do not follow them.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 29/10/2019 17:27:34 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1141256

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the distance is via rail to the relevant London terminal from each station outside London; and what the price per mile is of a peak time return ticket to London from each of those stations.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	281023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information, however fare information for specific destinations can be obtained from the Rail Delivery Group through the National Rail fares look up tool (www.nationalrail.co.uk).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 31/07/2019 16:59:46 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1141286

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department used to calculate the £950,000 cost of the annual upgrade of the UK Drone Registration Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	281034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) consultation document explains that the predicted 170,000 unmanned aircraft operator registration figure has been calculated using adoption rates for other national registration schemes (such as those in Ireland and the United States) against the UK population, and available research on drone use and attitudes.</p><p> </p><p>The document also sets out the rationale for the cost of ongoing upgrades to the service. The initial scheme will be launched with a minimum scope and service level and, in common with best practice and the Government Digital Service framework, the CAA plans to make minor service improvements and major functionality improvements. Major improvements may include a renewal invitation process and incorporate the existing unmanned aircraft service for commercial operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps grouped question UIN 281035 question first answered 31/07/2019 11:00:34 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1141287

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what evidence his Department based its estimate of the predicted registration of 170,000 drone users within the first 18 months of the UK Drone Registration Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	281035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) consultation document explains that the predicted 170,000 unmanned aircraft operator registration figure has been calculated using adoption rates for other national registration schemes (such as those in Ireland and the United States) against the UK population, and available research on drone use and attitudes.</p><p> </p><p>The document also sets out the rationale for the cost of ongoing upgrades to the service. The initial scheme will be launched with a minimum scope and service level and, in common with best practice and the Government Digital Service framework, the CAA plans to make minor service improvements and major functionality improvements. Major improvements may include a renewal invitation process and incorporate the existing unmanned aircraft service for commercial operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps grouped question UIN 281034 question first answered 31/07/2019 11:00:34 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1141290

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK Drone Registration Scheme on levels of criminal activity involving drones.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	281038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s response to the 2018 consultation on ‘<em>Taking Flight: The Future of Drones in the UK’ </em>sets out that it is likely that the majority of users of small unmanned aircraft (SUAs) who break the law, do so unintentionally. Therefore, the introduction of a registration and education scheme will raise awareness of how to safely fly an unmanned aircraft. SUAs will be required to display their registration number on their aircraft, which will help law enforcement agencies identify the operator of the aircraft where an offence has been committed whether intentionally or otherwise.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that a requirement to register will not prevent criminals intent on breaking the law from causing damage and disruption. That is why it plans to introduce the Unmanned Aircraft Bill, which includes new police powers to help tackle the misuse of unmanned aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also working closely with Home Office, other Government departments, police forces, airports and other stakeholders to ensure a joined up, holistic approach to safety and security in relation to unmanned aircraft.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 31/07/2019 10:57:11 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1141355

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of services leaving each railway station were (a) cancelled or significantly late and (b) met the public performance measure in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	281069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>We recognise performance on the railway has been unsatisfactory, and passengers have not always received the level of service they expected. While performance has improved recently, the new Transport Secretary understands passengers need the certainty of reliable journeys, and is determined to work with industry to improve performance.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on passenger rail reliability and performance are published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).</p><p> </p><p>Cancellations and Significant Lateness (CaSL) measures the proportion of trains arriving at the final destination more than 30 minutes after the planned timetable or is cancelled either in full or in part.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Performance Measure (PPM) is defined as the percentage of trains arriving at the final destination within five minutes of the planned timetable for London and South East, Regional and Scotland operators, or within ten minutes for the Long Distance operators.</p><p> </p><p>Both PPM and CaSL measures reflect punctuality and reliability at the final destination, rather than at each station stop. For ease of reference, the national PPM and CaSL scores for the last 5 years are included in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><em>Table 1 – National PPM and CaSL, 2014-15 to 2018-19</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PPM</strong></p></td><td><p>89.7%</p></td><td><p>89.1%</p></td><td><p>87.7%</p></td><td><p>87.8%</p></td><td><p>86.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CaSL</strong></p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: ORR</em></p><p> </p><p>The latest PPM and CaSL statistics can be found on the ORR website at the below link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-and-freight-rail-performance/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-and-freight-rail-performance/</a></p><p> </p><p>Since April 2019, the industry has adopted a new set of standard measures for measuring train performance including punctuality at each recorded station stop. The latest statistics are available from the below link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-and-freight-rail-performance/train-punctuality-at-recorded-station-stops-by-toc-table-365/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-and-freight-rail-performance/train-punctuality-at-recorded-station-stops-by-toc-table-365/</a></p><p> </p><p>Further performance statistics for specific stations are held by Network Rail. We advise you contact them directly for further information.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 31/07/2019 16:58:40 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien