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1586512

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the fixed penalty notice fine for idling car engines.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	147285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>All fixed penalty notices are periodically considered to ensure they remain appropriate. With idling car engines, Local Authorities are encouraged to adopt an educational approach to change driver behaviour, alongside considering enforcement via use of FPNs.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/02/2023 09:58:33 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1581341

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals for enforceable disabled parking bays in residential roads.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	133763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The law already provides for enforceable disabled parking bays on residential roads. Enforcement authorities may issue penalties to the registered keepers of vehicles parked in such bays when not displaying a valid Blue Badge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/02/2023 09:17:40 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1564186

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
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 merits of applying regulations on the use of mopeds to e-scooters.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	117821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Under current legislation, e-scooters are classed as motorcycles, within the subclass of mopeds, as defined in Section 185 of the Road Traffic Act. This means the legal requirements that apply to mopeds also apply to e-scooters. However, they were not designed with e-scooters in mind and consequently it is very difficult for e-scooters to comply. The regulatory requirements for micromobility were considered as part of the Future of Transport Regulatory Review. It was concluded that a new 'Low-Speed Zero Emission' vehicle category would be created, separate to the cycle and motor vehicle categories, when parliamentary time allows. E-scooters are expected to be the first example of the new category. The Department will consult before any new arrangements come into force, and all interested parties will have a chance to shape the new regime.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2023 16:56:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1564187

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Removal Services and Storage
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 merits of creating a single point of contact for the removals and storage sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	117822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has a central, cross-cutting freight and logistics team which serves as the primary point of contact for, and works closely with, the freight and logistics sector. This DfT team also works closely with other governmental departments on policy overlaps including storage, as this is led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/01/2023 14:11:45 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1546570

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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, whether his Department plans to support the introduction of electric vehicle charging points at motorway service stations in the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	98871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>In May 2020, the Government published a vision for the rapid chargepoint network in England. To deliver this vision, the Rapid Charging Fund has been established to future-proof electrical capacity at motorway and major A road service areas in England, including the North, to prepare the network for a fully electric car and van fleet.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects the private sector to deliver chargepoints where they are commercially viable, but will intervene where there is a clear market failure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2022 09:47:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1470684

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Regulation
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 for the regulation of electric motor bicycles and electric scooters on public land.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	18975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Transport Bill announced in the Queens Speech, offers an opportunity to set out a new, adaptable regulatory framework for small, light electric vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>It is our intention that the Transport Bill will create a Low-Speed Zero Emission Vehicle category that is independent from the cycle and motor vehicle categories. New powers in the Bill would subsequently allow the Government to decide which vehicles will fall into this category, and how they should be regulated to ensure safe use.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made on the details of the regulations for e-scooters. We will consult before any new arrangements come into force, and all interested parties will have a chance to shape the new regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPCs) are regulated for in the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983. The Department undertook a review of the case for amending the current speed and power restrictions of EAPCs as part of the Future of Transport Regulatory Review Call for Evidence published in 2020. Having considered the evidence carefully, the Department’s position is that the safety disbenefits of doing so would outweigh the potential benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 22/06/2022 14:23:13 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1311518

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the validity of driving theory tests for people who cannot book practical tests as a result of slots being fully booked before their theory test runs out.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	185990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in place to ensure a candidate’s road safety knowledge and ability to identify developing hazards is current. This validity period is set in legislation and the Government has no current plans to lay further legislation to extend it.</p><p> </p><p>It is important road safety knowledge and hazard perception skills are up to date at the critical point a person drives unsupervised for the first time. Those with theory test certificates expiring now will have taken their test in early 2019. Since then, they have been unable to take lessons and practice for long periods of time, and not at all during recent lockdowns. It is difficult to maintain knowledge and understanding of driving theory at the level required during that time without being able to put it into practice. Research suggests that this would be particularly harmful for hazard perception skills, a key factor in road safety.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring new drivers have current relevant knowledge and skills is a vital part of the preparation of new drivers, who are disproportionality represented in casualty statistics. Learners will therefore need to pass another theory test if their certificate expires.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2021 12:00:41 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1307007

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
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 enable parents whose children live in the UK and another country to see those children during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	178746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The government has put in place measures to reduce the impact of border measures on families. For arrivals who have not been in a red-list country in the previous 10 days children are required to self-isolate, however they can do so in the family home and may also move between family homes during that period of isolation.</p><p>For managed quarantine facilities, family groups will be able to quarantine together as long as the hotel is able to accommodate them. This includes couples and parents with children.</p><p>The Global Travel Taskforce recently reported on “the safe return of international travel” and we will implement its recommendations in a way that is based on science while supporting the economy and allowing families and friends to reunite.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 19/04/2021 13:09:45 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1307010

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to issue guidance to enable parents to hand over children that live between two parents in separate countries in an airport before returning to their own country during covid-19 travel restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	179364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Guidance for parents escorting children for overseas travel from England during the national restrictions is published on GOV.UK, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/travel-abroad" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/travel-abroad</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail is also available under the ‘Reasonable excuses for travel abroad’ section of the following GOV.UK site: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-declaration-form-for-international-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-declaration-form-for-international-travel</a></p><p>Guidance is also available on GOV.UK for those travelling into the UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control?priority-taxon=774cee22-d896-44c1-a611-e3109cce8eae" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control?priority-taxon=774cee22-d896-44c1-a611-e3109cce8eae</a></p><p> </p><p>A parent accompanying a child to England who will immediately return to their country of original should review transit guidance published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules#transiting-through-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules#transiting-through-the-uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Different international travel rules may apply in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and individuals should follow the guidance of the relevant Devolved Administration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 19/04/2021 13:12:02 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1301891

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in (a) his private office and (b) the wider Department have been allocated to the production and promotion of online content for use on social media in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	167280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>a) No officials in the Secretary of State’s private office are allocated to the production and promotion of online content for use on social media.</p><p> </p><p>b) Resource within the wider department allocated to the production and promotion of online content for use on social media equates to approximately 11.15 Full Time Equivalents (FTE) in 2018/19, 11.4 FTE in 2019/20, and 12.65 FTE in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>This resource can be broken down across two main areas, the central Communications team and separate policy and HR teams.</p><p> </p><p>The central Communications team create and promote departmental social media content managing several corporate social media channels as well as some behavioural change campaign channels. For example THINK!, the critical road safety campaign to help reduce deaths and serious injury on roads; and ‘It’s everyone’s journey’ championing equal access on public transport. The number of officials in the central team, working across a range of disciplines including media and digital, equates to approximately 7.15 FTE in 2018/19, 7.4 FTE in 2019/20, and 8.15 FTE in 2020/21</p><p> </p><p>These people are not solely focussed on the production and promotion of online content for social media although it forms the majority of their role alongside channel management, brand and design, accessibility, insight and evaluation and wider social media support including training.</p><p> </p><p>HR and some policy teams across the department also own and manage their own social media channels. The number of officials across HR and the different policy teams equates to approximately 4 FTE in 2018/19 and 2019/20 and 4.5 FTE in 2020/21.</p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 19/03/2021 13:53:29 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones