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1583742

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	Shipping: Irish Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to consult on an extension to the existing North Sea Emission Control Area to cover the Irish Sea.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	139130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Clean Maritime Plan published in 2021, we have committed to consulting on options for extending the North Sea Emissions Control Area beyond its current geographical limits or establishing new, geographically distinct, Emissions Control Areas around the UK coast. We plan to launch a call for evidence later this year.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/02/2023 10:15:12 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1583743

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	Diesel Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many diesel cars were registered in (a) East Midlands, (b) East of England, (c) London, (d) North East, (e) North West, (f) South East, (g) South West, (h) West Midlands and (i) Yorkshire and the Humber in (i) 2017 and (ii) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	139131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The number of diesel cars registered for the first time in regions in England during 2017 and 2021 is outlined below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>77,229</p></td><td><p>17,427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>99,974</p></td><td><p>16,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>56,282</p></td><td><p>7,595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>26,452</p></td><td><p>5,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>84,509</p></td><td><p>25,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>241,818</p></td><td><p>41,138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>116,255</p></td><td><p>20,248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>146,542</p></td><td><p>16,744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>87,689</p></td><td><p>15,146</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DfT Statistics based on DVLA data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/02/2023 09:47:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1488535

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of increasing the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate levels for 2024 to 33 per cent for cars and 15 per cent for Vans on (a) air pollution and (b) British manufacturing and related jobs.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	34788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The technical consultation on the design of the ZEV mandate closed on 10 June. We are now analysing consultation responses, and will bring forward the Government’s response, and a full regulatory proposal, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/07/2022 10:14:00 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1437795

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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 much his Department spent on social media advertising in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022 up to and including 28 February; and on which platforms that money was spent.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	133922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department is fully committed to the Government’s transparency agenda and publishes details of expenditure over £25,000 by month. This information can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dft-departmental-spending-over-25000" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dft-departmental-spending-over-25000</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/03/2022 10:51:16 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1359394

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the consultation on the phase out of non-zero-emission L-Category vehicles will be published.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	56425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>The Transport Decarbonisation Plan published in July set out the government’s commitments and the actions needed to decarbonise transport in the UK. This includes consulting this year on a date of 2035, or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible, for ending of sale of new non-zero emission powered two and three wheelers (and other L category vehicles).</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/10/2021 12:10:24 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1360435

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor 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 potential merits of supporting the use of powered light vehicles to (a) improve congestion, (b) improve air quality and (c) help consumer select the right vehicle for the right journey.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	56751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department gathered evidence on the potential benefits of micromobility vehicles in the Future of Transport Regulatory Review Call for Evidence in March 2020. These benefits are also being evaluated as part of our evidence gathering through ongoing national trials of e-scooters.</p><p>Early evidence may show that the use of micromobility vehicles such as e-scooters has the potential to ease and improve congestion, mainly as they are smaller than other road-going vehicles. Fewer parking spaces are also needed, allowing parking space to be reallocated.</p><p>Micromobility vehicles that use rechargeable electric batteries also offer a greener way to travel than taking a diesel or petrol fueled car which, depending on mode shift, could help reduce emissions and improve air quality in towns and cities.</p><p>With regard to helping the consumer select the right vehicle for the right journey, micromobility vehicles give consumers more options when it comes to vehicle type. They may also make public transport accessible to more people who would otherwise have to walk too far to local stations for example.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/10/2021 12:23:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1360437

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve (a) access and (b) incentives for people of all ages to take up riding a powered two or three wheeled vehicle.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	56752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Grants are available from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles towards the purchase cost of a number of zero-emission motorcycles and mopeds, with the grant paying for 20% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £1,500. Details are available via <a href="http://www.gov.uk/plug-in-car-van-grants/overview" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/plug-in-car-van-grants/overview</a> .</p><p>The Department is running trials of rental e-scooters to assess their safety and wider impacts. This is part of the Government’s Future of Transport regulatory review which will decide whether e-scooters and similar vehicles should be allowed on the road and, if so, what rules should apply to them.</p><p>The Government has also taken a number of steps to support the use of e-cargo bikes and other e-bikes. It has provided over £2 million to support the roll-out of e-cargo bikes, with grants covering up to 40% of the total cost of an ecargo bike, up to a maximum of £2,500 for two-wheel models and £4,500 for three-wheel models. Further details of a new national e-cycle support programme will be announced shortly. The Government is also supporting a number of English local authorities with trials of e-cycles in their areas, and e-cycles are also within the scope of the Cycle to Work scheme allowing employees to access them at a discount.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2021 12:31:47 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1343592

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Car Sharing: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the impact of car clubs on air pollution; and what steps he is taking to support the growth of car clubs in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	26992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>My officials have engaged with car clubs in the past to understand their impact on air quality, and I would be happy to discuss this with them further.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for entering into agreements with car clubs to allow access to vehicles on the roads in their area, and authorities should consider this as part of the actions they are taking to tackle air quality problems.</p><p>The Future of Mobility Urban Strategy was published in March 2019 and sets out in its Principles that &quot;mobility innovation must help to reduce congestion through more efficient use of limited road space”. We will soon be publishing our Transport Decarbonisation Plan to achieve net zero emissions across all modes of transport which represents the biggest piece of work we have ever done to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from transport. Car clubs and shared mobility will be considered within the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and we recognise that these measures will also benefit air quality.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/07/2021 09:39:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1343593

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Car Sharing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that charging infrastructure is suitable for car club use.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	26993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government is investing £1.3 billion in accelerating the roll out of charging infrastructure over the next four years, targeting support on rapid chargepoints on motorways and major roads, and installing more on-street chargepoints near homes and workplaces. We want to make recharging electric vehicles as easy as refuelling a petrol or diesel car.</p><p> </p><p>We will soon be publishing our Transport Decarbonisation Plan to achieve net zero emissions across all modes of transport which represents the biggest piece of work we have ever done to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from transport. The holistic and cross-modal approach to decarbonising the entire transport system will set out a credible and ambitious pathway to deliver transport’s contribution to carbon budgets and meet net zero by 2050. E-car clubs and shared mobility will be considered within the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year we will publish an electric vehicle Infrastructure Strategy to set out the vision and action plan for charging infrastructure rollout needed to achieve the 2030/35 phase out successfully. This will set expected roles for different stakeholders and how Government will intervene to address the gaps between the current market status and our vision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/07/2021 14:54:39 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1343594

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Car Sharing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on publishing best practice and guidance for local authorities on how they should interact with car club operators.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	26994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for entering into agreements with car club operators to allow car club vehicles to be parked in their area. Guidance for local authorities is available from organisations representing car clubs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Transport is working closely with the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government to understand the ways in which future planning reforms can reduce car dependency, including the role car clubs can play, to provide genuine modal choice for journeys and ultimately make walking cycling and public transport the first choice for journeys.</p><p> </p><p>The Future of Mobility Urban Strategy was published in March 2019 and sets out in its Principles that &quot;mobility innovation must help to reduce congestion through more efficient use of limited road space”. We will soon be publishing our Transport Decarbonisation Plan to achieve net zero emissions across all modes of transport which represents the biggest piece of work we have ever done to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from transport. Car clubs and shared mobility will be considered within the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/07/2021 12:30:15 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies