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1792566

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Dorset
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to provide to Dorset Council for (a) cycling and (b) walking infrastructure in each of the next three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	West Dorset
	tabling member printed	Edward Morello
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2025 answer text <p>On 12 February, the Department announced the funding allocations for the Combined Active Travel Fund (CATF), the dedicated revenue and capital funding round for 2025/26. Dorset Council was awarded £774,233 and it will be for the authority to decide on infrastructure projects it may wish to progress with this funding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Decisions on future Government funding for active travel will be a matter for the Spending Review, which is considering all transport expenditure in the round. Specific funding allocations to Dorset Council for 2026/27 and 2027/28 will be agreed after the Spending Review concludes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 09/04/2025 10:20:34 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5326

1792567

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will allocate 10% of the transport budget to active travel to increase cycling levels.
	tabling member constituency	West Dorset
	tabling member printed	Edward Morello
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>Decisions on future Government funding for active travel will be a matter for the Spending Review, which is considering all transport expenditure in the round. Investment in active travel supports the Government’s economic growth, health and net zero missions, and the Department announced the details of almost £300 million of funding for active travel in 2024/5 and 2025/6 on 12 February.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 11/04/2025 10:45:47 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5326

1792568

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to request funds for (a) cycling and (b) walking as part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	West Dorset
	tabling member printed	Edward Morello
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2025 answer text <p>Future government funding for cycling and walking is being considered alongside all other transport priorities as part of the Spending Review. On 28 March, I informed Parliament of my intention to publish a third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy following the conclusion of the Spending Review. This will allow us to say more on the long-term funding for active travel, as required by the 2015 Infrastructure Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 09/04/2025 10:18:57 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5326

1792035

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2025
	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, how many fast charging points for electric vehicles are operational in South Holland and The Deepings constituency.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2025 answer text <p>The below table shows public EV charging devices in South Holland and the Deepings constituency, as of 1 January 2025. Charging devices are categorised into the below speed bandings in the data held by the Department. Devices in higher power speed bandings can deliver charging at quicker speeds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3kW up to 8kW charging devices</p></td><td><p>8kW to 49kW charging devices</p></td><td><p>50kW to 149kW charging devices</p></td><td><p>150kW and above charging devices</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Holland and The Deepings constituency</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table includes only public charging devices as power rating data for private charging devices is not available.</p><p>Data on public electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, held by the Department for Transport, are sourced from the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap. Charging devices not recorded on Zapmap are not included and the true number of charging devices may be slightly higher than recorded in these figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/04/2025 10:51:26 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1792037

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on delays in booking practical driving tests.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2025 answer text <p>I regularly meet with officials from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to discuss various topics. I last met with DVSA’s Chief Executive Officer, Loveday Ryder, on 18 March 2025 to discuss car practical driving test waiting times and other topics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/04/2025 13:26:21 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1792039

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Personation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to tackle people fraudulently impersonating someone else at the practical part of the driving test.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2025 answer text <p>To ensure Great Britain’s roads remain among the safest in the world, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has robust measures in place to stop people using false identities when taking a driving test.</p><p>At the start of the driving test, all driving examiners (DE) carry out thorough identification and documentation checks to satisfy themselves of the person’s identity, and the validity of the driving licence and theory test pass certificate.</p><p>To make it harder for fraudsters to impersonate a candidate, the DVSA has worked in partnership with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to give DEs access to an enlarged photograph of the candidate, as shown on the driving licence, to help the examiner decide if the person presenting for test is the correct candidate. If a candidate fails to satisfy the examiner that they have complied with the requirements, the examiner will, under legislation, refuse to take the test.</p><p>All fraudulent activity identified is referred to the DVSA’s Investigations and Counter Fraud team for further investigation. DVSA uses intelligence to identify vehicles and individuals involved in previous fraudulent test attempts and consider this when verifying the identity of people taking a theory or practical driving test. DVSA will revoke fraudulently obtained licences where it detects people impersonating someone else at the theory or practical driving test.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/04/2025 09:26:06 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1792080

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great British Railways Transition Team: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been spent on the Great British Rail Transition Team.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) was set up as a temporary organisation under the previous government to design and transition towards Great British Railways, including building cross-industry capability. Total funding provided to GBRTT was: £12.9m in the financial year 2021-22; £52.7m in the financial year 2022-23, £41.3m in the financial year 2023-24; and £27.6m in the financial year 2024-25.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 11/04/2025 10:46:35 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1792084

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2025
	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, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reforming the regulation of cross-border taxi hiring.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2025 answer text <p>Legislation allows taxis and private hire vehicles to operate outside of the area in which they are licensed. Taxis can only ply for hire (pick up passengers at taxi ranks or be hailed in the street) in the area in which they are licensed. Pre-booked work by private hire vehicles and taxis can be undertaken anywhere. This allows the sector to work flexibly to meet the needs of their passengers.</p><p>The Government however recognises concerns around out-of-area working and is considering options to strengthen the regulation of the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 08/04/2025 08:51:30 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1792165

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	British Transport Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide sustainable funding to the British Transport Police.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set independently by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) and the Department of Transport has no powers to intervene in this process. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually following proposals from the Force and views from industry. Set against a backdrop of wider public sector efficiencies and affordability by the rail industry it has agreed a budget increase for the financial year 2025/26 of 5.9%. This is comparable with the budget settlements of Home Office police forces.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of policing the rail network in Great Britain is primarily covered through the funding agreements that the British Transport Police Authority holds with Network Rail, the rail operators and Transport for London.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 11/04/2025 10:48:19 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1792166

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	British Transport Police: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much British Transport Police has spent on electric vehicles in each of the past 5 years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>The British Transport Police have provided the following figures:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>2023-24</p></td><td><p>2024-25</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Fully Electric Vehicles (VAT inclusive)</em></p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£495,544</p></td><td><p>£2,509,465</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p><em>£3,005,009</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 11/04/2025 10:44:33 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell