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date	20/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department's review of the proposed EU bus and coach regulation will consider representations from guide dog organisations about the needs of disabled people who use guide dogs on public transport.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	193193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>EU Regulation 181/2011 on bus and coach passenger rights came into force in all Member States on 1 March 2013. The Government took the decision to make use of a number of time-limited exemptions, including one exempting drivers from mandatory disability awareness training. <strong> </strong>However, we committed to review the use of this exemption in March 2014. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to inform the review, my Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer wrote to the bus and coach industry on 24<sup>th</sup> February to establish the structure and effectiveness of disability awareness training courses used by various organisations and to assess whether a significant upward trend in the provision of disability awareness training amongst drivers has occurred since the exemption's application. Baroness Kramer has also sought input from a number of disability groups and charities (including Guide Dogs for the Blind and the RNIB) on the effectiveness of disability awareness training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

44467

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to encourage people to purchase low-emission electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	193194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK already has one of the most comprehensive packages of support in place to encourage the uptake of ultra low emission vehicles. This includes grants towards the purchase price of the vehicle, and a home chargepoint, tax incentives, and support for an ever increasing network of rapid chargepoints. We have just launched a joint industry-Government communications campaign to dispel some of the myths around these vehicles, and recently announced a further £500m of support for the period 2015-2020. We currently plan to announce how this funding will be allocated in the spring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

44468

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to enable better services, longer battery life and better performance of low-emission electric vehicles in urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	193195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ultra low emission vehicles on sale now are perfectly suited to a significant proportion of typical journeys, 99% of which are under 100 miles. The motor industry is investing billions of pounds into low carbon research and development and the Government recently committed £500m, to be matched by industry, for the new Advanced Propulsion Centre. This is in addition to the £82m already committed for research and development through the Office for Low Emission Vehicles. We are also working with industry to develop one of the largest rapid chargepoint networks in Europe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon