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1385812

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to create a dedicated HGV driver task force to tackle challenges facing that industry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	88820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to create a dedicated HGV driver task force. Cabinet Ministers attend regular meetings organised by the Domestic and Economic Operations [DE(Ops)] Secretariat to agree measures to address the heavy goods vehicle driver shortage. The Government also engages in regular discussions and consultations with the road haulage industry to inform actions to tackle issues they are facing.</p><p>The various actions we are already taking to tackle the HGV driver shortage are working, for example all HGV driver licence applications are being turned around within the normal time of five working days and we’re seeing hundreds more people than normal apply for a licence each week.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 15/12/2021 10:06:04 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1377884

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing parking concessions for home carers.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	73943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>Under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, local authorities have the responsibility and powers to manage parking provision in light of local needs. This includes the ability to introduce parking concessions, including for home carers, as they see fit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 17/11/2021 16:44:42 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1365516

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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, what steps he is taking to help support the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to address the driving test backlog.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	68406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has put in place a number of measures to increase practical driving tests. These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays). The DVSA has also started a recruitment campaign to increase the number of examiners.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/11/2021 11:57:37 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1365582

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £300 million in funding announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 for the extension of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition and HGV technology trials will be made available specifically to the maritime sector.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	68407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>DfT received £300m for R&amp;D initiatives to help commercialise low and zero emission technologies. The Department will shortly commence a prioritisation process to allocate this funding across different programmes, including maritime. The outcome will be shared in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/11/2021 12:16:38 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1351101

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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 steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take so that the Office of Low Emission Vehicles Grant is potentially accessible for the maximum number of applicants.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	41175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles (OZEV) administers several grant funding schemes to assist with the up-front cost of purchasing zero emission vehicles, and the associated recharging infrastructure. The government keeps all of these schemes under review and aims to ensure they represent value for money for tax payers Phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 will put the UK on course to be the G7 country that will decarbonise cars and vans fastest. Doing this will help us meet our climate change obligations, improve air quality, support economic growth and put us at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution with vehicles built right here in the UK. The Plug-in Car Grant focuses grant funding on more affordable zero emission vehicles priced under £35k where most consumers will be looking and where public money will make more of a difference. The Government has pledged £582 million in grants for those purchasing zero or ultra-low emission vehicles to make them cheaper to buy and incentivise more people to make the transition. The March 2020 Budget confirmed that users of zero emission cars will continue to benefit from favourable company car tax rates until 2025 (1% of list price in 2021/22 and 2% in 2022/23 though to 2024/25).</p><p>Additionally, all zero emission cars are exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED). Reforms to our home and workplace charging grants will focus support on those that need it most, including those living in flats, rental and leasehold accommodation, SMEs and charities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/09/2021 15:35:06 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1348288

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what risk assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of removing the legal requirement to wear face coverings on public transport during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	35860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Since 19 July, whilst many of the legal restrictions that the Government has imposed through the pandemic have been lifted, guidance will remain, making it clear this is not yet a return to normal. The Government expects and recommends that people wear face coverings in crowded areas such as public transport. By practising key behaviours, people can continue to protect themselves and others. Employees and customers who wish to wear a face covering should be supported to do so. If transport operators wish to set their own policy on face coverings, that is a matter for them to consider, as long as they meet existing legal obligations including under equalities law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/07/2021 15:22:12 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1345342

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the waiting times for HGV driving licence tests; and whether he has plans to take steps to reduce them.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	29883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The suspension of routine vocational testing as a result of the pandemic has created an inevitable backlog. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is doing all it can to increase the number of vocational tests available and has put in place a number of measures to do this.</p><p>These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays and weekends). This has increased the overall number of vocational test slots made available to around 3,000 per week.</p><p>The DVSA will be launching a recruitment campaign to increase the number of HGV examiners. It will also continue its training programme to enable more examiners to conduct vocational tests.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 13/07/2021 09:52:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1339463

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has published guidance to local authorities on the issuing of a conditional offer of fixed penalty where covid-19 restrictions have impacted a person's ability to follow parking laws.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	21329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department has published a wide range of guidance to local authorities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While no specific guidance on this matter has been published, other published guidance, including updated Network Management Duty statutory guidance, has encouraged local authorities to consider the wider impact to their network when implementing changes.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/06/2021 10:55:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1338936

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mobility Scooters: Cycleways
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 benefits of allowing Class 3 mobility scooters to be used in cycle lanes.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	20492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>Mobility scooters can be used on footways, footpaths, bridleways or pedestrianised areas, provided that they are used in accordance with prescribed requirements. Larger mobility scooters, capable of going up to 8mph, are permitted to use the road. The Government does not have any current plans to review and update the places where mobility scooters are permitted to be used.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/06/2021 09:50:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1339004

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies
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 effect of HGV driver shortages on (a) the road haulage industry and (b) the timely supply of goods and food; and pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2021 to Question 13206 on Visas: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers, what plans his Department has to promote jobs, training, and other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	20493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department has held regular meetings with the road haulage industry regarding driver shortages and its impact on supply chains, including a roundtable with ministers.</p><p>We are supporting the development of apprenticeships, including a standard to train lorry drivers. A revised standard will be available in August attracting £7,000 in apprenticeship levy funding.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions is developing a scheme to train jobseekers in HGV driving. The Flexible Support Fund is available to help the unemployed or those in receipt of Universal Credit renew their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).</p><p>The Department has provided a grant for the non-profit initiative Road to Logistics to train military service leavers, ex-offenders and the long term unemployed to move into jobs in the logistics sector, including lorry driving.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/06/2021 11:33:05 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy