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date	24/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he next plans to meet with representatives from bus and coach operators.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	64064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have had regular meetings with key stakeholders, including the Confederation for Passenger Transport, local transport authorities and transport operators in recent weeks to discuss a wide range of matters.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 May, the Transport Secretary announced a further £254 million to help increase bus services across England as quickly as possible as we begin to re-open our economy. This is in addition to the £397 million the Government announced on 3 April 2020 to keep England’s buses running to serve those who need to rely on them. The Government has launched an unprecedented set of support measures to ensure that businesses, such as coach operators, have access to the funds they need to pay essential bills at this difficult time.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/06/2020 16:50:15 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1199845

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons people are currently not able to apply for a new provisional driving licence; when he plans to reinstate that service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	53289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>Applications for provisional driving licences can be made online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-driving-licence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-driving-licence</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Customers can also make postal applications for a provisional driving licence. However, paper applications are likely to take significantly longer to process in the current circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/06/2020 14:54:39 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1197020

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to promote the use of powered two wheelers as an alternative to public transport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	48945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>As part of the recent update of the Department’s Road Safety Statement, published on 19 July 2019, we committed to ensuring motorcyclists have the necessary skills in order to stay safe on the road.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s guidance issued on 12 May refers to “Private cars and other vehicles” as an alternative to using public transport and encourages the public to “consider all other forms of transport before using public transport”. This would include private vehicles such as motorcycles and mopeds where the journey to be made is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 02/06/2020 11:20:27 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1196322

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Coronavirus
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 promote the use of low emission scooters and light motorcycles as an alternative to public transport during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	47176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s guidance issued on 12 May refers to “Private cars and other vehicles” as an alternative to using public transport, and encourages the public to “consider all other forms of transport before using public transport”. This would include private vehicles such as motorcycles and mopeds where the journey to be made is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Motorcycles are an important way of getting around, and we are working on a number of projects, including sorting out potholes, which are a problem for people on motorcycles and other two-wheeled vehicles. I encourage people to adopt the electric motorbike.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/05/2020 15:09:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1191118

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support the Government is providing to coach operators in the tourism industry to enable those drivers to continue to finance the capital cost of vehicles which are idle during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	40961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced £330 billion of guarantees, which includes the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme so businesses, such as coach operators, have access to loans, overdrafts, invoice finance and asset finance to pay essential bills</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 04/05/2020 15:40:14 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope