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1612217

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Tourists
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 impact of Heathrow Airport's decision to not introduce a travel cap for travellers during Christmas 2022 on the level of tourists entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Heathrow airport had a successful Christmas 2022. According to CAA Airport Data, Heathrow handled just under 6 million passengers throughout the month of December 2022, approximately 89% of the number of passengers in December 2019. Decisions on passenger capacity are the responsibility of airports and so in this case is a decision for Heathrow Airport Limited.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/04/2023 14:03:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612218

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Sales
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 impact of the cost fuel on the level of car sales in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>While the Department does monitor electricity cost variation and the impact on electric vehicle uptake, through the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, no such recent assessment has been made by the Department of the cost of fuel and the impact on car sales.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/04/2023 09:11:33 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612224

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions has he had with Transport for London on an introduction of price regulation for fares charged by pedicab drivers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	181516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Some Hon. Members have expressed concerns over pedicab regulation for some time. As a result, the Government has previously committed to enable TfL to regulate London’s pedicab industry, when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 11:02:58 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1612258

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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, how many Full Time Equivalent civil servants in his Department work on bus delivery or policy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	181549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>As of 20 April 2023, The Department for Transport has 71.76 FTE civil servants working on bus policy, delivery of the National Bus Strategy, the Bus Open Data Digital Service and operational grant payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are a further 14 FTE working on the associated analytical work for buses; bringing the total FTE to 85.76.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 10:37:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1612261

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Queen's Park Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timetable is for (a) beginning and (b) completing work to provide step-free access at Queen's Park station.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	181552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Queen’s Park station is a constrained site and location, making accessibility works extremely challenging to implement. Network Rail have recently completed a deliverability report on the project which the Department is currently considering. We will provide an update to the hon member and other stakeholders in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/04/2023 12:20:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1612263

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M621
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the news story entitled All new smart motorways scrapped, published by his Department on 15 April 2023, what plans he has for the proposed conversion of the hard shoulder between junctions 2 and 3 of the M621 to an additional lane for traffic.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	181554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>On 17<sup>th </sup>April 2023, in a Written Ministerial Statement the government confirmed that all plans for new smart motorways had been cancelled.</p><p> </p><p>The M621 is not a smart motorway, it is an urban motorway with a fixed 50mph speed limit over the majority of its length. The work between junctions 2 and 3 is designed to improve journeys, traffic flow and safety. The scheme is currently in construction and will be completed as planned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 10:27:01 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1612301

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Costs
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 estimate of the potential impact of the introduction of sustainable aviation fuel on the cost of flights in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	181591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed to introduce a mandate to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2025 to help decarbonise the aviation sector in line with our Jet Zero Strategy. The Government recently launched a consultation on the future levels of the SAF mandate targets including analysis of the costs and benefits of a range of trajectories.</p><p> </p><p>The uncertainty around future SAF costs makes it difficult to predict exactly how much ticket prices could increase by. However, any impact is expected to be relatively small.</p><p> </p><p>Passing SAF costs onto passengers is ultimately a commercial decision for airlines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2023 14:28:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1612302

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) delays to the timetable and (b) increased budget for HS2 on applications for Network Rail enhancement projects.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	181592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Individual enhancement schemes are assessed on their alignment with Government priorities, the strength of their business case, and their affordability. Schemes seeking funding from the Department for Transport need to progress through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) decision gateways before moving into delivery.</p><p>Detail on the decision gateways is set out in the March 2018 RNEP publication: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Frail-network-enhancements-pipeline&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C07bbda55ae414ab1236008db3a92227c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638168171564937685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GSnSbUVvuVGfI9929IyHY0EKaSVCQxYfRWENK69s%2FBU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-network-enhancements-pipeline</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This process has not been affected by decisions on HS2 funding and no decisions on Network Rail enhancement projects have been delayed because of the announcement on the 9 March.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 181594 181596 question first answered 26/04/2023 08:04:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1612304

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average length of time taken to process Network Rail enhancement project applications since the announcement of increased funding for HS2.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	181594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Individual enhancement schemes are assessed on their alignment with Government priorities, the strength of their business case, and their affordability. Schemes seeking funding from the Department for Transport need to progress through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) decision gateways before moving into delivery.</p><p>Detail on the decision gateways is set out in the March 2018 RNEP publication: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Frail-network-enhancements-pipeline&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C07bbda55ae414ab1236008db3a92227c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638168171564937685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GSnSbUVvuVGfI9929IyHY0EKaSVCQxYfRWENK69s%2FBU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-network-enhancements-pipeline</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This process has not been affected by decisions on HS2 funding and no decisions on Network Rail enhancement projects have been delayed because of the announcement on the 9 March.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 181592 181596 question first answered 26/04/2023 08:04:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1612306

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Transport Secretary sets out record investment plans for transport network, published on 9 March 2023, how many applications for Network Rail enhancement projects have been delayed as a result of that announcement.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	181596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Individual enhancement schemes are assessed on their alignment with Government priorities, the strength of their business case, and their affordability. Schemes seeking funding from the Department for Transport need to progress through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) decision gateways before moving into delivery.</p><p>Detail on the decision gateways is set out in the March 2018 RNEP publication: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Frail-network-enhancements-pipeline&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C07bbda55ae414ab1236008db3a92227c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638168171564937685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GSnSbUVvuVGfI9929IyHY0EKaSVCQxYfRWENK69s%2FBU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-network-enhancements-pipeline</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This process has not been affected by decisions on HS2 funding and no decisions on Network Rail enhancement projects have been delayed because of the announcement on the 9 March.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 181592 181594 question first answered 26/04/2023 08:04:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle