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1688102

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
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 impact of rail reform on levels of customer satisfaction by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	13552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Rail reform is tackling the challenges facing the railways to create a customer-focused, commercially led industry. This should significantly improve customer experience between now and 2030.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/02/2024 09:54:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1688129

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met representatives of (a) Belfast International, (b) Belfast City and (c) Londonderry airport.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	13504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>DfT Ministers and officials meet regularly with representatives of the airports mentioned and have engaged with all three in the last year. The Secretary of State met with the Belfast City Airport Executive Team on 14 February 2023. This visit to the airport also included a tour of Belfast City Airport’s airside facility and meeting the airport leadership team.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 19/02/2024 09:29:22 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1688156

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bypasses: Middlewich
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an urgent decision on the full business case relating to the Middlewich Eastern Bypass to facilitate the commencement of construction.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	13563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Officials at DfT are assessing the business case of the scheme and will provide advice on whether to approve it as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/02/2024 13:37:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1688173

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on delivering the Joint Action Plan on Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	13540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage with industry to deliver the joint Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) and Zemo Partnership Action Plan where appropriate. To address actions 2 and 3 on growing and developing the supply chain, the Government made up to £350,000 of funding available for research and development projects to grow the zero emission motorcycle supply chain in the UK. The Department is also working with the recently established “Powered Light Vehicle Community” to address action 9 on creating a formal L-category community. In addition, the Department is engaged with the MCIA’s recent licensing review proposals to address action 6 to review minimum testing and licence entitlements for all battery electric L-Category vehicles.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 19/02/2024 09:31:44 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1688174

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Motorcycle Industry Association's publication entitled Realising the full potential of zero emission powered light vehicles – a joint action plan for Government and industry, published in February 2022 what steps his Department is taking to improve uptake of mopeds.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	13570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s Plug-in Motorcycle Grant encourages early market growth of zero emission powered light vehicles. It has supported the purchase of over 12,000 zero emission powered light vehicles, and according to our registration data, 40.6% of mopeds registered in 2022 were battery electric. All grants remain under continual review to ensure best value for money.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 19/02/2024 09:58:25 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1688175

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of Motorcycle Industry Association's proposals to simplify the licensing regime for powered light vehicles.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	13571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is open to discussing ideas for reform of the existing licensing regime for powered light vehicles known as L category vehicles where they do not compromise safety standards. It is also worth highlighting that driving licensing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 19/02/2024 09:37:47 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1688285

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Educational Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department provides support for rail fares for school trips.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	13609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>All children under 16 receive 50 per cent off most adult fares and, in 2019, we introduced the 16-17 Saver railcard extending this to 16 and 17 year-olds, meaning that a 50 per cent discount is available to children throughout their period of compulsory education and training. Some operators also have dedicated discounts for group travel with some offering substantial savings for groups of 10 or more people.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/02/2024 09:25:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1688286

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A167 (M) and Tyne Bridge: 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 uplifted the Government contribution for the Tyne Bridge and Central Motorway A167 (M) road works from 85% to 100%.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	13610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s ‘Network North’ announcement in early October included the Tyne Bridge and Central Motorway A167 (M) scheme. The Department for Transport are finalising plans for this scheme’s uplift, and the Council will be contacted in due course. All schemes will continue to be subject to the Department's standard business case rules.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/02/2024 16:44:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1688313

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of completing the first phase of HS2; and what is the projected completion date.
tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
uin	HL2283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Network North command paper, for the historic Phase 1 scope DfT officials have estimated a provisional range of £45 billion to £54 billion.</p><p>Given these cost assessments were made before the decision was taken to cancel Phase 2, the Department has asked HS2 Ltd to consider the revised scope of the project and provide an action plan on how it will deliver this at the lowest reasonable cost. We will be able to provide more information in due course.</p><p>Delivery remains on track for the initial high-speed services between Old Oak Common in west London and Birmingham Curzon Street by 2029 to 2033. An updated delivery-into-service range for services to Euston will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 14/02/2024 15:38:51 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

1688323

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to encourage or support merchant nuclear shipping.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL2293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution announced the Advanced Nuclear Fund of up to £385 million to invest in the next generation of nuclear technologies. This includes up to £215 million for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to develop a domestic smaller-scale power plant technology design, and up to £170 million for a research and development programme to deliver an Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) demonstration by the early 2030s. In the Net Zero Strategy the Government announced up to £120 million for a new Future Nuclear Enabling Fund to provide targeted support to address barriers to entry.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 20/02/2024 12:47:29 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby