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1279230

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to consider the needs of people living in residential areas who may have to park on narrow roads and pavements as part of its plans to tackle pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	141628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department carried out a public consultation on possible solutions to the complex pavement parking problem, which closed on 22 November 2020 with over 15,000 responses received. The Department is now carefully analysing the responses and the results will inform future policy decisions.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/01/2021 16:05:47 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1279232

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to give local authorities outside London the civil enforcement powers set out in part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 to enable them to enforce effectively a School Streets Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	141541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The moving traffic enforcement powers under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 require a set of statutory instruments to be made covering enforcement, level of penalties, financial provisions, approved devices, adjudication and representations and appeals. This will take several months to bring into force, after which those local authorities with civil parking enforcement powers can apply for a designation order for moving traffic enforcement. Statutory guidance is being developed for local authorities on how to use the powers, including publicising their introduction in advance, to ensure that enforcement is carried out fairly.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/01/2021 16:53:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1279281

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
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 merits of (a) extending the expiry date of DVSA theory test certificates or (b) providing free re-takes for the DVSA theory test for individuals who have been unable to take their DVSA practical driving test as a result of the covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	141557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in place to ensure a candidate’s road safety knowledge and ability to identify developing hazards is current. This validity period is set in legislation and the Government has no current plans to lay further legislation to extend it.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring new drivers have current relevant knowledge and skills is a vital part of the preparation of new drivers, who are disproportionality represented in casualty statistics. Taking all this into consideration, the decision has been made not to extend theory test certificates and learners will need to pass another theory test if their certificate expires.</p><p><br> A candidate whose theory test certificate expires will have received the service for which they paid the fee.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) pays its contractor, Pearson, per theory test delivered. If candidates were exempted from having to pay for a retake, then the DVSA and in turn the fee payer would incur these costs. In addition, applications for a re-test would need to be validated and systems amended to remove the requirement for payment in these cases. The DVSA’s focus should rightly be on developing solutions to address the backlog of practical driving tests that has arisen as a result of the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/01/2021 15:59:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1279286

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme
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 proportion of an airport's fixed costs that will be covered by the Airports and Ground Operators Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	141467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme will support airports and ground handlers that have been severely impacted by the pandemic while retaining relatively high fixed costs, including business rates liabilities. We do not comment on the commercial or financial matters of private firms, because this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/01/2021 14:57:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1279287

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme
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 merits of lifting the £8 million cap in the Airports and Ground Operators Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	141468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme intends to allow commercial airports and ground handlers operating at airports in England to be able to apply for support to the equivalent of their site’s business rates liabilities, up to a cap of £8m, if they meet the qualifying criteria and conditions. Final details of the scheme are still to be made and we aim to launch the scheme shortly.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/01/2021 14:59:53 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1279288

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on securing a common international standard for passenger covid-19 testing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	141469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>This is a very important issue. The UK has been leading work with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to help civil aviation restart and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. A key part of ICAO’s work has been agreeing guidance last November for States to use testing more as a means to reduce the reliance on quarantine or self-isolation measures, such as the UK’s Test to Release scheme. Building on this, ICAO is now looking at how to reflect progress on vaccination within that guidance and how to support the mutual recognition of tests and vaccination records for international travel. When I spoke to the ICAO President in December, I welcomed ICAO’s work so far and committed UK support.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/01/2021 14:51:03 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1279292

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) what representations he has received, and (b) what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the removal of Value Added Tax on the sale of zero emission vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	141409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>A number of stakeholders have proposed the removal of Value Added Tax to incentivise the transition to zero emission vehicles. I have regular discussions with colleagues across Government on a range of issues relating to the Government’s support for zero emission vehicle uptake. We have put in place a generous incentives regime which assists with the cost of buying zero emission vehicles and their associated charging infrastructure and which rewards those motorists who choose the cleanest vehicles. The March Budget last year included the extension of favourable benefit in kind tax rates for zero emission vehicles out to 2025: company car tax is 0% in 2020/21, 1% in 2021/22 and 2% in 2022/23 through to 2024/25; and all zero emission cars are exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED). The Government’s Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) provides grant funding of up to £3000 to assist motorists with the up-front cost of purchasing an electric vehicle. At Spending Review 2020, £582m was announced to extend plug in grants until 2022/2023. Zero emission vehicles also have significantly cheaper running costs than conventional vehicles. It costs motorists from 1p per mile to run a zero emission vehicle. Additionally, motorists are often able to take advantage of local measures like free parking and exemption from congestion charging. The Government will continue to support industry and consumers to make the switch to cleaner vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/01/2021 15:57:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1279303

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 138893, when the remaining £14 million of the £20 million allocated for ORCS for the financial year 2020-21 is planned to be distributed to local authorities; and whether it has already been determined which local authorities will receive this funding.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	141410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) is a demand-led fund open to all UK local authorities to apply to. Funding is awarded following successful applications from local authorities, and as such the distribution of funds is not pre-determined. There has been a record number of projects funded this year, and applications to the Scheme are still being received. The Government regularly considers other opportunities to support local authorities in maximising the provision of EV infrastructure and will take action if it deems it appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/01/2021 16:08:58 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1279314

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will update the Government's online guidance for people driving in the UK on an EU licence to reflect the changes as a result of the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	141425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>Some discussions are still ongoing with Member States around the exchange of driving licences. Gov.uk pages, including the pages “Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence” and “Exchange a foreign driving licence” will be updated as information becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/01/2021 16:02:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1279373

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress Network Rail has made on its assessment of the West Sussex Connectivity Study; and when decisions are planned to be announced on West Sussex's development options as part of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline process.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	141637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The key recommendations from the West Sussex Connectivity Study included better spacing of services and increasing capacity on services into Brighton in the morning peak.</p><p> </p><p>Work is ongoing between the Department and Network Rail to develop these proposals further and make the case for them to enter the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline so that initial assessment and development can occur.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 28/01/2021 16:19:53 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith