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1350820

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	British Airways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of British Airways on financial support for (a) cabin crew and (b) pilots.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	41343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with the aviation industry throughout the pandemic and continue to do so. In total, we estimate that by the end of September 2021 the air transport sector (airlines, airports and related services) will have benefited from <strong><strong>around £7bn</strong></strong> of Government support since the start of the pandemic. This included the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), Covid Corporate Financing Facility and Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Scheme.</p><p>On 3 March 2021, the Government extended the CJRS until 30 September 2021 and furloughed employees will continue to receive 80% (up to £2,500) of their current salary with the Government currently contributing 60% of this.</p><p>British Airways reported that it expected to receive a total of £279m in relief under the CJRS for the 12 months to the end of December 2020 and had applied the CJRS to more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground-based employees; and it has continued to make use of the CJRS in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/09/2021 11:25:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1350821

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	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential merits of extending the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to cover hydrogen produced from nuclear energy.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	40865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are in regular contact on the development of our green hydrogen policies. This includes engagement to better understand the merits of any support for hydrogen production using nuclear energy.</p><p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) has reduced carbon emissions from UK transport fuels by of 275 mega tonnes from 2008 to 2020 through supporting the use of renewable fuels. There have been no recent ministerial discussions to expand the RTFO to cover nuclear derived fuels. Any decision on extension of the RTFO to support fuels derived from nuclear energy would need to be carefully considered because this could divert nuclear energy from the electricity grid where it plays a valuable role in providing low carbon energy.</p><p>We will set out a plan for the path to zero carbon shipping in 2022. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) consultation launched on 23<sup>rd</sup> July this year seeks to explore the suitability of nuclear energy for producing SAF.</p><p>Any proposals would be the subject of a public consultation, published economic analysis and require primary and secondary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 40866 40867 question first answered 07/09/2021 14:33:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1350822

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	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the potential extension of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to cover hydrogen produced from nuclear energy.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	40866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are in regular contact on the development of our green hydrogen policies. This includes engagement to better understand the merits of any support for hydrogen production using nuclear energy.</p><p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) has reduced carbon emissions from UK transport fuels by of 275 mega tonnes from 2008 to 2020 through supporting the use of renewable fuels. There have been no recent ministerial discussions to expand the RTFO to cover nuclear derived fuels. Any decision on extension of the RTFO to support fuels derived from nuclear energy would need to be carefully considered because this could divert nuclear energy from the electricity grid where it plays a valuable role in providing low carbon energy.</p><p>We will set out a plan for the path to zero carbon shipping in 2022. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) consultation launched on 23<sup>rd</sup> July this year seeks to explore the suitability of nuclear energy for producing SAF.</p><p>Any proposals would be the subject of a public consultation, published economic analysis and require primary and secondary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 40865 40867 question first answered 07/09/2021 14:33:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1350823

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	Alternative Fuels: Hydrogen
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 role of nuclear energy in producing hydrogen over the next five years to support the introduction of hydrogen for vehicles, maritime and aviation.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	40867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are in regular contact on the development of our green hydrogen policies. This includes engagement to better understand the merits of any support for hydrogen production using nuclear energy.</p><p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) has reduced carbon emissions from UK transport fuels by of 275 mega tonnes from 2008 to 2020 through supporting the use of renewable fuels. There have been no recent ministerial discussions to expand the RTFO to cover nuclear derived fuels. Any decision on extension of the RTFO to support fuels derived from nuclear energy would need to be carefully considered because this could divert nuclear energy from the electricity grid where it plays a valuable role in providing low carbon energy.</p><p>We will set out a plan for the path to zero carbon shipping in 2022. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) consultation launched on 23<sup>rd</sup> July this year seeks to explore the suitability of nuclear energy for producing SAF.</p><p>Any proposals would be the subject of a public consultation, published economic analysis and require primary and secondary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 40865 40866 question first answered 07/09/2021 14:33:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1350850

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	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
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 prohibit pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	41007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>We have been carefully considering the response to our pavement parking public consultation and the results will inform our policy decisions. We will publish the consultation response in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/09/2021 11:13:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1350851

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	Parking: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of pavement parking in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	41008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department carried out a public consultation on possible solutions to the complex pavement parking problem, which ran from 31 August 2020 to 22 November 2020. Local authorities in England were invited to take part in the consultation, which included questions about pavement parking in their area and York Council provided a response. The Department has been carefully analysing the consultation responses and will publish the findings in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/09/2021 11:44:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1350852

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	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) disabled people and (b) visually impaired people on pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	41009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department carried out a public consultation on possible solutions to the complex pavement parking problem, which ran from 31 August 2020 to 22 November 2020. Members of the public, including many who identified as having mobility or vision impairments, and organisations including those representing people with disabilities, participated. The consultation received over 15,000 responses. The Department has been carefully analysing the consultation responses and will publish the findings in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/09/2021 11:50:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1350853

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	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prohibit pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	41010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>We have been carefully considering the 15,000 responses to our recent pavement parking consultation and the results will inform future policy decisions. We will publish the consultation response in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/09/2021 11:48:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1350854

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	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include proposals to prohibit pavement parking in his Future of Transport programme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	41011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>We have been carefully considering the 15,000 responses to our recent pavement parking consultation and the results will inform future policy decisions. We will publish the outcome in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 07/09/2021 11:35:47 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1350869

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	Driving Tests: Liverpool City Region
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 theory driving test availability in the Liverpool City Region; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure additional test facilities.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	41180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The average waiting time for a driving theory test in the Liverpool City Region is 5 weeks.</p><p>The theory test centre estate and service for England, Scotland and Wales, which is currently delivered by a sole supplier, is changing. From 6 September 2021, the contract for running theory test centres is to be split into three regions and the number of theory test centres in Great Britain will increase from 180 to 202.</p><p>As part of its service recovery, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has extended theory test centre opening hours in England, where conditions allow, creating 300,000 extra theory test appointments. It has also opened 10 temporary theory test super centres in England, which will create a minimum of 120,000 extra appointments each month.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/09/2021 14:16:54 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden