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1671235

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion of the report Getting the measure of transport poverty, published by the Social Market Foundation on 15 November, that investment in public transport is more beneficial to alleviating transport poverty than lowering the cost of driving.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The government has consistently invested in public transport, including through the most recent announcement of £150 million dedicated to levelling up bus services, with areas across the North and Midlands given extra support for services to become more frequent, more reliable, cheaper and easier to use.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 04/12/2023 16:51:26 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1671319

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Wokingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department plans to provide to Wokingham Borough Council for (a) fixing potholes and (b) other road maintenance in the (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	2439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department will provide Wokingham Borough Council with a total of £8.053 million for highways maintenance activities over the two years in question. The funding can be spent on activities including (a) fixing potholes and (b) other road maintenance in the (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 2024-25 financial years.</p><p> </p><p>A Written Ministerial Statement has been laid in both Houses, and the Secretary of State has written out to Parliamentary colleagues advising them of the uplift to highways maintenance funding. In addition, officials from my Department will be writing out to all Chief Executives confirming their grant funding allocations shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/11/2023 14:24:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1671343

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies
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 address skills shortages (a) among HGV drivers and (b) in the road transport sector.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	2467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government has a multi-pronged approach to tackling this problem. It has invested in skills bootcamps to train up to 11,000 more people to become HGV drivers to help tackle the HGV driver shortage. These are free, short, intensive courses to train drivers to be road ready and gain a Category C or Category C&amp;E licence.</p><p>The Government is also supporting lorry driver training through apprenticeships. The Large Goods Vehicle Driver apprenticeship, which trains drivers to gain their Cat C&amp;E licence, has recently had its funding level increased to £8,000. The Urban Driver apprenticeship which trains drivers to Cat C standard is also available with up to £5,000 of funding.</p><p>The Department for Transport has also supported the non-profit initiative Road to Logistics to train military service leavers, ex-offenders and the long term unemployed to move into jobs in the logistics sector, including lorry driving.</p><p>These measures are working with industry reporting that the acute driver shortage has eased. We continue to work with the sector to monitor the availability of drivers and tackle the issues affecting both the recruitment and retention of HGV drivers.</p><p>Following the actions raised during the driver shortages (buses and coaches) summit held in November 2022, the Department plans to consult on removing the regulatory 50km restriction on 18- to 20-year-old bus and coach drivers driving a regular service, and allowing prospective drivers to undertake the theory and off-road manoeuvre tests prior to being granted a provisional bus license. Since the summit, figures from the Confederation of Passenger Transport show that the vacancy rate for bus drivers in Great Britain fell from a high of 9.3% in September 2022 to 6.5% in May 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/11/2023 10:08:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1671408

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for bus services in real terms in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	2631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has provided a total of £3.47 billion (£2.8 billion in real terms (2010/11 prices)) for bus services between 2018/19 to 2022/23. This includes the Bus Service Operators Grant, Covid-19 Bus Service Support Grant, Bus Recovery Grant, Commonwealth Games funding, £2 Bus Fare Cap, and Bus Service Improvement Plan funding.</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown of this by year is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2018/19 - £244 million (£215 million in 2010/11 prices)</p><p>2019/20 - £249 million (£214 million in 2010/11 prices)</p><p>2020/21 - £1.2 billion (£974 million in 2010/11 prices)</p><p>2021/22 - £899 million (£729 million in 2010/11 prices)</p><p>2022/23 - £873 million (£671 million in 2010/11 prices)</p><p>In addition, on 4 October, as part of Network North, we announced a further £1 billion from redirected HS2 funding to level up bus services in the North and Midlands via BSIP, making them more frequent, more reliable, cheaper, and easier to use. We are also extending the £2 bus fare cap until the end of 2024, meaning we are investing nearly £600 million in total to cap bus fares across England since the scheme was launched. On top of this, we have announced that a new uplift of 60% will be added to Community Transport Operators’ (CTOs) Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) claims until 31 March 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/11/2023 14:22:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1671443

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: 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 (a) amount of funding for and (b) timeframe for funds to be allocated to the upgrade of the A1 following the cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 project.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	2656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>We will deliver dualling on the A1 between Morpeth to Ellingham. The Department is working through delivery schedules and phasing of spend with delivery partners and within the Government’s overall fiscal plan. All Network North schemes will be subject to approval of business cases. We will share further details in due course</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/11/2023 15:29:07 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1670732

registered interest
date	17/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Delivery Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of takeaway delivery drivers that do not have adequate car insurance.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	2434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/11/2023 14:28:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1670737

registered interest
date	17/11/2023
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, if he will make it his policy to collate data on the number and proportion of train journeys that did not stop at a scheduled station due to late running in each train company in each year.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	2435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to collate this data. The Office of Rail and Road, as independent regulator to the rail industry, records and publishes a range of information relating to the punctuality and reliability of rail services, including this dataset relating to cancellations: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fperformance%2Fpassenger-rail-performance%2Ftable-3124-trains-planned-and-cancellations-by-operator-and-cause-periodic%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPaul.Cox%40dft.gov.uk%7C4677014cdbf040560bb708dbe9e237d8%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638360930021313081%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v8xRa5M9%2BK%2Bs6f%2BFksd4dGerX2PiJ%2F4FELvIzHh2jvw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Table 3124 - Trains planned and cancellations by operator and cause (periodic) | ORR Data Portal</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 27/11/2023 13:36:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1670566

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Property: Appleby Magna
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Land Registry does (a) include a record of the sale in 2011 and (b) not include a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in Appleby Magna.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Land Registry does have a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in Appleby Magna and a copy of the Land Registry summary of title document is attached.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 21/11/2023 12:43:11 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne attachment 1 file name Land Registry Sale Record document.pdf title Land Registry Sale Record document
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1670567

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that electric vehicle charging points are available throughout the UK, in the context of the Rapid Charging Fund pilot.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	2274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is working with industry to deliver electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The management of motorways and major roads is a devolved policy area and as such the Rapid Charging Fund is England only. Certain Government funding schemes, namely the EV Chargepoint Grant, the Workplace Charging Scheme, and the On-Street Residential Charging Scheme, are available UK-wide.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, funding has been awarded to projects in the devolved administrations to support chargepoint installation - for example through the Levelling Up Fund, where in Northern Ireland, ESB has received £3 million towards the upgrade of the EV charging network<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/11/2023 16:19:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1670570

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
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, with reference to his Department's consultation on Pavement parking: options for change, which closed on 22 November 2020, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the consultation.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	2384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>Pavement parking is a complex issue. We want to take the right step for communities and ensure that local authorities have appropriate and effective tools at their disposal. We are working through the options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/11/2023 14:34:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green