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1686654

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 1 Line: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) agendas and (b) minutes of discussion (i) he and (ii) officials in his Department have had with his Swiss counterpart on a proposed train link between London St. Pancras and Basel.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>As these meetings with the government of Switzerland were held on a confidential basis it would not be appropriate to publish this information. However, the Government has been developing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Swiss Government which I would be happy to share a copy of with the member for Romford once this has been formally signed.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:55:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1686677

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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, how many home EV charging points have been installed in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	12523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Government is working across Departments on methods to estimate the number of domestic chargepoints and will publish in the usual way once confirmed.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 06/02/2024 15:47:56 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1686684

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish an update to the national road traffic projections.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	12524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Road Traffic Projections were last published in December 2022. The Department regularly reviews evidence and data on the drivers of travel demand and will publish an update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/02/2024 11:54:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1686711

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Penzance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking steps to reduce car practical driving test waiting times in Penzance; and if the DVSA will increase the number of available time slots for those tests in that area.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	12647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>To increase the number of available test slots, the DVSA is conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays; they are also buying back annual leave from driving examiners. They have deployed all eligible managers and administrative staff back on the front line to do driving tests from the beginning of October until the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2021, measures put in place by the DVSA to reduce waiting times for its customers, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating on average over 46,900 extra car test slots each month.</p><p> </p><p>As of 29 January 2024, there were 533,785 car practical driving tests booked, and 130,965 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>As of 29 January 2024, there were 19 driving tests available to book within the 24-week booking window at Camborne driving test centre (DTC); the next nearest DTC to Penzance.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA continues to monitor the deployment of its driving examiner resource. Where it identifies DTCs that require additional resource, if possible, it will redeploy staff to meet that demand.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/02/2024 14:53:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1686756

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lancaster-Morecambe Railway Line: Electrification
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 with Cabinet colleagues of the economic impact of electrifying the railway line between Lancaster and Morecambe.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	12577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Electrification, alongside alternative technologies such as hydrogen, battery and bi-modes, will play an important role in meeting our Net Zero targets. We are working with the Great British Rail Transition Team to bring forward options to decarbonise the whole network including Lancaster to Morecambe for government to carefully consider in terms of overall deliverability and affordability</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:54:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1686831

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with car manufacturers on trends in car insurance prices in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials regularly engage with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues including the cost of insurance.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:49:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1686840

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of driving under the influence of (a) drugs and (b) alcohol offences in (i) the South West and (ii) Bournemouth.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	12609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department approaches drink and drug driving enforcement from a national perspective.</p><p>We have tough penalties in place, with our highly respected and effective ‘THINK!’ campaigns reminding people of the serious consequences driving under the influence of drink can have on themselves and others.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement of road traffic law and how available resources are deployed is the responsibility of individual Chief Officers and Police and Crime Commissioners, taking into account the specific local problems and demands with which they are faced</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/02/2024 09:29:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1686841

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Bournemouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department is providing for road resurfacing in Bournemouth.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	12610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>During the current financial year the Department is providing Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council with £6,240,800 of capital funding for highway maintenance. This represents a funding increase of around 30% compared to the amount it was receiving in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/02/2024 09:27:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1686872

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to p.26 of the UK Wireless Infrastructure Strategy published by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the consistency of wireless connectivity on the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with Network Rail Telecoms on initiatives such as Project Reach to improve connectivity on the rail network and consults with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on developments</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 17:02:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1686873

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
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 a comparative assessment of the performance of (a) passenger Wi-Fi and (b) non-passenger data transmission by each of the train operating companies that are (i) contracted by him to the private sector and (ii) under the control of DfT OLR Holdings Limited with international counterparts.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>We do not hold information on average data transmission speeds and we do not have a comparative assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 17:01:18 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan