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1471971

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
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 British airlines on late-notice cancellations of flights.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>We have been extensively engaging with industry at both ministerial and official level since the beginning of the year. During these meetings we have been clear that the volume of late notice cancellations are unacceptable and airlines must have realistic schedules they can deliver.</p><p>On 21 June the Secretary of State laid before Parliament regulations that will help airlines prevent last-minute flight cancellations during the summer peak. The regulations will allow a one-off “amnesty” on airport slots rules, enabling airlines to plan ahead and deliver a realistic summer schedule that minimises disruption at the airports. Airlines will have a short window to hand back slots for the rest of the summer season that they are not confident they will be able to operate. This will help give passengers confidence in the schedules and more time to make alternative arrangements if they are needed, rather than face the kind of last-minute cancellations seen over the Easter and half-term holidays.</p><p>I am also chairing a Strategic Risk Group which meets weekly to bring together senior executives from across the sector to highlight issues, assess mitigations, and encourage collaborative working.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/06/2022 11:29:52 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471985

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Transport Decarbonisation Plan and Future of Freight Plan, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress on increasing the modal share of rail freight; and what steps he is taking to increase capacity for moving rail freight sustainably.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	22414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to growing rail freight and unlocking the economic and environmental benefits that the sector can deliver. Our Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) set out our ambition to remove all diesel-only trains (passenger and freight) from the network by 2040. The Future of Freight Plan reflects the growing importance of the freight sector as a whole; until now, there has never been a cross Government and cross modal plan for the sector. In both the TDP and the William Shapps Plan for Rail we committed to introducing a rail freight growth target and to incentivising the early take up of low carbon traction to help operators have the confidence they need to invest in green technologies.</p><p>We continue to encourage and incentivise modal shift from road to rail through the £20m Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme (MSRS), which delivers high value for money and in 2020/21 removed around 900,000 HGV lorries off our congested road network, saving 58,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. Earlier this year the Department successfully secured MSRS funding of £20m a year for the next three years.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/06/2022 14:06:43 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1471986

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department prioritises decarbonisation benefits alongside cost considerations when assessing schemes to increase rail freight capacity.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	22415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering a net zero railway and recognises the considerable benefits of shifting goods from road to rail. Our Transport Decarbonisation and Future of Freight plans set out our support for rail freight, recognising that freight trains emit around a quarter of the carbon dioxide per tonne-mile of road haulage. As we build back from the pandemic, and following the 2021 Spending Review, we want to provide as much clarity and certainty as possible on rail enhancements and will set out our plans shortly. We also continue to invest in rail freight through grants such as the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 22416 question first answered 28/06/2022 15:10:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1471987

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether commitments on increasing the modal share of freight in the (a) Transport Decarbonisation and (b) Future of Freight plans will inform the (i) assessment and (ii) delivery of essential rail freight schemes such as that planned for Ely Junction.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	22416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering a net zero railway and recognises the considerable benefits of shifting goods from road to rail. Our Transport Decarbonisation and Future of Freight plans set out our support for rail freight, recognising that freight trains emit around a quarter of the carbon dioxide per tonne-mile of road haulage. As we build back from the pandemic, and following the 2021 Spending Review, we want to provide as much clarity and certainty as possible on rail enhancements and will set out our plans shortly. We also continue to invest in rail freight through grants such as the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 22415 question first answered 28/06/2022 15:10:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1471988

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: East of England
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 improved rail capacity outline business case for the Ely area capacity enhancement scheme; and what steps he is taking to increase rail capacity through Haughley Junction.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	22417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>An update on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) programme, and associated proposals at Haughley Junction, will be provided in the upcoming update to the Rail Network Enhancement Portfolio (RNEP).</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/06/2022 11:32:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1471989

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 put a process in place for approving time-limited temporary danger areas for drone (a) trials and (b) routes.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	22492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The process for approving temporary danger areas (TDAs), including those for drone trials and routes, is the responsibility of the Civil Aviation Authority and is outlined in their guidance document CAP 1616. TDA requests go through the Temporary Airspace Change Process and the temporary change may last for a maximum of 90 days.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/06/2022 10:42:45 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1471991

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Delivery Services
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 support Royal Mail’s plans for drone deliveries in remote areas of the UK; and how many applications have the Civil Aviation Authority approved for such deliveries from Royal Mail.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	22494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department is working with industry and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to ensure the UK can realise the benefits of new and emerging aviation technology for industry and individuals. This includes the provision of additional funding for 2022/2023 to the CAA to significantly scale up their support to innovators.</p><p>It is the responsibility of the CAA to approve any plans the Royal Mail have for drone deliveries. Over the last two years they have received and approved requests from various sponsors to establish temporary danger areas to support the Royal Mail. This includes one from Windracers, which has been supporting the Royal Mail in the Shetlands area and one from Skyports in the Oban / Mull area. In addition to these, one other airspace request has been submitted by Windracers which is in support of the Royal Mail task. This request for an airspace structure has not yet begun the regulatory process.</p><p>Separate to the airspace work, the CAA have approved four applications relating to proposed Royal Mail delivery operations. These were submitted by Windracers and Skyports. In addition, Windracers has recently submitted another application linked to the Royal Mail.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/06/2022 11:27:39 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1472005

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide free bus transport to Ukrainian refugees.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is determined to ensure that Ukrainian evacuees encounter a warm reception in the UK. The Department for Transport continues to work with partners across the industry, and the Confederation of Passenger Transport, to provide free onward travel for Ukraine evacuees by bus.</p><p>As part of the national scheme organised by the Department, in conjunction with industry, most bus operators will continue to provide free onward travel to Ukrainian evacuees to their final destinations in Great Britain until 20th December 2022. The Government is grateful for industry’s continued support.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 29/06/2022 14:21:26 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472007

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to help provide Ukrainian refugees with free access to public transport in the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>Since mid-March 2022, all Ukrainians that enter the UK with the appropriate visa can travel on public transport from their port of entry to their end destination at no cost if travel occurs within 48 hours of arrival. This includes rail, bus and all Transport for London routes. To date, over 2,200 rail journeys have been made via the free onward travel offer, and many more on UK bus, coach and tram services. On the 20 June, this scheme was extended for a further six months.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 29/06/2022 10:45:15 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472027

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: North Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to help ensure that councils provide access to bus services for isolated communities in North Shropshire constituency.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	22612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>I recognise the importance of transport provision in rural and isolated areas and we as a Government are committed to finding solutions which ensure that local communities in areas such as those in North Shropshire have viable and improved transport services.</p><p>We have provided nearly £1.86bn in emergency and recovery grant funding for bus services in England outside London to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic. Shropshire Council has so far received a total of £2.17m. Shropshire have also been allocated a further £558,906 through the Local Transport Fund, to continue supporting bus services from April until October, as well as £512,447 in funding from the £42m LTA Bus Service Operators Grant in 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 28/06/2022 09:20:35 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan