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1669156

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
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 recent rise in car insurance premiums; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this rise on motorists.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums along with the terms and conditions of their policies. The Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/11/2023 17:34:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1666471

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Diesel and Petrol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure they are prepared to implement the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The introduction of the world-leading zero emission vehicle mandate will support the future supply of zero emission vehicles, by setting a minimum percentage of manufacturer’s new car and van sales to be zero emission each year from 2024.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate the transition to zero emission vehicles, the Government is also working with industry to increase the number of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints. The Government’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy sets out the steps being taken to support the deployment of these chargepoints across the country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 10:44:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1662309

registered interest
date	21/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 report by the RAC Foundation Is it necessary to reduce car mileage to meet our carbon emission goals?, published in February; in particular, the finding that at least 37 per cent of all miles driven by cars, taxis and vans will need to be zero emission by 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK is on track to meet its carbon budgets. The Government already has robust plans in place to decarbonise transport in line with the UK’s legally binding targets. These plans do not include any measures to reduce car mileage. The package of proposals and policies will continue to evolve to changing circumstances in order to utilise technological developments and address emerging challenges.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/10/2023 11:29:10 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1654578

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the (1) development, and (2) adoption, of electric aviation technologies in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The development and adoption of electric aircraft is considered within the government’s Jet Zero Strategy. On 20 July 2023, DfT published a Jet Zero Strategy One Year On document which highlights the progress and achievements that have been made since the launch of the Strategy, and the next steps to deliver net zero aviation by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>As noted in the Jet Zero Strategy the government is investing a record £685 million over three years into R&amp;D in the UK aerospace sector through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) programme. In February the Department for Business and Trade announced £113 million of co-investment with industry in three Rolls-Royce led projects on hydrogen and Vertical Aerospace work on battery-electric aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>The government works with industry and academia through the Jet Zero Council to drive the delivery of new technologies and innovative ways to cut aviation emissions. In 2022 a Delivery Group of the Council was established on Zero Emission Flight which considers electric aviation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/07/2023 13:14:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1640689

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to develop public transport infrastructure in rural areas; and what assessment they have made of the impact this will have on the mental health of people living in rural communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>We are providing £300m funding for buses until April 2025. £150m will be available from July 23 to March 24, and a further £150m from April 24 to March 25.</p><p> </p><p>Almost half of the additional funding will be provided to bus operators based on the distance of the routes that they operate. This will allow us to focus funding on longer routes, such as those in rural areas, where some services are less likely to be commercially sustainable without additional funding.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021, we launched a £20 million Rural Mobility Fund (RMF) to trial more demand responsive minibus services in rural and suburban areas. 16 pilots are taking place across 15 different local authorities, including one in Warwickshire. The RMF provides us with an opportunity to better understand the challenges associated with introducing bookable bus services in rural and suburban settings.</p><p> </p><p>Through our Tackling Loneliness with Transport fund, we’ve supported twelve projects with over £5 million of investment targeted at those most likely to suffer from loneliness.</p><p> </p><p>Findings from these pilot schemes are being evaluated and will be used to build an evidence base which will inform how future transport schemes can contribute to reducing loneliness in communities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/06/2023 14:37:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1628342

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure in each year since 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>Since financial year 2018/19, the Government has spent the following on supporting the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total spend (£ million)*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>159</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*<em>Total spend is rounded to the nearest £million and includes the following schemes: Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme, Workplace Charging Scheme, On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme and Taxi Infrastructure scheme.</em></p><p> </p><p>Details relating to 2022/23 Government grant spending will be available in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/05/2023 11:39:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1626259

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what financial support they are providing to local authorities to improve road surfaces.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is providing local highway authorities with a three-year funding settlement for local highway maintenance amounting to approximately £915 million of capital funding per year. This funding covers the financial years 2022/23 to 2024/25 and is for local highway authorities across England outside of London and the Mayoral Combined Authorities which receive separate funding.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this settlement, at Budget 2023 the Chancellor announced an extra £200 million for highways maintenance for the 2023/24 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Mayoral Combined Authorities are receiving City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements amounting to £5.7 billion over five years, which includes funding for maintenance for their local highway networks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/05/2023 10:57:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1612617

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make public transport more accessible for disabled children who require it to attend school.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that disabled students should be able to travel to school easily, confidently and without additional cost. The Department is taking steps to improve accessibility across public transport, particularly for buses and coaches, which will benefit families including those with disabled children, across the country.</p><p> </p><p>In March, we laid the Accessible Information Regulations (AIR) in Parliament. Subject to Parliamentary approval, these new rules will require buses and coaches used on local services to provide audible and visible announcements. This will represent a significant step forward in the accessibility of these local services. While these new rules may not capture all home-to-school services, the Department also plans to undertake a Call for Evidence on the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR), the rules that transport providers must follow to make sure that vehicles are accessible, including many buses and coaches used for home-to-school services. This Call for Evidence is part of a wider review of the PSVAR and will allow disabled people and their families to tell the Department how well these regulations have worked, and what steps may need to be taken to improve accessibility for disabled passengers in the future.</p><p> </p><p>These steps to make transport more accessible sit alongside existing local authority Special Educational and Disability (SEND) duties to provide free home-to-school transport for eligible students.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/04/2023 14:12:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1608913

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Key Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make special public transport arrangements to enable key workers to travel to work in the event that the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) pay negotiation collapses.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the recent cancellation of strikes by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and the restart of discussions with the Rail Delivery Group on the fair and reasonable two-year pay offer.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the serious disruption rail industrial action causes passengers. If there are any further rail strikes, operators will continue to strive to provide as many services as they can resource reliably within existing operational constraints.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has played its part in helping to facilitate and improve communication between the unions and the rail industry. Where necessary, Ministers will continue to facilitate open and constructive discussions to make progress and help the parties resolve the dispute.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/04/2023 13:36:53 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1606959

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the infrastructure required to meet their goal for all new cars sold from 2030 to be electric vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>In March 2022, the Department for Transport published its Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Strategy, which sets out its plans to accelerate the rollout of public EV chargepoints. The strategy states that the Government expects that approximately 300,000 public chargepoints will be installed across the UK by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Department monitors progress and publishes data on the installation of public chargepoints, broken down by local authority areas, on a quarterly basis. The latest data, published on 1 March 2023, shows that public charging devices have more than tripled in four years from 10,300 devices in January 2019 to over 38,700. This includes more than 7,400 rapid devices. In 2022, an average of 723 public charging devices were added to the UK’s public charging network each month.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now focusing on two crucial sectors: ultra-rapid chargers on the strategic road network through the Rapid Charging Fund, and local on-street charging through the Local EV Infrastructure Fund and On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/03/2023 16:23:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick