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1464308

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on establishing a headquarters for Great British Railways.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	900121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The shortlist of towns and cities for the Great British Railways headquarters will be announced shortly – after which a public vote will be held to help determine the winner.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/05/2022 10:57:58 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1463722

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chesterfield Canal: Tunnels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review National Highways' decision not to replace the section of the Chesterfield Canal which runs under the M1.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	3786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>National Highways continues to work closely with the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust to improve biodiversity and aquatic life in the canal and would welcome a visit from the MP to discuss this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/05/2022 12:59:45 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1463732

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce a sub-mandate on power-to-liquid fuels to help decarbonise aviation.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	3793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will have a key role in driving down carbon emissions in the UK aviation sector and the Government is fully committed to accelerating its development. The Government recognises the long-term potential of power-to-liquid (PtL) fuels specifically, due to the feedstock availability and high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions they can achieve. However, PtL fuel costs are significantly higher than the cost of SAF produced through any other pathway and the production of these fuels is not expected to be widespread until the late 2030s.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we consulted on proposals to introduce a SAF mandate in the UK, including mechanisms to accelerate the technological and commercial development of PtL fuels specifically.. We are currently reviewing evidence provided in response to the consultation and wider resources to determine which mechanism may be most effective in reducing the cost of and stimulating investment in PtL production. We will provide further clarity in the upcoming government response to the SAF mandate consultation.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/05/2022 10:56:39 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1463733

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to local authorities on delivering the UK electric vehicle infrastructure strategy.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	3794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>Our UK electric vehicle charging infrastructure strategy sets out our vision and commitments to make EV charging cheaper and more convenient than refuelling at a petrol station. It also defines the role and responsibilities of local authorities in the delivery of charging infrastructure, and provides a vision for national rollout. Of the £2.5 billion of Government funding committed to the EV transition since 2020, over £1.6 billion will be used to support charging infrastructure.</p><p>To ensure that the transition to electric vehicles takes place in every part of the country, we are pledging at least £500m to support local chargepoint provision. As part of this, the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) fund will provide approximately £400m of capital and £50m of resource funding to support English local authorities to work with industry and transform the availability of charging for drivers without off-street parking. We have launched a £10m pilot as a springboard for the development of the full fund.</p><p>We have launched a local government knowledge hub on gov.uk to make information and guidance on local EV chargepoint planning and delivery easy to access. The LA Hub carries an extensive list of guidance from government and external bodies related to EV infrastructure rollout. The website also acts as a central portal to highlight new and upcoming policies and support from central government. We will also continue to fund Energy Saving Trust to run the Local Government Support Programme providing free, impartial advice to local authorities in England to help them develop local policies and strategies to support EV uptake.</p><p>More widely, as committed in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, we have now published a range of decarbonisation ‘toolkits’, to support local authorities with their plans and policies to reduce carbon emissions from transport. This includes guidance on car clubs and fleet electrification.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/05/2022 09:32:42 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1384261

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to offer incentives to support (a) people and (b) organisations to purchase hydrogen vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	86220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government offers grants to offset the higher upfront cost of zero emission cars, vans, trucks, motorbikes and taxis and is also supporting the development of hydrogen vehicles, particularly larger vehicles like HGVs and buses.</p><p> </p><p>We will be expanding our Zero Emission Road Freight Trials programme to trial three zero emission HGV technologies at scale on UK roads, including hydrogen fuel cells. Furthermore, local areas will be able to apply for funding for both battery electric buses and hydrogen fuel cell buses depending on which technology is best suited to their local areas. Funding schemes include the £120m Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas Scheme – open to bids from local authorities – while at SR21 £355m of new funding was made available for zero emission buses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/12/2021 14:46:41 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1384263

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
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, whether he plans to take steps to reform the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to stimulate investment in hydrogen production.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	86221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Further to a public consultation earlier this year, we have introduced legislation which would expand support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) to renewable hydrogen used in fuel cell rail and non-road transports, and in maritime vessels. To further stimulate investment in renewable hydrogen production, we also proposed in the consultation to reward renewable hydrogen more flexibly under the RTFO. A Government Response on proposals to improve flexibility will be published very soon.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 86222 question first answered 08/12/2021 15:19:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1384265

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
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	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	86222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Further to a public consultation earlier this year, we have introduced legislation which would expand support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) to renewable hydrogen used in fuel cell rail and non-road transports, and in maritime vessels. To further stimulate investment in renewable hydrogen production, we also proposed in the consultation to reward renewable hydrogen more flexibly under the RTFO. A Government Response on proposals to improve flexibility will be published very soon.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 86221 question first answered 08/12/2021 15:19:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1367361

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Iron and Steel
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 national provenance of the steel used in the construction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	72634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd’s steel procurement data are published yearly by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p>HS2 Ltd. works extensively with the British steel industry to ensure it is in the best position to compete for contracts to build Britain’s new high speed rail network. For example, 28 of the 29 reinforcement fabrication contracts have been awarded to UK-based companies.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/11/2021 10:19:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1367363

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason steel sourced from outside the UK is being used in the construction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	72635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Across the HS2 project, all procurement is conducted fairly, equally and transparently and does not discriminate on the basis of location, in line with UK public procurement law.</p><p>Procurement of steel is generally undertaken by Tier 3 or 4 suppliers to HS2, rather than by HS2 Ltd directly. On occasion, it may be necessary to procure non-UK steel either to ensure value for money for UK taxpayers or to maintain the agreed HS2 programme.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/11/2021 10:21:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1367365

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Iron and Steel
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 merits of using Sheffield and Rotherham steel in the construction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	72636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has engaged extensively with the British steel industry over the last five years, including organisations with facilities in Sheffield and Rotherham. HS2 Ltd hold 'Meet the Contractor' events for potential suppliers regularly and I would encourage businesses across Sheffield and Rotherham to sign-up to one of these events.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/11/2021 10:22:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford