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1249252

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the Government's commitment of 4,000 UK-made zero emission buses by 2024.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	112030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not had any specific discussions with the Prime Minister regarding the timeline for the 4,000 zero emission buses.</p><p> </p><p>Details of how the 4,000 zero emission buses commitment will be delivered will be announced after the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/11/2020 14:58:08 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1249253

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant: Hydrogen
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 amending the eligibility conditions of the Bus Service Operator's Grant to include hydrogen fuelled buses.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	112031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>As announced in the ‘Better Deal for Bus Users’ package, the Government remains committed to the reform of the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) in order to support the environment and improve passenger journeys.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/11/2020 14:55:31 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1249254

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to announce the local authority selected to become England's first All Electric Bus Town.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	112032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has progressed two bids to Phase 2 of the All-Electric Bus Town competition: Coventry, submitted by Transport for West Midlands; and Oxford, submitted by Oxfordshire County Council. During Phase 2, bidders are required to develop a business case for their scheme that demonstrates appropriate value for money before any funding is awarded. Further details will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/11/2020 14:52:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1249304

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Water Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has instructed Highways England to review their speed of response for providing permits for roadworks to enable water companies to meet their targets set by Ofwat in relation to leakage reduction.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	112018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Water companies are not required to seek permission from Highways England to work on the strategic road network (SRN), only to give notice. In cases where planned work would cause disruption or clash with other plans, Highways England may ask the water company to adjust the day or time of the planned works.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is in dialogue with the utilities industry to forge closer relationships, in order to proactively support its roads delivery programme and the industry’s requirements on the SRN.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/11/2020 15:10:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1249320

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
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 much funding has been allocated for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to each local authority in England in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	112006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have received funding in excess of £95m from the Government for chargepoint infrastructure. The funding that has been allocated to each local authority in each year, for which figures are available, is detailed in the attached Excel spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there has also been £9.5m of funding allocated to Derby and Nottingham as part of their Future of Transport Zone plans. This funding will be used for seven e-mobility hubs, which will include charging infrastructure. These are based in neighbourhoods, depots and campuses across the two cities. The first tranche of this funding was delivered in 2019-20, with a further tranche in 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/11/2020 16:26:37 question first ministerially corrected 11/11/2020 14:29:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean attachment 1 file name Electric vehicle charging infrastructure - local authorities.xlsx title Electric vehicle charging - local authorities previous answer version 60294 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1249900

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
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 ensure that railway season ticket holders are not financially disadvantaged as a result of the November 2020 covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	112101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Season ticket holders who no longer need their tickets as a result of the new restrictions are entitled to request a refund for the time remaining on their ticket, as stated in the National Rail Conditions of Travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/11/2020 14:28:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1249901

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Coronavirus
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 financial effect on driving instructors of the November 2020 covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	112102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not employ driving instructors; it licences approved driving instructors (ADI) to provide paid tuition. It is therefore not possible to assess what financial effect the November 2020 covid-19 restrictions has, or will have, on them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/11/2020 14:32:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1249910

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) artificial intelligence and (b) machine learning projects are being (i) undertaken and (ii) considered for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	112079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>Technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning have many potential applications including in the transport sector. Innovation teams across the DfT family support research and development initiatives conducted both within and outside of DfT.</p><p> </p><p>One specific initiative is investigating a proof-of-concept study into a non-intrusive AI-model capable of detecting the number of face-coverings, and the number of uncovered faces, in an image. The model would then display message responses focussed on positive engagement. This work will not be able to identify or track individuals, and no images will be stored by the system.</p><p> </p><p>We don’t hold information centrally regarding further AI or machine learning projects being undertaken or planned by the department at this time.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/11/2020 12:44:40 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1249942

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for investment in the Birmingham-Black Country-Shrewsbury Line.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	112109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>Midlands Connect are developing proposals to improve journey times between Birmingham and Shrewsbury. We expect to receive a business case in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Proposals are also being developed to improve the service using existing infrastructure, including adding an additional London to Shrewsbury via Birmingham service on a Sunday morning from May 21 and an extra Shrewsbury to London via Birmingham return service on Weekdays and Saturdays from December 2022. These proposals are subject to an assessment of COVID impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/11/2020 15:25:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1249959

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of railway stations have step-free access.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	112069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Around a fifth of our stations have step free access to all platforms; accounting for around 75% of journeys. We are determined to improve this and our Access for All programme is providing accessible routes at over 100 more stations in the next three years. This is in addition to accessibility improvements provided by the industry whenever they install, replace or renew station infrastructure. Information on the facilities available at railway stations is collected and held by the Rail Delivery Group and published on their website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/11/2020 15:43:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher