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1724626

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to (a) consider further introductions of and (b) increase the use of (i) congestion, (ii) ultra low emission zone and (iii) pay per mile road charges.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	2445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>Local highway authorities in England have the powers to introduce road charging schemes. They do not require ministerial or parliamentary approval for such schemes. There are no pay-per-mile road charges currently in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 03/09/2024 14:59:15 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724627

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned into the potential impacts of (i) pay per mile road charging and (ii) similar schemes.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	2446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken or commissioned any such research since the conclusion of the road pricing demonstrations project in 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 03/09/2024 14:52:40 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1687707

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	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to support motorists with road tolls.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	901422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Established government policy is that river and estuarial crossings will normally be funded by tolls, recognising the extra cost of their construction and maintenance, and also the substantial benefits for their users.</p><p> </p><p>Other than such crossings and the M6 Toll motorway, the majority of the road network is free of tolls, and the Government has no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:45:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1656712

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has provided recent guidance on the amount of notice that should be provided to drivers before entering zones in which they may be liable to charges.
tabling member constituency	Old Bexley and Sidcup
tabling member printed	Mr Louie French
uin	197140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Guidance for local highway authorities on all matters relating to signage is set out in the Traffic Signs Manual, which is available on gov.uk. The Department has no plans to update this advice to cover this specific issue.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 06/09/2023 15:20:52 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4932 label Biography information for Mr Louie French

1653179

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to devolve powers over road user charging to the devolved Administrations.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	194261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Devolved Administrations already have extensive powers over road policy, including over road user charging.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/07/2023 09:36:40 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1648887

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent commission to design a road pricing scheme that is (a) equitable and (b) helps raise revenue in the context of trends in the level of fuel duty revenue.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	191851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>As set out in a letter to the Transport Select Committee in January 2023, the Government does not have plans to consider road pricing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 05/07/2023 15:42:27 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1644506

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held regarding the development of a national road charging scheme.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>As set out in a letter to the Transport Select Committee in January 2023[1], the Government is currently focusing on delivering on its key priorities and does not currently have plans to consider road pricing.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <strong><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/34225/documents/188339/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/34225/documents/188339/default/</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 27/06/2023 14:59:30 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1600618

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of tolls on major routes on the users of those routes.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	903835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The only charge for users of the current strategic road network managed by National Highways is at the Dartford Crossing, where evidence has shown that it helps manage congestion to provide more reliable journeys for users.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 02/03/2023 14:19:34 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1363696

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has discussed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer any plans to introduce a system of road charging.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	63705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State, has not had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding a system of road charging.</p><p> </p><p>At present, the decision to implement road charging in towns and cities is one for the relevant Highways Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 02/11/2021 12:25:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1204402

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
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 role of congestion charging in helping to reduce traffic in towns and cities; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of congestion charging for helping to control levels of (a) traffic and (b) air pollution as the covid-19 lockdown is lifted.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	59711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The decision to implement road charging in towns and cities is ultimately one for the relevant Local Highways Authority. The Mayor of London recently reinstated the Congestion and Ultra Low Emission Zone charges in the capital as a measure to manage traffic and air quality.</p><p> </p><p>A number of larger cities are developing proposals for charging Clean Air Zones to reduce air pollution and our recent rapid call for evidence will ensure we can fully understand the impact that coronavirus is having on changes in air pollution emissions, concentrations and exposure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/06/2020 16:21:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter