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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-24more like thismore than 2022-01-24
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Highways Agency is working to support efforts to improve air quality on Britain's roads and highways. more like this
tabling member constituency Huddersfield more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Barry Sheerman more like this
uin 110251 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-31more like thismore than 2022-01-31
answer text <p>National Highways is implementing a programme of measures around the country to improve air quality at specific locations on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). These measures include: traffic management, managing speeds to reduce emissions, working with local authorities (investing £12.5m with authorities in Leeds, Coventry, Kent, Nottingham, Sheffield and Bristol) to accelerate the uptake of zero emission vans, as well as continuously looking at other new technologies and measures that will support their work to reduce NO2 levels on the SRN.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways are supporting the Government’s delivery of the UK Nitrogen Dioxide Plan and, in 2021 published update reports on: <a href="https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/environment/air-quality-and-noise/air-quality/air-quality-reports/" target="_blank">https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/environment/air-quality-and-noise/air-quality/air-quality-reports/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways also has its own air quality strategy, setting out its approach and activity to deliver cleaner air: <a href="https://nationalhighways.co.uk/media/i41jzbar/air_quality_strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://nationalhighways.co.uk/media/i41jzbar/air_quality_strategy.pdf</a> and has funded a research project on how best to improve air quality on its network: <a href="https://assets.highwaysengland.co.uk/Corporate+documents/FINAL+-+HE+Research+Projects+to+Improve+Air+Quality.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.highwaysengland.co.uk/Corporate+documents/FINAL+-+HE+Research+Projects+to+Improve+Air+Quality.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Copeland more like this
answering member printed Trudy Harrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-01-31T16:03:06.88Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-31T16:03:06.88Z
answering member
4593
label Biography information for Trudy Harrison more like this
tabling member
411
label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Bounce Back Loan Scheme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the guidance on Bounce Back Loans to permit businesses, that have chosen to accept less than the total loan offered to them, to increase the borrowed amount up to the maximum they are eligible for. more like this
tabling member constituency St Albans more like this
tabling member printed
Daisy Cooper more like this
uin 110251 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-05more like thismore than 2020-11-05
answer text <p>As part of the broader package of support measures announced on 2 November, we announced that we will change the Bounce Back Loan Scheme rules to allow those businesses who have borrowed less than their maximum to top-up their existing loan.</p><p> </p><p>If a business has already received a Bounce Back Loan of less than 25% of the turnover they stated on their last application form, they will be able to apply to their existing lender to top up their existing loan to 25% of turnover or £50,000, whichever is lower.</p><p> </p><p>The top-up will be on the terms of the original loan, that is, the term for the top-up will finish on the same date as for the original, as will the repayment holiday.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam more like this
answering member printed Paul Scully more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-05T17:13:08.823Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-05T17:13:08.823Z
answering member
4414
label Biography information for Paul Scully more like this
tabling member
4769
label Biography information for Daisy Cooper more like this