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1692823

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fluorinated Gases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) training and (b) certification of technicians in the use of alternative products during the planned transition away from fluorinated gases.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	16436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>There are industry-led training courses already available on the use of alternative refrigerant gases. As noted in the Defra assessment report of December 2022 on the impact of the current Regulation on fluorinated gases, some industry stakeholders have suggested that mandatory training should be introduced for alternatives with flammability, toxicity and high-pressure properties. We are reviewing the provisions of the Regulation and intend to consult on proposals for change in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:28:22 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691748

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled The path to inclusive footways, published by the Local Government Association on 10 February 2024, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the views of local authorities on proposals to improve management of pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	15716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for parking restrictions and already have powers to address pavement parking by implementing Traffic Regulation Orders. The Department has consulted on further options to help local authorities outside London tackle this issue and has been giving careful consideration to the views expressed by the LGA, individual councils and all other respondents. We will publish a formal response when final decisions have been taken.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/03/2024 14:27:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691256

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce a specific width limit for passenger cars.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	15314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>A width limit for passenger cars is already in place. All vehicles are required to meet rigorous requirements for safety to protect occupants and other road users and stringent environmental standards. With respect to climate change, our Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will put us on a pathway to ensuring that, by 2035, all new cars and vans will be zero emissions at the exhaust.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 15316 question first answered 29/02/2024 08:59:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691257

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the CO2 intensity for new internal combustion car engines in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	15315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The carbon intensity of newly registered passenger vehicles is measured in grams of CO2 emitted per kilometre driven. The last three years of data held on the fleet wide average CO2 emissions of newly registered petrol and diesel cars in the UK shows an increase over time. Excluding zero emission vehicle registrations, the provisional average for new petrol cars only in 2020 was 140.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 143.3 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 143.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. The provisional average for new diesel cars only in 2020 was 153.8 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 161.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 164.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. When considering the overall fleet of new cars, including zero emission, the average CO2 intensity has decreased over the last three years. The provisional average for 2020 was 126.6 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 118.5 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 110.8g grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. This data set is available at: Vehicle licensing statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 07/03/2024 11:01:44 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 20897 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691259

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Standards
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 impact of increased car (a) sizes and (b) weights on (i) road safety and (ii) climate change.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	15316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>A width limit for passenger cars is already in place. All vehicles are required to meet rigorous requirements for safety to protect occupants and other road users and stringent environmental standards. With respect to climate change, our Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will put us on a pathway to ensuring that, by 2035, all new cars and vans will be zero emissions at the exhaust.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 15314 question first answered 29/02/2024 08:59:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1689222

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fluorinated Gases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the availability of fluorinated gases during the planned transition to alternative gases.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	14149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>We are in the process of reviewing the GB F-gas Regulation, with the view to further reducing use and emissions of F-gases to contribute to achieving Net Zero. We undertook a comprehensive review of the GB F-gas Regulation and published an assessment report in December 2022. This included a forecast of continued demand for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and a review of the availability of technically feasible and cost-effective alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>We have since been developing policy options for changes to the GB F-gas Regulation. Alongside this policy development, we have continued to update our analysis and modelling to reflect the best available evidence on the availability of F-gases. We intend to go out to consultation on our proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 22/02/2024 16:06:27 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1689223

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Liver Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of hospital admissions were due to liver disease in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	14150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities publishes liver disease profiles. These provide data on the number and rate of hospital admissions for liver disease in England and local areas. The profiles currently include hospital admissions data up to the financial year ending 31 March 2022.</p><p>In the financial year ending 2022, there were 82,290 hospital admissions in England due to liver disease. The profiles do not include the proportion of all hospital admissions that are due to liver disease. Data on hospital admissions is updated regularly in the profiles, and data for the financial year ending 2023 will be published this summer.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/02/2024 16:14:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse