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1640451

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycleways: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of funding required to maintain the National Cycle Network; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	186821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the level of funding required to maintain the National Cycle Network (NCN). The NCN is made up of over 12,000 miles of signed on and off-road routes across the UK. Sustrans manage the NCN and rely on a variety of partners to maintain and grow the Network, including landowners, highway authorities, and national and local government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/06/2023 09:20:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1628123

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	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 steps his Department has taken to improve infrastructure for electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	185216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is working with industry to improve electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. There are now over 42,000 public chargepoints, alongside hundreds of thousands in homes and workplaces. The Government estimates that by 2030, around 300,000 public chargepoints will be needed as a minimum. The Government expects to see a market-led roll-out for the majority of chargepoints with over £6 billion of investment already committed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s funding interventions are focused on two sectors: high powered chargers on the strategic road network through the Rapid Charging Fund (RCF) and local on-street charging through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI).</p><p> </p><p>The LEVI fund will support local authorities to work with industry to transform the availability of charging infrastructure for drivers without off-street parking. The Government has announced a further £381 million of LEVI funding (£343 million capital and £37.8 million resource), which will be made available over the next two financial years. The RCF will future-proof the electrical capacity at strategic locations to support ultra-rapid en-route charging.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working to improve the experience of people using public chargepoints. In the coming months, the Government will regulate to mandate open data to ensure consumers can locate the right chargepoints for their needs, mandate 99 per cent reliability across each rapid charging network and will aim to introduce contactless payment provision for all new chargepoints over 8kW</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/05/2023 08:27:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1627144

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons his Department has learned from e-scooter trials launched in 2020; and if he will take steps to introduce e-scooter legislation by 31 May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	184603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Rental e-scooter trials were launched in July 2020 across England. The Department for Transport commissioned an independent evaluation of the e-scooter trials, covering data up to December 2021. The evaluation examines how and why rental e-scooters are used, and by whom, as well as safety, mode shift, environmental and wider social impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published the findings report of the national evaluation of e-scooter rental trials in England on 15 December 2022.</p><p>The findings have already been used to inform updates in guidance and regulation of the e-scooter trials and will continue to be used to inform policy development. These include:</p><ul><li>mandatory unique identification numbers for all rental e-scooters, to allow members of the public to differentiate trial from non-trial e-scooters; and</li><li>increased guidance and encouragement for operators to provide helmets and incentivise their use.</li></ul><p>The Government plans to introduce legislation for private and rental e-scooter use when parliamentary time allows and will consult on regulations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2023 10:10:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1623738

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Sustrans report on Helping people through the cost of living crisis and growing our economy: The role of walking, wheeling and cycling, published in October 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendation for a dedicated pavement fund to improve accessibility and quality.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	182523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is investing more than £5.5 billion between 2020 and 2025 into local highways maintenance; this funding covers all aspects of the highway, including footways. The Government believes local councils are best placed to allocate this money in their areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2023 11:43:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1623739

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
	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 provided for active travel schemes from (a) City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements, (b) the Levelling Up Fund, (c) the Future High Streets Fund, (d) the Towns Fund and (e) National Highways Designated Funds since the 2021-22 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	182524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2) estimates that over £3 billion of investment will be invested in active travel between 2021/22 to 2024/5. This includes estimates for City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) (£700m), Levelling Up Fund (£576m), Future High Streets Fund (£289m), Towns Fund (£293m) and National Highways Designated Funds (£90m). An update on estimates across all funds included within CWIS2 will be published in the next CWIS Report to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2023 10:57:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1604507

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the funding required to double cycling activity from 0.8 billion cycle stages in 2013 to 1.6 billion cycle stages in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	166157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The amount of funding required depends on a wide variety of factors including the uncertainty over the long-term impact of the pandemic on cycling activity. A total of around £3 billion of Government funding is projected to be invested in cycling and walking up to 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/03/2023 14:33:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1567767

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Planning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of Sate for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities on the role of local planning authorities in England in enabling walking, wheeling and cycling.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	125281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have confirmed that Active Travel England will become a statutory consultee in the planning system from June this year. Active Travel England also provided design reviews for relevant submissions to the Levelling Up Fund. The Department for Transport will continue to support DLUHC on its consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework and would encourage all interested in these matters to respond to that consultation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/01/2023 09:18:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1564985

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	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 estimate he has made of the proportion of Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas funding that will be spent on vehicle charging infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	118846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>As part of the Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme, local authorities were able to bid for:</p><ul><li>75% of the cost difference between a diesel bus and an equivalent zero emission bus, either battery electric or Hydrogen Fuel Cell buses.</li><li>75% of the total costs of infrastructure, either electric vehicle charging infrastructure or hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.</li></ul><p> </p><p>As the costs of zero emission buses and supporting infrastructure will vary between projects, the proportion of grant funding spent on supporting infrastructure varies between projects.</p><p> </p><p>As a proportion of the total grant funding awarded for the entire scheme, approximately 19% of the costs relate to infrastructure, including both electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/01/2023 10:22:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1506633

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Tibet: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the human rights implications of the mass collection of DNA from (a) children and (b) other people in Tibet.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	51469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>We have noted the recent reports of mass DNA collection in Tibet, which we have discussed with NGOs. We continue to urge China to respect all fundamental rights across the People's Republic of China, including in Tibet, in line with both its own constitution and the international frameworks to which it is a party. On 14 June, a concerted UK lobbying effort helped to secure the support of a record 47 countries for a statement at the Human Rights Council that highlighted the human rights situation in Tibet and called on China to comply with obligations with regard to the protection of human rights.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/09/2022 11:19:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1353032

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Delivery Services: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) waiving and (b) reducing the VAT rate levied on delivered goods that are transported by electric-cargo bike.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The VAT rate levied on goods is the same irrespective of how they are supplied to the final consumer. Introducing variable rates dependent on transport mode would cause unnecessary complexity for businesses and consumers, and the Government has no current plans to review this.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2021 13:51:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy