Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they had with the aviation industry before the publication of their Industrial Strategy Green Paper Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy and what steps they will take to enable the aviation industry to contribute to carbon removal projects in developing that Strategy.

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government recognises the importance of the aviation sector to the UK economy. International connectivity, underpinned by strong airports and airlines, drives economic activity through facilitating trade and investment and enabling the movement of workers and tourists.

In the Green Paper the Government committed to engage widely throughout the development of our Industrial Strategy. This will include convening and co-design of ambitious Sector Plans for all eight growth-driving sectors (e.g. advance manufacturing). The UK approach to developing the Industrial Strategy focuses on growth that is aligned with our net zero and environmental objectives.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to extending an exemption of VAT to (1) all, or (2) some, publicly funded vehicle categories; and whether they have any plans to review the current position.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Public sector bodies pay VAT in the same way that businesses and consumers do. As their activities are 'non-business', they are not ordinarily able to reclaim VAT incurred.

However, specific provisions in the VAT Act mean that most public bodies can already claim refunds for some or all of the VAT they incur in meeting their statutory responsibilities.

The government continues to keep all taxes under review.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following their announcement on 9 September of the extension of bus franchising powers to local authorities, what steps they are taking to support and ensure that local authorities explore all franchising options, including (1) demand responsive transport, and (2) cross-boundary services.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The government has set out a plan to improve bus services based on giving local leaders the tools they need to ensure bus services reflect the needs of the communities they serve, including how demand responsive transport and cross-boundary bus routes can improve the experience for bus passengers.

On 9 September, the government laid a Statutory Instrument to open up bus franchising to all local transport authorities (LTAs). It also published a consultation on proposed updates to bus franchising guidance. These measures will speed up and lower the cost of franchising for LTAs. This Government will also bring forward a Buses Bill later in this parliamentary session which will remove the ban on the creation of local authority owned bus companies. This would give LTAs the option to improve connectivity for their passengers by, for example, potentially increasing services that run across local authority boundaries.

The government is also building capacity within the Department for Transport to provide practical support to LTAs throughout the process of delivering public control of buses.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 21 October (HL1180), what assessment they have made of the decline in the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed in road policing roles over the last 10 years; and how many (1) traffic collisions, and (2) injuries to drivers, pedestrians and other road users, there have been in each year over the same period.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government has not conducted any such assessment.

As a general rule, how the police enforce the law is a matter for individual Chief Constables who will decide on the deployment of officers in dealing with all the issues for which the force is responsible, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 22 July (HLWS15), when they will introduce a Bill to establish a revenue certainty mechanism for sustainable aviation fuel; what is their assessment of the impact that delays in the introduction of the Bill have had on investment in the United Kingdom; and what progress they have made towards introducing a sustainable aviation fuels mandate to start from by 1 January 2025.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

As announced in the King’s Speech, we will legislate in this session to introduce a revenue certainty mechanism for sustainable aviation fuel. We are on track to have legislation in place by the end of 2026. We will continue to work to support the development of a UK SAF sector.

The Government will be ready to implement the SAF Mandate on 1 January 2025. The SAF Mandate statutory instrument was approved by the House of Commons on 9 September with the House of Lords approving the regulation today (6 November).. The Department for Transport has shared draft guidance with obligated parties and aims to publish final versions of the guidance before the end of 2024. An IT system to administer the SAF Mandate is on track to be operational for the start of the SAF mandate scheme and is currently being tested with industry.

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