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Written Question
Department for Transport; Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the document entitled Draft terms of reference for the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, what updates his Department has provided on relevant developments in its area of work to that group since 2019.

Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities over a range of issues. More broadly, I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 1 March 2024, Official Report, PQ 16019 on tackling anti-Muslim hatred.


Written Question
Electric Vehicles: Taxis
Monday 11th March 2024

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) Ltd and (b) the wider industry on the repair capacity for (i) LEVC black cabs and (ii) other electric taxis.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has regular engagement with LEVC and the wider industry on a range of topics, most recently including manufacturing trends and the extension to the Plug In Taxi Grant. However, matters relating to electric taxi repairs have not been raised.

The Government recognises there will be a transitional period for the repair sector as the UK moves to zero emission road transport. Although not specifically on electric taxis, the Government funded research by Thatcham to understand the impact of the electric vehicle transition on the repair sector, which was published in 2023. The number of EV qualified technicians has risen rapidly. Data from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) suggests there are 52,000 qualified electric vehicle technicians in the UK, which is 22% of all UK technicians. This is relative to 3.8% of all vehicles in the UK being a plug-in electric vehicle.


Written Question
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
Monday 4th September 2023

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 177959 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, when he plans to publish his Department's response to its consultation on Managing Pavement Parking.

Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

Pavement parking is a complex issue. We want to take the right step for communities and ensure that local authorities have appropriate and effective tools at their disposal. We are working through the options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response at:

www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking.


Written Question
Driving: Young People
Friday 21st July 2023

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of when the findings of the Driver 2020 project will be published.

Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

We look forward to receiving the findings from the Driver 2020 project, which will feed into considerations on further measures we can take to improve road safety for young drivers. The findings will be published in due course.


Written Question
Roads: Safety
Friday 21st July 2023

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of road safety legislation for protecting young people; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to improve road safety for young people.

Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

The Department has commissioned research to examine interventions designed to help learner and newly-qualified drivers improve their skills and safety and we are awaiting publication of outcomes before considering further measures we can take to improve road safety for young drivers.


Written Question
Driving: Young People
Friday 21st July 2023

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of drivers under 25 that have black boxes installed in their cars.

Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

The Department does not collect this information.


Written Question
Travel: Gender Based Violence
Tuesday 1st March 2022

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) the two new Violence Against Women and Girls Transport Champions who were announced in July 2021 have produced independent recommendations for his Department, as the Government committed would happen by January 2022 and (b) those recommendations will be published.

Answered by Trudy Harrison

The DFT’s Violence Against Women and Girls Champions are still working on their independent recommendations. These recommendations will be published shortly.


Written Question
Public Transport: Sexual Offences
Friday 25th February 2022

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department includes a requirement for operators to have robust policies on sexual misconduct in (a) its own policies on rail franchising agreements and (b) its advice to local authorities when letting their own public transport contracts.

Answered by Wendy Morton

The rail industry has an established work programme and sexual misconduct is a priority for British Transport Police. Our National Bus Strategy made clear that the highest safety standards will be upheld by the commissioners. Bus Service Improvement Plans should also demonstrate how Local Transport Authorities and bus operators will work together to ensure safety. In addition, taxi licensing authorities are completing reviews of their existing policies and the Department is supporting the Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill through Parliament. The Department is working closely with the Home Office on the cross-departmental strategy to address Violence Against Women and Girls.


Written Question
Public Transport: Wi-Fi
Friday 25th February 2022

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department includes a requirement for operators to block pornography through public WiFi on public transport and prohibit this activity through individual internet connection when letting rail franchising agreements.

Answered by Wendy Morton

In July 2018, Andrew Jones MP (former Minister for Rail) wrote to the Rail Delivery Group and urged train operators to sign up to the Friendly WiFi scheme to show they support blocking inappropriate material, including pornography, from being accessed while travelling on the rail network.

There are three companies who provide WiFi connectivity for trains, and in July 2019 we received confirmation that all three suppliers are signed up to the Friendly WiFi scheme.

There is no requirement for train operators to sign up to the scheme under franchise agreements.


Written Question
Bus Services: Equality
Friday 25th February 2022

Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure local transport authorities meet their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 in relation to bus services.

Answered by Trudy Harrison

Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) are responsible for complying with the obligations under the Equality Act and the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in particular. The Department’s role includes influencing, enabling and encouraging LTAs to provide good bus services for everyone. The guidance to LTAs on developing their Local Transport Plans is being revised and will remind LTAs that they must actively pay regard to the PSED in relation to the provision of bus services.