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Minister of State (Department for Transport)
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Department Debates
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Legislation Debates
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Latest 14 Written Questions
(View all written questions)In spring 2022, the Department consulted on setting an end of sales date for new non-zero emission buses. At the same time calls for evidence on the decarbonisation of coaches and minibuses were conducted. The Government is considering options and will provide an update in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Zero Emission Bus budget for this financial year has already been allocated against ZEBRA 2 projects. The Department’s spending envelope for Financial Year 2025/2026 was announced at the Budget. Allocations for individual funding lines will be agreed as part of the regular departmental business planning process and will be set out in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Government works closely with local areas and bus operators to ensure issues and concerns with bus electrification are fully understood, and best practice is shared.
More widely, the Government is committed to expanding the electricity network to support the Clean Energy Superpower mission and is working closely with Ofgem and industry to mobilise the required investment at the scale and pace required. Price controls set by Ofgem ensure network companies are investing in infrastructure build, as well as smart management of network assets, to ensure the network has sufficient capacity.
Under the current distribution (low voltage) price control covering 2023-2028, Ofgem has allowed £22.2bn for upfront network investment, including £3.1bn for network upgrades which will help the grid to be ready for changing infrastructure needs.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has also announced that the newly formed National Energy System Operator has been asked to produce the first strategic spatial plan for energy, and it is also looking at reforming the connection process. Both those actions will help bus operators.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
This Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My Department is developing our road safety strategy and will set out more details in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Government takes road safety very seriously and reducing those killed and injured on our roads is a key priority. The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) are currently considering policy options in this area.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
As you will appreciate, the new Government is still in its early stages, and my Department is carefully considering next steps and potential policy solutions for micromobility, including rental e-bikes and e-scooters.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
As you will appreciate, the new Government is still in its early stages, and my Department is carefully considering next steps and potential policy solutions for micromobility, including rental e-bikes and e-scooters.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
As you will appreciate, the new Government is still in its early stages, and my Department is carefully considering next steps and potential policy solutions for micromobility, including rental e-bikes and e-scooters.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
As you will appreciate, the new Government is still in its early stages, and my Department is carefully considering next steps and potential policy solutions for the dockless rental e-bike market.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The government is already funding Network Rail to develop and deliver short-term and medium-term improvements to Stratford station. We are also working with Network Rail, Transport for London and the London Legacy Development Corporation to support the development of proposals for a longer-term redevelopment of Stratford station.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Government is continuing to work productively with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBHF) and Transport for London (TfL) to explore solutions to the ongoing closure of Hammersmith Bridge to motor vehicles, and HMG has provided LBHF with almost £13m of funding to date.
The Minister for Local Transport recently met with local MPs to discuss this project. Work is in progress to reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The figures represent the expected savings in fees which will no longer be payable to private-sector operators, each year, once all currently franchised services have transferred to public ownership. A range is presented because these fees include both fixed and performance-based elements, so future years’ values are subject to some uncertainty.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) is currently provided via the National Barrier Asset (NBA) on five bridges within central London. The NBA measures provide a high level of protection to these bridges, and discussions are ongoing between CT Policing and relevant local stakeholders regarding the installation of permanent structures. Permanent measures have been installed on Westminster Bridge since 2022.
Discussions take place periodically between CT Policing and relevant London bodies, such as Transport for London, to progress this matter.
Minister of State (Home Office)