Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Jan 2022
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill
"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Paul Holmes), who made an excellent speech. The account of his and others’ experience on licensing committees is extremely helpful and useful.
I also commend the hon. Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson), who has been an excellent driver of …..."Daniel Zeichner - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 14th January 2022
Asked by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his oral contribution of 16 December 2021, Official Report, column 1138, when he plans to return to the House to provide additional information to operators on the bus recovery grant.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
The Bus Recovery Grant will provide £226.5m in support for operators and Local Transport Authorities until April 2022. The Department is consulting with the sector on its needs once the scheme ends, and the potential merits of providing further support.
Written Question
Friday 14th January 2022
Asked by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on bus users of the expiration of emergency covid-19 funding for bus services.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
The Department has provided unprecedented levels of financial support to the bus sector during the pandemic. Through the Coronavirus Bus Service Support Grant, over £1.5 billion in emergency funding has been provided to operators and Local Transport Authorities. Since September 2021, an additional £226.5 million has been made available to the sector through the Bus Recovery Grant.
Together, this funding has played an important role in ensuring those who need to travel by bus have been able to do so. The Department is committed to seeing the sector return to financial sustainability, but recognises the ongoing challenges faced to maintain services.
The Department is working with the sector to understand the implications of recovery funding ending, including the effect this would have on service levels and passengers.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Dec 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"The bus recovery grant expires in mid-March, and with notice to traffic commissioners required for any potential withdrawal of services, that leaves operators in Cambridgeshire and across the rest of the country facing a really difficult cliff edge on 19 January. Notice periods are important, but given the exceptional circumstances, …..."Daniel Zeichner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Back in 2017, the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones) was the buses Minister. As he will remember, we had many discussions about the Bus Services Act 2017 and audiovisual announcements. Incredibly, some four and a half years on, the proposals for audiovisual announcements have still not been …..."Daniel Zeichner - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (First sitting)
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell, and a pleasure to find myself in this Bill Committee some three and a half years late—a long wait for a cab, one might say. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Darlington, who has elegantly explained the issues …..."Daniel Zeichner - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 27th October 2021
Asked by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to improve enforcement of noise limit regulations for vehicles.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
On 2nd August, the Department published the results of research into enforcement of vehicle noise requirements using acoustic cameras. This research has shown that the technology has the potential to be used for enforcement, but that there are still difficulties in accurately measuring noise from individual vehicles in busier traffic conditions.
The Department intends to conduct further research into the use of acoustic cameras with the aim of enabling the wider use of the technology for the enforcement of vehicle noise requirements.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill
"It is a pleasure to speak in this debate and support the hon. Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) in his efforts to put this Bill into law. I should declare at the outset that I chair the all-party group on taxis. I speak with some passion on this issue, because …..."Daniel Zeichner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill
"My hon. Friend makes an important point. The taxi and private hire sector is often misunderstood. It plays a key role in our transport sector. Extraordinarily, it represents the largest number of people employed in transport. My hon. Friend is right that for so many people, particularly disabled people, taxis …..."Daniel Zeichner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill
"The hon. Member is absolutely right. Rossendale, I am afraid, did feature extensively in some debates. When my hon. Friend the Member for Denton and Reddish had his Adjournment debate many years ago, he referred to that issue in particular. I have to say it is astonishing how many Wolverhampton …..."Daniel Zeichner - View Speech
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