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Written Question
Avanti West Coast: Contracts
Thursday 28th March 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision of the Transport for the North Board to write to him requesting the end of the Avanti West Coast contract.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The challenges faced on the West Coast will remain regardless of the operator, including longstanding restrictive working practices which require the agreement of unions to amend. To place West Coast Partnership under the Operator of Last Resort would remove the opportunity to retain private sector expertise in both the West Coast as an operator and in the HS2 Shadow Operator function. A full response will be provided to the Transport for the North Board in due course.


Written Question
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Monday 25th March 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey Report, published on 19 March 2024.

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

The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously, which is why it has reallocated £8.3 billion of HS2 funding to help tackle some of the issues highlighted in the report in question. This funding will be on top of what local authorities were expecting to receive over the next decade, and will, over time, allow them to transform the condition of their local highway networks.


Written Question
Active Travel: Economic Situation
Monday 25th March 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Create Streets' report entitled Move Free, published on 19 March 2024.

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

The Honourable Gentleman for Leeds North East introduced me at the launch of the report, where I spoke. I have read it, and will ensure the Department and Active Travel England take its findings into account in the development of future policy and programmes.


Written Question
Roads: Finance
Monday 18th March 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.12 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, what the core level of funding for local roads was before the additional £8.3 billion was announced.

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

In the 2023/24 financial year, the base level of funding before the additional £8.3 billion multi-year funding uplift was announced was £1.15 billion. This included the one-off £200 million uplift announced in Budget 2023. Prior to this the 2021 Spending Review had confirmed that the core level of funding for local highway maintenance would be a total of £915 million per year, to be shared between all eligible local highway authorities in England over the period 2022/23 to 2024/25. Authorities in London and in receipt of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) are treated separately.

Funding allocations for highways maintenance can be found on GOV.UK.


Written Question
Active Travel: Finance
Thursday 8th February 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce new and increased dedicated funding for active travel.

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

Since May 2023, the Department has announced £200 million of capital funding through the Active Travel Fund and almost £60 million of revenue funding to support active travel to school through Bikeability, Walk to School, Big Bike Revival and Modeshift Stars. Active Travel England is preparing to announce the next rounds of Active Travel Fund and Capability Fund allocations shortly.


Written Question
Bicycles: Hire Services and Loans
Friday 26th January 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the use of the Capability Fund by local authorities to implement cycle (a) loan and (b) share schemes since July 2021.

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

The most recent monitoring data, from May 2023, indicates that 41 cycle loan and share schemes were being delivered using funding provided by the Capability Fund 2021/22 and 21 schemes thorough Capability Fund 2022/23, with a total value of £1.2 million.


Written Question
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
Friday 26th January 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his response to his Department's consultation on Managing pavement parking, published on 31 August 2020.

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

The Department has been considering all the views expressed in response to our consultation, and we are currently working through the policy options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them. Following conclusion of this process, we will publish our formal response.

The formal consultation response will be available to view at: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking.


Written Question
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Friday 26th January 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the findings of his Department's review of low-traffic neighbourhoods.

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

The low traffic neighbourhood review is due to conclude shortly. Once complete, the Department will consider the findings. The results will be published in due course thereafter.


Written Question
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Monday 8th January 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 14 of The plan for drivers published on 2 October 2023, what his Department's timetable is for publishing new guidance on low traffic neighbourhoods.

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

New guidance will be published in due course.


Written Question
Cycleways and Public Footpaths: Repairs and Maintenance
Monday 8th January 2024

Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement on additional funding for pothole repairs in the Spring Budget 2023, what his Department's policy is on whether pothole funding can also be used by local authorities to maintain (a) footways and (b) cycleways.

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

Pothole funding can be used for all highways repairs, including to footways and cycleways.