Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new cars were registered in (a) London, (b) the West Midlands Combined Authority, (c) the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and (d) the Liverpool City Region in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The number of cars registered for the first time in the last five years in London were; 107,292 in 2020, 110,607 in 2021, 117,353 in 2022, 138,631 in 2023 and 137,198 in 2024.
We do not readily hold the respective figure for the West Midlands Combined Authority, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and the Liverpool City Region.
It is important to note, vehicles are allocated to geographic location according to the postcode of the registered keeper. The address does not necessarily reflect where the vehicle is located. This is especially true for large fleets kept by companies involved with vehicle management, leasing or rentals.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cars were registered for the first time in the (a) Birkenhead Central, Wirral, (b) Rhyl North, Denbighshire, (c) Little Layton & Little Carleton, Blackpool, (d) Seacombe, Wirral, (e) Grimsby East Marsh & Port, North East Lincolnshire, (f) Everton East, Liverpool and (g) South Promenade & Seasiders Way, Blackpool Middle layer Super Output Areas in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We do not readily hold new vehicle registration figures at the requested level of geographic granularity.
Information on licensed vehicles at the upper and lower tier local authority and lower super output area (LSOA) are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new cars were registered in the (a) Central Blackpool, Blackpool, (b) Bootle South, Sefton, (c) Grangetown, Redcar and Cleveland, (d) Hartcliffe, Bristol, (e) Townhill, Swansea, (f) Ely East, Cardiff and (g) Penderry, Swansea Middle layer Super Output Areas in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We do not readily hold new vehicle registration figures at the requested level of geographic granularity.
Information on licensed vehicles at the upper and lower tier local authority and lower super output area (LSOA) are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new cars were registered in the (a) West Yorkshire Combined Authority, (b) Cardiff Capital Region (Combined Authority), (c) Swansea Bay City Region and (d) North of Tyne Combined Authority in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We do not readily hold new vehicle registration figures at the requested level of geographic granularity.
Information on licensed vehicles at the upper and lower tier local authority and lower super output area (LSOA) are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new cars were registered in the (a) West of England Combined Authority, (b) Sheffield City Region, (c) Tees Valley Combined Authority, and (d) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We do not readily hold new vehicle registration figures at the requested level of geographic granularity.
Information on licensed vehicles at the upper and lower tier local authority and lower super output area (LSOA) are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new cars were registered in (a) Blackpool South, (b) Birkenhead, (c) Bootle, (d) Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, (e) Rhondda and Ogmore, (f) Hartlepool and (g) Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituencies in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We do not readily hold new vehicle registration figures at the requested geographic level.
Information on licensed vehicles broken down by Upper and lower tier local authorities and lower super output areas (LSOA) are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new cars were registered in (a) Liverpool Walton, (b) Easington, (c) Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, (d) Aberafan Maesteg and (e) Knowsley constituencies in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We do not readily hold new vehicle registration figures at the requested geographic level.
Information on licensed vehicles broken down by Upper and lower tier local authorities and lower super output areas (LSOA) are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report commissioned by the Office of Rail and Road entitled Temple Mills Depot – Independent Capacity Assessment 2025, published on 31 March 2025, what steps her Department is taking to increase the level of capacity available for new operators to run cross-channel services.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department welcomes the continuing work by the independent Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to assess the various access applications for Temple Mills Depot, including the Independent Capacity Assessment. We expect the ORR to publish its final determination of the various access applications by the end of the year.
The Government recognises the significant interest from a number of new entrants seeking to launch services and is working to establish a thriving and competitive market, which will ultimately benefit passengers.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department plans to provide for road improvements at the capital roads project Brenley Corner; and when work will begin on it.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Proposals to improve Brenley Corner on the A2 are being developed as part of the pipeline of projects to be considered for possible delivery in a future Road Investment Strategy. Funding has been allocated for the development stages of the proposals only. If taken forward, the project would enter construction beyond 2031.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department plans to provide for road improvements at the capital roads project Blue Bell Hill.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The A229 Blue Bell Hill Improvements scheme is being promoted and managed by Kent County Council. The Council plans to submit an Outline Business Case to the Department in summer 2026. If this is approved, under current arrangements the Department’s maximum funding contribution would be up to a maximum of 85% of the total estimated cost at Outline Business Case stage. This would be conditional on approval by government to a Full Business Case. The Council currently forecasts works starting in spring 2029.