Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what power he has to intervene in respect of car park charges set by the rail franchise where the franchisee controls car parks adjacent to railway stations within their franchise area; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Car park charges are set on a commercial basis by the train operator, and the Department for Transport plays no role in stipulating these through the franchise agreement.
Parking charges will be set at a level that reflects demand, as well as taking account of local charges at car parks operated by third parties.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of electric vehicle charging points and devices; and how information is made available to the public.
Answered by John Hayes
I refer my Hon Friend to my answer of 25 January 2017, UIN 60812.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve the flexibility of electric vehicle charging points to ensure such points operate across networks and connector types.
Answered by John Hayes
At Autumn Statement 2016, the Chancellor announced additional funding of £80m for charging infrastructure for the period 2017 to 2021 and Government is considering how best to allocate this funding to meet the needs of drivers and deliver value for money.
There are more than 11,000 publicly accessible charging devices already available in the UK, many of which are privately funded. The Department does not maintain a comprehensive register of the UK’s electric vehicle chargepoints, but chargepoints funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles must be registered on the National Charge Point Registry. The National Charge Point Registry is an open source data set containing information on the type and geographical location of chargepoints, and is available online at: www.national-charge-point-registry.uk. Additionally, many network operators make this information available on their websites. We want to ensure that motorists are able to charge their electric vehicles easily, conveniently and reliably.
Government has recently consulted on proposals that would require chargepoint operators to make information openly available including chargepoint location, functionality and availability in real-time. Proposals were also made to require a more easily accessible and interoperable UK network, including connector types. Following this consultation, we will respond shortly on the next steps in taking forward these measures.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to allocate the £80 million expenditure announced for electric vehicle charging points in the Autumn Statement 2016; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by John Hayes
At Autumn Statement 2016, the Chancellor announced additional funding of £80m for charging infrastructure for the period 2017 to 2021 and Government is considering how best to allocate this funding to meet the needs of drivers and deliver value for money.
There are more than 11,000 publicly accessible charging devices already available in the UK, many of which are privately funded. The Department does not maintain a comprehensive register of the UK’s electric vehicle chargepoints, but chargepoints funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles must be registered on the National Charge Point Registry. The National Charge Point Registry is an open source data set containing information on the type and geographical location of chargepoints, and is available online at: www.national-charge-point-registry.uk. Additionally, many network operators make this information available on their websites. We want to ensure that motorists are able to charge their electric vehicles easily, conveniently and reliably.
Government has recently consulted on proposals that would require chargepoint operators to make information openly available including chargepoint location, functionality and availability in real-time. Proposals were also made to require a more easily accessible and interoperable UK network, including connector types. Following this consultation, we will respond shortly on the next steps in taking forward these measures.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his target is for the proportion of electric vehicle charging points that are fully functioning.
Answered by John Hayes
At Autumn Statement 2016, the Chancellor announced additional funding of £80m for charging infrastructure for the period 2017 to 2021 and Government is considering how best to allocate this funding to meet the needs of drivers and deliver value for money.
There are more than 11,000 publicly accessible charging devices already available in the UK, many of which are privately funded. The Department does not maintain a comprehensive register of the UK’s electric vehicle chargepoints, but chargepoints funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles must be registered on the National Charge Point Registry. The National Charge Point Registry is an open source data set containing information on the type and geographical location of chargepoints, and is available online at: www.national-charge-point-registry.uk. Additionally, many network operators make this information available on their websites. We want to ensure that motorists are able to charge their electric vehicles easily, conveniently and reliably.
Government has recently consulted on proposals that would require chargepoint operators to make information openly available including chargepoint location, functionality and availability in real-time. Proposals were also made to require a more easily accessible and interoperable UK network, including connector types. Following this consultation, we will respond shortly on the next steps in taking forward these measures.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the number of electric vehicle charging points in full working order in England and Wales.
Answered by John Hayes
At Autumn Statement 2016, the Chancellor announced additional funding of £80m for charging infrastructure for the period 2017 to 2021 and Government is considering how best to allocate this funding to meet the needs of drivers and deliver value for money.
There are more than 11,000 publicly accessible charging devices already available in the UK, many of which are privately funded. The Department does not maintain a comprehensive register of the UK’s electric vehicle chargepoints, but chargepoints funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles must be registered on the National Charge Point Registry. The National Charge Point Registry is an open source data set containing information on the type and geographical location of chargepoints, and is available online at: www.national-charge-point-registry.uk. Additionally, many network operators make this information available on their websites. We want to ensure that motorists are able to charge their electric vehicles easily, conveniently and reliably.
Government has recently consulted on proposals that would require chargepoint operators to make information openly available including chargepoint location, functionality and availability in real-time. Proposals were also made to require a more easily accessible and interoperable UK network, including connector types. Following this consultation, we will respond shortly on the next steps in taking forward these measures.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electrical vehicle charging (a) points and (b) devices are avaiable to the public in England and Wales.
Answered by John Hayes
At Autumn Statement 2016, the Chancellor announced additional funding of £80m for charging infrastructure for the period 2017 to 2021 and Government is considering how best to allocate this funding to meet the needs of drivers and deliver value for money.
There are more than 11,000 publicly accessible charging devices already available in the UK, many of which are privately funded. The Department does not maintain a comprehensive register of the UK’s electric vehicle chargepoints, but chargepoints funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles must be registered on the National Charge Point Registry. The National Charge Point Registry is an open source data set containing information on the type and geographical location of chargepoints, and is available online at: www.national-charge-point-registry.uk. Additionally, many network operators make this information available on their websites. We want to ensure that motorists are able to charge their electric vehicles easily, conveniently and reliably.
Government has recently consulted on proposals that would require chargepoint operators to make information openly available including chargepoint location, functionality and availability in real-time. Proposals were also made to require a more easily accessible and interoperable UK network, including connector types. Following this consultation, we will respond shortly on the next steps in taking forward these measures.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on providing a further round of accessibility funding for (a) lifts and (b) other accessibility devices at mainline railway stations; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Access for All programme has delivered accessible step-free routes at over 150 stations since 2006, with smaller scale access improvements at more than 1,500 stations. To build on this success, we made a further £160m available to extend the programme, providing step-free routes at a further 68 stations. This is in addition to access improvements delivered as part of other major projects, such as Crossrail which will deliver step-free routes at another 40 stations. No decision has been made on the overall rail funding package, including funding for accessibility improvements, for Control Period 6 (2019-2024).
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue was raised from fines levied on heavy goods vehicles for exceeding weight restrictions on weight restricted roads in the last year for which figures are available.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Penalties related to heavy goods vehicles exceeding weight restrictions on weight restricted roads in England outside London are applied under the criminal justice system. I have been advised by the Ministry of Justice that this specific information is not held. Collating this information would incur a disproportionate cost, because individual cases would need to be looked at. My Department does not hold figures for the civil enforcement fines for this infringement applied by local authorities in London.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department takes into account cancellation of services when considering the Office of Road and Rail estimated usage of stations.
Answered by Claire Perry
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR’s) Estimates of Station Usage statistics provide an estimate of the number of people entering, exiting and interchanging at the station. Entries and exits are estimated using ticket sales data, using the origin and destination of the ticket.
As Great Britain does not have a fully gated rail network, a complete recording of passenger flows is not possible and as a result, it is not possible to tell whether a passenger has used their purchased ticket or not. Therefore, in the case of cancelled trains, ORR assume that the passenger has still used their ticket, potentially on a later service or via a different route.
More information about how these statistics are compiled is available in the Estimates of Station Usage 2014-15 Methodological Report on the Office of Rail and Road website at http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates.