Asked by: Kate Kniveton (Conservative - Burton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much highways maintenance funding was allocated from the public purse to Staffordshire County Council in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
The funding provided by the Department for Transport for highways maintenance funding to Staffordshire County Council in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020 is shown in the table below.
Year | £m |
2017/18 | 28.321 |
2018/19 | 29.574 |
2019/20 | 22.993 |
2020/21 | 33.802 |
Total | 114.690 |
2020/21 also includes an allocation of the £2.5 billion Pothole Fund announced at Budget 2020, to be allocated over 5 years between 2020/21 – 2024/25.
Asked by: Kate Kniveton (Conservative - Burton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities are adequately supported with decarbonising public transport networks.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
The Government has allocated £25m in 2021/22 to support local authorities with the skills and people needed to implement the National Bus Strategy. We have already given an initial £100k to each Local Transport Authority, with more capacity funding to be allocated soon. We are also developing a Bus Centre of Excellence to serve as a repository of information and guidance for local authorities and bus operators, helping to build capabilities into the future.
Our Transport Decarbonisation Plan, due to be published shortly, will include further commitments to drive the decarbonisation agenda at the local level.
Asked by: Kate Kniveton (Conservative - Burton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the river cruise sector on resumption of their operations as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
My officials and I have been engaging regularly with the cruise industry on restart plans through Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). FCO currently advise against travelling on sea-going cruises only. River cruises are not included within the travel advice for cruise, however, CLIA continues to engage across industry on the safe resumption of operations. River cruise operators should ensure the relevant risk assessments have been undertaken and that their operations comply with relevant Covid-19 requirements. We are keen to support the safe resumption of cruise operations, and will continue to work with CLIA, Public Health England, and the FCO to ensure plans are in place to support this.
Asked by: Kate Kniveton (Conservative - Burton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £2 billion in funding announced on 9 May 2020 for walking and cycling will be allocated to Staffordshire local authority.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The first part of the £2 billion to be released will be a £225 million Emergency Active Travel Fund in the current financial year. The first tranche of this will be released as soon as possible provided local authorities submit suitably ambitious plans to the Department, and the second tranche will be released later in the summer. Indicative allocations to local authorities have been published on gov.uk. Staffordshire has been indicatively allocated £366,000 for tranche one and £1,466,000 for tranche two: its final allocations will depend on the quality of the plans it submits to the Department. Decisions on the remainder of the £2 billion will be a matter for the next Spending Review.
Asked by: Kate Kniveton (Conservative - Burton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money will be allocated from the £2.5 billion pothole fund to each local authority in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
Funding for 2020/21 for individual authorities in England and Staffordshire from the £2.5 billion Pothole Fund will be announced shortly.
Asked by: Kate Kniveton (Conservative - Burton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the future of the proposed Project B on the A50 Growth Corridor at Uttoxeter.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The Government expects to announce its decisions on future investment in strategic roads, such as the A50, before the start of the second Road Period (covering the years 2020 to 2025) on 1 April.