Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on marketing on digital media platforms in each of the last five years.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the annual number of wild animals killed on Highway England's roads by discarded refuse.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
National Highways (NH) has recently launched its new campaign aimed at reducing litter and any consequential damage to animals on the strategic road network.
The Department does not hold such an estimate figure itself.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of terrorist acts by Houthi pirates in the Red Sea on ships heading to British ports.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea are unacceptable and must stop. The Government is working closely with international partners to degrade Houthi capabilities and deter them from carrying out further attacks.
My Department is working closely with other government departments to monitor the impacts of these events. Ships can reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, and many shipping operators are choosing to do so. This has added additional time and distance to vessel journeys, which may cause some initial delays to ship arrivals at British ports. Ship operators now have mitigations in place to adjust to the changed routings, and shipping schedules are stabilising with regular services and supply of goods continuing.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of British-flagged vessels that passed through the Suez Canal in each of the last five years.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The total number of British-flagged commercial vessel transits and the distinct number of British-flagged commercial vessels transiting the Suez Canal.
Year | Number of transits | Number of vessels |
2019 | 104 | 66 |
2020 | 120 | 49 |
2021 | 126 | 58 |
2022 | 116 | 67 |
2023 | 130 | 78 |
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in road traffic accidents in Greater London in each of the last five years.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
DfT road casualty statistics provide numbers of personal injury road traffic collisions in Great Britain that were reported to the police using the STATS19 reporting system.
The table shows the number of people killed and seriously injured in collisions in London for the five most recent years with finalised data available.
Year | Fatal casualties on London roads | Serious (adjusted) casualties on London roads |
2018 | 112 | 3,967 |
2019 | 125 | 3,781 |
2020 | 96 | 2,972 |
2021 | 75 | 3,506 |
2022 | 103 | 3,864 |
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what targets his Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
‘Powering Up Britain: Net Zero Growth Plan’ sets out how the Government will decarbonise all sectors of the UK economy to meet net zero by 2050. The accompanying ‘Carbon Budget Delivery Plan’ sets out the detail of the package of proposals and policies that will enable legal targets on carbon budgets and net zero to be met. The Government is making good progress on delivering these policies. In transport, the zero-emission vehicle mandate covering new cars and vans sold in Great Britain entered into force in January 2024 and is the world’s most ambitious regulation of its kind.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials from his Department attended COP 28.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
18 officials from the Department for Transport attended COP28.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Govia Thameslink on improving (a) reliability and (b) punctuality on that line.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
My officials have regular discussions with Govia Thameslink Railway on their ongoing work to improve performance and deliver the reliable and punctual service that passengers expect.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of trains were cancelled on the Govia Thameslink rail line due to a shortage of available trains in the last 12 months.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
In the last 12 months, Govia Thameslink Railway have operated 349,462 Thameslink services. GTR report that 903 (0.26%) of these services were cancelled due to a shortage of available trains.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average spare capacity was on Thameslink trains from Mill Hill Broadway to St Pancras during peak hours in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
GTR report that the busiest individual Thameslink services between Mill Hill Broadway and St Pancras will typically be at around 50 to 60 per cent of capacity during peak times, with most services outside of the peak being less busy. The eight carriage Class 700 trains which Thameslink operate on this particular route have a nominal capacity of around 1,200 people and were designed to accommodate a large proportion of standing passengers.