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Written Question
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Wednesday 15th November 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on using geospatial data to support the expansion of the electric vehicle charging network.

Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department uses geospatial data aggregated up to various output levels, which are published as Official Statistics. These can be found at the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure-statistics. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) then uses this data as part of its policy decision making process.


Written Question
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Wednesday 13th September 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage garage forecourt operators to introduce charging points for electric vehicles.

Answered by Jesse Norman

As set out in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, the Government is committed to making electric vehicle charging cheaper and more convenient than refuelling at a petrol station.

Together, Government and industry have supported the installation of over 45,500 public charging devices across the UK, including many at petrol stations.

Government intervention is focused where an accelerated pace of rollout is most needed. This includes facilitating the deployment of rapid chargepoints at Motorway Service Areas along the strategic road network and transforming the availability of local on-street charging


Written Question
Railways: Franchises
Tuesday 18th July 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to hold the next market engagement day with potential train service operators.

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

Once market conditions allow, we intend to subject all contracts both private sector and those under the OLR, to competitive tendering.

We are working to develop new Passenger Service Contracts to enable a return to competition in the market to drive value for money for customers and the taxpayer.

As the Secretary of State reaffirmed in the George Bradshaw address, we will enhance the role for the private sector as we deliver reform across the railways. Competition is essential to unlock the growth, innovation and efficiency that is required to create a sustainable model which delivers for railway customers.

In the short term, we are working with the industry to introduce improved commercial incentives in existing contracts.

We will consult with the market to develop and design the detail of these new contracts, before launching competitions in due course.


Written Question
Railways: Franchises
Tuesday 18th July 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timeline is in place for the transition of train operating companies contracts from emergency recovery measure agreements and national rail contracts to passenger service contracts.

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

Once market conditions allow, we intend to subject all contracts both private sector and those under the OLR, to competitive tendering.

We are working to develop new Passenger Service Contracts to enable a return to competition in the market to drive value for money for customers and the taxpayer.

As the Secretary of State reaffirmed in the George Bradshaw address, we will enhance the role for the private sector as we deliver reform across the railways. Competition is essential to unlock the growth, innovation and efficiency that is required to create a sustainable model which delivers for railway customers.

In the short term, we are working with the industry to introduce improved commercial incentives in existing contracts.

We will consult with the market to develop and design the detail of these new contracts, before launching competitions in due course.


Written Question
Railways: Franchises
Tuesday 18th July 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timeline his Department has in place for reletting train operation contracts under the control of Operator of Last Resort.

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

Once market conditions allow, we intend to subject all contracts both private sector and those under the OLR, to competitive tendering.

We are working to develop new Passenger Service Contracts to enable a return to competition in the market to drive value for money for customers and the taxpayer.

As the Secretary of State reaffirmed in the George Bradshaw address, we will enhance the role for the private sector as we deliver reform across the railways. Competition is essential to unlock the growth, innovation and efficiency that is required to create a sustainable model which delivers for railway customers.

In the short term, we are working with the industry to introduce improved commercial incentives in existing contracts.

We will consult with the market to develop and design the detail of these new contracts, before launching competitions in due course.


Written Question
Railways: Franchises
Tuesday 18th July 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to set out details of new Passenger Service Contracts with operators and potential operators.

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

Once market conditions allow, we intend to subject all contracts both private sector and those under the OLR, to competitive tendering.

We are working to develop new Passenger Service Contracts to enable a return to competition in the market to drive value for money for customers and the taxpayer.

As the Secretary of State reaffirmed in the George Bradshaw address, we will enhance the role for the private sector as we deliver reform across the railways. Competition is essential to unlock the growth, innovation and efficiency that is required to create a sustainable model which delivers for railway customers.

In the short term, we are working with the industry to introduce improved commercial incentives in existing contracts.

We will consult with the market to develop and design the detail of these new contracts, before launching competitions in due course.


Written Question
Railways: Franchises
Tuesday 18th July 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that rail operations run by the Operator of Last Resort are subject to the same level of public transparency as contracts with private sector operators.

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

The Department regularly takes steps to ensure it complies with its transparency obligations across all train operator contracts and aims for consistency between publicly and privately owned operators in the relevant information it makes public, including in relation to train performance, customer experience and satisfaction.

The Operator of Last Resort (OLR) train operators are treated with equivalence to their private sector contractors in the way their contracts are managed, their performance assessed and addressed, the Department’s requirements of their business plans, budgets and any industry efficiencies expected. They are themselves subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations (2004) and will provide information under their own Freedom of Information Act (2000) publication schemes.

The Department publishes contractual and performance information relating to both National Rail Contract train operators and OLR train operators in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (2000) on the Rail Public Register.


Written Question
Aviation: Strikes
Tuesday 28th February 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential socio-economic impact of strikes in the aviation ground services sector and possible disruption to critical just-in-time cargo and essential connectivity.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Government recognises the value and critical role of the aviation ground handling sector. However, it is also important to recognise that the sector operates predominately in the private sector. It is the responsibility of industry to ensure that appropriate contingency plans are in place to manage periods of industrial action effectively, to meet the contractual obligations they may have and ensure positive outcomes for passengers.


Written Question
Aviation
Tuesday 28th February 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value of aviation ground services to the UK.

Answered by Jesse Norman

As part of the Government’s 22-point plan to deal with summer disruption, it has been carrying out a review of the ground handling sector to assess whether it is providing quality and efficiency.

The Government have been building a strong understanding of the value of the ground handling industry in the UK. It will be publishing the findings of the review shortly on GOV.uk, including information on the value of aviation ground services to the UK.


Written Question
Aviation Council
Tuesday 28th February 2023

Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) membership, (b) terms of reference and (c) minutes from the first meeting of the Aviation Council.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Government has published the membership and the Terms of Reference of the Aviation Council online. [Aviation Council - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)]. The Minutes of meetings will also be published, shortly after each meeting, on the same forum.