Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of time was for his Department to respond to funding requests for new roads from local authorities.
Answered by George Freeman
The timing of ministerial decisions on funding, or not, for any particular road scheme depends on a range of factors. With significant funding involved, a key factor will be the assessment of value for money, but also how complex the scheme is and our confidence in it being delivered. It is not possible to give an average length of time for this process since business cases are submitted at different stages of development; some are highly advanced and others are still in their infancy.
Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Highways England on the Ipswich northern route.
Answered by George Freeman
The Department has worked collaboratively with Highways England in assessing the Ipswich Northern Route due to the scheme’s proximity to the A14 which is on the Strategic Road Network. Highways England was actively involved in the assessment of all submitted Major Route Network/ Large Local Major schemes.
Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there is any (a) statutory and (b) contractual obligation on Abellio Greater Anglia Railways to provide shelter for passengers at Derby Road Station in Ipswich.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Greater Anglia is obligated to install at least one shelter per platform at Derby Road station by 31 December 2020. In addition, as the demand for this station by passengers grows, Greater Anglia would have to review whether their current facilities is appropriate for the footfall experienced by the station and make the appropriate changes.
Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to review the guidelines on installing charging points for electric vehicles; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing a charging point to be installed at a place other than the address at which the vehicle is registered.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme EVHS guidelines do state that the chargepoint must be installed at the address of the driver. The EVHS is periodically reviewed by the Department to consider improvements to the scheme.
Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that the needs of people with various disabilities are represented on the taxi and private hire vehicle working group.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The Task and Finish group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles was established by the then Minister of State for Transport, John Hayes, and has received submissions from a number of disability representation organisations. I look forward to receiving the group’s findings soon.
Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to secure participation by disabled people on the taxi and private hire vehicle working group.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The Task and Finish group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles was established by the then Minister of State for Transport, John Hayes, and has received submissions from a number of disability representation organisations. I look forward to receiving the group’s findings soon.