Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 31 Oct 2017
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (Second sitting)
"Q A couple of my questions have already been answered. One was on the car-to-grid technology and the other one was on peak capacity. I want to ask the National Grid this: does your grid mirror some of the main arterial roads that run through the country? How effectively …..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 31 Oct 2017
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (Second sitting)
"Q I have one small supplementary question, if I may. Do you see yourselves as being an end-to-end provider or do you see other companies coming in to fill that middle gap?
Marcus Stewart: From a national grid point of view, my role is to balance the network and …..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 31 Oct 2017
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (First sitting)
"Q According to some of the figures I have seen, 63% of the adult population hold a valid driving licence, so by definition 37% of people currently do not. Of the 63% who do, many are precluded from driving because of health conditions or because they have lost confidence …..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 31 Oct 2017
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (First sitting)
"Q Briefly, in the last session I talked about some of the conditions and the loss of confidence that people have. Do you accept that the Bill increases social mobility?
Diana Holland: On the face of it—..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 31 Oct 2017
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (First sitting)
"Just a simple yes or no.
Diana Holland: The potential is there, but it is not automatic unless a range of other things are followed up at the same time. It would be fantastic to find ways of developing this so that there is social inclusion for both rural areas …..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 31 Oct 2017
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (First sitting)
"Q I just wanted to ask briefly about your experience of driving in very rural areas. We have a lot of energy generation around the country happening in rural areas, through solar and wind. I just wanted to know whether there are enough charging points in rural areas and …..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Regional Flags: Driving Licences and Number Plates
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered the use of regional flags on driving licences and number plates.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Nuttall, and to have secured this debate. It is worth while bringing this debate before the House as we begin …..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Regional Flags: Driving Licences and Number Plates
"It is almost as if my right hon. Friend has read my mind. Later in my speech I will go on to talk a little about Yorkshire, and he has made a passionate case for his area. The Minister may have concerns about the financial and administrative burden for the …..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Regional Flags: Driving Licences and Number Plates
"We have had an excellent discussion and this has been a very worthwhile debate. My right hon. Friend the Member for East Yorkshire (Sir Greg Knight) made some great interventions; my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas) made a very passionate case for his part of Cornwall; …..."Scott Mann - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 31st March 2017
Asked by:
Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to invest in new road infrastructure in the South West; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Andrew Jones
My Department is investing significant money into new roads in the South West. This includes £2 billion in the Road Investment Strategy for motorways and major ‘A’ roads in the South West, as well as £365m towards local major schemes. Further details are presented below:
Road Investment Strategy
The Department for Transport announced schemes in the south west worth £2 billion in its Road Investment Strategy for motorways and major ‘A’ roads. This will include the delivery of the following schemes:
- The A303 and A358 corridor;
- A30 Temple to Carblake;
- A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross.
Congestion Relief Investment
On 10 March 2017, the Government named 27 proposed small congestion relief schemes that can be delivered quickly. The South West was allocated £32 million, including proposals for the following 4 small schemes:
- M5 J19 Improvements;
- M5 J17-18 Driver Information & Queue Protection Scheme;
- M5 J24-25 Driver Information & Queue Protection Scheme;
- M5 J23-24 Driver information & Queue Protection Scheme.
The programme for further small schemes for the region is currently being prioritised by Highways England and will be named at a future date.
Local Major Schemes
The following investment in the South West has been made since 2011/12:
Scheme Name | Transport Mode | Location | Total (£m) | DfT (£m) |
Bath Transportation Package | Mixed | Bath | 26.4 | 10.9 |
Bristol Bus Rapid Transit (Ashton Vale to Temple Meads) | Public transport | Bristol/N. Somerset | 54.5 | 34.5 |
Bristol Bus Rapid Transit (North Fringe to Hengrove) | Public transport | S. Gloucs/Bristol | 106.9 | 51.1 |
Camborne-Pool-Redruth Transport Package | Road | Cornwall | 27.9 | 16.1 |
East of Exeter | Road | Devon | 14.4 | 10.2 |
Eastern Villages Infrastructure - South Connector Rd | Road | Swindon | 53.7 | 34.1 |
Eastern Villages Infrastructure - White Hart Junction | Road | Swindon | 29.5 | 22.5 |
Elmbridge Transport (Phase 1) | Road | Gloucestershire | 14.7 | 9.0 |
Forder Valley Transport Link | Road | Plymouth | 33.4 | 22.6 |
Kingskerswell Bypass | Road | Devon | 106.5 | 76.4 |
South Bristol Link | Road | N. Somerset/Bristol | 44.3 | 27.6 |
Taunton Northern Inner Distributor Road | Road | Somerset | 27.0 | 14.7 |
Weston Package Phase 1 | Mixed | N. Somerset | 13.4 | 9.3 |
Wichelstowe Infrastructure | Road | Swindon | 28.2 | 22.9 |
Total Local Major Schemes | | | 580.8 | 361.9 |
Note: a number of the schemes above include provision of other transport modes, but there are elements of new road provision in all.
The Department for Transport is also providing £1.5m each for the development of business cases for the A391 improvements in Cornwall and the North Devon Link Road.