Asked by: Colleen Fletcher (Labour - Coventry North East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for transport projects in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry in each of the last three years.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government has spent £8.4 billion on transport in the West Midlands region over the last three years, improving connectivity, shortening journey times, reducing congestion, and transporting people and goods.
Figures are not available at the level of individual local authorities. However, in Coventry, recent Government investment includes;
Coventry also stands to benefit from allocations to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) including
Mentions:
1: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) to be the dominant fuel source for aviation beyond SAFs, we also need hydrogen infrastructure. - Speech Link
2: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield, Heeley) Why have the Government wasted £95 million on technology to retrofit buses that does not work? - Speech Link
3: Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) Will the ministerial team stop briefing against hydrogen combustion engines? - Speech Link
4: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) I have looked at the fantastic work that is being done developing hydrogen. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Ravensdale (XB - Excepted Hereditary) These powers will be important in the near term for plans for hydrogen-powered construction vehicles - Speech Link
2: None The alternatives to SAF, hydrogen and electricity, are on a much slower trajectory, so in the short term - Speech Link
Dec. 13 2023
Source Page: Funding for electric buses and coaches: FOI releaseFound: Funding for electric buses and coaches: FOI release
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the public usage of hydrogen refueling stations; and whether she has made an estimate of future usage of these stations over the next five years.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
There are seven publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations in the UK, which serve a fleet of approximately 230 vehicles, including buses, HGVs and light duty cars and vans. The Department most recently published illustrative future hydrogen demand ranges as part of the Government’s UK Hydrogen Strategy (2021), which projected between 0 and 6 TWh of future hydrogen demand from transport in 2030.
Feb. 21 2024
Source Page: Minister for Energy lobbying meetings: EIR releaseFound: to bui ld a hydrogen refuelling facility for buses and trucks that aims to be operational in 2024.
Written Evidence Sep. 19 2023
Inquiry: Export-led growthFound: Our key points Hydrogen technology, such as buses (which have a large domestic supply chain), offer
Mentions:
1: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) We have also supported the acquisition of 59 battery electric buses and 25 hydrogen buses and their supporting - Speech Link
2: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) For example, universal smart cards are now accepted across all modes and 98 per cent of Scotland’s buses - Speech Link
3: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) It can be used for both concession and commercial smart tickets, and it is available for use on buses - Speech Link
4: Mason, John (SNP - Glasgow Shettleston) As the minister says, contactless payment is available on most buses now, and smart cards can be used - Speech Link
5: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) I am saying is that that is difficult to measure due to the comparability of data, particularly for buses - Speech Link
Written Evidence Jan. 24 2024
Inquiry: Securing the domestic supply chainFound: hydrogen to 300 homes for heating and cooking.
Mentions:
1: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) Buses would be bought through a capital fund. - Speech Link
2: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) The patronage of buses has not recovered to its previous level. - Speech Link