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Written Question
Transport: West Midlands
Wednesday 15th May 2024

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;

  • £27.5m Local Growth Fund towards the completed North South Rail & Coventry Station Masterplan delivering improved capacity and accessibility at the station. Opened March '22.
  • West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) awarded £50m for Coventry to become the UK's first All Electric Bus City, with all buses – replaced with electric buses, plus charging infrastructure.

Coventry also stands to benefit from allocations to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) including

  • An additional £2.5m for road surfacing as part of Network North.
  • £1.05bn City Regional Sustainable Transport (CRST) Settlement 5-year allocation.
  • £104m for 2022-25 to deliver bus improvements through their Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).
  • £30m (March 2022) Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) funding towards hydrogen buses and infrastructure across the region.


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 14 Dec 2023
Department for Transport

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


Grand Committee
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2024 - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Department for Transport

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


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Dec. 13 2023

Source Page: Funding for electric buses and coaches: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300374511 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Funding for electric buses and coaches: FOI release


Written Question
Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
Monday 20th November 2023

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.


Select Committee
Wrightbus
ELG0010 - Export-led growth

Written Evidence Sep. 19 2023

Inquiry: Export-led growth
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: Our key points Hydrogen technology, such as buses (which have a large domestic supply chain), offer


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Energy and Climate Change Directorate

Feb. 21 2024

Source Page: Minister for Energy lobbying meetings: EIR release
Document: FOI 202300376367 - Information Released - Annex A and B (PDF)

Found: to bui ld a hydrogen refuelling facility for buses and trucks that aims to be operational in 2024.


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Portfolio Question Time - Thu 14 Dec 2023

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


Select Committee
SGN
SUP0030 - Securing the domestic supply chain

Written Evidence Jan. 24 2024

Inquiry: Securing the domestic supply chain
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: hydrogen to 300 homes for heating and cooking.


Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Subordinate Legislation - Tue 16 Jan 2024

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