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Westminster Hall
Zero-emission Buses - Tue 21 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) I know that we are looking at electric buses, but I will come on to argue for hydrogen buses, which Alexander - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Zero-emission Buses and Air Quality in Sheffield - Tue 05 Dec 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central) electric buses, and exploring the potential of hydrogen. - Speech Link
2: Anthony Browne (Con - South Cambridgeshire) Members mentioned hydrogen buses. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Rural Transport - Mon 08 Jan 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) I will come to buses in a moment. - Speech Link
2: Paul Howell (Con - Sedgefield) little buses, thin buses, big buses or whatever. - Speech Link
3: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) I will get on to the subject of buses, but my hon. - Speech Link


Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Innovate UK

Mar. 21 2024

Source Page: Tees Valley hydrogen transport hub: successful bidders
Document: Tees Valley hydrogen transport hub: successful bidders (webpage)

Found: Tees Valley hydrogen transport hub: successful bidders


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Feb. 27 2024

Source Page: Boost for UK hydrogen as government backs world-leading industry
Document: Boost for UK hydrogen as government backs world-leading industry (webpage)

Found: Boost for UK hydrogen as government backs world-leading industry


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


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.


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