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Written Answers — Transport: Bus Services: Concessions (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: London freedom passes are administered by London Councils. The Department for Transport does not hold figures for the number of freedom passes issued by individual London boroughs. However, as part of a planned reissue, London Councils reported to the Department that as of April 2009, an estimated 1.188 million concessionary passes were in circulation in London. (i) Islington borough...

Written Answers — Transport: Bus Services: Concessions (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: The freedom pass scheme is the name of the concessionary travel scheme that is operated in London. It incorporates the England-wide bus concession that was introduced in 2008. Before April 2008, funding for the mandatory bus concession was provided exclusively through the formula grant system administered by CLG. Formula grant is an unhypothecated block grant, that is, recipient local...

Written Answers — Transport: Bus Services: Rural Areas (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: The Government provide funding through the rural bus subsidy grant, the rural bus challenge scheme and the kickstart funding scheme to help local authorities support rural bus services in England. Rural and urban bus services in England are also supported by the Department's bus service operators grant (BSOG—worth over £420 million a year) which is paid to operators of local bus...

Written Answers — Transport: Carbon Emissions: EC Action (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: The European Commission's draft regulation to set binding van CO2 targets on manufacturers was published on 29 October, along with an Impact Assessment. We strongly welcome the principle of a regulation in this area, and are currently considering the details of the Commission's proposal. We will be consulting stakeholders shortly on its likely impacts.

Written Answers — Transport: Invalid Vehicles (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: Powered mobility scooters or powered wheelchairs (referred to as "invalid carriages" in legislation) have to comply with specific statutory requirements set down in the Use of Invalid Carriages on the Highway Regulations 1988 in order to be used on the public highway. These regulations divide powered mobility vehicles into two main categories. The Class 2 type can travel at speeds of up to...

Written Answers — Transport: Lorries: Carbon Emissions (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: "Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future" sets out our transport carbon reduction strategy. Pages 44 to 49 cover HGV and bus technology, while pages 62 to 84 cover our policies promoting smarter choices across all modes. The strategy is available online at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/carbonreduction/ Buses and HGVs together accounted for 5.4 per cent. of total UK emissions in 2007...

Written Answers — Transport: Motor Vehicles: Urban Areas (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: The following table shows the estimated average number of trips per person per year by the requested modes of travel for people living in urban areas of Great Britain. This table covers all trips made by urban residents (including children aged under 16), counting travel in or through non-urban areas where this occurs. Estimated average number of trips per person per year, by mode, for...

Written Answers — Transport: Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: The measures set out in "Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future", the Department's carbon reduction strategy, mean that transport will make a major contribution to meeting the Government's carbon reduction commitments. Motorcycles were not specifically identified in the report, because of their relatively small contribution to total greenhouse gas emissions. We are however currently working...

Written Answers — Transport: Park and Ride Schemes (12 Nov 2009)

Sadiq Khan: The following schemes costing over £5 million, which are or include a Park and Ride element, have been or are being funded by the Department for Transport in England over the last five years. Durham Park and Ride (Durham county council) Scarborough Integrated Transport Scheme (North Yorkshire county council) Bridlington Integrated Transport Scheme (East Riding of Yorkshire county...