Jesse Norman: The Department for Transport has not led the formal Government response to any of the statutory public inquiries published in the last 5 years under the Inquiries Act 2005.
Jesse Norman: Since the start of the 2022/23 Parliamentary Year to September 2023 the Department has answered 87% of correspondence from Members within the cross government target of 20 working days. This works out about 12.4 days per letter on average.
Jesse Norman: The Department takes a number of measures to maintain good performance and improve further. These include: Regular monitoring and reporting on open letters, automatic reminders and follow ups sent to drafters, Monthly meetings with Correspondence Champions to discuss performance and identify issues and potential solutions.
Jesse Norman: The Government recognises the potential carbon-reduction benefits of drop-in low carbon fuels, such as sustainable hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). HVO is eligible for Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) and, where they are produced from waste, they are eligible to receive twice the reward in certificates under the RTFO scheme. ...
Jesse Norman: As of 1st April 2023, the proportion of charging devices and sockets located in rural areas in England was approximately 26%. Rural Total Public Charging Devices 5,700 34,203 Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) 9,844 34,556 Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant (EVCG) 354 1,615 Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) 78,393 292,354 Domestic Recharging Scheme (DRS)...
Jesse Norman: The £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund will support local authorities in England to work with industry to provide tens of thousands of local chargepoints and transform the availability of charging for drivers without off-street parking. Local authorities will also continue to benefit from the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme. So far, funding has been...
Jesse Norman: This information is not collected by the Department. Statistics on reported road collisions involving cars and pedal cyclists where at least one person was injured are based on data supplied by police forces using the STATS19 system. STATS19 data does not directly attribute blame or cause for collisions to any of the parties involved.
Jesse Norman: A number of airports have been trialling the Next Generation Security Checkpoint (NGSC) technology and operational processes since 2018 and therefore have had this technology in place in trial lanes prior to 15 December 2022. In addition to these trials, two airports installed some NGSC equipment between 15 December 2022 and 18 July 2023 which they now use across all their passenger security...
Jesse Norman: The Government has published a new digital and data strategy, Transforming for a Digital Future: Government’s 2022-25 Roadmap for Digital and Data. The strategy sets out the Government’s plan for a transformed, more efficient digital Government that provides better outcomes for everyone. It does this through a common, cross-government vision for 2025 and a set of specific actions the...
Jesse Norman: The Department for Transport places a high importance in providing Members of Parliament with responses to their written parliamentary questions within the timeframes set by Parliament. From the start of the current Parliamentary Session to the 2023 Summer Recess, the Department received 4,408 written parliamentary questions and answered 99.9%, or 4,403, of them on time.
Jesse Norman: Department for Transport officials are liaising with colleagues in the Civil Aviation Authority to understand and review the historic rationale for the divergence in annual leave entitlements between the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations and other legislation. Should the Department determine that amendments are appropriate, it would then look to consult with the sector to help inform...
Jesse Norman: The Department for Transport and Active Travel England have supported Sustrans in developing a network development plan, which seeks to improve the National Cycle Network (NCN) and make it more accessible by 2040. Sustrans is working with authorities, including Cambridge City Council, to identify local priorities for future investment. Route 11 is not currently part of the NCN upgrade...
Jesse Norman: Neither the Department for Transport (DfT) nor the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) hold this information. As North Sea helicopter movements are non-scheduled, operators do not provide flight data to the CAA. Only the operators themselves will hold this data.
Jesse Norman: Most DfT employees work in a hybrid manner, which provides flexibility regarding when and where they work. In line with the Department’s workplace and location principles DfT employees are expected to spend a minimum of 40% of their working time at their principal workplace. Employees whose principal workplace, as set out in their contract, is within the M25 or where their working pattern...
Jesse Norman: Since 1 January 2023, EASA licences are invalid for operations within the UK meaning any pilots wishing to operate within the UK or on any UK registered aircraft require a UK CAA issued licence. Conversely, any UK registered pilot who wishes to work for an airline operating by or in an EU country must apply for an EASA licence, which can be obtained through applying in any EASA competent...
Jesse Norman: Personnel who currently hold EASA licences and would like to work in the UK will now have to apply for a new UK CAA licence, as mutual acceptance of licences between the UK and the EU has ceased following the UK’s withdrawal from EASA. Any UK personnel who seek to work within the EU will have to apply for a licence from an EASA competent authority.
Jesse Norman: The Government is committed to tackling climate change – and doing so without imposing unnecessary burdens on individuals or businesses. Analysis in the Jet Zero Strategy shows that the sector can achieve net zero aviation by 2050 without the need for direct interventions to limit aviation growth, which has significant economic and social benefits, by focusing on new fuels and technologies.
Jesse Norman: The Department takes transport security very seriously and regularly monitors for any potential security threats. Whilst the UK’s transport sector employs a limited amount of cellular internet of things module technology, reliance is low. The Department encourages the transport sector to follow Government Security Group, National Cyber Security Centre and National Protective Security...
Jesse Norman: The UK’s transport sector employs a limited amount of cellular internet of things module technology. Reliance on this technology across the various transport modes is low. The Department encourages the transport sector to follow Government Security Group, National Cyber Security Centre and National Protective Security Authority supply chain guidance when selecting a technology supplier.
Jesse Norman: Pollutant emissions from road transport are not measured directly but can be modelled using estimates of emissions factors. The UK National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (NAEI) – compiled by the National Environmental Technology Centre on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – reports data on the prevalence of brake dust pollution from UK road transport. The...