Department for Transport

written question – answered on 22 September 2020.

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  • Railways: Diesel Fuel

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of diesel-only trains on the environment.

  • Patrol Craft: Plymouth

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds information on a vessel named HMS Alfred the Great being registered and based in Plymouth.

  • Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library his Department's plans to reduce its carbon emissions.

  • Railways: Coronavirus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage people to use the railways as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased; and if he will make it his policy to...

  • Business: Females

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of grants in each of the Transport-technology research innovation grants funding rounds have been awarded to (a) female...

  • Business: Disability

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of grants in each of the Transport-technology research innovation grants funding rounds have been awarded to disabled...

  • Transport: Hydrogen

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to establish a hydrogen hub; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution that a...

  • Transport: Hydrogen

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to establish a hydrogen hub; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution that a...

  • Large Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of hydrogen lorries to de-carbonising transport; and what discussions he has had with...

  • Large Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on transport decarbonisation of hydrogen lorries; and what discussions he has had with the...

  • Large Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of hydrogen lorries to de-carbonising transport; and what discussions he has had with...

  • Electric Vehicles: Hydrogen

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to help increase the number of hydrogen passenger vehicles in use.

  • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated from the public purse to (a) electric vehicle charging infrastructure and (b) hydrogen vehicle refuelling...

  • Electric Vehicles: Hydrogen

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to help increase the number of hydrogen passenger vehicles in use.

  • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated from the public purse to (a) electric vehicle charging infrastructure and (b) hydrogen vehicle refuelling...

  • Trains: Carbon Dioxide

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much carbon dioxide is emitted annually by diesel-only trains in the UK.

  • Railways: West Midlands

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys are made on average annually between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton by train.

  • Railways: Weather

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the resilience of rail infrastructure to bad weather conditions to prevent delays and cancellations to rail services.

  • Railways: Coronavirus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what covid-secure contingency plans he has for the railway network in the event of (a) signal failure and (b) other disruption.

  • Acceleration Unit

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to evaluate the effectiveness of the Transport Acceleration Unit.

  • Driving Licences: Applications

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licence applications had been received but not processed on 30 August 2020; and what estimate he has made of the average time taken...

  • Bus Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its National Bus Strategy for England.

  • Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Air Pollution

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in the number of crossings made on the Dartford Crossing during the covid-19 outbreak on...

  • Roads: Hedgehogs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2020 to Question 84287 on Roads: Hedgehogs, what steps local highway authorities in England need to take to...

  • Roads: Construction

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the future of the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway project.