Department for Transport

written question – answered on 25 May 2021.

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  • Driving Tests

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 1004, on Driving Tests, when he expects the backlog of practical driving tests to reduce to a...

  • East West Rail

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to East West Rail's report entitled 2019 Bedford to Cambridge Route Option Consultation: Public Feedback Report, whether his Department...

  • Bus Services: Bedfordshire

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with bus companies on reducing the cost of bus tickets in Bedfordshire.

  • Bus Services and Railways: Bedfordshire

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to better integrate the bus and train services in Bedfordshire.

  • Roads: Safety

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on moving to an integrated approach to road safety, as identified in The Road Safety Statement, A Lifetime of Road Safety.

  • Driving: Standards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on creating a lifelong learning approach to improve driver behaviour, as identified within The Road Safety Statement, A...

  • Road Traffic: Death and Injuries

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made towards the UK meeting the UN target of reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50 per cent by 2030.

  • Large Goods Vehicles: Safety

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to consult on proposed legislative changes on HGV sideguards.

  • Large Goods Vehicles: EU Countries

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the uninterrupted haulage travel of goods from the EU.

  • Hitachi: Trains

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that Hitachi trains newly introduced into service will not be affected by cracking issues.

  • Railways: Livestock

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that farm animals cannot encroach on the UK rail network.

  • Hitachi Rail: Redundancy Pay

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) has over the last 12 months or (b) plans to cover redundancy payments for Hitachi Rail UK employees.

  • Driving: Mobile Phones

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's consultation of October 2020, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the law on using a mobile phone...

  • Railways: Electrification

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2021 to Questions 178610, 178612, 178613, 178616, 178618, 178621, whether he will publish this scheme by...

  • Hitachi: Trains

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any Hitachi Intercity Class 800 series trains were suffering from cracking in other locations on inspection for cracking at the lifting points.

  • Motorcycles: Registration

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the potential merits of making the DVLA's off-road registration scheme mandatory for off road...

  • Hitachi: Trains

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Hitachi’s Intercity Class 800 series trains (a) have been delivered into service and (b) are under order and awaiting delivery.

  • Trains: Hitachi

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the cost to the public purse to date including lost revenue and (b) the final cost to the public purse of the...

  • Trains: Hitachi

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of Hitachi’s Intercity Class 800 series trains were found to be (a) affected and (b) unaffected by cracks.

  • Railways: Electrification

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2021 to Question 176011 on Railways: Electrification, if he will publish the scheme by scheme data on...

  • Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reducing maritime emissions on air quality.

  • Travel: Coronavirus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to subsidise the cost of PCR testing for people leaving and entering the UK.

  • Shipping: Coronavirus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support maritime small and medium-sized enterprises recover from the outbreak of covid-19.