Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Transport for London on managing pressure on Elizabeth Line services following recent changes to the construction schedule for High Speed Rail 2.
Answered by Huw Merriman
As has always been planned, Old Oak Common will act as HS2’s temporary London terminus prior to the opening of the High Speed station at Euston.
We do not anticipate the rephasing of Euston to impact passenger demand at the point Old Oak Common services commence.
My officials continue to work closely with Network Rail and Transport for London to understand future levels of passenger demand and capacity requirements both at Old Oak Common and throughout the wider transport network as HS2 services are introduced.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent changes to the construction schedule for High Speed Rail 2 on passenger demand for Elizabeth Line services; and whether his Department plans to take steps to address potential changes in demand.
Answered by Huw Merriman
As has always been planned, Old Oak Common will act as HS2’s temporary London terminus prior to the opening of the High Speed station at Euston.
We do not anticipate the rephasing of Euston to impact passenger demand at the point Old Oak Common services commence.
My officials continue to work closely with Network Rail and Transport for London to understand future levels of passenger demand and capacity requirements both at Old Oak Common and throughout the wider transport network as HS2 services are introduced.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish (a) his response to the Reviewing personal safety measures on streets in England consultation launched in July 2021 and (b) the responses to that consultation received by his Department.
Answered by Richard Holden - Opposition Whip (Commons)
The results from this call for evidence are shaping the work to update Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2, which is currently underway. The Government intends to publish the consultation response at the same time as the revised Manual for Streets, later this year. The consultation response will summarise the feedback received and from what type of organisation.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to obligations under Regulation (EU) 2018/858, how many vehicles have (a) been recalled for reasons related to emission levels and (b) had emissions-related fixes applied to them, in each year since 2015.
Answered by Richard Holden - Opposition Whip (Commons)
The DVSA Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) conducts an annual emissions-testing programme to test vehicle emissions in the real world. Where MSU testing identifies non-compliant emissions, including suspicions of a prohibited defeat device, DVSA works with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans.
The results of the MSU annual emissions-testing programme are made publicly available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit.
Since 2015, there have been 134 manufacturer recalls or non-code actions involving a total of 1.85 million vehicles to amend or upgrade emissions systems. Not all action will have been to address non-compliance. A breakdown of the models by year is as follows:
Year | Total vehicles within scope |
2015 | 1,197,340 |
2016 | 8,311 |
2017 | 7,649 |
2018 | 74,660 |
2019 | 186,201 |
2020 | 114,142 |
2021 | 263,027 |
2022 | 2,310 |
2023 | 4,386 |
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) vehicles containing emissions defeat devices and (b) vehicle models containing emissions defeat devices in the UK.
Answered by Richard Holden - Opposition Whip (Commons)
The DVSA Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) conducts an annual emissions-testing programme to test vehicle emissions in the real world. Where MSU testing identifies non-compliant emissions, including suspicions of a prohibited defeat device, DVSA works with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans.
The results of the MSU annual emissions-testing programme are made publicly available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit.
Since 2015, there have been 134 manufacturer recalls or non-code actions involving a total of 1.85 million vehicles to amend or upgrade emissions systems. Not all action will have been to address non-compliance. A breakdown of the models by year is as follows:
Year | Total vehicles within scope |
2015 | 1,197,340 |
2016 | 8,311 |
2017 | 7,649 |
2018 | 74,660 |
2019 | 186,201 |
2020 | 114,142 |
2021 | 263,027 |
2022 | 2,310 |
2023 | 4,386 |
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding he plans to allocate to active travel from April 2021 to March 2025 from (a) active travel revenue and capital funds, (b) other Departmental programmes and (c) other central Government funding.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Projected funding for active travel over this period was set out in the second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2) published in July 2022. An update will be published in the next CWIS report to Parliament in due course.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Transport update, published on 9 March 2023, whether in the context of the change in the level of active travel investment set out in that statement, it remains his Department's policy to deliver all of (a) the four objectives to 2025 and (b) the two further objectives beyond 2025 set out in the second cycling and walking investment strategy.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Yes, this remains the Department’s policy.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many short journeys in towns and cities were (a) walked and (b) cycled in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Department holds information on trips under 5 miles which are referred to as short journeys. This information is publicly available and derived from the National Travel Survey (NTSQ09025).
In England, in 2020, the average person completed 243 trips under 5 miles by walking in towns and cities and cycled 15 trips under 5 miles in towns and cities. In England, in 2021, the average person completed 241 trips under 5 miles by walking in towns and cities and cycled 12 trips under 5 miles in towns and cities. Data covering 2022 will be published in summer 2023.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government will take action against P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED for failing to submit accounts on time.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
I am not able to comment on individual cases.
All limited companies must file their accounts at Companies House each year. Failure to do so is an offence and can result in a criminal prosecution of the company's directors. The law imposes an automatic civil penalty on a company if the accounts are filed late, although a company may apply to extend this period in certain circumstances. The penalty amount depends on how late the accounts are when delivered. Penalties are doubled if the accounts are filed late in consecutive years.
The Registrar will proceed with action to remove a company from the register where the accounts remain overdue, and to bring prosecution proceedings where it is in the public interest to do so.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government will take action against P&O SHORT SEA FERRIES LIMITED for failing to submit accounts on time.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
I am not able to comment on individual cases.
All limited companies must file their accounts at Companies House each year. Failure to do so is an offence and can result in a criminal prosecution of the company's directors. The law imposes an automatic civil penalty on a company if the accounts are filed late, although a company may apply to extend this period in certain circumstances. The penalty amount depends on how late the accounts are when delivered. Penalties are doubled if the accounts are filed late in consecutive years.
The Registrar will proceed with action to remove a company from the register where the accounts remain overdue, and to bring prosecution proceedings where it is in the public interest to do so.