Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet with representatives of the motorcycling community to discuss exemptions to emissions charges and the potential contribution motorcycles can make to reducing net emissions.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Emissions charges for motorcycles are proposed in London only, as part of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Decisions about the level of charges and which categories of vehicles are charged, are a matter for the Mayor of London. Representatives of the motorcycling community should contact the Mayor to discuss exemptions to the charges.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a whole life assessment of the overall environmental impact, including vehicle construction, power generation and disposal, of the scrapping of small, medium and large internal combustion engine powered vehicles and their replacement by equivalent electrically powered vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Government has carried out a relative assessment, in terms of air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, of different fuel and powertrain options based on outputs from the Transport Energy Model. The modelling makes clear that, even with the current electricity grid emissions, battery electric vehicles are estimated to have greenhouse gas emissions 66% lower than a petrol car and 60% lower than a diesel car. Between now and 2050 the Government project that grid emissions will fall by around 90% with total emissions from electric vehicles falling in parallel.
As well as considering the greenhouse gas emissions from energy production, the Government have also considered the emissions from battery production. As battery production is an energy intensive process, the Government would also expect these emissions to fall over the period to 2050. The results are clear that battery electric vehicles have substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventional vehicles even when taking into account the electricity source and electricity used for battery production.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the environmental footprint of motorcycles and single occupant cars on comparable commuting journeys; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Department for Transport publishes statistics regarding emissions from road vehicles per vehicle kilometre in urban conditions. This includes both petrol and diesel cars, and motorcycles. The latest statistics, from December 2018, are available in Table ENV0302 of Transport Statistics Great Britain. This is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/energy-and-environment-data-tables-env#pollutants-emissions-and-noise-env03 .
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the killed and seriously injured (KSI) rate per kilometre is for (a) bicycles and (b) powered two wheelers.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Rates of killed and seriously injured for pedal cyclists and motorcyclists per billion vehicle miles are published in tables RAS30065 and RAS30066 respectively, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras30-reported-casualties-in-road-accidents. Converted to billion vehicle kilometres, the rate was 722 for pedal cyclists and 1,335 for motorcyclists in Great Britain in 2017.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value is of government contracts awarded to Sustrans for the administration and disbursal of government funding for cycle schemes since 2010.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Since 2010, the Department for Transport has awarded the following amounts to Sustrans for the administration and disbursal of government funding for cycle schemes in England. As there are separate funding arrangements for devolved administrations, the Department does not hold corresponding information for Scotland or Wales.
2013-14 | Cycle Safety Fund | £20m |
2013-14 | Community Linking Places Fund (Tranche 2 | £7.5m |
2012-13 | Linking Places Fund Tranche 1 | £8m |
2011-12 | Links to Schools | £8m |
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts the Government has awarded to Sustrans for the administration and disbursal of government funding for cycle schemes since 2010.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Since 2010, the Department for Transport has awarded the following amounts to Sustrans for the administration and disbursal of government funding for cycle schemes in England. As there are separate funding arrangements for devolved administrations, the Department does not hold corresponding information for Scotland or Wales.
2013-14 | Cycle Safety Fund | £20m |
2013-14 | Community Linking Places Fund (Tranche 2 | £7.5m |
2012-13 | Linking Places Fund Tranche 1 | £8m |
2011-12 | Links to Schools | £8m |