Asked by: Deirdre Costigan (Labour - Ealing Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to grant London boroughs legal powers to regulate (a) the use, (b) parking and (c) fleet management of rental (i) e-bikes and (ii) e-scooters.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
As you will appreciate, the new Government is still in its early stages, and I am carefully considering next steps for micromobility, including rental e-bikes and e-scooters.
The Government remains committed to gathering further evidence to inform future legislation.
Asked by: Deirdre Costigan (Labour - Ealing Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to London boroughs to support the management of micromobility services.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Government remains committed to supporting London and the transport network on which it depends. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and TfL. We are working with the Mayor on funding for transport in the capital, and it is for the Mayor to assess the merits of capital projects and make decisions on investment.
Asked by: Deirdre Costigan (Labour - Ealing Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the use of courts by train operating companies to pursue private prosecutions for the misapplication of railcards on fares under £12.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.
Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we plan to simplify it as part of the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.
Asked by: Deirdre Costigan (Labour - Ealing Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will issue guidance to train operating companies on the use of private prosecutions for contraventions of conditions of carriage.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.
Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we plan to simplify it as part of the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.
Asked by: Deirdre Costigan (Labour - Ealing Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of public Electric Vehicle charging points.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
As set out in our manifesto, the Government is committed to supporting the transition to electric vehicles by accelerating the rollout of chargepoints across the country. We will set out further plans in due course.