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Written Question
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
Wednesday 28th September 2022

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to respond to the consultation on managed pavement parking, which closed in November 2020.

Answered by Katherine Fletcher

The Department will publish the formal consultation response and announce next steps as soon as possible.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"I warmly welcome the Second Reading today and I absolutely agree with the Minister about the crucial importance of integrating HS2 with Northern Powerhouse Rail, which I think is equally as important as, if not even more important than, HS2. But would it not be better to do this properly …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2022
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

"I am pleased that my hon. Friend has mentioned Manchester Piccadilly. We were told earlier that the extra costs would be £5 million; we do not know that, because the costings have not been published, but even if that is the case, the added extra economic value will get that …..."
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Written Question
Pedestrian Crossings
Monday 8th November 2021

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to legalise side road zebra crossings.

Answered by Trudy Harrison

The Department is aware of research carried out by Transport for Greater Manchester into the idea of simplified zebra crossings and their request for these to be legalised. The Department awaits the publication of the research report and its findings, and will consider these carefully before making any decisions on changing legislation.

Written Question
Aviation: Climate Change
Friday 23rd July 2021

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to incorporate in the Government's forthcoming Aviation Plan the Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommendations of December 2020 to (a) limit the growth in air passenger numbers to 25 per cent or less by 2050, in line with the CCC’s recommended Balanced Net Zero Pathway and (b) introduce a moratorium on airport expansions unless or until the aviation sector has developed low-carbon technologies that are compatible with achieving the Government's net zero emissions target.

Answered by Robert Courts

The Government recognises the critical role that the aviation sector must play in delivering the UK’s net zero commitment. Last week, we published the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and the Jet Zero Consultation which set out our vision for the aviation sector to reach net zero by 2050.

Our consultation includes scenarios that achieve our net zero target with a similar level of residual aviation emissions in 2050 as within the CCC’s Balanced Pathway, and do so by focussing on new fuels and technology rather than seeking to limit demand for a crucial industry.

The Government is clear that the expansion of any airport must meet our climate change obligations. We are proposing to review our Jet Zero Strategy every five years to ensure the aviation sector is on track to achieve net zero by 2050.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" Experts have warned that the carbon impact of the Government’s £27 billion roadbuilding programme could be around 100 times greater than the official Government estimates. Why will the Government not reassure us by committing to a comprehensive environmental impact assessment of the plans?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent assessment he has made of the long-term viability of Eurostar. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"But the Minister knows that there has been a real threat to Eurostar’s survival, and British business leaders and the Chair of the Transport Committee have all called for our Government to be part of the solution. Eurostar is not just a vital service; it contributes to our net zero …..."
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