Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether revenues generated by the inclusion of domestic maritime within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme will be ringfenced for maritime decarbonisation.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The government is committed to maintaining an ambitious carbon pricing scheme to ensure that polluters continue to pay for their emissions. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme is our key lever to do so. This supports a cost-efficient transition toward net zero.
In July 2025, the UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority confirmed an expansion to emissions from domestic maritime regime, commencing on 1 July 2026.
The UK does not hypothecate revenue from the UK ETS. All receipts from the UK ETS accrue to the consolidated fund, and go to funding government priorities, which includes decarbonisation support for the maritime sector.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to prevent the UK ETS from operating as a pay-to-pollute scheme for maritime operators unable to access decarbonisation infrastructure.
Answered by Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Emissions Trading Scheme is a cap-and-trade system with a declining cap that ensures emissions from the traded sector, including the domestic maritime sector, fall in line with the United Kingdom’s statutory net zero commitments.
The scheme limits total emissions and enables reductions to occur where they are most cost effective, without prescribing specific technologies in any sector.
For maritime operators, the scheme provides a clear price signal that supports investment in cleaner vessels, operational efficiency and emerging low carbon fuels.
The Government will continue to work with industry to support the development of infrastructure and technologies needed to facilitate decarbonisation.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK ETS on lifeline ferry services outside Scotland, including routes serving the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly and Northern Ireland.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department for Transport has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105895, what the assumed payback period is for the major technology investments cited for Network Rail in delivering efficiency savings; and in which financial year cumulative efficiency savings are expected to exceed cumulative investment costs.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Network Rail undertake numerous technology-related investments, including those cited as examples in the previous response on 19 January. The payback period for technology-related investments will vary in range and this will depend on the scope and business case associated with the type of technology investment. Interdependencies between the projects and payback is not limited to Network Rail or purely financial benefits.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105895, what proportion of the £424 million efficiency saving attributed to regulated settlements in 2028–29 is expected to be delivered by Network Rail alone.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department for Transport has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90407 on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) will include a breakdown of (a) forecast costs for each individual strategic road network enhancement scheme that is to be delivered during the 2026 to 2031 period and (b) the Department's planned expenditure on (i) operations, (ii) maintenance and renewals, (iii) disaggregating maintenance and (iv) staffing costs.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) will set out the Department’s planned capital and revenue expenditure over the 2026/27 to 2030/31 period, with breakdowns across key categories including operations, maintenance, renewals and enhancements.
In line with previous Road Investment Strategies, RIS3 will not include forecast costs for individual enhancement schemes. Scheme-level costs will continue to be developed and refined through the business case and investment decision-making process, ensuring value for money and appropriate assurance prior to commitment.
Further information on the delivery, governance and performance of the Strategic Road Network will be published through National Highways’ subsequent delivery plans and reporting arrangements.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish chargepoint reliability reports under the Public Chargepoint Regulations 2023 submitted by operators for 2025.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Under the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023, charge point operators are required to publish information on their compliance with the reliability requirement on their website. They must also submit a report for their network of rapid charge points for each calendar year to the Secretary of State. We do not intend to publish individual reports provided by charge point operators under the reporting requirement.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed but are not operational due to electricity grid connections.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department for Transport does not hold this information.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of public electric vehicle chargepoints required to meet the 2030 target will be delivered by the private sector.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
To date, most public charge points have been delivered by the private sector. We expect that trend to continue as the network continues to grow.
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £663 million per year efficiency saving projected for 2028–29 has already been delivered; and what proportion remains uncontracted, unimplemented or subject to future business cases.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Departmental Efficiency Plans set out the efficiencies that will be delivered by the Department for Transport over the period 2026/27 – 2028/29. These efficiencies are measured against 2025/26 planned day-to-day budgets (i.e. this financial year) and will therefore be delivered in future years.