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Written Question
Railway Stations: St Athan
Monday 11th March 2024

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's new story entitled New railway station backed for the Vale of Glamorgan, published on 19 February 2024, how much funding his Department has committed to fund the development of a business case for a new station at St Athan.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

As part of the government’s plan to grow the economy through continued investment in local transport we have committed to explore options for a new station at St Athan. We are currently working with Network Rail, Transport for Wales, and the Vale of Glamorgan Council to define the scope of business case development required and the associated costs.


Written Question
Railways: Wales
Thursday 1st February 2024

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2024 to Question 11134 on Railways: Wales, if he will publish the initial prioritised list of rail improvements and investments.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Wales Rail Board’s prioritised view of rail infrastructure improvements and investments has been provided for consideration by the UK and Welsh Governments. There are no plans to publish the list at this time.


Written Question
Railways: Wales
Friday 26th January 2024

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of of 15 January 2024 to Question 9001 on Wales Rail Board, what (a) rail infrastructure improvements and (b) investments the Welsh Rail Board has recommended since March 2022.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Wales Rail Board has recently completed an initial prioritised view of rail infrastructure improvements and investments required to support future service aspirations in Wales.


Written Question
Wales Rail Board
Monday 15th January 2024

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Wales Rail Board has met since it was established.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Wales Rail Board held an inaugural meeting in March 2022 and has met on six further occasions since then.


Written Question
Restoring Your Railway Fund: St Clears
Monday 15th January 2024

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on delivering St Clears railway station via the Restoring Your Railway Fund.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

We have previously made £4.7m available to the Welsh Government towards the cost of reopening a railway station at St. Clears. The Welsh government has requested work on this project is paused, pending a decision on the location of a new hospital.


Written Question
Wales Rail Board
Monday 15th January 2024

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has the Wales Rail Board made in identifying rail infrastructure (a) improvements and (b) investments since March 2022.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Wales Rail Board continues to play an important role working with UK Government to identify a range of rail infrastructure improvements and investments in Wales to meet current needs and anticipated future demand.


Written Question
Bicycles: Safety
Monday 26th June 2023

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage cyclists who cycle at night to (a) use bicycle lights and (b) wear high-visibility clothing.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The safety of vulnerable road users is a priority for the Government, and the Department is determined to make the roads safer for everyone. Rule 60 of The Highway Code states that cycles must be fitted with a rear reflector and must have front and rear lights lit at night. Cycling without proper lights is an offence and enforcement is a matter for the police.

Rule 59 recommends that cyclists should wear light-coloured or fluorescent clothing to help other road users to see them in daylight and poor light, with reflective clothing and/or accessories in the dark. This advice was made clearer in the updated version of The Highway Code that was published in January 2022, and the Department ran a communication campaign in 2022 to highlight some of the key changes.


Written Question
Highway Code: Publicity
Monday 26th June 2023

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public information campaigns his Department undertakes to promote adherence to the highway code.

Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

The department promotes adherence to The Highway Code via:

  • National paid advertising via the THINK! campaign, which focuses on priority issues including speeding, drink driving and mobile phone use, and primarily targets high-risk young drivers.
  • Via the THINK! campaign, the Department ran national paid activity to raise awareness of changes to The Highway Code, introduced in January 2022, to help improve road safety for people walking, cycling and horse riding. We will be re-running the campaign later this summer with the aim of embedding awareness of and compliance with the changes to support the safety of vulnerable road users.
  • Following changes to The Highway Code in March 2022 to reflect a strengthening of the law around mobile phone use when driving, the department ran a national THINK! campaign to raise awareness of the changes and tackle handheld mobile phone use among young drivers.
  • The THINK! campaign also promotes adherence to The Highway Code via free education resources for schools, including the popular Tales of the Road which provides a guide to The Highway Code for children.

The Highway Code is published by the DVSA, which promotes adherence with the code via direct communications to learner drivers and via accredited driving instructors.


Written Question
Roads: Safety
Monday 26th June 2023

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost to the public purse of the THINK! road safety campaign in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Cardiff Central.

Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

For the financial year 2022-23, the total cost of the THINK! road safety campaign was £5,007,000 (excluding VAT).

As THINK! activity runs across England and Wales we cannot isolate the cost of the campaign running in Wales.


Written Question
Rail Review
Monday 16th March 2020

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Williams Rail Review will be published before the Easter 2020 recess.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The Williams Rail Review white paper is expected to be published before the summer recess.