Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) moped and (b) motorcycle riders with provisional licences who have been convicted of (i) road traffic offences, (ii) robbery and (iii) drug trafficking in each of the past 5 years.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will be able to provide the information in relation to road traffic offences, but this requires a scan of the driver database. Officials will write to the Honourable Member as soon as the information is available.
Information about robbery and drug trafficking offences is not recorded by the DVLA.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which third party companies based on the Isle of Wight her Department has awarded funding to in the last three years; and which projects they have supported.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
In the last three years the Department has provided maritime funding, via the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE), five Isle of Wight based companies.
Ad Hoc Marine Designs Ltd for the project “Marine to Electric Power – SeNZe-Tech™ the Smart Way to Clear The Hurdles”
Aluminium Marine Consultants Limited for the projects “HyCap Drive” and “Safer, Smarter Ships – Strategies and innovations for vessels using low flash point fuels”
Carisbrooke Shipping Limited for the projects “Double efficient pilot fuel free ceramic hydrogen combustion engine technology for marine applications”, “Carnot High Efficiency Hydrogen Combustion Engine Demonstrator”, “Shoreside Power from Optimised Hydrogen Lifecycle”, “Novel High-Efficiency Ammonia engine Technology for Heavy Duty marine applications”, “AirWing Maximised Thrust Wind Propulsion Demonstration” and “Self-Learning Wing Trim Optimisation for AirWing Wind Propulsion System”
Cowes Harbour Commission for the project “Clean Hybrid Alternative Marine Powertrain 2” and
Wight Shipyard Company Limited for the projects “Zero Emission Cross River Ferry” and “Zero-emission Electric Freight Vessel & Charging Infrastructure”
This is separate to any funding provided directly to the Isle of Wight, by the Department, for other transport related matters.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the proportion of learners who pass a full category (a) AM and (b) A motorcycle test after completing compulsory basic training on a moped in the last five years.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
All riders who want to take a practical motorcycle test must hold a valid compulsory basic training (CBT) certificate. The type of licence held by the rider and the machine used for the training course is noted on the CBT certificate issued to the rider. The information on the proportion of learners who pass a full category (a) AM and (b) A motorcycle test after completing compulsory basic training on a moped is not recorded or held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
The attached Excel document shows the number of module two motorcycle tests that have been conducted in categories A, A1, A2 and Moped AM for the last five financial years. DVSA can currently only publish the data included in the attached Excel document up to the end of September 2024.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of people who held a provisional moped licence in (a) London and (b) Great Britain in each year since 2019.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The table below provides the requested information as of 4 June 2025. Historical information is not available.
Location | Number of drivers with provisional moped entitlement (categories AM, P and Q) |
a) London this includes postcodes E, EC, N, NW, SE, SW, W, WC | 1,451,610 |
b) Great Britain | 9,769,881 |
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether DVLA-registered mopeds can be lent to drivers with provisional licenses.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
There is no requirement for the rider of a moped to be the registered keeper of the vehicle, whether they hold a provisional or full driving licence. Anyone riding or driving any vehicle must have the appropriate driving entitlement and must be insured for the purpose for which the vehicle is being used.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which regulations govern the use of (a) motorcycles and (b) mopeds with L-plates for commercial delivery work in urban areas; and whether she plans to amend those regulations.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
There are no current rules limiting commercial riding to those with a full licence. New riders are allowed to ride learner legal motorcycles, mopeds and scooters once they have passed their compulsory basic training (CBT) course. If riders do not to progress to a full licence within the two-year validity period of the CBT certificate, then they are required to complete their CBT course again. All riders are required to have a valid insurance policy to cover the type of machine and the activity they are undertaking.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding applications her Department has received from Artemis Technologies in each of the last three years; and which of those projects (a) have not been supported and (b) are being considered by her Department.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
In financial year 2024/25 the Department for Transport received no funding applications from Artemis Technologies.
In financial year 2023/24 the Department for Transport received six Artemis Technologies applications to the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) R&D Programme. Of these, three have been accepted whilst three were rejected. One of the accepted projects was subsequently withdrawn during project setup.
In financial year 2022/23 the Department for Transport received six funding applications, via the UK SHORE from Artemis Technologies. Of these, five were accepted and one was rejected.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department has awarded to Artemis Technologies in each of the past three years, broken down by project supported.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
In financial year 2024/2025, no funding was awarded to Artemis Technologies.
In financial year 2023/24 the Department for Transport provided funding, via the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) R&D Programme, to Artemis Technologies totalling £4,091,119. This was made up of:
In financial year 2022/23 the Department for Transport provided funding, via the UK SHORE, to Artemis Technologies totalling £9,901,637. This was made up of:
Artemis Technologies partner with others to deliver their projects. This includes subcontracting work out to others, which the funding ultimately covers. Funds are paid to Artemis once evidence of the costs being incurred and defrayed have been provided.
Artemis have are also involved in a range of projects, and this is taken into account when projects bid for funding. As part of the bidding process, application assessments include scrutiny of the project's ability to deliver, including 'team and resources' requirements. Assessments are conducted by independent assessors. For ZEVI and CMDC3 (which Artemis successfully applied for), there was an additional interview stage ahead of projects being awarded funding where the interview panel questioned all projects on their ability to deliver during the project timeframe, especially those organisations that potentially would be involved in multiple projects at the same time.
More information on these, and other projects funded through the UK SHORE programme, can be found at https://iuk-business- connect.org.uk/programme/uk-shipping-office-for-reducing-emissions/
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many infrastructure contracts awarded by her Department have included mandatory collective bargaining clauses since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
There are no infrastructure contracts awarded by the Department since 5 July 2024 that have included mandatory collective bargaining clauses.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of public transport procurement projects contracted by her Department since 5 July 2024 have included net zero requirements; and if she will make an estimate of the total extra cost as a result of including those requirements.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department for Transport does not record the net-zero requirements included in procurement projects contracted.