Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with train operating companies on the installation of disabled toilets on trains.
Answered by Paul Maynard
Where toilets are provided on a train, an accessible toilet which meets the requirements of modern accessibility standards needs to be provided. All new trains with toilets are built with accessible toilets as standard, and this has been a requirement since 1999. Trains built before 1999 have until 2020 to comply and the Department is monitoring progress towards this target. Currently 75% of mainline trains are either built or refurbished to modern accessibility standards. This includes the provision of an accessible toilet, where toilets are provided.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that drivers living south of the Scottish Border are aware of the different drink driving limit in Scotland.
Answered by Andrew Jones
A reduced drink driving limit came into effect in Scotland in December 2014, at which point rule 95 of the Highway Code was amended to reflect the change. It is essential that all road users in England, Scotland and Wales are aware of the Code.
At the time of its introduction, the Scottish Government advertised the lower limit on both sides of the border.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of his Department's progress towards meeting the Renewable Energy Directive target that at least 10 per cent of transport fuels should come from renewable sources by 2020; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by John Hayes
I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 30 November 2016 to UIN 54131.
Asked by: Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made to date on meeting the Renewable Energy Directive obligation of 10 per cent of transport fuels coming from renewable sources by 2020; and what estimate he has made of likely progress towards that goal by 2020.
Answered by John Hayes
Our existing policies under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order already deliver around 3 per cent of transport energy from renewable sources.[1] This includes a growing proportion of biofuels produced from wastes, increasing greenhouse gas savings from transport.
We are determined to achieve the target of 10 per cent of energy used in transport to be from renewable sources by 2020, and we have launched a consultation on proposals to increase the supply of renewable transport fuels. The consultation will run from 29 November 2016 to 22 January 2017 and can be seen at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewable-transport-fuel-obligation-proposed-changes-for-2017
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/biofuel-statistics-year-7-2014-to-2015-report-6