Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the rail journey time between Manchester and Glasgow will change once High Speed 2 is operational.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
We have no reason to expect that journey times between Manchester and Glasgow will be affected by HS2, as HS2 is not planned to serve the Manchester-Glasgow route.
Asked by: Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will grant UK vehicle manufacturers a 12-month end-of-series derogation provision for wheelchair-accessible vehicles from new European Commission regulations requiring the introduction of the WLTP drive-cycle to new vehicles after 1 September 2018.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Department notified the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders on 30th October that a derogation would be granted to manufacturers for the transition to the new WLTP emission test procedure. In addition, the Department’s officials have met with representatives of the Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Converters’ Association (WAVCA) to discuss derogations and so ensure the supply of these important vehicles continues.