Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking the use case of large capacity L-Category vehicles into consideration when setting proposed phase-out dates for new non-zero emission (a) mopeds and (b) motorcycles.
Answered by Anthony Browne
The consultation on when to end the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles was open to responses from 14 July to 21 September 2022 and supported by a thorough programme of stakeholder engagement, which is ongoing. The Department is now analysing the responses, including points raised on the use cases of these vehicles, and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course.
Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the actions identified in the joint action plan published by the Motorcycle Industry Association entitled Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles in February 2022.
Answered by Anthony Browne
The Government continues to engage with industry to deliver the Action Plan where appropriate. To address actions 2 and 3 on growing and developing the supply chain, the Government made up to £350,000 of funding available for research and development projects to grow the zero-emission motorcycle supply chain in the UK. The Department is also working with the recently established “Powered Light Vehicle Community” to address action 9 on creating a formal L-category community. In addition, the Department is engaged with the MCIA’s recent licensing review proposals to address action 6 to review minimum testing and licence entitlements for all battery electric L-Category vehicles.
Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will work with the Motorcycle Industry Association on establishing a credit scheme for non-zero emission L-Category vehicles after the end-of-sale phase-out date.
Answered by Anthony Browne
The Government will consult on any future regulatory framework to deliver and enforce the end of sale dates for new non-zero emission L-category vehicles as is appropriate. This would involve engagement with industry and other stakeholders.
Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to each of his Department's open consultations relating to transport safety.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
There are several consultations currently open that include safety considerations in some form. The Department aims to publish government responses to all consultations in a timely fashion, in line with Government Consultation Principles.
Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with transport operators on ensuring that their services accept cash payments.
Answered by Richard Holden - Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Passengers should have access to a ticketing system which is user-friendly. As modern ticketing and payment methods are rolled out more widely, we will continue to work with the transport sector to cater for those passengers that need to use cash to buy a ticket.
Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a copy of his response to Arun District Council's Director of Growth about the basis for calculating expected growth in traffic to the hon Member for Worthing West.
Answered by Karl McCartney
The department responded to the Director of Growth at Arun District Council on the 31th August 2022, a copy of this response has been attached.