Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants in his Department are currently working on planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how many have been moved from other projects to work on those plans.
Answered by Chris Grayling
DfT currently has 160 staff working directly on EU Exit and is drawing in more resource. It is likely to be necessary to pause or defer a number of existing workstreams in order to release enough staff to support the departmental response to a no deal exit from the EU. These work areas are being identified through a review of all key activities and priorities.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of Co2 emissions from private transport in (a) London, (b) England and Wales and (c) the UK.
Answered by Jesse Norman
Estimates of the levels of CO2 emissions from cars, mopeds and motorcycles for England and Wales and the UK are shown in the table below. Equivalent data for London is not available for these vehicle types. Figures include emissions from taxis and private hire vehicles.
Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars, mopeds & motorcycles in 2016: UK (kilotonnes CO2) | England and Wales | UK |
Passenger cars | 61,036 | 69,683 |
Mopeds & motorcycles | 488 | 531 |
|
|
|
Source: Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland: 1990-2016 | ||
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that vehicle tax for company cars supports the Road to Zero Strategy.
Answered by Jesse Norman
Ministers hold regular discussions with their counterparts in HM Treasury on a range of transport issues. Policy on taxation is a matter for the Treasury.
To achieve the ambitions set out in the Road to Zero strategy, Government is investing nearly £1.5 billion between April 2015 and March 2021, with grants available for plug-in vehicles and schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure. This is one of the most comprehensive support packages in the world for zero emission vehicles.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of increasing traffic congestion on the viability of the cab trade in London; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London, and it is for him to consider what, if any, assessment is made of the impacts of congestion on the London taxi trade.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what stake or degree of control the Government retains in Eurostar.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Government has no financial stake or control in Eurostar, which is a private company.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Eurostar operating days in each of the last five years have been affected by people on the track.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department for Transport do not hold any information relating to the number of Eurostar operating days affected by people on the track.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost has been of policing the Eurotunnel and its associated rail services in each of the last five years .
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The UK Channel Tunnel terminal and associated Eurotunnel shuttle services are policed by Kent Police and the costs are directly billed to Eurotunnel. The Department for Transport does not hold information on the cost of these services.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what responsibility the Office of Rail and Road has for regulating the operation of Eurostar.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Eurostar is a GB licensed railway undertaking regulated by the Office of Rail and Road. Full background information on the licensing and operating requirements can be found on the website of the Office of Rail and Road at the following address:
http://orr.gov.uk/what-and-how-we-regulate/licensing/licensing-railway-operators
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2016 to Question 25277, when he expects the memorandum of understanding to be agreed.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Home Office, Civil Aviation Authority and the Police are currently engaged in discussions regarding the memorandum of understanding, a final document will be agreed and signed by all parties shortly.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2016 to Question 25276, on unmanned air vehicles: safety, when he expects his Department to complete the detailed analysis of risks posed by drones.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The outcome of this risk assessment will be used to inform further research into and development of appropriate risk mitigation measures.
As stated in my previous answer this work is ongoing and is kept under constant review.