Asked by: Simpson, Graham (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Central Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure greater low-carbon connectivity to Scottish airports, in light of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation in its 2023 Report to Parliament.
Answered by Fairlie, Jim
The Scottish Government’s Aviation Statement, which will be published shortly, will set out actions that the Scottish Government will take to help achieve our aviation emissions reduction targets.
Additionally, we have already set out 45 recommendations for future investment in Scotland’s strategic transport network in the second Strategic Transport Projects Review, published on 8 December 2022. Within these recommendations we have considered airport access in our strategic transport planning considerations. These have been considered in the recommendations for mass or rapid transit systems for the Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen City Regions, in the form of Clyde Metro, Edinburgh and South East Scotland Mass Transit and Aberdeen Rapid Transit. These recommendations can provide a transformational change in the service provision, focusing on strategic routes and / or corridors where bus and rail provide the most effective service. This will improve access to an affordable and reliable public transport system within these City Regions.
National Planning Framework 4 is also now in effect. Policy 13, ‘Sustainable Transport’, has a clear intent ‘to encourage, promote and facilitate developments that prioritise walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport for everyday travel and reduce the need to travel unsustainably.’ It promotes the National Transport Strategy 2 and places the climate emergency at the forefront of decision making.
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: RRB0051 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Eversholt Rail Limited Written Evidence
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: RRB0001 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill ASLEF Written Evidence
Mentions:
1: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) Will the police or the Office of Rail and Road come along? Who will get fined? - Speech Link
2: Lord Deben (Con - Life peer) recognise that there is already far too much regulation on small railways.I will refer to the Mid-Suffolk Light - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) We worked with the Office of Rail and Road, Network Rail and the Rail Safety and Standards Board to revise - Speech Link
Apr. 04 2024
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Mentions:
1: Stevenson, Collette (SNP - East Kilbride) in line with the Office of Rail and Road’s recommendations. - Speech Link
2: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) Rail safety is reserved to the UK Government and the ORR. - Speech Link
3: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) That has been happening for some time on many rail routes. - Speech Link
4: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) The replacement of the rail fleet is a priority for the Scottish Government. - Speech Link
5: Lumsden, Douglas (Con - North East Scotland) will make a decision on the continued ban on the consumption of alcohol at all times on trains, in light - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) ACCAR provides our current approach to adaptation and strategic outcomes for road, rail, aviation and - Speech Link
2: Boyack, Sarah (Lab - Lothian) on ensuring that rail infrastructure is resilient to climate change across Scotland? - Speech Link
3: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) The Scottish Government has committed to invest £4.2 billion in Scottish rail infrastructure over the - Speech Link
4: Dunbar, Jackie (SNP - Aberdeen Donside) To ask the Scottish Government, in the light of recent Office for National Statistics data, what assessment - Speech Link
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 62 of the Integrated Rail Plan, published in November 2021, whether it remains his Department's policy that improvement of journey times between Birmingham and Manchester is not possible without additional track capacity.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
In line with normal practice, work to consider future service patterns and capacity in the light of Network North continues. The funding that has been redirected through our Network North plans will deliver multiple upgrades to the rail network across the North, the Midlands and the rest of the country – benefitting small towns alongside big cities, and including a major expansion to the Northern Powerhouse Rail core network with Bradford, Sheffield and Hull now incorporated.
Mentions:
1: Damien Moore (Con - Southport) In the light of the Government’s commitment to level up through Network North, will my hon. - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) Mode shift revenue support has always been given to rail freight, to move freight from road to rail, - Speech Link
3: John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) Whether the Office of Rail Regulation has identified unused rail network capacity for open-access services - Speech Link
4: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) The Office of Rail and Road has been working with Network Rail and the Department for Transport to identify - Speech Link
5: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) Friend had a look at the proposal, and will he give it the green light? - Speech Link
Correspondence Nov. 15 2023
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: /2023 3 Reforming the heavy goods vehicle road user levy Concluded 20/06/2023 4 Cross Country rail