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HANSARD New Clevedon Seafront Road Scheme: SafetyI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on securing the debate, and on the wonderful, almost idyllic, picture of Clevedon seafront that he…09 Mar 2023HANSARD New Clevedon Seafront Road Scheme: SafetyMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. In setting out the general framework of policy, I have yet to come to a specific discussion of the situation in Clevedon, but the elderly…09 Mar 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Rural TransportThere is no doubt that the question of how we get lots of rapid chargers into motorway service areas and other parts of the trunk network is complex, because it requires long-term…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureYes. I do not think there is any doubt about that, and my hon. Friend is right that that has been the pattern in the past. Of course, one cannot just regard technology as a…07 Mar 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Rural TransportWhat a delight it is to see you in the Chair, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on securing this debate on decarbonising rural…07 Mar 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Rural TransportIt is important to put this into perspective. One advantage of rural areas is that, in many cases, more so than in urban areas, people have driveways or accessible areas where…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureWe can look to the incentives provided by public funding and public pressure, and pressure from car owners, to drive that process. I would not rule out a more engaged attitude…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureMy hon. Friend is right to make that adjustment. I assumed that, given the confines of a Westminster Hall debate, he was compressing an otherwise comprehensive speech into a…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureIt is a delight to see you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard, not least because you are a man educated in Hereford. It is a pleasure to respond to the interesting comments made by my…07 Mar 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Rural TransportI completely agree with the hon. Member that any solution needs to respect the beauty and integrity of the area concerned. That is absolutely right, and I thank him for his…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that the aviation Minister in the Lords will be interested. I certainly have an interest, as the former aviation Minister at the Department for Business, Energy and…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI obviously cannot comment on the situation at the moment, but the hon. Gentleman’s point is well made. If he wishes to take the matter up with the aviation Minister, I am sure…02 Mar 2023HANSARDAviation: Noise and FuelIt is interesting that the hon. Gentleman raises the question of airspace modernisation. He may not be aware that the environmental benefits are already in place. The introduction…02 Mar 2023HANSARDAviation: Noise and FuelI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his report and the work he is doing as the new Chair of the Transport Committee. We are aware of the calls for CfDs. He may have seen the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDAviation: Noise and FuelIt seems to have passed the hon. Gentleman by that we had a detailed consultation on SAF investment. We have put £165 million into the advanced fuels fund to support five UK…02 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Zero EmissionsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that I will not comment on the Budget; as a former Financial Secretary, I will certainly not attempt to trespass on the Treasury’s prerogative on…02 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Zero EmissionsThe hon. Lady wildly overstates the issue with regard to electric vehicles. In 2022, we had the second largest market across Europe for electric vehicles, which demonstrates the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Zero EmissionsAs my right hon. Friend will be aware, the Government’s plan is for more than 300,000 charge points to be in place by then. That will be led largely by the private sector, and we…02 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Zero EmissionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions. Of course, he will be aware that this is an extremely complex issue, because it involves manufacturers, charge-point providers,…02 Mar 2023HANSARDAviation: Noise and FuelThe hon. Lady will be aware that there have been noise-related restrictions on major airports including Heathrow for many years and, more recently, noise maps and noise action…02 Mar 2023