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HANSARDHighways Maintenance in England: Local SpendingI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. Local highways maintenance is a critical service provided by local authorities. In recognition of that, a central highways maintenance…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHighways Maintenance in England: Local SpendingThe Department for Transport allocates capital funding to local highways authorities so that they can most effectively spend it on maintaining and improving their respective local…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member may have missed the announcement this morning that the scheme has just been opened. I shall be visiting a road haulage site this afternoon to launch the scheme for…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUltra Low Emission ZonesTransport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and Transport for London, which includes decisions about the London ultra low emission zone. It is the Mayor of London and…24 Nov 2022HANSARDA52 FootbridgeNational Highways’ suicide prevention strategy sets out a vision that no one should attempt to take their own life on our roads, and everyone who does is a tragedy. I would be…24 Nov 2022HANSARDA52 FootbridgeNational Highways has been in contact with representatives of Spencer Academies Trust, the multi-academy trust responsible for George Spencer Academy, and has met in recent days…24 Nov 2022HANSARDStrategic Importance of the A5Meetings are in progress, and we will look further at this strategy and how we can more rapidly roll out electric vehicle charging points across the country, including rapid…24 Nov 2022HANSARDStrategic Importance of the A5I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the report to me. I have seen it, and I will ensure that my officials consider it as part of the body of evidence to support the case for…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUltra Low Emission ZonesThe Government are committed to decarbonising transport across the piece, whether it is in rail, road or my own section of buses. We have already seen hundreds of zero-emission…24 Nov 2022HANSARDFerry Services: Rosyth to Mainland EuropeThe priority of the UK Government is to work closely with the Scottish Government wherever possible. The UK Government provide substantial support to Scotland through the Barnett…24 Nov 2022HANSARDFerry Services: Rosyth to Mainland EuropeThe operation of international ferry routes is primarily a commercial matter and as a result I have not discussed it with either Cabinet colleagues or the Scottish Government to…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a real champion for South East Cornwall and has been hammering away on this scheme for years. Highways England is developing a package of targeted safety…24 Nov 2022HANSARD20 mph Speed LimitsWe are reading the report with interest and looking into the details as we speak. Local authorities are best placed to decide where 20 mph limits will be most effective on their…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have had similar issues in my North West Durham constituency with Arriva over the past few months. It is looking at some of these plans and, as part of the bus service…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsCommercial matters around car manufacture and delivery are up to the individual manufacturers. What we have seen in the UK recently is the Government putting in £100 million to…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question; he and I have worked closely together on many local transport issues. National Highways and Tees Valley Combined Authority have worked…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I can confirm that the Government’s proposed junction 10a of the A14 to the east of Kettering continues to be developed by National…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are looking speedily at this important matter at the moment. The Seafarers’ Wages Bill is coming to this House within the next few weeks to address many of these issues that…24 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
Draft Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022At this point, it is the first, because these provisions do not cover all the additional areas, including motorcycles and stand-alone engines. Down the line, and obviously with…23 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
Draft Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022No, because if in future the regulations differed, they would affect the UK, but not the rest of the EU, so they would potentially be different regulations. At the moment, the…23 Nov 2022