Melanie Onn MP: written questions

Written questions

• Aviation: FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30672More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry on (a) job creation and (b) economic growth in the Humberside region.

  Answer: Building a UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry represents a significant economic opportunity which can bring good, high-skilled jobs to regions like the Humberside. We are putting £63 million into the Advanced Fuels Fund in 2025/2026 to help suppo...

  Answered 18 Feb 2025

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• Aviation: FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30671More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to accelerate the introduction of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (Revenue Certainty Mechanism) Bill.

  Answer: Building a UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry represents a significant economic opportunity which can bring good, high-skilled jobs to regions like the Humberside. We are putting £63 million into the Advanced Fuels Fund in 2025/2026 to help suppo...

  Answered 18 Feb 2025

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• Railways: CleethorpesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24187More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on discussions to establish a direct rail link between London and Cleethorpes.

  Answer: The Secretary of State knows the introduction of a direct train to London from Cleethorpes and Grimsby has been a longstanding local ambition. We are working with industry to understand the timetabling, financial, operational and infrastructure issues tha...

  Answered 22 Jan 2025

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• Roads : FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24186More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made with National Highways on the next round of RIS3 funding: and whether the A180 will be included in this funding stream.

  Answer: The multi-year Spending Review, concluding in late spring, will help frame the 5-year RIS3 funding envelope that National Highways has to operate, maintain, renew and improve the strategic road network in the next road period starting in 2026. Once the le...

  Answered 20 Jan 2025

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• Ports: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13760More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the electrification of onshore marine ports.

  Answer: We are committed to Britain becoming a Clean Energy Superpower and ports are a key part of that mission. Ports are primarily private entities and the cost of electrification of onshore marine ports varies from port to port depending on the port's needs. T...

  Answered 19 Nov 2024

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• UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13495More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK SHORE funding; and what is the status of the future of that funding.

  Answer: The UK SHORE programme has funded over 150 projects and has leveraged over £100m private investment, supporting all levels of research and development including feasibility studies, trials and demonstrations in a commercial environment. The funding is ben...

  Answered 19 Nov 2024

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• Ports: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13494More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to develop the electrification of ports.

  Answer: The new Government’s manifesto made it clear that the “grid has become the single biggest obstacle to the deployment of cheap, clean power generation and the electrification of industry.” My Department meets regularly with ports and District Network Oper...

  Answered 19 Nov 2024

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• Shipping: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2363More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of lower carbon-emitting fuels on the rate of decarbonisation of the maritime sector.

  Answer: Decarbonising transport is central to the delivery of the UK’s cross-economy climate targets, and directly supports the Prime Minister’s mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower and accelerate our journey to net zero. The International Maritime O...

  Answered 3 Sept 2024

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• Railways: CleethorpesDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2093More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the planned direct train link between Cleethorpes and London Kings Cross.

  Answer: We are working with industry to address the timetabling, financial, operational, and infrastructure issues that need to be resolved before a service to Cleethorpes can be introduced; once the East Coast Mainline timetable change has been implemented. We a...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• A180Department for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2092More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) roadway noise and (b) other environmental impacts of the A180.

  Answer: Recent assessments of road noise on the A180 were undertaken by National Highways near Stallingborough in May 2024 ahead of proposed works linked to future concrete repairs. The noise levels recorded were between 65.9dB and 82.0dB and this is comparable ...

  Answered 3 Sept 2024

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