Paul Kohler MP: written questions
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Written questions
River Wandle: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect the River Wandle from pollution.
Answer: The Wandle pollution incident on 18 February was unacceptable. I understand the Environment Agency is investigating.The Government is going further to clean up our waterways, delivering the Water (Special Measures) Act, giving Ofwat powers to ban bonus pa...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of train overcrowding on access to railway stations for wheelchair users.
Answer: We know that overcrowding can have an additional impact on those requiring assistance to complete their journeys. The Department for Transport publishes statistics on passenger numbers and overcrowding. The latest release was in September 2024. The Office...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of pre-booked passenger assists.
Answer: There was an increase of 22 per cent in the number of bookings for passenger assistance in 2023/2024. We want to see further increases in the number of people who are able to pre-book assistance by making improvements to the assistance that is offered as ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on providing full-step free access at Haydons Road station.
Answer: Following a recent nomination for step free upgrades at Haydons Road station, the Department and rail industry unfortunately identified limited passenger benefits. As such, limited funding is being prioritised to progress other stations which will deliver...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of railway stations have level boarding for passengers.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to making the oldest railway in the world accessible. We will continue to take the Access for All programme forward as fast as funds allow. The Government programme of rail reform will end years of fragmentation – brin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Transport for London on increasing the number of stations with step-free access on (a) the Northern Line, (b) the District Line and (c) across the London underground net
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular conversations with Transport for London on a variety of issues including accessibility of their network. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL is responsible for managing the London Underground.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish her Department's review of the Access for All Scheme.
Answer: Various reviews of the Access for All programme have been undertake by the Department for Transport, the Government Internal Audit Agency and Network Rail. A number of changes to the programme have been implemented around Network Rail resourcing, governan...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential causes of the underspend of the Access of All Scheme.
Answer: After Network Rail’s failure to deliver a large number of Access for All projects between 2014 and 2019, various reviews of the Access for All programme have been undertake by the Department for Transport and Network Rail. A number of changes to the progr...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRaynes Park Station: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the feasibility study for installing lifts at Raynes Park station under the Access for All programme; and what her planned timetable is for the completion of those lifts.
Answer: Feasibility work for step free access at Raynes Park station is underway. We expect all 50 of the feasibility studies announced last year to be complete in April. We expect to be able to confirm which stations will move forward over the summer.
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Disability AidsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of train platforms have tactile platforms.
Answer: Using £75m of government funding, Network Rail have recently completed a programme to install platform edge tactiles at all mainline stations that did not have them in place or where they were planned to be installed as part of another enhancement or rene...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport on future trends in respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses.
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of use of electric vehicles on emissions in the next 15 years.
Answer: The main driver of electric vehicle uptake in the UK is expected to be the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate for cars and vans. This has legislated zero emission vehicle targets for sales of new cars, rising from 22% of new car sales in 2024 to 80% in 2030, a...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: Road TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Heathrow expansion on road traffic composition.
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to mitigate potential health inequalities from air pollution as a result of Heathrow expansion; and whether her Department has developed modelling on the health impact of Heathrow expansion o
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: Air PollutionDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce occupational exposure to (a) ultrafine particles and (b) toxic emissions for (i) baggage handlers, (ii) ground staff (iii) and freight workers at Heathrow airport
Answer: The UK has a robust and well-established occupational safety and health regulatory framework in place to protect workers from the health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of expanding (a) Heathrow and Gatwick airports and (b) regional airports on (i) the economy, (ii) connectivity, (iii) the environment, (iv)
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the (a) objectives, (b) timeline and (c) interim findings of the car insurance taskforce.
Answer: The cross-Government motor insurance taskforce was launched in October. It is comprised of ministers from relevant government departments and the Financial Conduct Authority and Competition and Markets Authority. The taskforce is supported by a separate s...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the car insurance taskforce has been formally established; and whether its remit has been defined.
Answer: The cross-Government motor insurance taskforce was launched in October. It is comprised of ministers from relevant government departments and the Financial Conduct Authority and Competition and Markets Authority. The taskforce is supported by a separate s...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Productivity and EmploymentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the levels of air pollution on (a) economic productivity and (b) workforce participation.
Answer: The Government assesses the impact on labour productivity and workforce participation of changes in air pollution from new policies. The Defra's damage cost guidance is used for these assessments and is publicly available online: https://www.gov.uk/govern...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what independent modelling her Department has used to conduct cost-benefit analysis of Heathrow expansion; and whether this analysis included consideration of (a) air pollution-related illnesses and premature d
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Heathrow airport expansion on trends in the level of particulate matter.
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has developed contingency plans to respond to potential legal challenges to the proposed expansion to Heathrow airport.
Answer: The Government will take all necessary and appropriate actions to ensure a sound legal basis for its decisions.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick Airport on the level of nitrogen dioxide emissions in (i) Greater London and (ii) the South East.
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCycleways and Public FootpathsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the change in the number of miles of (a) public footpaths, (b) bridleways, (c) restricted byways and (d) other public (i) walkways and (ii) cycleways in
Answer: The public rights of way network provides approximately 140,000 miles of linear access in England and Wales, with 83% found in England and 17% in Wales. In England this consists approximately of: 91,000 miles of footpaths20,000 miles of bridleways3,700 mi...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCycleways and Public FootpathsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of miles of (a) public footpaths, (b) bridleways, (c) restricted byways and (d) other public (i) walkways and (ii) cycleways in the UK.
Answer: The public rights of way network provides approximately 140,000 miles of linear access in England and Wales, with 83% found in England and 17% in Wales. In England this consists approximately of: 91,000 miles of footpaths20,000 miles of bridleways3,700 mi...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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