Transport Scotland working groups: FOI release

Information requested

Information regarding the following working groups:

• Roads for all Forum
• The Active Travel Delivery Partners’ Data monitoring and evaluation group
• Mobility as a Service Working Group
• Zero Emission Truck Taskforce

The following questions were posed:

• What was the date of formation of these groups?
• Who is a member of these groups?
• What is the cost to the Scottish Government of operating these groups from the date of formation to 4/10/23?
• Are any members of these groups renumerated, if so what for?

Response

The answers to your questions are as follows:

Roads for All Forum

What was the date of formation of this groups?

The ‘Roads for All Forum’ was established in 2006.

Who is a member of this group? Current membership is from:

• Transport Scotland
• Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance
• Disability Equality Scotland
• Alliance Scotland
• Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
• Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
• Alzheimer Scotland
• Society of Chief Officers of Transport in Scotland (umbrella body for local road authorities)
• ICE Municipal Group Scotland
• Royal National Institute of Blind People
• Living Streets Scotland
• Cycling UK
• Spinal Injuries Scotland
• Disability Beyond Borders
• National Federation of the Blind UK
• the Scottish Road Works Commissioner.

What is the cost to the Scottish Government of operating this group from the date of formation to 4/10/23?

An annual operating cost of circa £5k applied from 2006 to 2012 for ongoing secretariat services to the forum.

Are any members of this group renumerated, if so what for?

No members of the group are renumerated, all forum members give their time freely with no charge.

The Active Travel Delivery Partners’ Data Monitoring and Evaluation Group

What was the date of formation of this group?

15 September 2022

Who is a member of this group?

Relevant officials/staff members from the Active Travel Delivery Partners, Transport Scotland Strategy and Analysis officials; Active Scotland officials.

What is the cost to the Scottish Government of operating this group from the date of formation to 4/10/23?

No cost other than staff time – meetings are virtual.

Are any members of this group renumerated, if so what for?

No members are remunerated for attendance.

Mobility as a Service Working Group

What was the date of formation of this group?

The working group was formed in January 2019.

Who is a member of this group? Current members include:

• the Accept Institute (Netherlands)
• Community Transport Association
• Confederation of Passenger Transport (UK)
• HITRANS
• Network Rail
• SEStran
• Tactran
• Technology Scotland/MaaS Scotland
• Transport Scotland
• VisitScotland

Past members include:

• JLM Associates
• Scottish Enterprise
• Stagecoach Group
• Sustrans
• Transport for Greater Manchester.

What is the cost to the Scottish Government of operating this group from the date of formation to 4/10/23?

£24,692.83.

Are any members of this group renumerated, if so what for?

The Chair (from the Accept Institute in the Netherlands) receives renumeration for his time which in addition to the preparation and hosting of the MaaS WG meetings over MS Teams, has included evaluation of the applications to the MaaS Investment Fund. Two members of the group also received travelling expenses when meetings were held in person, pre-COVID.

Zero Emission Truck Taskforce

What was the date of formation of this group?

The inaugural meeting of the Zero Emission Truck Taskforce was 4th May 2022.

Who is a member of this group? Membership of the Zero Emission Truck Taskforce is:

• Ballard Motive Solutions
• British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association
• Hitachi-EU
• HV Systems
• James Jones & Sons
• Logistics UK
• W H Malcolm Ltd
• Menzies Distribution
• NEoT Capital
• Road Haulage Association
• John G Russell
• ScottishPower
• SSE Networks
• Scottish Wholesale Association
• Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
• Transport Scotland
• Unite the Union
• Volvo Group

What is the cost to the Scottish Government of operating this group from the date of formation to 4/10/23?

The cost of the Taskforce to Scottish Government from the date of its formation to 4/10/23 is £74,744 + VAT. This enabled the development of a series of detailed information papers for the Taskforce based on desk research and interviews with key stakeholders covering topics such as the developing technology and energy infrastructure required; scoping of zero emission HGV trials in the UK and Europe with links to published findings; an exploration of the elements that make up Total Cost of Ownership; and an overview of developing business models that enable the transition. These papers are available at Zero Emission Truck Taskforce | Transport Scotland. This does not include staff costs as this information is not held.

Are any members of this group renumerated, if so what for?

Members of the group are not remunerated in any way.

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