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479683

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: European Social Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department received from the European Social Fund (a) between 2007 and 2014 and (b) from 2014 to the last month for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>None. My Department does not receive any funding from the European Social Fund.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/03/2016 09:22:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

479687

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of building a third runway at Heathrow on the North and Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider the large amount of very detailed analysis contained in the Airports Commission’s final report before taking any decisions on next steps.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/03/2016 16:13:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

479689

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the fixed cost to local authorities for submitting bids to the New Station Fund on the number of bids being made.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>In order to qualify to bid for funding from the first or current round of the New Stations Fund, proposals need to be sufficiently developed in accordance with Network Rail’s Governance for Railway Investment Projects (‘GRIP’) process, achieving approval in principle at GRIP 3 stage – option selection. We do not believe that the additional cost of submitting a bid would be so burdensome as to deter a bid being made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/03/2016 14:05:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

479692

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which road projects his Department plans to finance from the (a) £49 million previously announced to repair roads following Storms Desmond and Eva and (b) £130 million set out in paragraph 1.239 of the Budget 2016; and how much he plans to allocate to each such project.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	31603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is allocating £180 million to help assist local highway authorities affected by the storms this winter season. This includes a further £130 million as announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for each local highway authority to decide on how this funding will be spent in in Cumbria, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Greater Manchester and Durham in repairing damaged local highway infrastructure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/03/2016 15:56:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

479693

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what improvements will be introduced on the West Coast Main Line after High Speed 2 comes into operation.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	31601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Network Rail leads the industry long term planning process, and works with the Department for Transport, local transport authorities and operators to identify and consider future options for capacity improvement across the rail network as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Work is currently underway to consider how to manage and make best use of capacity on the West Coast Main Line once services on the first phase of HS2 are scheduled to start operating in 2026/27. This will include consideration of how any released capacity on the West Coast Main Line might be best used to serve places on the “classic” network.</p><p> </p><p>In due course, the government will consider the options that are identified by this work. These options will feed into the government’s decisions on rail investment for the periods 2019-2024 and beyond, taking into account the recommendations of the Hendy, Bowe and Shaw reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/03/2016 15:52:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

479694

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Local Growth Deals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 1.292 of the Budget 2016, what road schemes he plans will receive funding from the £24 million from the Local Growth Fund.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	31602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The £24m my Department is providing to North Yorkshire County Council is to part fund a scheme to maintain a large number of minor (Category 4a and 4b) roads across the County over the period 2016-2021. A map of the affected roads can be found in the Business case at: <a href="http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/lgfmaintenance" target="_blank">http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/lgfmaintenance</a></p><p> </p><p>The scheme was given initial approval as part of the Local Growth Fund process in 2014 following a bid from the Council supported by the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/03/2016 15:34:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

479038

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with motor vehicle insurance companies on reducing the level of insurance premiums.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has held a number of recent meetings with the motor insurance industry, for example to discuss young driver safety and technology measures which impact on the cost of insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Statement 2015 announced the Government will bring forward measures to reduce the excessive costs arising from unnecessary whiplash claims, and as the industry is competitive we expect average savings of £40 to £50 per motor insurance policy to be passed onto customers. Some insurers have already committed to pass on all savings to consumers as a result of the proposed changes.</p><p> </p><p>The pricing of insurance products is a commercial matter for individual insurers in which the Government does not seek to intervene.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/03/2016 16:12:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

479059

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Calderdale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 75 of the Budget, how much of the £130 million announced for repairs of roads and bridges he plans will be spent in Calderdale; and when he expects Calderdale council to be in receipt of such funds.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	31355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>From the total funding of £180 million the Department for Transport has made available to assist local highway authorities affected by this winter storms, including £130 million as announced in the Budget 2016, we have agreed to allocate a total of £25 million to Calderdale Council to help repair damage to the local highway infrastructure for which they are responsible. This includes the £5.5 million announced in January 2016 to help replace Elland Bridge.</p><p><br>This funding is in addition to the funding of £‎20.5 million we are providing to the council for local highways maintenance funding to 2020/21.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/03/2016 11:17:01 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

479250

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent assessment is of the number and location of sites which will be affected by construction of phase one of High Speed 2 which are known habitats of species subject to the strict protection requirements in Annex IV of the EU Habitats Directive.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	31394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Phase one of High Speed 2 does not adversely affect any sites designated as a Special Protection Area or a Special Area of Conservation.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd have carried out habitats regulations screening assessments to determine if the railway might indirectly affect certain species associated with the Southwest London Waterbodies SPA/Ramsar site in the Colne Valley, and to consider potential effects of traffic pollution in the Chilterns Beechwood Special Area of Conservation. No significant effect was determined in either case.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/03/2016 14:07:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

479251

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Nature Conservation: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when an appropriate assessment, as defined in Article 6 of the EU Habitats Directive, was undertaken for the South-West London Waterbodies Special Protection Area.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	31395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>A habitats regulations screening assessment was prepared in June 2012 which concluded that the impact of construction and operation of HS2 would have a negligible impact on gadwall and shoveler ducks in the Colne Valley Lakes and therefore no likely significant effect on the Southwest London Waterbodies SPA/Ramsar site. The details were reported in the main Environmental Statement published in November 2013.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/03/2016 13:49:02 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan