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515428

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pilotage Act 1987
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the role of his Department is in overseeing the operation of the Pilotage Act 1987 and in ensuring compliance with the provisions of that Act.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	35313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has no powers to oversee or direct Competent Harbour Authorities in the execution of their duties to provide pilotage services in accordance with the 1987 Pilotage Act.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/05/2016 13:11:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

515429

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pilotage Act 1987
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms his Department has put in place for responding to allegations that a competent harbour authority has not acted in conformity with the provisions of the Pilotage Act 1987.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	35314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>It is a Competent Harbour Authority which has the statutory duty to determine what pilotage services need to be provided to secure the safety of navigation of vessels operating in their waters. Where a ruling on the legality of its actions is needed, that is a matter for the court rather than the Department.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/05/2016 11:10:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

515431

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 34465, if his Department will take steps to allow web-users to include honours when completing Government online forms.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	35210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>My Department provides a wide variety of online forms across multiple systems. Most of these are designed to enable web users to use perform a transaction, such as to book a driving theory test. Therefore we only ask our users the minimum information required to process their requests to enable them to complete these transactions as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>I am mindful that there could be an additional cost to the taxpayer in making changes to online systems to capture and store additional data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/05/2016 13:48:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

515432

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on the Port and Marine Safety Code.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	35250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to make the Port Marine Safety Code mandatory. The non-statutory status of the Code is vital to its success, enabling port operators to apply industry-agreed good practice flexibly in ways most appropriate to the size and operations of their facility.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/05/2016 11:07:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

515434

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pilotage Act 1987
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how his Department observes the Sea Empress ruling in its observation of the Pilotage Act 1987; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	35249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>Under the Pilotage Act 1987, it is Competent Harbour Authority’s duty to keep under review what pilotage services are needed for safe navigation and to provide those services accordingly, for which a proper assessment of the interests of safety is relevant as spelt out in the <em>Sea Empress</em> case.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/05/2016 14:20:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

515435

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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, how much of the current £55.7 billion budget for High Speed 2 is for (a) phase 1, (b) phase 2A and (c) phase 2B; and what the contingency budget is for each such phase.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	35237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The 2015 Spending Review reconfirmed the Government’s commitment to the programme providing a long-term funding envelope of £55.7bn in 2015 prices. A breakdown of this envelope with and without contingency has been provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£'bn, 2015 Prices</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Phase One</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Phase 2a</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Phase 2b</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rolling Stock</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Without Contingency</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td><td><p>40.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>With Contingency</p></td><td><p>24.3</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>20.7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>55.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/05/2016 10:02:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

515436

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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 the reasons were for the delay in announcing the route of phase 2B of High Speed 2 to Manchester and Leeds.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	35238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport have been analysing route and station options in light of the responses received following the Phase Two consultation.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been considering Sir David Higgins’ proposals to bring forward the benefits of HS2 to the North with a new Crewe Hub station, improve connectivity between Northern cities, and further integrate with Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan, before deciding how to proceed.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Phase Two remains on target to open in 2033.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/05/2016 12:52:07 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

515437

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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, when he plans to announce the package of compensation schemes for phase 2A of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	35239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>We expect to announce the Government’s response to the HS2 Phase Two: West Midlands to Crewe Property (Phase 2a) Consultation 2015 by the summer Recess.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/05/2016 10:37:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

515438

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he supports the expansion of centres such as Travel for London's planned cycling superhub to other parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	35240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>We support the development of cycle hubs that have all the facilities a cyclist needs in one place and are providing funding for a number of these hubs. We have already financed a number of these innovative hubs which have contributed towards the number of cycle parking spaces across England trebling since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>We are monitoring with interest the development of the cycle superhub at Waterloo Station which will provide cycle parking on a much larger scale to ascertain the effectiveness of such a facility at other cities across England.</p><p> </p><p>Cycling is a devolved responsibility for Scotland and Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/05/2016 13:14:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

515441

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2015 to Question 16881, when the consultation on extending the deadline for new cars and motorbikes to have their first MOT test from three to four years will begin.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	35412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>I anticipate this consultation will be published in the summer and will run for 12 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/05/2016 11:14:44 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier