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937727

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Research
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 importance of rail research and development to the UK rail industry.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	162579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government places high importance on research and development in the rail industry, and actively supports this through grant payments to Network Rail, the RSSB and to Innovate UK. The rail industry is currently in discussion with the Office of Rail and Road about funding to support rail research and development in the period 2019-24, as part of the £47.9 billion funding settlement announced by Government in October 2017. To realise its full benefits, research and development must be well planned, efficient and deliverable.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/07/2018 15:25:20 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

937888

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
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 merits of requiring all future rail operator contracts to include compensation schemes for delays of 15 minutes and longer.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	162546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Delay Repay 15 (DR15) is a major improvement for passengers seeking compensation for delays and cancellations to their train services. It entitles passengers to claim compensation for delays of 15 minutes of more on all ticket types and regardless of the cause of disruption to their rail journeys.</p><p> </p><p>It is Government policy that DR15 is rolled out across the rail network as Franchises come up for renewal, and four franchises (GTR, Southwestern Railway, West Midlands Trains and c2c) currently operate the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also considering introducing DR15 during the life of existing Franchises if the Department can establish that the proposals from the Train Operating Companies are affordable and represent value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/07/2018 15:18:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

937889

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to expand the provision of secure bicycle space on rail services to and from York.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	162547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Reaching a balance between providing bicycle space in carriages and catering for the ever increasing numbers of passengers who want to travel by train, and would like to have a seat, is at the discretion of the train operating companies who are best placed to understand and manage local need. New Azuma trains which are due to enter into service from December 2018 will include spaces for bicycles which passengers will be able to reserve.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/07/2018 15:21:17 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

937452

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of staff in his Department that commute to work by train.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	161996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the requested information because we do not record the method of transport Civil Servants use to commute to work within the Department for Transport and its respective Agencies.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/07/2018 14:04:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

937459

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cancellations GWR has made in the last six months for which figures are available; and for how many of those cancellations the reason cited was driver unavailability.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The latest figures published by the ORR for cancellations for the last 7 periods, can be found on the ORR website with the number of cancellations and separately the number of trains planned:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/65f0615f-ba00-40cd-a7d3-daec5d7a11db" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/65f0615f-ba00-40cd-a7d3-daec5d7a11db</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/cc1348a8-e646-4088-aafa-564928d8589b" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/cc1348a8-e646-4088-aafa-564928d8589b</a></p><p> </p><p>In regards to the second point raised, the Department does not hold that level of detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/07/2018 13:55:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

937490

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Bristol
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 increase in traffic in Bristol that will result from the removal of the Severn Bridge tolls.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	162135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Following the Government announcement on 21 July 2017 to abolish tolls by the end of 2018 the Government has not undertaken any further modelling on the impact of abolishing the current tolls on traffic volumes in Bristol.</p><p> </p><p>Previous modelling work was undertaken on the impact of removing tolls compared to the 2014 toll level, rather than comparing specifically with toll levels either when the decision to abolish tolls was made or at the end of the concession period. That modelling also covers a different time period to the option being delivered and so there will be differences from actual impacts. That modelling did show that there would be an increase in traffic as a result of abolishing the tolls and that this would result in approximately 16,000 extra trips per day either into or out of Bristol in 2022. This is equivalent to 8,000 two-way journeys per day.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England are conducting modelling work to look at the impacts of moving from the current level of tolls to no tolls at the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2018 13:50:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

932368

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Pedestrian Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cyclists breached rule 64 of the Highway Code by riding on a pavement in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL9080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold figures for the exact number of breaches, but data from the Ministry of Justice shows that there were 200 prosecutions in 2017 for the offence “Pedal cycle – Riding on footpath”. However, this may not cover all incidents that breached rule 64 of the Highway Code. The figures presented relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/07/2018 10:58:16 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

932378

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of the advertising used to promote the rebranding of Virgin Trains to the London North Eastern Railway.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL9090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The cost of advertising connected with brand awareness and the launch of London North Eastern Railway (LNER) was approximately £936,000, which includes print, radio and digital marketing. This activity was critical to ensure that customers were aware that the change from Virgin Trains East Coast to LNER would not involve any disruption to services and that the change did not lead to any loss of revenue. This level of marketing spend is comparable with that of other normal intercity train operators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/07/2018 15:23:32 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer