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1133994

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the DVSA's Theory Test for cars and motorcycles, which ten questions within that Test candidates most frequently answered (a) correctly and (b) incorrectly in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	268487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>In order to protect the integrity of the theory test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency cannot disclose the ten questions candidates most frequently answer (a) correctly and (b) incorrectly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 13:45:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1134115

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Civil Aviation Authority and (b) European Aviation Safety Agency on the imposition by Airbus of flight speed restrictions on H175 helicopters used to transport offshore oil and gas workers.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	268479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published an Emergency Airworthiness Directive, relating to the Airbus Helicopters EC175, which mandates inspections of the Horizontal Stabiliser main spar before the next flight, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 10 flight hours.</p><p> </p><p>Airbus Helicopters issued an Emergency Alert Service Bulletin temporarily restricting EC175 helicopters to a maximum speed of 80 knots to facilitate a return to a maintenance facility for these inspections to be carried out. When the EASA Emergency Airworthiness Directive is complied with, the speed restriction no longer applies.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) monitors all aspects of the operations of offshore helicopter companies and any risks to safe operation through its safety oversight programme and is in close contact with EASA and offshore helicopter operators on this subject. The Secretary of State has not had direct contact on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 268480 question first answered 01/07/2019 13:50:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134116

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
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 implications for his policies of recent news reports of a crack in the tailpiece of a H175 helicopter operated by NHV from Aberdeen to offshore oil and gas installations; and what steps he is taking to reassure offshore workers about the safety of H175 models.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	268480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published an Emergency Airworthiness Directive, relating to the Airbus Helicopters EC175, which mandates inspections of the Horizontal Stabiliser main spar before the next flight, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 10 flight hours.</p><p> </p><p>Airbus Helicopters issued an Emergency Alert Service Bulletin temporarily restricting EC175 helicopters to a maximum speed of 80 knots to facilitate a return to a maintenance facility for these inspections to be carried out. When the EASA Emergency Airworthiness Directive is complied with, the speed restriction no longer applies.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) monitors all aspects of the operations of offshore helicopter companies and any risks to safe operation through its safety oversight programme and is in close contact with EASA and offshore helicopter operators on this subject. The Secretary of State has not had direct contact on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 268479 question first answered 01/07/2019 13:50:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134117

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Civil Aviation Authority’s Safety review of offshore public transport helicopter operations in support of the exploitation of oil and gas, CAP1145, will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	268481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) seeks to ensure that North Sea helicopter flights are as safe as possible. It is carefully reviewing the Recommendations and Actions in CAP 1145 to check that they achieve the objective of making further improvements to offshore helicopter safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA currently intends to publish the review in the autumn of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 13:53:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134176

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to improve public transport to provide an incentive to stop driving and lower emissions.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	268389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools that local authorities need to improve local bus services. It allows Mayoral Combined Authorities to franchise bus services and local authorities to develop partnerships with bus operators to take the actions which they’ve identified locally to incentivise uptake of public transport. Bus Open Data powers in the Act will require bus operators in England to open up information about routes, timetables, fares and tickets in real time for passengers by 2020. These improvements aim to improve journey planning and help passengers secure best value tickets. The Government is also investing record levels in the U.K. rail network, as part of the biggest rail modernisation programme for over a century</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/07/2019 13:41:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1134195

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out a timetable for a decision on the Crossrail 2 scheme’s future following TfL's submission of a revised Strategic Outline Business Case for Crossrail 2 taking in the recommendations of the Independent Affordability Review.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	268582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The government is considering the recommendations of the Independent Affordability Review of Crossrail 2, and will consider the business case for the project and next steps at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 27/06/2019 14:21:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1134196

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 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 review the safeguarding directions for Crossrail 2.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	268583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport’s current position is to not update safeguarding directions for the proposed Crossrail 2 route before Government agrees to a route and the findings of the Crossrail 2 Independent Affordability Review are reflected. The Department keeps the need for safeguarding under constant review to ensure that the proposed route of Crossrail 2 can be protected in a cost-effective manner. The Department will consider the business case for Crossrail 2 and next steps at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 27/06/2019 14:23:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1134200

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Anglia Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of passengers on the West Anglia Main Line into London.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	268584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes data on the number of rail passenger journeys by train operator and sector. However, passenger journeys at a route or line level are not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Greater Anglia and CrossCountry operate services on the West Anglia Main Line. Data for the total number of passenger journeys made on these operators are provided in the table below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Passenger journeys on Greater Anglia and CrossCountry (millions), 2011-12 to 2018-19</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CrossCountry passenger journeys (millions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Greater Anglia passenger journeys (millions)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>33.0</p></td><td><p>122.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>33.4</p></td><td><p>126.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>34.2</p></td><td><p>135.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>35.4</p></td><td><p>143.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>37.2</p></td><td><p>91.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>38.7</p></td><td><p>82.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>40.1</p></td><td><p>81.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>40.7</p></td><td><p>84.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: In May 2015, Greater Anglia transferred some of its services to London Overground and TfL Rail. The number of passenger journeys on Greater Anglia services are therefore not directly comparable across years.</p><p> </p><p>Passenger journeys by train operator are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/2b2e2c38-c822-4e1f-9fb4-b049b3c13899" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/2b2e2c38-c822-4e1f-9fb4-b049b3c13899</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2019 12:38:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1134207

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Assistance Animals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that taxi and private hire vehicle drivers are aware that it is illegal to refuse travel to a passenger with an assistance dog.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	268407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) provide vital services for disabled people, and it is unacceptable for drivers of these vehicles to refuse the carriage of passengers with assistance dogs.</p><p> </p><p>In February, the Government published its response to the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxis and PHV licensing, indicating its intention to introduce mandatory disability awareness training as part of National Minimum Standards.</p><p> </p><p>In the meanwhile, I would urge licensing authorities to use their existing licensing powers to ensure that all taxi and PHV drivers have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide every passenger with the assistance they require.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/07/2019 12:51:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1134261

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Assistance Animals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who depend on assistance dogs are not rejected by taxis and private hire vehicles.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	268366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) provide vital services for disabled people, and it is unacceptable for drivers of these vehicles to refuse the carriage of passengers with assistance dogs.</p><p> </p><p>In February, the Government published its response to the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on taxis and PHV licensing, indicating its intention to introduce mandatory disability awareness training as part of National Minimum Standards that will enable everyone, including those travelling with assistance dogs, to reach their destination easily, confidently and at no additional cost.</p><p> </p><p>In the meanwhile, I would urge licensing authorities to use their existing licensing powers to ensure that all taxi and PHV drivers have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide every passenger with the assistance they require.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/07/2019 13:28:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes