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1147794
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-02more like thismore than 2019-10-02
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Bus Services: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £200 million of increased funding to transform bus services announced in the Spending Round 2019 he plans to allocate in (a) the North West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey. more like this
tabling member constituency Wallasey more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Angela Eagle remove filter
uin 293471 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-07more like thismore than 2019-10-07
answer text <p>On 30 September, the Government announced a package worth £220 million to transform bus services.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be seeking expressions of interest from local authorities and bus operators in developing an all-electric bus town or city. Up to £50 million will be invested to contribute to new buses and the supporting infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>We will also be seeking expressions of interest for the new £20 million fund for trialling on-demand services in rural and suburban areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also pay an extra £30 million directly to local authorities in 2020/21 to enable them to improve current bus services or to restore lost services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will fund a 4 year ‘Superbus’ pilot in Cornwall to bring down fares. We are also exploring whether a further pilot could be developed to decrease fares and improve frequencies in an urban area through the local authority and bus operators entering into a partnership to deliver a Superbus network. The local authority would provide capital investment in bus lanes and other bus priority measures, in exchange for the bus operators delivering high frequency services.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of the package can be found online with the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-better-deal-for-bus-users/a-better-deal-for-bus-users" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-better-deal-for-bus-users/a-better-deal-for-bus-users</a></p>
answering member constituency Mid Norfolk more like this
answering member printed George Freeman more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-07T12:53:35.96Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-07T12:53:35.96Z
answering member
4020
label Biography information for George Freeman more like this
tabling member
491
label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle more like this
1147795
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-02more like thismore than 2019-10-02
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Clean Bus Technology Fund: Wirral Council more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from the Clean Bus Technology Fund her Department has allocated to Wirral Council. more like this
tabling member constituency Wallasey more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Angela Eagle remove filter
uin 293472 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-08more like thismore than 2019-10-08
answer text <p>We have not awarded any Clean Bus Technology Fund funding to Wirral Council, however we have allocated funding to Liverpool City Region Combined Authority of which the Wirral is a constituent part. In total, through four different rounds of the Clean Bus Technology Fund, we have allocated £6,833,026 to the Combined Authority.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-08T10:53:19.547Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-08T10:53:19.547Z
answering member
4522
label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
491
label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle more like this
1147796
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-02more like thismore than 2019-10-02
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Bus Services: North West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cessations of bus services (a) his Department and (b) Traffic Commissioners were notified of in (a) the North West, (b) Merseyside and (c) Wirral in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Wallasey more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Angela Eagle remove filter
uin 293473 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-07more like thismore than 2019-10-07
answer text <p>Changes to bus services are notified to the Traffic Commissioners.</p><p> </p><p>The Traffic Commissioners’ Annual Report for 2018-19 is due to be published in the Autumn. The latest published data from the Traffic Commissioners regarding the number of cancelled registrations can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-commissioners-annual-report-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-commissioners-annual-report-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The numbers of cancelled registrations will not be the same as the number of cessations of bus services: a registration that is cancelled may be complemented by a new service introduction that is an exact match or a slight variation to the one which has been cancelled.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Norfolk more like this
answering member printed George Freeman more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-07T13:45:19.04Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-07T13:45:19.04Z
answering member
4020
label Biography information for George Freeman more like this
tabling member
491
label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle more like this
1147442
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-01more like thismore than 2019-10-01
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fuel Poverty: Merseyside more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside are living in fuel poverty. more like this
tabling member constituency Wallasey more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Angela Eagle remove filter
uin 292836 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-07more like thismore than 2019-10-07
answer text <p>The number of households living in fuel poverty in 2017 in Wallasey constituency, Wirral and Merseyside can be found in the table below.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Estimated number of households living in Fuel poverty, 2017</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wallasey Constituency</p></td><td><p>Wirral (Local Authority)</p></td><td><p>Merseyside[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimated number of households in fuel poverty</p></td><td><p>6,300</p></td><td><p>19,900</p></td><td><p>92,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of households in fuel poverty (%)</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td><td><p>13.5</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Household figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>The latest sub-regional statistics can be found here : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2019</a>, Table 2, Table 4 and Table 5</p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures for Merseyside County has been derived from the 5 Metropolitan districts – Liverpool, Knowsley, St. Helens, Sefton and Wirral.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Spelthorne more like this
answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-07T16:35:30.593Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-07T16:35:30.593Z
answering member
4134
label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
tabling member
491
label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle more like this
1147443
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-01more like thismore than 2019-10-01
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Special Educational Needs: Per Capita Costs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the mean funding is per pupil for SEND provision in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Wallasey more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Angela Eagle remove filter
uin 292837 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-08more like thismore than 2019-10-08
answer text <p>Funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is drawn from the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG).</p><p>Local authorities are required to provide sufficient funds, from the schools block of the DSG, to enable mainstream schools to meet the cost of additional support for pupils with SEND, up to the value of £6,000.</p><p>When the costs of additional support required for a pupil with SEND exceed £6,000, the local authority should also allocate additional top-up funding to cover the excess costs. This top-up funding, and funding for special schools comes from the local authority’s high needs block on the DSG.</p><p>In 2013, the schools and high needs blocks within the DSG were created. As the DSG includes other budgets such as the early years budget, the department is unable to provide comparable figures before the creation of the blocks within the DSG in 2013-14.</p><p>Schools and high needs funding allocations for 2013-14 to 2019-20 are as follows. The department does not hold funding information for SEND support at a constituency level, or for Merseyside. We do not use the level of children and young people with SEND to determine the rate of funding for an area. As funding for children and young people with SEND is drawn from both the schools and high needs blocks, and there is not a ringfenced amount within the schools block for children and young people with SEND, we are unable to give an average figure.</p><p>In Wirral:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools funding amount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>High needs funding amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£188.0 million</p></td><td><p>£32.3 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£187.5 million</p></td><td><p>£33.6 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£191.3 million</p></td><td><p>£34.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£192.7 million</p></td><td><p>£33.7 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£195.9 million</p></td><td><p>£35.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£198.7 million</p></td><td><p>£35.8 million*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£202.9 million</p></td><td><p>£36.9 million*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the North West:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools funding amount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>High needs funding amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£4,174.5 million</p></td><td><p>£674.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£4,190.6 million</p></td><td><p>£709.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£4,339.6 million</p></td><td><p>£719.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£4,398.7 million</p></td><td><p>£726.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£4,513.8 million</p></td><td><p>£751.5 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£4,590.1 million</p></td><td><p>£787.1 million*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£4,703.5 million</p></td><td><p>£810.3 million*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* In December 2018, the department allocated an additional £250 million of high needs funding across 2018-19 and 2019-20, in recognition of funding pressures. This additional funding is included within the final totals displayed.</p><p>In 2020-21, we will provide more than £700 million in additional high needs funding, bringing the national high needs funding total to over £7 billion. Every local authority will receive a minimum increase of 8% per head of their population aged 2-18 years old. We will provide provisional allocations to local authorities in October.</p>
answering member constituency Chippenham more like this
answering member printed Michelle Donelan more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-08T13:09:44.047Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-08T13:09:44.047Z
answering member
4530
label Biography information for Michelle Donelan more like this
previous answer version
137488
answering member constituency Chippenham more like this
answering member printed Michelle Donelan more like this
answering member
4530
label Biography information for Michelle Donelan more like this
tabling member
491
label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle more like this
1147444
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-01more like thismore than 2019-10-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Television Licences: North West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of providing free television licences to people over the age of 75 for qualifying residents in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West in 2018-19. more like this
tabling member constituency Wallasey more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Angela Eagle remove filter
uin 292838 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-07more like thismore than 2019-10-07
answer text <p>In the 2015 funding settlement, the Government agreed with the BBC that responsibility for the concession will transfer to the BBC in June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>On 10 June 2019, the BBC announced that the current scheme will end. From 1 June 2020, a free TV licence will only be available to a household with someone aged over 75 who receives Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The cost to the public purse for providing free TV licences to those aged over 75 in the North West region in 2018/19 is estimated as £52m. Unlike in previous years, in 2018/19 free TV licences for those aged 75 and over were <em>partially</em> funded by DWP as agreed at the 2015 funding settlement and leading to the BBC taking responsibility for funding and policy from June 2020. The figure of £52m is the DWP’s share only, not the total expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides estimates of the costs and caseloads for 2017/18 of providing free TV licences to people aged 75 years and over in Wallasey constituency and Merseyside local authority.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent figures available for parliamentary constituency and local authority are for 2017/18. Figures for 2018/19 will be available later this month.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£m) (Nominal)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) Wallasey constituency</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Merseyside</strong> <strong>metropolitan county</strong></p></td><td><p>£14.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
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less than 2019-10-07T11:18:52.51Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-07T11:18:52.51Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
491
label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle more like this
1147448
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-01more like thismore than 2019-10-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Wirral more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many advance benefit payments were made to people in (a) Wallasey constituency and (b) Wirral in each of the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Wallasey more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Angela Eagle remove filter
uin 292839 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-07more like thismore than 2019-10-07
answer text <p>The table below gives the number of advances paid for the Wallasey constituency and the Wirral local authority.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wallasey Constituency</p></td><td><p>Wirral Local Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>1,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>1,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>Figures include all types of advances.</p><p>Figures relate to Universal Credit full service only.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2019-10-07T13:02:42.09Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-07T13:02:42.09Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
491
label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle more like this
1147531
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-01more like thismore than 2019-10-01
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Bristol Port Company more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the criteria was for deciding that Bristol Port needed £100,000 to prepare for the UK exiting the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Wallasey more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Angela Eagle remove filter
uin 292840 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-07more like thismore than 2019-10-07
answer text <p>The Port of Bristol was a successful applicant to the recent £10 million Port Infrastructure Connectivity and Resilience (PIRC) fund. The objectives of the fund are to help ports deliver contingency upgrades to enhance their capacity, maintain freight flow and improve overall resilience.</p><p>The PIRC fund was run as a fair and open competition for all English ports, whose project bids were then assessed against the objectives of the fund, and key criteria such as delivery date, capacity and capability, project delivery and longer term benefits, alongside key legal elements such as a state aid compliance.</p><p>There were 16 successful applicants to the fund receiving grants ranging from £100,000 to £1 million.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Daventry more like this
answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-07T11:57:05.067Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-07T11:57:05.067Z
answering member
3977
label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
tabling member
491
label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle more like this