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515016

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date	22/04/2016
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 funding his Department reserved in the HS2 budget for compensation to train operating companies in the form of (a) Schedule 4 payments, (b) Schedule 8 payments and (c) otherwise.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	35180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>Compensation to train operating companies is included in the overall budget for HS2 of £55.7 billion (in 2015 prices) as established as part of SR15. Whilst the budget includes an allocation of costs for compensation to train operators‎, making these sums publicly available could affect our commercial position when negotiating with train operators.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/04/2016 16:07:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

514036

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	EU External Relations: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable and process is, including parliamentary scrutiny, for ratification by the UK of the EU-Israel Civil Aviation Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	34540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The EU-Israel Aviation Agreement was signed on 10 June 2013. Prior to this it was subject to UK parliamentary scrutiny (EM 16502/12 &amp; 16650/12 dated 4 December 2012). Scrutiny clearance was received from the European Scrutiny Committee on 12 December 2012 and the UK government therefore agreed to the Council Decision to sign the Agreement at the Council held on 20 December 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Agreement is currently being amended due to the accession of Croatia to the European Union. The Decision to sign the amendment was agreed by Council on 8 October 2014 and is currently being considered by the European Parliament. Once this is complete, the Agreement and the amendment will then be concluded at a later date. The amendment will not be subject to UK parliamentary scrutiny as the European Scrutiny Committees of both Houses have agreed to waive parliamentary scrutiny of all amendments to EU-3rd country agreements, where the sole purpose of the amendment is to accede Croatia to an agreement.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/04/2016 16:34:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

514133

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport Select Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times he has attended public meetings of the Transport Committee since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	34563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>Attendance at Committee meetings is a matter of public record. Transcripts of appearances can be found in Hansard and on Committee web pages.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/04/2016 14:34:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

514138

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to spread best practice from the Cycle City Ambition scheme to those cities and towns not part of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	34668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Cycle Cities Together Group was established to help the 8 cycle ambition cities (and London) identify best practice, share learning and identify ways of supporting other towns and cities across the country.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department is currently making arrangements to monitor and evaluate the Cycle Ambition Cities programme. We anticipate that the evaluation will highlight the most effective of cycling interventions as a result of the investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/04/2016 14:30:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

514139

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State of 10 March 2016, Official Report, column 419, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing temporary measures to ensure public safety when drones are used while his Department considers the best action to take.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	34680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>There are existing regulations in place that require users of drones to maintain direct, unaided visual contact with their vehicle and to not recklessly or negligently cause or permit an aircraft to endanger any person or property. There are severe penalties in place for misuse of drones, such as up to five years imprisonment for endangering an aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) work with a wide range of industry partners across the aviation sector, (including manufacturers, airports, and airlines), to ensure our understanding of potential hazards to aircraft remains up-to-date and mitigations effective. Further work is underway to better understand the risk posed by flying drones close to commercial planes to ensure that regulations remain fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The DfT is also currently working with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to develop consistent, EU-wide safety rules for drones, including potential technical solutions, such as geo-fencing and frequency jammers around airports.</p><p> </p><p>Communication and education of users on current safety restrictions will be key. Officials from my Department are actively considering with the CAA the development of an expanded and diversified communication and education campaign, to include more mediums and supporting products, such as smart phone applications. The CAA is running ‘small UAS’ (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Risk and Hazard workshops with industry as part of the Mid Air Collision Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on tackling the risks of criminal drone use has been provided to constabularies across the UK. The Secretary of State has written to Police to request their assistance in raising awareness of drone risks and restrictions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/04/2016 16:27:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden