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227187

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many aircraft taking off or landing at Heathrow Airport breached night flight restrictions in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	227392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Night flying restrictions set by the Government at Heathrow comprise a movement limit and a noise quota limit set for each summer and winter season. Up to 10% of unused movements or noise quota may be carried over to the next season. The limits apply to the period 23.30-06.00. There are additional restrictions on movements by the noisiest aircraft in the period 23.00-07.00. None of these restrictions was breached between 2012-2014.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government sets departure noise limits which include lower limits at night. Infringements of these limits are reported in Heathrow’s Flight Performance Reports published on its website, the latest of which covers the period up to the end of September 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2015 15:09:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

226777

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on cycling improvements in York Unitary Authority in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	227310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>In 2010-2011, the Department for Transport provided funding to York Unitary Authority (also known as City of York) for cycling through Cycling England, an arm’s length organisation set up in 2005. Funding totalled £1.379m. We do not hold a record of how the funding was split across each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July 2011, City of York was awarded £4.645m revenue and capital funding through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The table below shows each year’s allocation for City of York. The funding supported a package of sustainable transport interventions called ‘i-Travel York’ which included cycling projects. We do not hold a record of how funding was split between i-Travel York’s various sustainable transport projects, but we do know that cycling improvements formed a significant element.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Revenue</p></td><td><p>Capital</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>0.421m</p></td><td><p>0.227m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>0.647m</p></td><td><p>0.594m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>0.777m</p></td><td><p>1.112m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>0.685m</p></td><td><p>0.182m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In July 2014, we awarded a further £1m to the City of York to support the continuation of their Local Sustainable Transport Fund project into 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/03/2015 15:02:38 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

226779

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) accidents and (b) fatal accidents involving cyclists there have been in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	227311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below gives the number of (a) accidents (b) fatal accidents involving cyclists and (c) the number of pedal cyclists killed in reported personal injury road traffic accidents in (i) York Central constituency and (ii) York Unitary Authority area in each year from 2010 to 2013.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total accidents involving pedal cyclists</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total fatal accidents involving pedal cyclists</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pedal cyclists killed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Central Const</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Central Const</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Central Const</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Central Const</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Unitary Authority</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Unitary Authority</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Unitary Authority</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Unitary Authority</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Statistics for 2014 will be available in June 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/03/2015 14:55:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

226375

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Lanes
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 make bus lane access standardised throughout the country.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	226935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Bus lanes are provided to give bus services priority during congested times, which can improve punctuality, reliability and journey times.</p><p> </p><p>Provision of bus lanes is the responsibility of local traffic authorities, including decisions on what type of vehicles are allowed access. The Government believes these decisions are best made at local level as local circumstances will influence what is appropriate. Traffic signing must clearly reflect the classes of vehicle permitted to access bus lanes, so that drivers are clear what is expected of them.</p><p> </p><p>As well as buses and pedal cycles, authorities have discretion to allow motorcycles, hackney carriages and ‘authorised vehicles’ to access bus lanes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2015 14:58:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley

226383

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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, from what budget line his Department's £114 million investment for cycling for 2015-16 to 2017-18 has been allocated; and whether it is capital or revenue expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	226878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The original two-year funding for the Cycle Ambition Cities programme was announced at Autumn Statement 2012, with a further £114m investment announced by the Chancellor at Autumn Statement 2014, with all government funding being capital. It is a free-standing programme in its own right.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/03/2015 14:51:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

226385

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March to Question 225879, if he will publish an updated business case for (a) phase 1, (b) phase 2 and (c) the whole of the High Speed 2 project.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	227106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The most recent update to the HS2 Business Case was published in October 2013 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-strategic-case" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to keep the Business Case under review and further updates will be prepared as the programme reaches critical milestones.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/03/2015 16:33:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

226386

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will decide whether or not a third runway is approved at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has set up the Airports Commission to examine the question of how best to maintain the UK’s international hub connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>As its Interim Report shows, the Airports Commission has shortlisted two options at Heathrow Airport as well as an option at Gatwick for further study.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s final report is due to be submitted to Government in summer 2015. The Government’s principle concern is to protect the integrity and independence of the Commission through to the final report and will not be commenting on its ongoing work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2015 14:55:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

226388

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland Executive on the Northern Ireland Aviation Strategy.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has had no recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on a Northern Ireland Aviation Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State gave evidence to the Parliamentary Northern Ireland Committee, and the Government responded to the Committee’s report on an air strategy for Northern Ireland in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Air transport policy in the United Kingdom remains a reserved issue. However some related matters including surface access to airports and those pertaining to land use planning are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2015 14:51:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

225927

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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 recent estimate he has made of the contribution to the costs of the construction of High Speed 2 from (a) outside his Department and (b) his Department; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of that contribution on the funding of the remainder of the activities of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Spending Review 2013 set out a long-term funding envelope for delivering HS2 of £50.1bn (2011 prices), including rolling stock. We expect the project to be delivered within this funding envelope. The project is being taken forward on the basis of being funded by central government. Spending Review 2013 demonstrated the intention of Government to continue investing to enhance and develop our other key transport networks, while also taking forward HS2.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 12:31:15 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

225928

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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 his Department will publish an updated economic case for High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The most recent update to the HS2 Economic Case was published in October 2013. The Department will continue to keep the Economic Case under review and further updates will be prepared as the programme reaches critical milestones.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 12:34:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan