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1060962

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the importance of transport connectivity to social mobility.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	909232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Good transport connectivity is critical for social mobility and allows people to access a wider pool of economic opportunities, from high quality jobs to education and training opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we have committed record capital investment in the transport systems and why we have put more spending power in the hands of local communities who best know the needs of their area.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 15:16:14 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1060963

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase accessibility and capacity at local railway stations.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	909237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to improving accessibility and in April I will be announcing the stations which will benefit from an additional £300m of Access for All funding. This is in addition to access improvements being delivered at stations by the industry itself.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 15:40:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1060964

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Tees Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve bus services in Teesside.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	909238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools that local authorities need to improve local bus services. 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.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with interested local authorities to determine which of the powers provided are best able to support bus networks in their areas.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 15:44:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1061019

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
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 24 January 2019 to Question 210667 on Channel Ferries: Freight, how much money his Department allocated to legal fees in relation to potential court proceedings on the contracts for additional sea ferry capacity.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	221788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>No specific contingent allocation was made for legal fees in relation to potential court proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 12:38:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1061122

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's 5 February 2019 news story, Thousands of green taxis to benefit from new chargepoints, if any of the new chargepoints for green taxis will be located in (a) Barnsley and (b) the Sheffield City Region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	221688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ultra-Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Competition, awarded a share of over £6m to 17 local authorities to support the installation of chargepoint infrastructure dedicated to ultra-low emission taxis and private hire vehicles. Sheffield City Council was awarded £487,000 to install 20 chargepoints, in 10 charging units, to be located at seven key locations across Sheffield city area. We expect this to support the introduction of approximately 45 ultra-low emission Hackney Carriages and around 200 ultra-low emission private hire vehicles to the city. The competition was UK wide, and we have been able to fund all projects submitted to the competition in full. We did not receive a bid covering Barnsley.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 14:10:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1061214

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Working Hours
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 adequacy of current legislation on the number of hours that bus drivers are permitted to safely work.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	221722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Most bus drivers are subject to general working time rules and domestic drivers’ hours rules, which among other things limit daily driving time to 10 hours and require a daily rest of 10 hours (which can be reduced to 8.5 hours three times per week). Some (generally coach) drivers are subject to different or additional EU rules. Operators and drivers must also discharge their wider legal obligations, including health and safety requirements and avoiding driving whilst ill or tired. This regulatory regime enables operators and drivers to work safely. Statistics show that fatal accidents involving bus or coaches have been falling over time, from 120 in 2007 to 55 in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/02/2019 14:06:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1061215

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Working Hours
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 effect of bus drivers working over 50 hours a week on bus service safety.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	221723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Bus drivers are generally subject to the domestic drivers’ hours rules, which amongst other things limit daily driving time to 10 hours and require a daily rest of 10 hours (which can be reduced to 8.5 hours three times per week), and to the general working time rules. The Department reviewed the domestic drivers’ hours rules in 2010 and found no compelling case for change. The Department will continue to consider evidence related to the application of working time and drivers’ hours rules in this sector. Statistics show that on average bus drivers worked 45 hours a week in 2018, within the 48 hours limit allowed in the general working time rules.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/02/2019 14:24:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1061267

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funds have been allocated to the dredging operations at Ramsgate Port.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	221842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not allocated specific funding for dredging work at Ramsgate.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 14:13:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1061326

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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 14 February 2019 to Question 219242 how much money (a) has been paid and (b) is waiting to be paid to legal firms or lawyers by (i) HS2 and (ii) his Department in respect of any aspect of High Speed Two in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	221531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The HS2 budget is £55.7bn and legal costs are included therein.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2019 13:51:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1061329

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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: Lancaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet with the Hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood and a delegation of Lancaster business leaders on HS2 and Lancaster.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	221779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>I understand the importance of HS2 serving the North West. Lancaster will be served from Birmingham in the full HS2 Y network in 2033, as per the central case indicative train service specification in the Phase 2 Economic Case published in June 2017. On 12 February, my Written Ministerial Statement informed the House that the second additional provision to the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill includes works at and around Crewe station including the extension of platform 5 to accommodate 400-metre HS2 trains. As well as supporting the Crewe hub vision, this could enable direct services between London and Lancaster bringing additional benefits six years earlier in 2027. Work is currently assessing whether it is possible to extend the services and I would be happy to provide an update in due course</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/02/2019 13:12:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith