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709420

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on improving of the reliability and availability of wifi and mobile connectivity on trains between (a) Penzance and London and (b) Taunton and Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	67011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p>Great Western is providing free Wi-Fi on a large majority of their services and Cross Country will be providing this from April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority is for passengers to experience a reliable and highly available mobile service and we will be securing this within future franchises.</p><p> </p><p>Great Western’s new franchise is due to start from December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Cross Country’s new franchise is due to start from June 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/03/2017 09:30:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

643144

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Railway Signals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Statement 2016, how much of the £450 million funding for trialling digital signalling technology to expand capacity and improve reliability will be allocated to improving signalling on the Great Western line from Paddington to Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	54619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>At the 2016 Autumn Statement, Government announced £450 million to trial innovative digital rail signalling technology to increase capacity and reliability on our railways. A range of schemes are being considered and the exact location and scope will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/11/2016 10:15:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

573531

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what improvements to WiFi coverage on trains are being made by Great Western Railways.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	44119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>First Great Western InterCity and Thames Valley trains have been fitted with on-train Wi-Fi. Following the Direct Award Great Western Railway is fitting free Wi-Fi to all Super Express Trains, Electrical Multiple Units and long term diesel trains remaining in the fleet.</p><p> </p><p>The fitted trains include the new AT300 trains providing London to South West services. Great Western Railway state in their ‘Annual Stakeholder Report 2015-16’ that this work will be completed by December 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/09/2016 13:39:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

515705

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the economic benefits of the construction of a second rail line into the South West.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	904756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The reinstatement of the Exeter - Okehampton - Plymouth route and the economic value of re-opening it is being looked at by the Peninsula Rail Task Force (PRTF). They will report to the Secretary of State in July 2016.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/04/2016 15:40:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

470541

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Plymouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Plymouth City Council for pothole maintenance since 2010; and what estimate he has made of how many potholes have been repaired as a result of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	30961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport allocated funding of £4.7 billion for local highways maintenance to local highway authorities in England from 2010 to 2015 which would be enough to repair approximately 89 million potholes based on an average of £53 per pothole. A further £6.1 billion is being allocated between now and 2021, including £250 million as part of a Pothole Action Fund, which could fix a further 115 million potholes. For Plymouth City Council we are providing over £25 million for local highways maintenance between 2010 and 2021 enough to help them repair over 400,000 potholes.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/03/2016 13:31:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

459127

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Standards
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 condition of local roads.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	904033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government fully understand how important it is to have a reliable quality road network, which is why we are providing a record £6 billion for local highways maintenance. We have also created the pothole action fund with a budget of £250 million dedicated to delivering better journeys.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/03/2016 17:18:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

426305

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Sir Peter Hendy's work to re-plan the Network Rail enhancements programme in Control Period 5, 2014-19, takes account of maximising the journey time benefit for the South West peninsula by use of the new high-speed AT300 trains which are due to be introduced in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	14781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Sir Peter Hendy has been asked to review Network Rail’s enhancement portfolio, so that works may be delivered over a more realistic timeframe. The terms of reference are clear that work is to be prioritised to take “<em>particular account of interfaces with other infrastructure programmes and the need to deliver the required passenger and freight benefits, franchise or rolling stock commitments”. </em>Sir Peter Hendy is due to report later in the Autumn.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/11/2015 15:10:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

421480

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what geological assessment his Department has made to ensure the stability of (a) the sea wall at Dawlish, (b) the cliff at Teignmouth and (c) the line between Newton Abbott and Plymouth.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	11904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail is carrying out a further study to look at options to increase the long term geo-environmental resilience of the existing main line from Exeter to Newton Abbot. The study looks at the coastal and sea wall elements and the cliffs. It is due to be fully complete in April 2016 with an options assessment report available by the end of 2015. There has been no geological assessment of the rail route from Newton Abbot to Plymouth.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/10/2015 07:59:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

349361

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Plymouth Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the timetable for the inquiry into the viability of Plymouth Airport; and when that report will be published.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	1574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is looking at how best to take this study forward and hopes to be in position to announce shortly how this will be undertaken. We recognise the need to consider the views of all stakeholders who have an interest in the site and take to account of previous studies that have been commissioned with regards to Plymouth airport.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 1575 1576 question first answered 16/06/2015 13:55:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

349363

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Plymouth Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisation will be responsible for the inquiry into the viability of the re-opening of Plymouth Airport.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	1575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is looking at how best to take this study forward and hopes to be in position to announce shortly how this will be undertaken. We recognise the need to consider the views of all stakeholders who have an interest in the site and take to account of previous studies that have been commissioned with regards to Plymouth airport.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 1574 1576 question first answered 16/06/2015 13:55:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile