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1170198

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Valley Lines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the planned asset transfer between Transport for Wales and Network Rail has now been approved by the Secretary of State; and whether that was done in time for the planned implementation on 31 January.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Transport, Her Majesty’s Treasury and Network Rail continue to work closely with colleagues from the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales on the divestment of the Core Valley Lines. The Department and partners remain on target to consider the necessary approvals and deliver this divestment by the agreed contractual date, which has always been 31 March 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/01/2020 12:54:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1170301

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Fylde Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from Blackpool Council on the economic benefits of increasing rail services into Blackpool South through the introduction of a passing loop on the South Fylde Rail line.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	2600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of Blackpool Council made some representations to the Secretary of State for Transport for a passing loop and additional rail services over to the South Fylde line. I am also aware that my hon Friend, the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys Paul Maynard has advocated further expansion of Blackpool’s light rail system over this line, supported by a study carried out for the Council.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that as part of their Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) business case work Lancashire County Council commissioned a study to assess potential conventional rail improvements over the South Fylde line. However, this scheme was not included in the final TCF bid and no decision has been taken by the Council regarding next steps.</p><p> </p><p>I encourage local authorities and stakeholders in Blackpool and Lancashire to work together to agree a preferred way forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 2601 2602 question first answered 20/01/2020 13:53:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1170302

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Fylde Line
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 potential economic benefit to Blackpool of increased rail services into that resort through the creation of a passing loop on the South Fylde Rail line.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	2601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of Blackpool Council made some representations to the Secretary of State for Transport for a passing loop and additional rail services over to the South Fylde line. I am also aware that my hon Friend, the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys Paul Maynard has advocated further expansion of Blackpool’s light rail system over this line, supported by a study carried out for the Council.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that as part of their Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) business case work Lancashire County Council commissioned a study to assess potential conventional rail improvements over the South Fylde line. However, this scheme was not included in the final TCF bid and no decision has been taken by the Council regarding next steps.</p><p> </p><p>I encourage local authorities and stakeholders in Blackpool and Lancashire to work together to agree a preferred way forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 2600 2602 question first answered 20/01/2020 13:53:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1170303

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Fylde Line
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 potential increase in rail passengers travelling from (a) Blackpool South, (b) Blackpool Pleasure Beach and (c) Squires Gate station in the event of the creation of a passing loop on the South Fylde Rail line.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	2602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of Blackpool Council made some representations to the Secretary of State for Transport for a passing loop and additional rail services over to the South Fylde line. I am also aware that my hon Friend, the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys Paul Maynard has advocated further expansion of Blackpool’s light rail system over this line, supported by a study carried out for the Council.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that as part of their Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) business case work Lancashire County Council commissioned a study to assess potential conventional rail improvements over the South Fylde line. However, this scheme was not included in the final TCF bid and no decision has been taken by the Council regarding next steps.</p><p> </p><p>I encourage local authorities and stakeholders in Blackpool and Lancashire to work together to agree a preferred way forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 2600 2601 question first answered 20/01/2020 13:53:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1170356

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation has affected the right of recognised unions in his Department to bargaining information in relation to section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The assessment of the Department for Transport is that the General Data Protection Regulation has not affected the rights of unions in the DfT in relation to bargaining information provided under section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/01/2020 11:33:03 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1170357

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is compliant with the requirement in section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code that time off with pay for safety representatives will not be set against facility time allowed under existing arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport provides trade union representatives with reasonable facility time to undertake trade union duties, union learning representative duties and health and safety duties. This is in line with the departmental policy, the Civil Service Management Code, the Cabinet Office Framework on Trade Union Facility Time and our legislative obligations. These include a requirement to publish, as set out in the Trade Union Act (2016), information relating to facility time for relevant union officials, with facility time defined by that Act as including time off taken by a relevant union official that is permitted by the official’s employer, including under “regulations made under section 2(4) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises there are significant benefits to both employers and employees when organisations and unions work together effectively to deliver high quality public services, but facility time within the public sector must be accountable and represent value for money.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/01/2020 11:29:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1170364

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to make rail travel more affordable.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	2636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Government has frozen regulated rail fares in line with inflation for the seventh year in a row. In addition, we have already cut costs for thousands of young people with the 16-17 Saver railcard, and announced our intention to establish a new ‘fares trials fund’ to explore the benefits and costs of a clearer, more flexible and fairer fares system. Fares revenue is crucial to funding day-to-day railway operations and the massive upgrade programme we are delivering, all of which benefit passengers.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 16/01/2020 14:30:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1170398

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to ensure that roads are (a) accessible to and (b) safe for electric scooters.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	2652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>We are considering this closely and recognise that people want to take advantage of the opportunities personal vehicles, such as electric scooters can offer. The Department for Transport is committed to encouraging innovation in transport as well as improving road safety, but new modes of transport must be safe and secure by design.</p><p> </p><p>The Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, published on 19 March 2019 includes a Regulatory Review to address the challenges of ensuring our transport infrastructure and regulation are fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-mobility-urban-strategy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-mobility-urban-strategy </a></p><p> </p><p>The Department will use the Regulatory Review to examine current legislation and determine from the evidence what is needed to make the necessary changes for a safe and healthy future. One strand of this will look at options for enabling micromobility devices, and a consultation will be issued in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/01/2020 11:48:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1170425

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Airport Commission's final report on airport capacity, published in 2015, what recent estimate he has made of demand for airport capacity.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	2457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department published detailed forecasts of aviation demand in 2017, which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-aviation-forecasts-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-aviation-forecasts-2017</a> and carried out further analysis of aviation demand in 2018 <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/714069/making-best-use-of-existing-runways.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/714069/making-best-use-of-existing-runways.pdf</a></p><p>In addition, the Department has been carrying out further analysis to support ongoing policy development, which will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/01/2020 11:58:39 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1170443

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyres: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the response to his Department's consultation, entitled Banning tyres 10 years and older, published in June 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The previous Government announced its intention to bring forward legislation to ban the use of tyres aged 10 years and over on HGVs, heavy trailers, buses, coaches and minibuses in February 2019. A statutory consultation on legislative proposals, which concluded on 1 September 2019, received more than 1100 responses reflecting a wide variety of views.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving road safety. The Department for Transport is analysing the consultation responses and finalising the regulatory impact assessment. We expect to publish the conclusions of the consultation this Spring.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 2427 2429 question first answered 16/01/2020 15:27:55 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle