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77730

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials employed by his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	205466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>11,449 officials employed by the Department remained at the same grade and received a pay rise since 2010. The average pay rise over the period for these staff was 6.6%.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/07/2014 16:12:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77733

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	205483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of the end of March 2014 the Public Sector Land Programme had disposed of land capable of delivering over 76,000 homes in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has contributed land capable of delivering 3,752 homes to the Programme, we are continuing to rationalise our estate, delivering cost savings and better value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>In the final year of this programme work is continuing to dispose of land capable of delivering much needed homes and are on course to meet the Government’s ambition to dispose of land capable of delivering 100,000 homes by April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/07/2014 16:15:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

77734

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Sky Lanterns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Maritime Coastguard Agency about the effect of sky lanterns on the Coastguard's operations.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	205661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No discussion have been held between Ministers at the Department for Transport and representatives of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) about the effect of sky lanterns on the Coastguard's operations.</p><p> </p><p>Officials at the MCA were consulted and provided data for the report prepared for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Welsh Government in May 2013.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/07/2014 14:52:02 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

77735

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Sky Lanterns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the definition of 'incidents' on page 18 of the report Sky lanterns and helium balloons, published by his Department in May 2013, how many such incidents were caused by sky lanterns in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	205662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2013 the number of reported incidents likely to have been caused by sky lanterns was 129. This figure was collated using the same definition of an incident as used in the statistic of an incident in the report prepared for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Welsh Government in May 2013.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/07/2014 14:54:11 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

77736

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Sky Lanterns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Maritime Coastguard Agency on (a) initiatives to increase public awareness of the effects sky lanterns can have on coastguard services and (b) what action can be taken to discourage the use of red sky lanterns.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	205659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The report acknowledges the rise in incidents involving sky lanterns up to 2010 and the fall in incident numbers since that date. This trend continued into 2013, with 129 attributable incidents.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA believes that this reduction is likely to have been assisted by the following mitigation:</p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Since 2009, the vast majority of manufacturers of sky lanterns appear to have complied with the request to place a warning on their packaging advising users not to release lanterns in the marine environment, and asking users to pre-warn the emergency authorities in the area if they intend to release lanterns. Some users have also complied with this request.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>The MCA has distributed a short film via ‘YouTube' giving advice on the use of sky lanterns near the coast.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>The MCA has also improved the instructions given to HMCG watchkeepers to assist their questioning of callers and information gathering, so that they can quickly establish the nature and particular characteristics of what the caller has observed in the sky.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Volunteer and full-time Coastguards include advice on the use of sky lanterns in the safety information they provide to members and organisations in their local communities.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The report shows no evidence of any adverse impacts of helium balloons on coastal rescue services.</p><p> </p><p>Currently there is no legislation to prevent the use of sky lanterns. However, the MCA will continue to assess how to minimise the implications of their use generally.</p><p> </p><p>No discussions have been held between Ministers at the Department for Transport and representatives of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) about the awareness and use of sky lanterns on the Coastguard's operations.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 205660 question first answered 17/07/2014 15:24:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

77737

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Sky Lanterns and Helium Balloons
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 implications for the Coastguard service of the conclusions in the report Sky lanterns and helium balloons, published by his Department in May 2013.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	205660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The report acknowledges the rise in incidents involving sky lanterns up to 2010 and the fall in incident numbers since that date. This trend continued into 2013, with 129 attributable incidents.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA believes that this reduction is likely to have been assisted by the following mitigation:</p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Since 2009, the vast majority of manufacturers of sky lanterns appear to have complied with the request to place a warning on their packaging advising users not to release lanterns in the marine environment, and asking users to pre-warn the emergency authorities in the area if they intend to release lanterns. Some users have also complied with this request.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>The MCA has distributed a short film via ‘YouTube' giving advice on the use of sky lanterns near the coast.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>The MCA has also improved the instructions given to HMCG watchkeepers to assist their questioning of callers and information gathering, so that they can quickly establish the nature and particular characteristics of what the caller has observed in the sky.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Volunteer and full-time Coastguards include advice on the use of sky lanterns in the safety information they provide to members and organisations in their local communities.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The report shows no evidence of any adverse impacts of helium balloons on coastal rescue services.</p><p> </p><p>Currently there is no legislation to prevent the use of sky lanterns. However, the MCA will continue to assess how to minimise the implications of their use generally.</p><p> </p><p>No discussions have been held between Ministers at the Department for Transport and representatives of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) about the awareness and use of sky lanterns on the Coastguard's operations.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 205659 question first answered 17/07/2014 15:24:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

77738

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Sky Lanterns and Helium Balloons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the definition of 'incidents' on page 18 of the report Sky lanterns and helium baloons, published by his Department in May 2013, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Maritime Coastguard Agency of such incidents in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	205658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's HM Coastguard (HMCG) does not, as a matter of routine, estimate the cost of individual incidents. However, statistics reveal that in 2013 HMCG received 129 reported alerts. There is a high probability that these reports were of sky lanterns. This represents a drop in number from previous years.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/07/2014 14:46:44 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

77739

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected passenger numbers are for the Northern and TransPennine franchises for (a) 2014 and (b) each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	205694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In response to (a) the projected passenger numbers for 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Northern franchise – circa 97m passenger journeys</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Transpennine franchise – circa 28m passenger journeys</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In response to (b) I refer the Honourable Member to the written answer given to the Hon Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham MP) on 3<sup>rd</sup> July 2014 <em>[Official Report, columns 696-698W]</em>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/07/2014 14:58:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

77740

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
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 introduce smart ticketing for rail services in the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	205695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department remains committed to rolling out smart ticketing across the rail network. We want the whole experience of travelling by rail to be modern, seamless and easy, starting with buying a ticket to travel.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's plans for delivering smart ticketing on rail were set out in last year's ‘Rail Fares and Ticketing: Next Steps'. This document set out our commitment to deliver on the current South East Flexible Ticketing (SEFT) programme and, subject to project success and future funding, to extend this approach, probably with a focus on cities outside London with a significant rail commuter base.　 This represents part of the long term aim for smart enablement of the entire rail network.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of this review we have made substantial progress with the SEFT programme.　 The approach has underlined the value and importance of working collectively with train operators, city transport authorities and the Department.　 In addition, the DfT, in partnership with nine Passenger Transport Executives and Cities predominantly in the North, and with input from operators, has established the Smart Cities Partnership programme. This programme comprises eleven work streams focussed on accelerating the delivery of smart and interoperable ticketing in cities.</p><p> </p><p>One of the work streams is focused on the interface between smart cities and rail, in particular what should be done in relation to the Northern and Trans Pennine Express (TPE) franchises.　 This work is at an early stage but it will inform the Northern and TPE franchise requirements.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/07/2014 15:00:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

77741

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cumbrian Coast Line: Ticket Offices
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 (a) close and (b) reduce the opening hours of station ticket offices on the Cumbrian Coast railway line.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	205698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /><p>The Department for Transport is currently conducting a joint public consultation with Rail North on a range of options for the future Nothern and TransPennine Express franchises; no decisions have yet been taken. The consultation concludes 18 August 2014 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 205699 question first answered 17/07/2014 15:03:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed