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100519

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date	20/10/2014
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 recent changes there have been to fares and rolling stock on the Northern and TransPennine franchises.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	905607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Since December 2013 a £60million investment has delivered ten brand new Class 350 trains for Transpennine Express providing additional capacity. Fares set by TransPennine Express have not changed since January 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent changes to the Northern Rail fleet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 8 September, Northern introduced an evening peak period for the main cities during which off-peak tickets cannot be used. This will have no impact for season ticket holders. Northern believe this may reduce crowding for peak time commuters.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/10/2014 14:07:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

100599

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	905617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises that potholes are a menace for all road users. We are providing over £10 billion for local highways maintenance between 2010 and 2021, including £168 million through the Pothole Fund announced in the March 2014 Budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/10/2014 10:43:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

99929

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Thames: Bridges
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 Mayor of London on proposals for new East London river crossings and the effect of such crossings on the Dartford to Thurrock crossing.
tabling member constituency	Thurrock
tabling member printed	Jackie Doyle-Price
uin	211064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>It is for the Mayor and Transport for London to decide which schemes in London to develop and promote.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has regular meetings with the Mayor of London at which various matters are discussed. Other Ministers regularly discuss London issues with Ministerial colleagues and others, including senior officials from Transport for London. Possible new Thames river crossings in East London have not been raised at recent meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 23/10/2014 13:30:32 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price

99930

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the (a) Welsh Assembly and (b) Scottish Government on the proposed transfer of the Highways Agency to a Government owned company.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	211127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>There are regular official and ministerial discussions with the devolved governments on general Transport issues. We have written to the Welsh Assembly &amp; Scottish Government when the Infrastructure Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on the 5<sup>th</sup> June 2014.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 27/10/2014 16:51:53 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

99931

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the wage restrictions and policies which apply to the Civil Service will apply to the Highways Agency following its transfer to a Government owned company.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	211126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The new Strategic Highways company will still need to conform to the requirements set out in Managing Public Money. The staff will no longer be civil servants, although terms and conditions will be protected for existing staff. We are considering the wider governance and controls framework and how central controls, including those on pay, should be applied to the new company.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 27/10/2014 16:48:32 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

99932

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Woking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reduce overcrowding on trains from Woking to London Waterloo; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>On the 3 September 2014, the Government and Stagecoach South Western Trains (SSWT) announced a £210 million deal for a fleet of new trains to increase capacity on some of the UK’s busiest commuter routes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The order for 150 new train carriages will provide capacity for 24,000 additional peak-time passengers every day travelling into London Waterloo by May 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These new trains will be deployed on suburban routes and will allow a further cascade of rolling stock enabling SSWT to deliver two new peak mainline services from May 2018; one from Woking and one from Basingstoke.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These carriages are in-addition to the 108 additional carriages secured in 2011/12, which have begun to arrive and are being used to lengthen suburban services trains from 8 to 10-cars.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/10/2014 11:23:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99933

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Woking
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 overcrowding on rail services from Woking to London Waterloo.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) holds information on the number of passengers on board services from Woking to London when they reach London, however information for individual routes is considered commercially confidential and so cannot be released. An exception to this are those services which appear in the ‘Top 10 overcrowded trains’ lists that are published, which regularly include services between Woking and London Waterloo, and I recently travelled on this route to experience the crowding on it.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on crowding on services leaving Woking which do not go to London.</p><p> </p><p>DfT publishes statistics showing overall passenger numbers and crowding levels on the route into London Waterloo in the publication <em>Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2013</em>, which is available in the Libraries of the House and online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 211073 question first answered 27/10/2014 14:08:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99934

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Sierra Leone
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 charities and non-governmental organisations on the effects of removing the permit for direct flights from the UK to Sierra Leone.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has had no direct approaches either by any charities or non-government organisations on this matter. It is the role of the Department for International Development to work with such bodies. They are working with non-governmental organisations and wider partners to ensure responders to the ebola crisis are able to travel to and from Sierra Leone.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/10/2014 17:24:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99935

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Sierra Leone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports he has received on the consequences of the decision to remove the permit for direct flights from the UK to Sierra Leone for humanitarian aid deliveries to Sierra Leone and West Africa.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport continues to work with the Department for International Development regarding the current situation in West Africa. The airline that had proposed operating direct services, Gambia Bird Airlines, were invited to make representations to the Department for Transport and these are currently under consideration. I recently met the Sierra Leone Minister of Transport and Aviation, Hon. Leonard Balogun Koruma, and discussed this and other issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/10/2014 17:18:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99936

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
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 number of new jobs in the rail industry that will be created (a) directly and (b) indirectly as a result of the new rolling stock procured through the Intercity Express Programme for service on the (i) Great Western and (ii) East Coast Main Lines.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	211044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme (IEP) trains will be assembled at Hitachi’s newly built manufacturing plant at Newton Aycliffe, County Durham – creating around 730 permanent jobs in addition to jobs during the construction phase. Further jobs are being created in the construction phase of new and refurbished depots in support of the IEP. In addition, Hitachi Rail Europe also expects to grow its total UK staff from 200 to 1,800 within three years. Hitachi also expects to create hundreds more jobs in the UK manufacturing sector and wider transport supply chain as a result of IEP. Hitachi has already awarded 32 contracts to UK-based companies in relation to IEP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/10/2014 11:24:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell