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671827

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects the electrification of the rail line between London and Bristol to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	59547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail is delivering the Great Western Electrification Programme to the dates set out in the latest publication of their Enhancement Delivery plan. This includes completing electrification of the Great Western Mainline between London and Bristol Parkway by December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/01/2017 14:49:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

671828

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Government Car Service: Diesel Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many diesel cars there are in the Government Car Service.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	59558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government Car Service currently operates 55 diesel cars out of 89 overall in the fleet.</p><p>The Government Car Service has for some time been reviewing their use of diesel cars and has introduced low emission and ultra-low emission vehicles to their fleet as diesel cars become due for replacement.</p><p> </p><p>Just this month five diesel cars are due for disposal and they are being replaced by petrol hybrid cars.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/01/2017 17:09:10 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

671830

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
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 level of insurance costs for new ultra-low emission vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	59695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Analysis carried out for the government in 2015 suggested that insurance premiums are broadly equivalent between electric vehicles and their petrol or diesel equivalents.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/01/2017 17:16:56 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

671831

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received a request from Transport for London to fund extra bus services on days on which industrial action affects Southern rail services.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department has received no such request.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/01/2017 12:23:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

671833

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve disability awareness among bus drivers on the use of a ramp when required for disabled passengers.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	59634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>I am committed to building transport networks that work for everyone, including ensuring that disabled people have the same access to transport services as other members of society.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently developing best practice guidance in delivering disability awareness training. This has been informed by engagement with disabled people and the bus industry, and aims to ensure that bus drivers have the knowledge and skills to provide passengers with the appropriate assistance they need, including the use of ramps for wheelchair users.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/01/2017 14:44:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

671835

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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: Compensation
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 by HS2 Ltd on introducing an alternative dispute resolution for landowners relating to compensation.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	59643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>An Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism for the HS2 project will be in place by May, when land for the railway starts to be permanently compulsorily acquired.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/01/2017 17:26:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

671836

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on when HS2 Ltd plans to appoint an agricultural liaison officer.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	59644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The Main Works Invitation to Tender documentation issued by HS2 Limited in 2016 included a requirement to appoint an Agricultural Liaison Officer for work undertaken in rural areas. The Contractor, when appointed in late 2017, will provide a dedicated Agricultural Liaison Officer service to address issues arising from landowners and farmers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/01/2017 15:03:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

671919

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A34
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 January (HL4289), what plans they have for increasing the volume of heavy freight transported by rail, to provide relief to the A34 prior to the implementation of the updated route strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Solent to Midlands Route Strategy will identify locations, including the A34, with specific performance pressures and opportunities for improvement, and will inform HM Government’s future decisions in the second Road Investment Strategy, covering investment in the strategic road network beyond 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, Government supports greater use of rail for freight transport and is providing £235 million of funding during Control Period 5 (2014 – 2019) to the Strategic Freight Network Fund. This funding is being utilised to increase the capacity and capability of our rail network to support rail freight.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically in the A34 area, considerable investment is being made within Control Period 5 on the routes out of Southampton to allow longer and heavier freight trains to run. These enhancements provide the capability and capacity to transport more freight by rail, helping to take lorries off our roads.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/01/2017 12:27:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

671921

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Firearms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that airline passengers arriving at or departing from UK airports are not allowed to carry guns or ammunition either in the passenger cabin or in checked hold baggage; and whether they will provide warnings to airline passengers travelling to or from those states in the US where the carrying of guns and ammunition in passenger planes is now permitted.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL4590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Under existing (international) firearm and safety regulations, airlines may carry unloaded guns and a limited amount of ammunition in hold baggage where persons are holding these lawfully. In the UK, there are strict controls on how such items are notified to the air carrier, screened and placed in an aircraft hold leaving the UK and on collecting such items on entry to the UK. Passengers are prohibited from carrying firearms and ammunition in the cabin of an aircraft; and passengers and their cabin baggage are screened for such items prior to departure.</p><p> </p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office US travel advice was updated on 7 January in light of the Fort Lauderdale incident to advise travellers to follow local procedures.</p><p> </p><p>We keep our aviation security measures under constant review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/01/2017 13:45:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton