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426614

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government's report, Fixing the Foundations; creating a more prosperous nation, Cm 9098, published in July 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) proposed changes to the rail industry and (b) the rail investment programme on productivity.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	15185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The country’s railways are an important enabler of productivity and national prosperity, which is why the Government has committed to delivering investment of a record £38 billion across the country’s network.</p><br /><p>We have appointed Sir Peter Hendy as Chair of Network Rail to ensure the rail investment programme is delivered sustainably.</p><br /><p>We have also asked Nicola Shaw to advise Government on how we should approach the longer-term future shape and financing of Network Rail. She will publish her final report before Budget 2016. In addition, we have appointed Crossrail chair Terry Morgan to develop a transport and infrastructure skills strategy. We will consider their recommendations in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/11/2015 14:53:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

426617

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Agility Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation the Government is liable for in its contract with Agility Trains in the event that the new IEP fleet cannot be introduced according to its planned timescales due to delays to either (a) the Great Western Mainline electrification programme or (b) East Coat Mainline IEP enabling works.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	15160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>During the period 2009-10 to date, the following numbers of ministers have been entitled to use Government cars:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>As a result of a series of changes, including closure of the Government mail service, overall operating costs have fallen from £20.956m in 2010/11 to £6.325m in 2014/15. During the same period the number of vehicles in the GCS for use by ministers have fallen from 227 to 78.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/11/2015 13:54:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

426618

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of children have (a) walked and (b) cycled to school in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	15152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Please see below the proportion and amount of children using walking and cycling to school. The years shown are approximately calendar years and not academic years. The figures for 2015 will be published at a later date.</p><br /><p>Percentages</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Walking</p></td><td><p>Cycling</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Actual Amounts to the nearest hundred</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Walking</p></td><td><p>Cycling</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>3,509,700</p></td><td><p>123,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>3,465,900</p></td><td><p>183,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>3,459,900</p></td><td><p>100,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>3,219,000</p></td><td><p>161,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>3,246,500</p></td><td><p>179,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,109,200</p></td><td><p>124,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,194,200</p></td><td><p>172,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,006,000</p></td><td><p>159,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,094,100</p></td><td><p>100,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,175,200</p></td><td><p>177,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/11/2015 14:21:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

426620

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will name the people in his Department who are entitled to use the Government Car Service.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	15015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport currently has two Government cars available for use by its 5 Ministers.</p><br /><p>As a result of a series of changes, including closure of the Government mail service, overall operating costs have fallen from £20.956m in 2010/11 to £6.325m in 2014/15. During the same period the number of vehicles in the GCS for use by ministers have fallen from 227 to 78.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/11/2015 13:41:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

426622

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Productivity
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 effect of his road investment strategy on productivity.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	14992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Road Investment Strategy provides certainty about road investment ensuring more efficient operation and faster delivery for the English strategic road network. It sets out the vision and investment plan for a five year period from 2015 to 2020, encouraging the supply chain to invest and innovate from the long term certainty that this provides. Highways England is responsible for delivering the strategy and has been set a series of demanding targets by Government, which is regularly assessed, including independent monitoring by the Office of Rail and Road.</p><p>The combination of the measures will save the taxpayer £1.2 billion in the next 5 years and at least £2.6 billion over ten years. It also means clearer accountability and greater transparency, providing better assurance on the investment of public money.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/11/2015 14:48:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

426623

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in his Department have been entitled to use the Government Car Service in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	15016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I am committed to ensuring that the trains enter service as planned. Contractual details regarding any compensation is commercially confidential.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">During the period 2009-10 to date, the following numbers of ministers have been entitled to use Government cars:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2009-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As a result of a series of changes, including closure of the Government mail service, overall operating costs have fallen from £20.956m in 2010/11 to £6.325m in 2014/15. During the same period the number of vehicles in the GCS for use by ministers have fallen from 227 to 78.</ins></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/11/2015 15:37:17 question first ministerially corrected 18/03/2016 13:04:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 29560 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

426161

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	Bus Services: Commuters
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 contribution made by bus commuters to economic output in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	14679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not estimated the contribution made by bus commuters to economic output. According to the latest statistical data, available for 2014 from the National Travel Survey, an estimated 8% of all commuting trips (including private transport) in England are made by bus.According to the same data source, 40% of all commuting trips made by public transport in England are made by bus, which is why I am pleased to see that bus fares in the period 2010-2015 have risen at a slower rate in real terms than in the period 2005-2010.</p><br /><p>For non-London residents, an estimated 6% of all commuting trips and 52% of all public transport commuting trips are made by bus. London residents use buses for 16% of all commuting trips, and bus trips make up 28% of all public transport commuting.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/11/2015 15:32:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

426164

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	Fisheries: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made in respect of the introduction of regulations for international seafarers in the fishing industry.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	14876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is working with industry representatives, fishing vessel owners and fishermen, to develop UK proposals to implement the ILO Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188). A public consultation on those proposals is due early in 2016.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/11/2015 14:30:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

426173

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	Volkswagen: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the retesting of Volkswagen vehicles being carried out by the Vehicle Certification Agency includes testing for carbon dioxide emissions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	14759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the unacceptable actions of Volkswagen (VW) Group extremely seriously. As we investigate what went wrong and what we can do to stop it happening again, the priority of course remains to protect the public. We expect VW to take every step necessary to protect its UK customers, but it is right that the Government carry out their own thorough and independent investigation.</p><br /><p>A written statement was made today (10 November) informing the House of the latest developments on the Department for Transport’s vehicle emissions testing programme, following the revelations that VW had fitted defeat devices to some of its vehicles.</p><br /><p>The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is working to confirm that this issue is not industry wide. They have tested two VW group vehicles known to contain a defeat device and will rerun laboratory tests on popular cars sold in the UK to compare real world driving emissions against laboratory performance. This will include measuring CO<sub>2</sub> .</p><br /><p>The Secretary of State spoke to Dr Herbert Deiss of VW on 4 November to discuss CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, seeking information on those vehicles affected in the UK and the extent of the discrepancy. VW have stated that they are working hard to clarify the situation and are liaising with relevant approval authorities.</p><br /><p>The Secretary of State has written jointly with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to VW seeking clarification on several issues. Separately, officials from the Department for Transport, and its Agencies have held a number of discussions with VW regarding the recall of affected vehicles.</p><br /><p>The Department for Transport has not made a specific assessment of on road emissions in relation to type approval requirements, but officials are aware of the findings in published reports suggesting significant differences.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 14778 14846 14847 14963 question first answered 10/11/2015 12:34:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

426174

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	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
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 Volkswagen on irregularities in the levels of carbon dioxide emissions from cars manufactured by that firm; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	14778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the unacceptable actions of Volkswagen (VW) Group extremely seriously. As we investigate what went wrong and what we can do to stop it happening again, the priority of course remains to protect the public. We expect VW to take every step necessary to protect its UK customers, but it is right that the Government carry out their own thorough and independent investigation.</p><br /><p>A written statement was made today (10 November) informing the House of the latest developments on the Department for Transport’s vehicle emissions testing programme, following the revelations that VW had fitted defeat devices to some of its vehicles.</p><br /><p>The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is working to confirm that this issue is not industry wide. They have tested two VW group vehicles known to contain a defeat device and will rerun laboratory tests on popular cars sold in the UK to compare real world driving emissions against laboratory performance. This will include measuring CO<sub>2</sub> .</p><br /><p>The Secretary of State spoke to Dr Herbert Deiss of VW on 4 November to discuss CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, seeking information on those vehicles affected in the UK and the extent of the discrepancy. VW have stated that they are working hard to clarify the situation and are liaising with relevant approval authorities.</p><br /><p>The Secretary of State has written jointly with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to VW seeking clarification on several issues. Separately, officials from the Department for Transport, and its Agencies have held a number of discussions with VW regarding the recall of affected vehicles.</p><br /><p>The Department for Transport has not made a specific assessment of on road emissions in relation to type approval requirements, but officials are aware of the findings in published reports suggesting significant differences.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 14759 14846 14847 14963 question first answered 10/11/2015 12:34:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden