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1024727

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Sheffield City Region
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 rail (a) capacity and (b) services in Sheffield City Region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	202099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>During 2019 Northern will introduce new trains to provide increased capacity, modern interiors and wi-fi. New high quality trains will operate Northern Connect inter-regional express services. Routes include Sheffield to Leeds, Nottingham, Lincoln and Hull. The Pacer trains will be withdrawn during 2019. By 2020 all trains in the Northern fleet will be new or refurbished to “as new” standard.</p><p> </p><p>Between December 2017 and December 2019, TransPennine Express will introduce hundreds of additional seats on peak weekday trains serving Sheffield facilitated by the introduction of three new train fleets.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/12/2018 09:02:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1024012

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Northern Rail on improving the reliability of train services.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	201586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings with all of our Train Operating Companies and owning groups on franchise matters.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the case of Northern Rail, the Rail North Partnership (RNP) manages the Northern franchise on behalf of the Department and Transport for the North (TfN). Arriva Rail North operates the Northern rail franchise under a legally binding contract and is constantly monitored as to its contractual compliance.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/12/2018 15:48:56 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1024078

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: Older People
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 (a) merits of community car club schemes and (b) potential of those schemes to increase the provision of community transport for older people.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	201685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department is considering the potential of vehicle sharing to achieve transport objectives. We are researching consumer attitudes to car sharing, so we can better understand if there are any barriers that could be resolved. At present we have made no assessment of the specific merits of community car clubs or their potential to increase the provision of community transport for older people.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/12/2018 15:45:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

1023174

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Windsor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of private business proposals to build the Windsor link; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	201101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>In March this year we launched a call for ideas for market-led proposals to enhance the railway that are financially credible without government support. The department has now considered and responded confidentially to all proposals, amongst which included a Windsor link. We are now working with promoters whose proposals fell within the scope of this call for ideas to progress their schemes.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/12/2018 09:17:19 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1023220

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Eastern Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December to Question 198250 on the South Eastern Rail Franchise, on what date in the New Year he plans to make the announcement on the successful bidder of the new South Eastern rail franchise by; and what steps he is taking to ensure that there will not be a delay in the new operator taking over in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	201123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The award for the next franchise will now be made in the new year. We are working to deliver the best possible outcome for passengers and taxpayers and are focused on delivering a successful outcome for the competition as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/12/2018 15:20:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1023274

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methodology his Department uses to assess the performance of franchises in relation to delivering a good service for disabled users.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	201187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>As a condition of their licence, train operating companies must publish a Disabled People’s Protection Policy which sets out the level of service they will provide to disabled passengers. This must be approved by and is monitored by the independent regulator, the Office of Road and Rail (ORR), who have the powers to take enforcement action where that service is not provided.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the ORR has recently launched a consultation on wide-ranging reforms to the Disabled People's Protection Policy designed to bring greater quality, consistency and reliability to Assisted Travel for disabled passengers. The proposed reforms include strengthening their monitoring of train operating companies obligations regarding provision of information on what assistance is available and how to obtain it.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also includes challenging customer satisfaction targets in Franchise Agreements for a range of key measures and regularly monitors performance against them. The targets incentivise train companies to deliver a consistently high-quality experience for all passengers, including disabled users, and where they are missed, operators must invest in improvements.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/12/2018 15:05:01 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1023277

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance indicators his Department uses to measure the number of times that trains run by franchise operators have not stopped at a station as a result of a service already being late running.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	201190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Services that skip one or more stations for reasons the operator itself is responsible are considered as Part Cancellations within the Department’s Cancellation performance regime. This means they are counted towards the overall number of Cancellations any operator incurs against its benchmark. The Department does not routinely require any specific reason for a cancellation to be reported.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/12/2018 09:11:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1023295

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many controlled airspace infringements there have been in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	201138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>There was a total of 1170 airspace infringements from 1 January 2018 – 31 October 2018. While all these infringements have the potential to cause a mid-air collision and can also cause disruption and inconvenience to passengers when flights are diverted, in general, the severity of these events is low. Figures for the rest of 2018 will be published once analysed by the Civil Aviation authority (CAA).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/12/2018 10:26:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1023296

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the factors that contribute to airspace infringements in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	201139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>There has been a significant focus over many years on this issue and the CAA continues to work with air traffic control providers, general aviation groups and other stakeholders to raise awareness and to reduce the risk of infringement.</p><p> </p><p>The main factors relate to pre-flight planning, but the CAA-led Airspace Infringement Working Group (AIWG) has recently conducted further work to identify causal factors, the results of which are currently being assessed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/12/2018 16:34:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1023348

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is projected to meet its target proportion of new car sales to be ultra low emission vehicles by 2030.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government wants to see at least 50%, and as many as 70%, of new car sales, and up to 40% of new van sales being ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) by 2030. The Government’s role is to set the right framework for industry to bring forward the technologies to support this transition, and to encourage people to choose the cleanest vehicles. Price parity between conventional and ultra low emission vehicles, anticipated by many to be reached in the mid 2020s, will be a key factor.</p><p> </p><p>Given the many uncertainties in the adoption of new technologies, it is challenging to project progress against future levels of ambition. However, the Government actively tracks market developments and notes that ULEVs continue to increase their share of new registrations in the UK. In Quarter 3 of 2018, the number of plug-in grant-eligible cars registered for the first time in the United Kingdom was up by over 12% on the same quarter in 2017, and by 50% on the same quarter in 2016. The Department will keep under review progress towards its ambitions by 2025, and will consider what interventions are required if not enough progress is being made.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/12/2018 10:13:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell