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1144966

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport
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 on the safe use of Gatwick airport's emergency runway of the expiry of Gatwick airport's 1979 agreement with West Sussex County Council.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Gatwick Airport have recently informed the Secretary of State of their intention to prepare an application for development consent for the increased use of their emergency runway.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not conducted a safety assessment on the basis that it will be for Gatwick Airport to prepare a safety, environmental, and economic case for the proposal which the Planning Inspectorate will examine through the development consent process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:31:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1144970

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) environmental costs of travelling by (i) train and (ii) aircraft on journeys in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has made an estimate of the percentage change in real terms of the average financial cost to the individual of travelling by train and aircraft on journeys made in the UK. For travel by train, the Department publishes statistics on travel costs, based on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in the Transport Statistics Great Britain compendium. This is available from Table TSGB1308 at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/transport-expenditure-tsgb13" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/transport-expenditure-tsgb13</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of travelling by air within the UK are not available from ONS data. However, DfT estimates are available based on fare data collected from the Civil Aviation Authority passenger survey from 2000. The real cost of the average UK one-way air fare, including taxes and charges, covering domestic flights from 2010 to 2017 decreased by 22%. From 2015 to 2017 the real cost decreased by 7%.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not recently made a comparative assessment of the environmental costs of travelling by train and aircraft on journeys in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:22:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1144991

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to introduce 3D baggage screening equipment at UK airports.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	287512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 25 August, all major UK airports have been instructed to introduce new 3D cabin baggage screening equipment by 1 December 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:44:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1145022

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
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 information his Department holds on (a) the peak seat capacity and (b) demand for rail services between Woking to London Waterloo in each peak morning hour.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	287524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport receives demand and capacity information for services at selected stations based on counts carried out by each Train Operating Company (TOC). This information is provided to the Department by the TOCs in confidence, as it relates to the way in which train operating companies operate their businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes aggregated statistics showing overall passenger numbers and crowding levels into the major cities and central London stations in the publication ‘<em>Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2018’. </em>Information on the total number of seats and passenger numbers travelling from all locations into London Waterloo (via Vauxhall) is presented in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Morning peak seating and passenger number arrivals into London Waterloo on a typical autumn weekday in 2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07:00 - 07:59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08:00 - 08:59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09:00 - 09:59</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passengers</p></td><td><p>36,889</p></td><td><p>51,538</p></td><td><p>25,988</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total seats</p></td><td><p>28,764</p></td><td><p>36,223</p></td><td><p>24,969</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p>Additional years are available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/820139/rai0203.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/820139/rai0203.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>The only services which are exempt from commercial confidentiality are those which feature in the ‘top ten’ most overcrowded peak train services into major cities. In Autumn 2018, the 07:02 Woking to London Waterloo service featured in this list.</p><p> </p><p>Full details are available from the statistical release at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2018</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:02:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1145025

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
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, how many train services from Woking to London Waterloo were cancelled as a result of train reliability issues in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	287527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information, but officials have asked SWR to get in touch with the Honourable Member to discuss his concerns, and answer this and any other questions he may have.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:35:23 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1145029

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will amend the terms of reference for the Oakervee Inquiry into the future of HS2 to include (a) alterations to the existing route of Phase 1a, (b) cancellation of the existing route of Phase 1a and a proposal new route to link London and Birmingham and (c) cancellation of HS2 in its entirety; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	287448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The terms of reference for the independent review into HS2 were published on 21 August 2019. These are wide and allow the review panel to consider the areas raised in your question without amendment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 15:46:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1145038

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Standards
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 his policies of the Which? analysis of Civil Aviation Data, published 6 July 2019, that showed eight out of 10 of the UK’s busiest airlines recorded an increase in delays of more than an hour between 2014 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It is disappointing to see any deterioration of performance by airlines and the impact this can have on passengers. Delays can be caused by a number of reasons which are sometimes outside of airlines’ control.</p><p> </p><p>The Department works closely with the industry on resilience issues to plan for and mitigate the common causes of delay.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the expansion of Heathrow and the major programme of work to modernise UK airspace will help to minimise delays for passengers and allow the system to recover more quickly from disruptive events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:36:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1145039

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
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 adequacy of the (a) resources and (b) investment allocated by (i) airports and (ii) airlines to meet increases in passenger demand between 2014 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK aviation market operates predominately in the private sector. It is therefore for airports to invest in their infrastructure to attract passengers and airlines, while airlines are well placed to deliver services to their customers by responding to demand for different routes.</p><p> </p><p>The government has set out last year that it supports airports to make best use of their existing runways beyond Heathrow, subject to environmental issues being addressed.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Airports Commission’s Final Report, published in July 2015, recognised that Heathrow airport was already at capacity and that the remaining London airports were not far behind – impacting the UK’s economy and global trading opportunities. It stated that there is a clear need for one net additional runway in London and the South East by 2030. That is why, following a vote in the House of Commons, the Airports National Policy Statement was designated as government policy in June 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:42:11 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1145040

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Stansted Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of flights at Stansted airport delayed by more than an hour between 2014 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	287598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>An assessment of the number of flights delayed can be made from flight punctuality data collected by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Due to a change in the way flight punctuality data has been collected and calculated by the CAA, figures for 2018 are not comparable to previous years.</p><p> </p><p>The answer is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of flights at Stansted where punctuality data was recorded</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of recorded flights delayed by more than an hour (%)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recoded flights delayed by more than an hour</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>133,384</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3,886</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>144,341</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>4,763</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>151,998</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>7,035</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>161,270</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td><td><p>8,657</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>173,777</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>17,342</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DfT Analysis of CAA Punctuality Data</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:39:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1145057

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the provision of East Coast High Speed Trains will be included in the new Cross Country trains franchise.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	287611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The current CrossCountry franchise runs to October 2020. We are working with CrossCountry on a number of options that could provide additional capacity over the next few years for passengers using the CrossCountry network. This could include CrossCountry bringing additional trains into their fleet as suitable trains become available in the rolling stock market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:29:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard