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1137852

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what level of funding is available to support his Department's Clean Maritime Plan.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	275205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Last week I was pleased to announce that to help enable the delivery of the ambitions of the Clean Maritime Plan, the Government is supporting Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) in launching an innovation call of £1m called the Clean Maritime Innovation Call, which will open this summer. The Clean Maritime Innovation Call aims to fund technology and innovations which have the potential to unlock reductions of air quality pollutants and/or greenhouse gases from the maritime sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/07/2019 11:22:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137593

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much new rail capacity will be provided at Gatwick airport railway station under the £150 million upgrade to that station which he announced on 8 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	274552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Gatwick Airport Station Enhancement scheme which was announced on 8 July 2019 is primarily designed to tackle problems of pedestrian overcrowding within the station and train performance. The renovation will reduce train delays caused by platform overcrowding and congestion while also improving passenger experience by providing easier connections to other destinations.</p><p>The Government is currently working with Network Rail on proposals to improve the capacity of the Brighton Main Line which includes journeys to and through Gatwick Airport Station.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2019 13:47:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137208

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if it is his policy that the rail (a) network and (b) supply chain will be net carbon neutral by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	273803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has set an ambitious legally binding target to reach net zero-greenhouse gas emissions from the UK by 2050. The rail industry must play a major role in achieving this commitment.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/07/2019 10:40:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137210

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department's plans announced in June 2019 to increase freight network capacity in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal will deliver value for money for the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	273804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The framework that my Department is setting up on behalf of wider Government will both provide access to freight capacity for our critical supply chains and deliver value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Establishing a freight capacity framework will improve the UK’s resilience by providing public bodies with a list of operators who can provide capacity as and when needed, including in the event of ‘no deal’ departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 11/07/2019 12:51:31 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136615

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Office of Rail and Road
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with officials in the Office for Rail and Road on the development of that organisation’s (a) service standards and (b) strategic objectives in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	272849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is independent of Government. It is for the Board of the ORR to determine the organisation’s service standards and strategic objectives. These are set out in its annual business plan, which ORR develops after seeking the views of the Department for Transport and other stakeholders. Business plans for 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are published on the ORR’s website at:</p><p>https://orr.gov.uk/about-orr/corporate-data/corporate-publications.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State issues statutory general guidance to the ORR in respect of the exercise of its functions as the independent economic and safety regulator for the railways under the Railways Acts of 1993 and 2005. The guidance was most recently updated in 2017 and was developed after discussion with the ORR. It is published on the Department’s website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/railways-guidance-to-the-office-of-rail-and-road.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 16:13:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136616

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Office of Rail and Road
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the statutory remit of the Office for Rail and Road to work on behalf of the interests of rail passengers.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	272850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The role and statutory remit of the Office of Rail and Road is part of the Williams Rail Review of the structure of the rail industry which will report in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/07/2019 14:28:09 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136617

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of organisations working to protect the interests of consumers throughout the rail industry.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	272851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The role of consumer protection in the rail sector, including the functions of the organisations working in that sphere, is part of the Williams Rail Review of the structure of the rail industry and the way passenger rail services are delivered which will report in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 16:22:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136695

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons his Department ceased to use a multiplier of 1.9 for the radiative forcing or non-CO2 effects of air travel in 2011 for Departmental passenger demand and CO2 forecasts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	272852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not quantify the non-CO<sub>2</sub> impacts of aviation because of the extent of the scientific uncertainty in this area. Whilst there are a number of emission types from air travel, other than CO<sub>2 </sub>that are known to have an impact on global warming, the magnitude of these impacts is not well known. This approach is consistent with the Committee on Climate Change’s recent advice that acknowledges the difficulties in measuring and reporting the impact of non-CO<sub>2</sub> emissions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/07/2019 10:45:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136058

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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: Trains
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 24 June 2019 to Question 266246 on Great Western Railway Line, what proportion of Intercity Express trains leaving Paddington were run on (a) electric and (b) diesel power since October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	271558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 05/07/2019 10:22:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136059

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2019 to Question 263884 on Railways: North of England, what progress his Department has made on (a) tendering and (b) awarding contracts for telecommunication improvements in relation to the Transpennine route upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	271559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Autumn Budget 2017 announced funding for the Trans-Pennine Initiative, as part of the National Productivity Investment Fund. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is currently working with Network Rail to deliver gigabit-cable fibre infrastructure along the existing rail route between Manchester and York. This project is nearing completion, and announcements will be expected later in 2019. This reflects the Government’s commitment to improve telecoms on the railway network and for rural communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/07/2019 14:17:35 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald