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522252

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes have recently been made to the franchise agreements and ancillary documents for Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The latest version of the Franchise Agreement, including all recent changes can be seen online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525766/tsgn-franchise-agreement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525766/tsgn-franchise-agreement.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/06/2016 15:41:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522257

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	SS Gairsoppa: Salvage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to recover funds it is owed by Odyssey Marine Exploration from the deduction of salvage expenses from the Government's share of the silver recovered from SS Gairsoppa.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	38934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>Odyssey Marine Exploration deducted 29,228,972 US Dollars as salvage expenses from the total value of silver bullion recovered from the SS Gairsoppa.</p><p> </p><p>The question as to whether or not Odyssey Marine Exploration deducted excessive salvage expenses under the contract, which was awarded in January 2010, is disputed between the parties, and would accordingly need to be the subject of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and possibly also in the United States of America to resolve. This issue is being kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 38935 question first answered 06/06/2016 15:28:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

522260

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	SS Gairsoppa: Salvage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value was of the salvage expenses deducted by Odyssey Marine Exploration from the Government's share of the silver recovered from SS Gairsoppa.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	38935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>Odyssey Marine Exploration deducted 29,228,972 US Dollars as salvage expenses from the total value of silver bullion recovered from the SS Gairsoppa.</p><p> </p><p>The question as to whether or not Odyssey Marine Exploration deducted excessive salvage expenses under the contract, which was awarded in January 2010, is disputed between the parties, and would accordingly need to be the subject of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and possibly also in the United States of America to resolve. This issue is being kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 38934 question first answered 06/06/2016 15:28:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

521438

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of each of the issues raised in the response of the British Horse Society to their consultation on a draft cycling and walking investment strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
uin	HL295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>We are now analysing the feedback received during the draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy eight week consultation period, which closed on Monday 23 May. We expect to publish the final Strategy this summer along with a Government response to the consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/06/2016 11:36:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

521452

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Universities: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve east-west transport connectivity in the North of England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving transport connectivity across the North of England, including east-west routes. Current work includes upgrades to the road network as set out in <em>Road Investment Strategy: for the 2015/16 – 2019/20 Road Period</em> (March 2015).</p><p> </p><p>Work has already started to deliver improved rail journeys between Liverpool and Manchester. The Ordsall chord will enable direct links from the Northeast to Manchester Airport. Sir Peter Hendy’s rail upgrade re-plan (<em>Hendy review - </em><em>Replanning Network Rail’s investment programme: a report from Sir Peter Hendy to the Transport Secretary (Nov 2015)</em>) includes significant benefits for the North of England, such as the Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme, which is aligned to Rail North’s <em>Long Term Rail Strategy</em> (September 2015). Current proposals are to deliver faster journeys and more capacity on the existing railway line between Leeds and Manchester. This work is expected to provide up to six fast trains per hour, with a target journey time of 62 minutes between Manchester and York and 40 minutes between Leeds and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the new TransPennine Express (TPE) and Northern franchises, which came into effect on 1 April, will deliver a range of significant benefits to their passengers, including increases to services between Manchester and Newcastle, more daily services to Hull from Manchester and Leeds, and 44 new 125 mph TPE trains fitted with free Wi-Fi and real-time passenger information screens.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working with Transport for the North on future transport plans in the North of England. As set out in the <em>Northern Transport Strategy: Spring 2016 Report</em> (March 2016), these plans include east-west connectivity improvements through HS3/Northern Powerhouse Rail and the strategic studies investigating the cases for a trans-Pennine road tunnel and upgrading the A66 and A69.</p><p> </p><p>All four documents referred to in this reply have been placed in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/06/2016 13:27:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

521485

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Disasters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the health and safety requirements for operators of rickshaws.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>In England and Wales, excluding London, rickshaws (in the form of pedal-powered vehicles for carrying passengers, often also referred to as pedicabs) are regulated as taxis. They are therefore required to meet a local licensing authority’s taxi licensing conditions and any applicable byelaws. Under the different legislation that applies to London, they fall outside the scope of taxi regulation. The police have some limited powers to address inappropriate behaviour such as obstructing footways or driving in a reckless manner. The Government has recently announced its intention to introduce legislation to enable Transport for London to regulate pedicabs in London.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/06/2016 13:28:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

521675

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
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
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 on finalising the route for the second stage of High Speed 2; and when he expects to announce the decision on that route.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	38540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>In November last year the Secretary of State confirmed plans for accelerating construction of Phase Two from the West Midlands to Crewe so that it opens in 2027, six years earlier than planned.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing our plans for the rest of Phase Two and we intend to make a decision on the rest of the route in autumn 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/06/2016 13:54:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

521016

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fire Resistant Materials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they received from the former Mayor of London, Mr Johnson, about the 2013 conclusions of the Report on Air Pollution in London, which he commissioned but did not publish in full; when any such information was received; and what response they made, if any.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The Mayor is responsible for air quality standards in London. The Mayor provides the framework and guidance which London boroughs use to review and improve air quality within their areas. Officials have found no evidence that information about the specific report referred to was shared with Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/06/2016 11:36:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

521034

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Palestinians: International Assistance
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 23 May (HL174), what steps they are taking in particular to ensure that all employees at British airports with access to aircraft are vetted to ensure that they do not hold Islamist fundamentalist views.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>I would refer my noble friend to my Written Answer of 23 May (HL174) to his earlier question on this issue. Those staff undertaking aviation security duties are subject to additional security vetting following the minimum checks that must be completed. These arrangements, like our overall security regime, are kept under close review in light of all current threats. For security reasons, we would not comment on specific staff vetting arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/06/2016 11:36:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

521057

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of expansion at (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick Airport on the number of jobs that will be created in the North East by (i) 2030 and (ii) 2050.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	38316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the large amount of very detailed analysis contained in the Airports Commission’s final report. The Government is not providing a running commentary on this work and nor would it be appropriate to outline specific pieces of evidence before an announcement. Any work to inform an announcement will be set out in subsequent publications and associated consultation.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/06/2016 09:18:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley