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1110575

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bescot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate Network Rail has made of the business rates that will be payable to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the event that planning consent is granted for a new sleeper factory at Bescot Rail Yard.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	242743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>A proposal for a new facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network. The facility is intended to make up the shortfall when an existing facility at Washwood Heath is closed to become an HS2 depot.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail estimates that the proposed development will generate approximately £300,000 in annual business rates revenue payable to Sandwell Borough Council.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/04/2019 10:38:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1110576

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bescot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which sites were identified by Network Rail as its (a) second and (b) third choice preference for a new sleeper factory following the selection of Bescot Rail Yard as its preferred site; for what reasons those two sites were rejected; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	242744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>A proposal for a new facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network. The facility is intended to make up the shortfall when an existing facility at Washwood Heath is closed to become an HS2 depot.</p><p> </p><p>There were originally six sites identified as potential locations for a new sleeper factory. Following a comprehensive review, Bescot Down in Sandwell and Kingmoor Depot in Carlisle were shortlisted for final consideration.</p><p> </p><p>Kingmoor was subsequently discounted for a variety of reasons, including: a number of potentially significant environmental constraints such as land contamination; being located adjacent to several designated heritage assets as well as being within a world heritage site – significantly increasing development costs and reducing viability; and its geographical location in the north-west of England posing logistical challenges for transporting sleepers to projects based around the entire network.</p><p> </p><p>I have no plans to make a statement about the proposed facility.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/04/2019 10:15:09 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1110598

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for groups to apply for the Mid-Tier Access for All programme.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	242933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>We have made £20m available for Mid-Tier Access for All projects. Details of how this funding will be allocated are being finalised now and we intend to open the nomination process later this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/04/2019 11:27:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1110609

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the investigation into the Subject Access Request submitted by a constituent and referred to in the letter of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of 14 November on Movecom Limited will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	242668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>An internal review, or investigation, into our response to your constituent’s Freedom of Information (FOI) request was completed on 8 November 2018. All aspects of the subject access element of your constituent’s request were also completed last year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/04/2019 09:50:04 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1110650

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
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 8 March 2019 to Question 227145 on Parking: pedestrian areas, by what date his Department plans to (a) publish the findings of the review into pavement parking which began in summer 2018 and (b) bring forward legislative proposals as a result of that review.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	242828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently considering the findings of its internal review on the issue of pavement parking, and will be announcing a decision in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/04/2019 11:18:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1110651

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has held with stakeholder organisations on pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	242829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Over the last year, the Department for Transport has discussed the issue of pavement parking with a range of stakeholder organisations, including Guide Dogs, Living Streets, RNIB, the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, the Local Government Association, the British Parking Association, PATROL, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, London Councils, Transport Scotland, the AA, the RAC, the RAC Foundation, local authority parking managers, disabled people, independent experts on parking and traffic policy, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/04/2019 11:13:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1110652

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the allocation of additional funding for the Tyne and Wear Metro to enable it to (a) continue to operate and (b) continue with infrastructure renewal after the current funding arrangement ends; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	242830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>In the 2017 Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced a £337m direct grant to deliver a new fleet of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro.</p><p>Nexus also currently receive a £250,000 Rail Administration Grant and £400,000 for the Sunderland Decrement Payment on an annual basis.</p><p>Any further funding would be a matter for the forthcoming cross-government Spending Review, conducted by HM Treasury. This applies to all similar grant applications across the country.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 242831 question first answered 15/04/2019 12:28:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1110171

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the merits of extending the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme to cover all electric motorcycles.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	242196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to carry out such an assessment at present. Government funding for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme is focused on cars and vans, since they produce a much greater proportion of road transport emissions than motorcycles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/04/2019 14:26:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1110186

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Unions
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 19 March to Question 232553 on Department for Transport: Trade Unions, how many induction meetings for new entrants were held in his Department in 2018; in how many of those meetings were trades unions (a) invited to make and (b) excluded from making a presentation; and how many staff attended those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	242109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Business Area</p></td><td><p>Number of induction meetings**</p></td><td><p>Number of staff that attended the induction meetings</p></td><td><p>Number of induction meetings at which the trade unions were invited to make a presentation at</p></td><td><p>Number of induction meetings at which the trade unions were excluded from making a presentation at</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Transport (central department)</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>540*</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>*Estimate only based on capacity of courses </em> <em>**’Induction meetings’ refer to formal sessions for groups of new entrants, and not any other meeting that may form part of an individual induction plan</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DfTc and VCA are in discussions with the trade union side about how to incorporate the trade union into the induction process. The induction materials given to new staff include information about joining a trade union.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/04/2019 14:49:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1110187

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Unions
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 20 March to Question 233002 on Government Departments: Trade Unions, what assessment he has made of the effect of restrictions placed on trade unions during a dispute on compliance with freedom of association and freedom of expression under the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	242110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department supports the right of employees to join a trade union, and the right of the union to communicate with its members.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s policy is not to make facilities available to the trade union for the purpose of planning, promoting, or implementing a decision to take industrial action against the Department, which it does not believe is contrary to the requirements of the Human Rights Act 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/04/2019 14:46:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris