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825376

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on road users of the Severn Bridges being taken into public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	903380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Road users will have noticed no difference following the switch of operation from Severn River Crossings PLC to public ownership and Highways England management on 8 January 2018, except for the reduction in cost. VAT has already been scrapped and there will be no charges at all by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 13:27:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

825377

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Kettering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If the Rail Minister will meet the Kettering Rail Users Group.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	903384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>I would be delighted to meet representatives from the Kettering rail users group, and my hon. Friend.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 13:07:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

825378

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	What assessment he has made of the potential benefits of High Speed Two for the Midlands and the north.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	903387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>HS2 will help transform the UK economy, directly creating 25,000 new jobs - 70 percent of which will be outside of London. It will directly link 8 of the UK’s 10 largest cities and provide a step change in the country’s railway capacity. The Government regularly assesses the benefits of HS2 through the economic and strategic business cases.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 13:32:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

823493

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his oral contribution of 29 November 2017, Official Report, column.350, when he plans to meet the hon. Member for Leeds West to discuss the frequency of train services at Kirkstall Forge station in Leeds.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	122965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>As the Minister for Rail, such meetings are my responsibility and I am always happy to meet with my honourable colleague; my office will be in touch to arrange a suitable date.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/01/2018 08:46:01 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

822839

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Disabled
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 ensure that disabled people are represented on the working group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	122522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Task and Finish group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles was established by the then Minister of State for Transport, John Hayes, and has received submissions from a number of disability representation organisations. I look forward to receiving the group’s findings soon.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 15:52:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

822922

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) publish the Government's contracts with Carillion for all works relating or connected to High Speed Two and (b) place copies of those contracts in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	122605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has no direct contract with Carillion. The contract is with the CEK Joint Venture which is commercially sensitive. The CEK joint venture has provided HS2 Ltd with assurances that in the event any member of the group being unable to deliver on its responsibilities, the remaining members, now Eiffage and Kier, would fill the gap.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 14:33:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

822932

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the criteria his Department used to award construction contracts for High Speed Two to Carillion plc in July 2017; and what due diligence his Department undertakes before awarding contracts to companies that have issued profit warnings.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	122615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>No, the criteria used to evaluate and award construction contracts for HS2 ltd are commercially confidential. The Department undertakes due diligence in advance of the award of contracts. HS2 Ltd carried out additional due diligence and sought re-assurance of both it and its two partners in the Joint Venture, Kier and Eiffage, that they remained committed and able to deliver the contracts. Each company's Boards have both given that assurance and confirmed that they underwrite the performance of each other in delivering the contract. Following additional checks, HS2 Ltd are also confident that, even without Carillion, Kier and Eiffage would still be capable of passing the relevant financial capability and standing tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 14:42:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

822935

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what rail improvement contracts Carillion plc holds in (a) the North East, (b) the North West and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	122618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>We can confirm that Carillion held a number of contracts with our agencies, including Network Rail and Highways England.</p><p> </p><p>Following the news that Carillion has entered administration, we are working closely with these organisations to ensure that any impact on transport projects is kept to a minimum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 14:39:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

822939

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: West Midlands
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 the average age of service vehicles in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	122622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) holds technical records for public service vehicles (PSV) which includes the date of manufacture and the date of first registration.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2018 13:15:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

823119

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
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 of the collapse of Carillion plc on (a) the current rail electrification works between Blackpool and Preston and (b) the continuation of line improvements between Blackpool and Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	122802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State met with Network Rail yesterday morning and he received assurances that work would continue on Network Rail’s projects. My Rt Hon Friend was obviously concerned about workers on rail projects continuing to be paid and we and Network Rail are working with the official receiver and other stakeholders on that. Our aim is that key work and projects can be moved to other suppliers with minimal disruption, including to rail passengers.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s Manchester to Preston and Blackpool railway upgrades, a key part of the Great North Rail Project, are continuing. Note that Carillion were not directly involved with the Blackpool to Preston electrification.</p><p> </p><p>Updates on the progress of specific projects will be provided where appropriate in due course.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 14:37:22 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden