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1145688

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish guidance for bus operators relating to disability equality training.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	290712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Later in the year, the Department plans to publish best practice guidance on the provision of disability awareness training in the bus sector, which was informed by the experience of disabled passengers, bus operators and training providers. We hope that by sharing across the whole bus industry some of the good practice already benefiting passengers in many areas of the country, we will ensure that disabled passengers can board any service with confidence that the driver will provide them with the help they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes annual bus statistics which include an assessment of the proportion of local bus operators which require their staff to complete training consistent with the European Regulation. The most recent release indicated that 98% of drivers work for companies which fulfil this requirement</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/10/2019 15:24:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1145697

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line and 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 discussions he has had with Cabinet Colleagues on a potential intersection between East West Rail and High Speed 2; and what plans he has to implement a connection between those lines.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	290719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The HS2 and East West Rail lines are planned to intersect in the Calvert area to enable access to the HS2 Maintenance Depot from the East West Rail lines. There is no intention for any integration of passenger or freight services between the two lines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/10/2019 13:13:29 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1145797

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Buckinghamshire
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 necessity of commencing planned works in preparation for High Speed 2 around Steeple Claydon in Buckinghamshire, including the clearance of 500 acres of land, in advance of Notice to Proceed.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	290785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Notice to Proceed is the formal contractual process whereby HS2 Ltd will authorise its main works civils contractors to move from the design, development and enabling works stage, into full construction. Government authorisation is required before Notice-to-Proceed takes place.</p><p> </p><p>The enabling works that are taking place now, including those at Steeple Claydon, are necessary to enable the construction of HS2 to proceed in accordance with the programme, following Notice to Proceed.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has also made clear that the independent review of HS2, which is currently underway, should not unnecessarily delay progress with the project should the Government decide to continue with it.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/10/2019 12:37:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1145831

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Operation Yellowhammer HMG Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions, what estimate he has made of (a) the reduced flow rate in the Port of Holyhead and (b) the potential effect of reduced flow rates on traffic congestion on the A55 and surrounding roads in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will place in the Library copies of all research undertaken by the Government on the effects of leaving the EU without a deal on the (i) Port of Holyhead and (ii) local transport infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	290701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) carried out an assessment into the potential traffic disruption on the roads surrounding at the Port of Holyhead as part of its ongoing no deal planning assumptions. These findings have been shared with the relevant stakeholders, such as the Welsh Government and Local Resilience Forum (LRF) to allow for discussions to take place to fully understand their potential implications.</p><p> </p><p>It is now for the LRF to consider how this impacts on their traffic management plan and whether any amendments are required.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/10/2019 14:39:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1145845

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Reported road casualties Great Britain, main results: 2018, published on 25 July 2019, what recent steps he has taken to decrease the number of people killed on the roads.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	291048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of all road users. Reducing the numbers of those needlessly killed and injured on our roads is a key priority for the Department. Our recent publication of the Road Safety Statement – ‘A Lifetime of Road Safety’ describes in some detail the Department’s intention to undertake a set of actions in the coming years aimed at improving road safety. For example, one of those actions is for the Department to establish a rural roads working group to share experience on improving rural road safety and to work together to tackle the key issues.</p><p> </p><p>The effectiveness of these measures will be kept under review.</p><p>The Road Safety Statement can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-2019-a-lifetime-of-road-safety" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-2019-a-lifetime-of-road-safety</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 291049 question first answered 04/10/2019 13:16:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145846

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Reported road casualties Great Britain, main results: 2018, published on 25 July 2019, what recent steps he has taken to decrease the number of people seriously injured on the roads.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	291049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of all road users. Reducing the numbers of those needlessly killed and injured on our roads is a key priority for the Department. Our recent publication of the Road Safety Statement – ‘A Lifetime of Road Safety’ describes in some detail the Department’s intention to undertake a set of actions in the coming years aimed at improving road safety. For example, one of those actions is for the Department to establish a rural roads working group to share experience on improving rural road safety and to work together to tackle the key issues.</p><p> </p><p>The effectiveness of these measures will be kept under review.</p><p>The Road Safety Statement can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-2019-a-lifetime-of-road-safety" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-2019-a-lifetime-of-road-safety</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 291048 question first answered 04/10/2019 13:16:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145992

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
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 9 September 2019 to Question 285402 and the 2019 Spending Review, what additional funding will be allocated for (a) walking and (b) cycling to meet Government targets for levels of activity in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	291096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the aims of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS). The Department will confirm shortly with local authorities and others what funding will be available in 2020/21 for various Government-funded walking and cycling schemes. Longer-term funding decisions will be a matter for the autumn Budget and the 2020 Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2019 15:30:00 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1146023

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Modernisation
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 encourage the modernisation of train carriages.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	291104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The department sets out its requirements for passenger satisfaction in each franchise agreement. The passengers’ traveling environment contributes to passengers’ satisfaction scores.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the franchise competition process bidders are asked to submit proposals for initiatives to enhance rolling stock to deliver consistently high standards for passengers. This may be through refurbishment of existing rolling stock or the procurement of new trains.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/10/2019 15:01:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

1146053

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Operation Transmission on the operation of the Port of Portsmouth in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	290575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has been liaising with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum (LRF) for some time, and has recently shared with them new planning assumptions and analysis of the impact of a no deal Brexit on Portsmouth International Port. It is now for the LRF to consider how this impacts on their <em>Operation Transmission</em> traffic management plan and whether any amendments are required.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2019 15:32:38 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1146090

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to monitor projected changes in the environmental costs of a third runway at Heathrow airport.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	290917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement was designated as government policy in June 2018 following the overwhelming support of MPs, but the Government is clear that expansion cannot come at any cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports National Policy Statement includes strict requirements that must be met, covering a range of environmental impacts from water and soil quality to biodiversity and habitats. For example, permission will only be granted if an applicant for development consent can demonstrate that the scheme would not materially impact the UK’s ability to meet its carbon reduction targets and that, with mitigation, it would be compliant with legal obligations on air quality.</p><p> </p><p>In regard to noise, the development consent application must also include a detailed assessment of how proposed noise mitigations will deliver against the Airports National Policy Statement requirement to limit – and where possible reduce – the impact of aircraft noise compared to the 2013 baseline assessed by the Airports Commission.</p><p> </p><p>An applicant for development consent will need to produce a detailed assessment of all environmental impacts of their scheme, including a robust and effective package of mitigation measures. This will be assessed by the Planning Inspectorate during examination, with input from statutory consultees such as Natural England and the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Should development consent be granted, the Planning Inspectorate will recommend an enforcement regime – with appropriate monitoring and reporting – to ensure that the scheme meets it environmental obligations.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/10/2019 14:31:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie