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1167344

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) monitoring and (b) analysis his Department undertakes of the average (i) capital cost, (ii) running cost and (iii) whole-life cost of electric vehicles relative to (A) petrol and (B) diesel vehicles for different (1) categories of vehicle and (2) groups of users.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	7800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The department procures data and analysis from external consultants, which allows us to assess current and potential future capital costs, running costs, and the whole life cost or ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ (TCO) for different categories of electric, diesel and petrol vehicles. We monitor for similar analysis produced by external parties to verify our understanding of how TCO, and the economic case for owning an ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV), is expected to evolve over time. When deemed necessary, we commission updates or revisions to the data and analysis. At the moment the Department does not conduct this analysis for individual consumer groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:50:11 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167426

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require rail franchisees to provide part-time season tickets.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State requires bidders for rail franchises to bring forward proposals for initiatives that give customers who travel less than 5 days a week a better value-for-money option. These proposals are then evaluated as part of the overall franchise evaluation process. We continue to challenge the rail industry to develop proposals for pricing and delivering more flexible ticketing options for those who work or commute part-time.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 13:47:12 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167429

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Living Wage
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 Arriva Rail North Limited has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Real Living Wage is paid by suppliers of goods and services as part of that company's delivery of the rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Arriva Rail North Limited operates under a franchise agreement which stipulates that the franchisee must use all reasonable endeavours to ensure its suppliers have the Living Wage Accreditation offered by the Living Wage Foundation. Northern has supplied us with the necessary evidence in December 2018 that Northern has maintained its accreditation.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 13:44:27 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1167447

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with Highways England on holding a full public consultation on the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway including on the option not to progress with the project.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	7776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government has already committed to holding a public consultation on options for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway, to which respondents will be able to offer comment on the overarching case for the scheme. Highways England has been preparing for such a consultation.</p><p> </p><p>We are not able currently to announce any updates on the project or proceed with a public consultation on the project given the imminent General Election purdah period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 09:45:51 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1167448

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A34: Oxfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will urgently investigate the continued delays to the Lodge Hill junction upgrade project on the A34; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	7777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Lodge Hill junction scheme is being led by the local highway authority, Oxfordshire County Council. I understand the council is continuing to work closely with Highways England to agree traffic modelling and design.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:55:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1167469

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A27: Chichester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will undertake a consultation of all the options for improving the Chichester section of the A27.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	7784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Highways England undertook a public consultation on the viable options for improving the Chichester section of the A27 in 2016. There are no current plans for another consultation on this subject.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:44:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

1167481

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report of the Consortium of East Coast Mainline Authorities, published on 25 October 2019, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the finding that in 2018 12 major incidents on the East Coast Main Line cost the UK economy £46.28 million.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	7728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department received the report in question last week, with officials currently reviewing its conclusions. We recognise the critical importance of the East Coast Main Line, and, having invested £400m in infrastructure since 2014, plan to invest up to a further £780m on upgrades from 2019. This has already helped to deliver a significant programme of infrastructure improvements, with further works currently underway. In addition, the roll out of the new fleet of Azuma trains continues, helping to deliver increased capacity, improved reliability and passenger comfort.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 14:53:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1167108

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Merseyside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger journeys were made from (a) Newton-le-Willows, (b) Garswood, (c) St Helens Central, (d) St Helens Junction, (e) Rainford and (f) Earlestown in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	7175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) estimates the number of passengers travelling to and from stations within Great Britain. The estimates for Newton-le-Willows, Garswood, St Helens Central, St Helens Junction, Rainford and Earlestown are presented in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of total departures by station</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Newton-le-Willows</p></td><td><p>Garswood</p></td><td><p>St Helens Central</p></td><td><p>St Helens Junction</p></td><td><p>Rainford</p></td><td><p>Earlestown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>403,464</p></td><td><p>175,260</p></td><td><p>650,744</p></td><td><p>206,808</p></td><td><p>27,676</p></td><td><p>315,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>398,629</p></td><td><p>161,553</p></td><td><p>583,364</p></td><td><p>192,630</p></td><td><p>23,137</p></td><td><p>276,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>387,932</p></td><td><p>152,975</p></td><td><p>570,099</p></td><td><p>192,983</p></td><td><p>23,732</p></td><td><p>269,751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>373,708</p></td><td><p>139,181</p></td><td><p>521,904</p></td><td><p>179,515</p></td><td><p>24,785</p></td><td><p>249,559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>355,731</p></td><td><p>146,158</p></td><td><p>548,422</p></td><td><p>172,062</p></td><td><p>25,996</p></td><td><p>242,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>335,469</p></td><td><p>151,473</p></td><td><p>337,009</p></td><td><p>125,788</p></td><td><p>25,707</p></td><td><p>211,921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>322,574</p></td><td><p>165,428</p></td><td><p>361,235</p></td><td><p>130,170</p></td><td><p>26,144</p></td><td><p>222,278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>302,060</p></td><td><p>157,399</p></td><td><p>361,905</p></td><td><p>128,299</p></td><td><p>25,678</p></td><td><p>209,165</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Please note there have been methodological changes over the recording of these statistics so yearly figures may not be directly comparable.</em></p><p> </p><p>Source: ORR Estimates of Station Usage (<a href="http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates</a>)</p><p> </p><p>The ORR data estimates the number of passenger journeys, based on origin and destination data from ticket sales. The methodology applied makes an assumption that the number of station arrivals and departures are equal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 09:26:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1167166

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Performance Indicator or Indicators he proposes to set for Highways England’s performance as part of its 2nd Roads Investment Strategy to achieve (a) improved provision for, (b) increases in and (c) improved safety of travel by pedestrians, cycle users and equestrians along and across the corridors of the Strategic Road Network corridors.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	7159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The draft Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) published in October 2018 sets out Government’s objectives for the second Road Period from 2020-21 to 2024-25. These build on the progress made in the first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1).</p><p> </p><p>The RIS2 performance specification is expected to be split into six outcome areas. Under each of these outcome areas we will require Highways England to report on a range of performance indicators and activities to support the delivery of each outcome. The outcome areas of most relevance to cyclists will be improving safety for all, and meeting the needs of all road users.</p><p> </p><p>The metrics and associated targets for each outcome area will be confirmed shortly in the final RIS2 document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 10:03:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1167168

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Cambridgeshire
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 whether Highways England’s provision for cycle travel in the (a) A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon and (b) A428 Caxton Gibbet highway schemes complies with its design standards for cycling infrastructure; and what steps he is taking to ensure that Highways England conforms with its own design standards in all future highway schemes and development proposals affecting the Strategic Road Network throughout England.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	7161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The A14 scheme designers certify that the scheme design complies with the relevant mandatory standards within the Design Manual Roads &amp; Bridges.</p><p> </p><p>Where compliance is not possible, departures from standards are applied for which have to be strongly justified to be acceptable.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England employs an independent project technical assurance team to oversee this process and through spot checks and audits it gives confidence that relevant standards and specifications are being adhered to.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The A428 scheme is at preliminary design stage and Highways England has undertaken a Walking, Cycling Horse-Riding Assessment and Review to identify the most frequently used cycling routes (and walking and horse-riding routes) that may be affected by the scheme to define the provisions for cyclists being proposed.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is working with local authorities and community groups to understand what is most important to the people that use these routes.</p><p> </p><p>The existing A428 is being retained as a local road which, as a result of the scheme, will have less traffic on it following the opening of the new road, making it a safer and more attractive route for cyclists.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 09:49:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner