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registered interest
date	18/03/2016
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, with reference to paragraph 8.18 of the Airports Commission Final Report, July 2015, what the estimated cost is of the tunnelling work required for the M25; and whether that cost would be incurred by the public purse or Heathrow Airport Limited.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	31763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Alongside its Final Report in July 2015, the Airports Commission published a range of supporting analysis and assessments. The <em>Cost and Commercial Viability: Financial Modelling Input Costs Update</em> report included estimated costs for the surface access proposals for each of the Commission’s three short-listed options for airport expansion.</p><p> </p><p>The report set out the estimated capital expenditure costs for the works associated with M25 tunnelling (south of junction 15) as £576m for the Heathrow Airport North West runway option and £864m for the Heathrow Airport Extended Northern runway option.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports Commission made clear in its Final Report (paragraph 16.33) that Government would need to agree the nature, scale and financing of the surface access transport improvements associated with expansion, and the Government has been clear that it expects the scheme promoter to meet the costs of any surface access proposals that are required as a direct result of airport expansion and from which they will directly benefit.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/03/2016 14:41:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

480664

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South East
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 18 January to Question 22232, when he plans to publish the findings of the London and South Coast Rail Corridor Study.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	31738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The Study is expected to be completed shortly, and the Government will subsequently consider the timeframe for releasing the study findings, including our response.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/03/2016 14:48:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

480665

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 1.236 of Budget 2016, how much additional funding will be provided for investment in roads; and to which schemes that funding will be disbursed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	31739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Budget 2016 marked the launch of work on preparing the next Road Investment Strategy. This includes determining how much funding will be made available for the period 2020/21-2024/25 and which investment proposals to take forward. The Department for Transport has published “Road Investment Strategy post 2020: planning ahead” to inform all interested parties so that they can play their part in the preparation of the next Road Investment Strategy. It is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508505/road-investment-strategy-post-2020-planning-ahead.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508505/road-investment-strategy-post-2020-planning-ahead.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/03/2016 14:33:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

480666

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with Network Rail in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes South
tabling member printed	Iain Stewart
uin	31740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>I and my ministerial team regularly meet with senior officials of Network Rail to discuss a wide range of key issues facing the company.</p><p> </p><p>We recently discussed progress against the recommendations made by Dame Colette Bowe. In my letter to her on 25 November 2015, I committed to publishing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and Network Rail. This is the formal framework which resets the rail enhancements framework. It will improve and strengthen the governance and day-to-day management of the process for planning and overseeing rail enhancements, providing clearer accountability for associated costs and project management. It is deposited in the libraries of the House and available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Mr Patrick McLoughlin question first answered 23/03/2016 14:58:55 answering member 333 label Biography information for Lord McLoughlin
tabling member	4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart

480667

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
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, with reference to paragraph 5.13 of the Airports Commission: Final Report, published in July 2015, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that 431 hectares of green belt designated land would be required for the proposed third runway at Heathrow.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	31741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>In December 2015, the Government announced that it would start preparing the building blocks for an Airports National Policy Statement. The National Policy statement will be informed by an Appraisal of Sustainability which will look at all relevant social, economic and environmental impacts of airport expansion.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/03/2016 14:37:28 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

480668

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
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, how many air pollution monitors there are in which location within Heathrow Airport's perimeter from which official data on air quality is collected.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	31742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has monitored air quality since 1993 at its site located near the northern runway (LHR2), however this does not provide official data for Defra’s national air quality monitoring network - The Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN).</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow also now monitors air quality at three other sites around the airport — Harlington, Longford (Green Gates) and Stanwell (Oaks Road). The Harlington site is included within AURN.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available on the Heathrow Airwatch website at: <a href="http://www.heathrowairwatch.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.heathrowairwatch.org.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/03/2016 10:49:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

480669

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his plans are for the trialling of driverless HGV platoons.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	31728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans for trialling driverless HGV platoons. The trials under consideration would have drivers in each vehicle, who will be required to stay alert and remain able to control the vehicle. The Department for Transport is expecting to publish an invitation to tender later this year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/03/2016 15:24:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

480670

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Money Laundering: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of its senior civil servants who will potentially fall under the provisions of the Fourth EU Money Laundering Directive, 2015/849; and what assessment he has made of which of his Department's agencies or other public bodies will potentially be classed as holding a prominent public function for the purposes of that directive.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	31719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport’s current assessment is that none of its senior civil servants, including those in its agencies or other public bodies, will fall under the provisions of the fourth EU Money Laundering Directive, 2015/849.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/03/2016 15:44:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

479680

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Ipswich
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of constructing a river crossing at Ipswich; and whether he plans that that cost will be wholly funded by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	31618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Suffolk County Council estimates a total cost of £96.6 million for the construction of the Wet Dock project at Ipswich. The Government will provide £77.5 million for the scheme which represents 80% of the estimated scheme cost, with Suffolk County Council taking responsibility for meeting the remaining 20% and any increases in costs beyond that.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/03/2016 13:58:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

479681

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to halve the level of the Severn Bridge tolls inclusive or exclusive of VAT following the return of the Severn Bridge to public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	31619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>After the end of the concession, the tolls will be 50% lower than the toll level when the concession comes to an end. This isn’t on top of the removal of VAT.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/03/2016 15:30:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden