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1537356

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	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 potential impact of recent trends in the level of staffing at train stations on provision for disabled passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	74980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Disabilities shouldn’t stop people using our railways. Rail staff will always provide face-to-face service for passengers who need additional support. We are committed to transforming accessibility across the UK rail network, moving staff out of underused ticket offices and into the station where they can provide help where it is most needed. We are also undertaking a full accessibility audit across 2,564 stations across Great Britain to help shape future investment in accessible rail travel.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 09:34:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537355

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: North Staffordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to support (a) cycling and (b) walking activities in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (ii) north Staffordshire in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	74979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We provide significant support to upper-tier councils to make it easier and safer for people to choose to walk or cycle. In the last year, we’ve given Staffordshire County Council over £595,000 in funding for active travel – it is a matter for them how that is then allocated within the county.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/11/2022 13:09:38 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537757

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to commence the study to decide how HS2 East will connect between East Midlands Parkway and Leeds.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	74895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish the terms of reference for the HS2 to Leeds Study after the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 10:55:14 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1538113

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Beckenham Junction Station: Bridges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with Network Rail on restoring the passenger footbridge at Beckenham Junction station.
	tabling member constituency	Beckenham
	tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
	uin	75854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The footbridge at Beckenham junction is closed whilst Network Rail carry out a full refurbishment of it. My officials have been informed that the line possessions required to complete them are planned for the Christmas period, allowing the bridge to reopen in January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 09:58:29 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

1538609

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	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 number of railway stations in England that do not have disabled access to (a) public lavatories and (b) all platforms.
	tabling member constituency	Tamworth
	tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
	uin	77413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The 2021 Plan for Rail committed to a comprehensive accessibility audit of all stations in Great Britain which will include disabled access to lavatories and all platforms. Over 85% of stations have now been audited and we expect to finish this work by Spring 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 10:00:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

1539041

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	78911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Due to the financial reporting system in the department it is not possible to separate out spend associated with external recruitment constancy services from all other consultancy spend for the majority of departmental recruitment.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/11/2022 13:06:34 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1537766

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Ukrainian driving licences remain valid 12 months after entry to the UK; whether they will be required to take a test to exchange the licence for a GB equivalent; and what support is being given to help with the process of exchanging to a GB equivalent.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
	tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
	uin	74649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Ukrainian driving licences are already valid for 12 months in Great Britain for driving most cars and motorcycles, and can be exchanged without test for a UK licence. Work is ongoing in respect of Ukrainian bus and lorry licences. Following this question, I have asked officials to consider whether there are further measures we might take in this regard.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/11/2022 11:17:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1537813

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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: Leeds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on the HS2 Leeds Area Study.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	74859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has been working with Network Rail and key local stakeholders - including West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council – to develop proposals for Leeds station to accommodate the services outlined in the Integrated Rail Plan, and to prepare for the further work anticipated in the HS2 to Leeds Study.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 09:36:34 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1537814

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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: Leeds
	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 local (a) mayors and (b) leaders on the HS2 Leeds Area Study.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	74860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Ministers plan to meet imminently with local leaders and metro mayors to discuss the HS2 to Leeds Study.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 09:32:20 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1537817

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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: Leeds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will publish the terms of reference for the HS2 Leeds Area Study.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	74861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish the terms of reference for the HS2 to Leeds Study after the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 10:59:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi