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531481

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M1: Nottinghamshire
	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 merits of a new Junction 25A on the M1.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	41602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text Proposals to improve the Strategic Road Network post-2020 will be considered as we prepare the second Road Investment Strategy – which was announced at Budget 2016. As part of the evidence-gathering process, Highways England is revisiting its Route Strategies to examine issues right across the Network. MPs and stakeholders are encouraged to engage with the process. Any specific proposals to address issues identified, such as additional junctions, will need to be prioritised and represent good value for money. answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/07/2016 14:45:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

605508

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers are available to highway authorities to enforce traffic management law; how many highway authorities have decided to use any powers available to them, and which highway authorities have chosen not to do so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL2428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text Highway authorities have a wide range of powers that they can use to deal with particular traffic management issues. A number of enforcement authorities are involved as well and, depending on the issue, includes local authorities themselves, Transport for London, Highways England and the Police. The Government does not keep central records of which enforcement authorities operate which regimes and to collate that information would not be possible except at disproportionate cost. answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/11/2016 15:05:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1664672

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to help improve the frequency of bus services in rural areas; and if he will increase funding for the provision of additional buses in those areas where services are infrequent.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	202525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text Good bus services are vital in rural areas and this Government has invested to protect them. Since 2020, we have invested over £3.5 billion in buses, including a recently announced further £300 million to protect and enhance services from July 2023 to April 2025 via BISP+ and BSOG+.<p /><p>The decision to cancel HS2 North of Litchfield means that we can do more still. We will direct £36 billion to Network North in the Midlands and North of England, this includes a further £1 billion extra for bus networks over the next five years.</p><p>On top of the funding already announced, this means extending the ‘Get Around for Two Pound’ single bus fares to the 31st December 2024.</p><p>Of the £1 billion we announced, in the first year, 2024-5 ,we’ll be allocating £150 million to councils to support and enhance bus networks in the Midlands and the North, this includes a further £4,982,000 for Staffordshire County Council.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 23/10/2023 16:59:19 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

918539

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's statistical release, Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2017, published on 30 May 2018, what proportion of Ratings jobs in the UK shipping industry are held by non-EEA nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	150655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text Based on the latest statistics, which relate to the end of June 2017, an estimated 73 per cent of ratings of known nationality employed by members of the UK Chamber of Shipping are non-EEA nationals. These figures are based on table SF0303 which was released as part of the ‘Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2017’ statistics. answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/06/2018 07:58:18 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1675944

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Portsmouth South
	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 support young people purchase bicycles in Portsmouth South constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	5618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text Active Travel England is providing funding to local authorities through the Active Travel Capability Fund, which can be used for a range of initiatives to enable more people of all ages to walk, wheel and cycle, including access to cycles. Portsmouth City Council received £74,658 through this fund for 2022/23. Active Travel England also awarded Portsmouth City Council £653,580 of capital funding for the same period, which will be used to build, improve and maintain infrastructure to support walking, wheeling and cycling. The Government also supports affordable access to cycles through the Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which is also open to under 18-year-olds in employment (conditions apply).<p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/12/2023 08:41:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

628185

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
	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 hybrid legislative proposals for Crossrail 2 will be ready to be brought before Parliament in 2019; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	51781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text A robust business case and funding plan will provide the foundations to allow Crossrail 2 development to progress at pace before, during, and after a Hybrid Bill. An extensive programme of work is being undertaken to prepare to deposit a Hybrid Bill, in line with recommendations made by the National Infrastructure Commission, subject to Parliamentary time allowing and approval of the business case. answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/11/2016 12:49:46 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1485173

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Tickets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to introduce a low cost (a) weekly and (b) monthly ticket for (i) city and (ii) regional travel to help achieve modal shift in the use of transport.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	28450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <ul><li>Passengers can already make use of weekly and monthly season tickets that offer discounts to those travelling on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis. We have also recently introduced flexible season tickets for those who are travelling two or three days a week.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Many local authorities also offer multi-modal travel schemes for their cities and region.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Any changes or concessions made to rail fares policy must consider not only the effect on a certain individual or group but must also be balanced against the financial impact on fare payers in general and the public purse.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Our National Bus Strategy sets out what we want to see on fares, including low flat fares (or maximum fares and daily price caps) to be the norm within cities and towns.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 06/07/2022 16:26:01 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1027769

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles used the Dartford crossing in each year since 2010; and how many vehicles his Department forecasts will use the Dartford crossing in 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	203210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <ul><li>Highways England does not hold data for vehicles using the Dartford Crossing prior to 2014. The figures from Highways England for 2014 onwards are as follows:</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>During charging hours only</p></td><td><p>All Hours</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>43,877,259</p></td><td><p>49,931,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>46,658,806</p></td><td><p>53,396,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>48,113,881</p></td><td><p>55,527,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>49,498,775</p></td><td><p>57,341,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 (up until 30/11/2018)</p></td><td><p>45,898,753</p></td><td><p>53,251,637</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>How many vehicles we forecast will use the Crossing in 2027:</li></ul><p> </p><p>Highways England does not hold forecast data for vehicles on the Dartford Crossing in 2027.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/12/2018 14:51:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

1286406

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many claimants have been compensated by HS2 Ltd in relation to land and property interests affected by the route of Phase 1 of High Speed Two; and how many claimants' cases are estimated to be outstanding.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	153279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <ul><li>For Blight claims, 222 claimants have been compensated.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>For Phase One non-statutory Schemes, 345 parties have been paid (Need to sell/ Exceptional Hardship/ Rural Support Zone)</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>For Phase 1 Access Licences, 1,552 claimants have received compensation</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>For Phase One Compulsory Purchase Order Claims, 1,002 claimants have received compensation, from 2,742 total separate payments.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Until the final number of notices have been served, and the claims received, the final number is not possible to forecast.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/02/2021 15:18:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1699946

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	European Rail Traffic Management System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the European Train Control signalling system is classified as a (a) renewal or (b) enhancement for the purposes of Network Rail’s budget.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	20974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <ul><li>As per the High Level Output Specification (HLOS), replacing assets at the point of renewal with ETCS (European Train Control System) represents the most cost effective way to transition the network. This is the approach that Network Rail will be using in Control Period 7 (2024-2029) and thus ETCS will be funded via renewals.</li><li>The exception will be ETCS deployments that are part of wider enhancements (such as Transpennine Route Upgrade) which will primarily be funded via enhancements but may have some renewals funding, for example where assets needed to be renewed anyway.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/04/2024 07:56:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris