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100253

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Routes: Thames Valley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the noise impact in (a) Windsor constituency and (b) the Thames Valley of recent flight path trials from Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The assessment of the noise impact of the trial will be made by Heathrow Airport Ltd in consultation with NATS.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 28/10/2014 15:48:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

100512

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Maritime and Coastguard Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the conclusions of its review of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's survey and inspection capability.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	211527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency will be implementing internal plans over the next 12 months to match the resources available for the conduct of marine surveying and ship inspection activities to fulfil national and international obligations.</p><p> </p><p>This will involve improving efficiency, targeting activities based on risk, different ways of working to capitalise on technology, and maximising potential income.　 This is normal management activity to match resources to tasks and will not result in a formal report.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 29/10/2014 14:49:29 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

100514

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ships the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has detained following an inspection conducted in line with the MCA's port state control responsibilities in each of the last five years; and what the (a) reasons for detention and (b) flag registry were in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	211528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The attached table shows the International Maritime Organization (IMO) number and flag of each ship, in every year between 2009 and 2013, which has been detained in UK ports following a port state control inspection by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.</p><p> </p><p>There are many reasons why a ship can be detained. Details about the detentions for each ship can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.parismou.org/inspection-search" target="_blank">https://www.parismou.org/inspection-search</a></p><p /> <p /> <p>and searching using the ship’s IMO Number.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In the case of a detention, the Port State Control inspector has found serious deficiencies which demonstrate that the ship does not comply substantially with the applicable requirements of the relevant International Conventions for the ship. These serious deficiencies are considered to affect the safety of the ship, or the crew or the environment or the living and working conditions on board such that the inspector has to return to the ship to verify that all the deficiencies have been rectified before departure of the ship from the UK.</p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 29/10/2014 14:48:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes attachment 1 file name 211528 - table - Detentions by year and flag.pdf title 211528 - table of detentions by year and flag
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

100927

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Streatham Station
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make funding available under the Access for All programme to make Streatham overground station accessible; whether matched funding has been promised; and if so, by whom.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL2395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Access for All funding will be made available to provide Streatham station with an accessible route to each platform by April 2018. There is £50,000 in match funding available from Lambeth Borough Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 28/10/2014 15:24:03 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

100631

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve rail links between East Lancashire and Manchester; and what factors were considered when making judgements about which projects to support.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Plans to improve rail links between East Lancashire and Manchester including the scheme to install a two-mile loop between Darwen and Sough tunnel (near Entwistle) to facilitate additional services between Blackburn and Manchester and the introduction of improved Burnley – Manchester services using the recently-constructed curve at Todmorden are being promoted by the relevant local authorities. The judgement of which projects to support is a matter for the promoters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/10/2014 12:12:24 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

100630

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England, particularly between East Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England has been assessed in a number of studies including the Northern Hub and Network Rail’s Lancashire and Cumbria and North-West Route Utilisation strategies. The case will be further addressed in respect of Network Rail’s Control Period 6 (2019-20<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del>4) and beyond through the Northern Route Study as part of Network Rail’s Long Term Planning Process to inform decisions on the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for Control Period 6.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/10/2014 12:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2014 12:17:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer previous answer version 25208 answering member printed Baroness Kramer answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

100633

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many representations have been made to Ministers at the Department for Transport by Members of Parliament about regional rail link improvements from Manchester to East Lancashire since May 2010 including (1) to Clitheroe, (2) to Burnley, and (3) to Rawtenstall.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>A number of representations have been made by Members of Parliament since May 2010 concerning rail improvements in the North-West. In addition there has been one Adjournment Debate on improving rail services between Clitheroe, Blackburn and Manchester, one letter regarding improvements to Clitheroe, twelve Parliamentary Questions and six letters concerning the Todmorden curve or services to Burnley, and two Parliamentary Questions concerning the Rawtenstall rail extension project.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/10/2014 12:11:51 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

100757

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A64
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide funding for road improvements and a dual carriageway for the A64 between York and Scarborough; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	211749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>In terms of future investment planning for the strategic road network, the Highways Agency is currently conducting its route strategy process to establish operational and investment priorities for all routes on the strategic road network. It is through this process that improvements to the A64 between York and Scarborough will be considered. The route strategy work is due for completion in March 2015 and will help inform the Department’s road investment strategy which we aim to complete before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 30/10/2014 12:14:03 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

100824

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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, what progress he has made on his Department's plan in Rail Fares and Ticketing published in October 2013 to trial flexible ticketing; when he expects flexible ticketing to be rolled out and available across the whole rail network; what recent representations he has received from train operating companies on such tickets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	211803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Good progress has been made on introducing flexible ticketing. The Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) rail franchise includes an obligation to introduce carnet-based season tickets on smartcards by 30 September 2015. The Essex Thameside franchise includes a similar obligation to introduce flexible season tickets and carnets. We plan to trial flexible ticketing through a combination of research and analysis, as well as evaluation of data from these flexible ticketing schemes. Conclusions around price, flexibility, the impacts on operator revenue and other ticket prices will be central to any decisions on wider roll-out.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/10/2014 15:51:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

100509

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to appoint the High Speed 2 Residents Commissioner; where that Commissioner will be based; to whom that Commissioner will be accountable; and how many staff at what level that Commissioner will have.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
	uin	211416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>We anticipate that following the recruitment process we will be able to announce the Residents’ Commissioner in December.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner will report to Sir David Higgins, the Chairman of HS2 Ltd. This will create a direct link to ensure that the Commissioner’s views are heard at the highest level.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner will be based at HS2 Ltd’s head office in Canary Wharf and will have one staff member available to provide administrative support, as well as drawing on support from relevant teams across the organisation.　 This is a new role and so resource will be reviewed in consultation with the Commissioner once in post.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 29/10/2014 11:20:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan