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43916

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of new buses in the UK outside London are fitted with audio visual announcements.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	192752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on 7<sup>th</sup> January 2014, 2842 new buses were registered in the UK in 2013, along with 843 coaches. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although we do not hold specific data from each bus operator on the number or percentage of new buses using audio/visual systems outside London, we are currently examining whether this information can be gathered as part of the Department's next annual bus operator survey, due to be published in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research commissioned by the Department for Transport estimates that in 2012 there were 8877 buses operating in England that offered audio announcements on the destination of the bus and the next stop, compared to 8812 buses in 2011. This amounts to approximately 25% of all buses in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

91097

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made in electrifying the Great Western Rail route.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	208513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Officials at the Department for Transport are in regular dialogue with Network Rail with regards to the programme for Great Western Electrification. The electrification is programmed to be delivered in phases starting with Maidenhead to Newbury, Oxford, Chippenham and Bristol Parkway in December 2016. Chippenham to Bristol Temple Meads electrification is programmed to be delivered in May 2017, and Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway to Cardiff is programmed for December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/09/2014 14:00:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

91098

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Fares
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to limit changes to rail fares for commuters in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	208569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is taking action to support hardworking families by lowering the cost of travelling to workplaces and schools. The cost of regulated rail fares for 2015 will be capped at inflation, removing the previously planned increase of rail fares of RPI plus 1%. Furthermore, for 2015, train operating companies will no longer be able to increase individual fares by up to 2% more than the permitted increase.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has therefore protected passengers by taking 3% off the maximum increase for a regulated fare. Over a quarter of million season ticket holders will benefit from this move – saving on average £75 for 2014 and 2015.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/09/2014 14:20:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

99747

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on increasing capacity across the Great Western rail franchise.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	210987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Capacity increases across the Great Western franchise include the ongoing conversion of First Class seating to Standard Class on the HST fleet which will provide 3,000 more standard class seats a day for passengers; an increase of 16% in the morning peak (as I stated in the House, “<em>I have sat in the 2,000th seat to be delivered under that programme</em>” (17 Oct 2014: Column 655)), and the electrification of the Great Western main line between London, Oxford, Newbury, Bristol and Swansea, which together with the electrification of the Thames valley branch lines allows capacity increases, through the deployment of new electric powered rolling stock, and the cascade of the diesel powered stock that they replace to non-electrified parts of the network. The Great Western Main Line will be equipped with brand-new Inter-City express trains, which form part of our commitment to provide better, more comfortable journeys for passengers, with over 2000 new carriages being in service across the UK rail network by the end of 2019. In addition to this, the Crossrail project will boost capacity for services from Reading into, and beyond, central London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/10/2014 10:58:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

100260

	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	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to encourage bus operators to install audio visual announcement systems.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	211279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>At the Department for Transport’s most recent ‘Bus Partnership Forum’ on 16<sup>th</sup> July, my Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, encouraged representatives from the bus industry to invest in these systems, where possible.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of installing and maintaining existing audio and/or visual announcement technology on buses can place a financial burden on local bus operators.</p><p>With this in mind, my Noble Friend has launched a new schools technology competition, which will seek innovative and cost-effective solutions on how to provide passengers with accessible information during their journey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/10/2014 10:55:51 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson