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428222

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A303: Dual Carriageways
	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 expected cost of dualling the A303 from Wylye to Mere.
	tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
	uin	16234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced in December 2014 that we intend to upgrade all remaining sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new Expressway to the South West. We intend to start this process with three major improvements, as part of a total A303 / A30 / A358 corridor package of commitments worth £2 billion:</p><ul><li>Amesbury to Berwick Down</li><li>Sparkford to Ilchester</li><li>A358 Southfields to M5 Taunton</li></ul><br /><p>After previous attempts to improve the A303 have been shelved, the Government is determined to finally deliver this scheme.</p><br /><p>Information on the future level of traffic on the A303 was published in the A303/A30/A358 Corridor Feasibility Study published in February 2015 (at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-investment-strategy#feasibility-studies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-investment-strategy#feasibility-studies</a>).</p><br /><p>The study did not identify separate figures for Chicklade at this early stage of development. However, the study provides projections for 2021, 2031 and 2041 for the corridor between the A350 and A36 which includes Chicklade.</p><br /><p>The study includes the cost of the whole A303 route improvement. The dualling of the A303 from Wylye to Mere was investigated in the study as two separate schemes: Chicklade Bottom to Mere with an estimated cost of between £199m to £293m; and Wylye to Stockton Wood. There is no separate estimate for Wylye to Stockton Wood.</p><br /><p>Due to the early stage of the schemes development it is too early to provide estimates of traffic noise and pollution in Chicklade from the proposed dualling the A303 at Stonehenge.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 16233 16235 question first answered 23/11/2015 12:22:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

428412

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A303: Dual Carriageways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mitigation work is planned for Chicklade as part of the plans to dual the A303 at Stonehenge.
	tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
	uin	16374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>As the Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge) scheme is in the early stage of development, it is too soon to determine the mitigation work, say due to the impact of construction traffic or increases in traffic volumes on other sections of the A303.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/11/2015 14:41:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

428220

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A303: Road Traffic
	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 increase in (a) traffic and (b) HGV traffic on the A303 at Chicklade in each year to 2030.
	tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
	uin	16235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced in December 2014 that we intend to upgrade all remaining sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new Expressway to the South West. We intend to start this process with three major improvements, as part of a total A303 / A30 / A358 corridor package of commitments worth £2 billion:</p><ul><li>Amesbury to Berwick Down</li><li>Sparkford to Ilchester</li><li>A358 Southfields to M5 Taunton</li></ul><br /><p>After previous attempts to improve the A303 have been shelved, the Government is determined to finally deliver this scheme.</p><br /><p>Information on the future level of traffic on the A303 was published in the A303/A30/A358 Corridor Feasibility Study published in February 2015 (at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-investment-strategy#feasibility-studies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-investment-strategy#feasibility-studies</a>).</p><br /><p>The study did not identify separate figures for Chicklade at this early stage of development. However, the study provides projections for 2021, 2031 and 2041 for the corridor between the A350 and A36 which includes Chicklade.</p><br /><p>The study includes the cost of the whole A303 route improvement. The dualling of the A303 from Wylye to Mere was investigated in the study as two separate schemes: Chicklade Bottom to Mere with an estimated cost of between £199m to £293m; and Wylye to Stockton Wood. There is no separate estimate for Wylye to Stockton Wood.</p><br /><p>Due to the early stage of the schemes development it is too early to provide estimates of traffic noise and pollution in Chicklade from the proposed dualling the A303 at Stonehenge.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 16233 16234 question first answered 23/11/2015 12:22:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

692046

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many equality impact assessments have been carried out in the last three years on public service reforms which impact on (a) departmental staff and (b) members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	64451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Over the last three years the Department for Transport has had and continues to have due regard, as necessary, to the public sector equality duty in exercising its functions. The Equality Act does not require this due regard to take the form of an equality impact assessment, nor does it define an equality impact assessment, and the Department for Transport does not maintain a record of such assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/02/2017 11:59:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

447794

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Licensing
	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 an exemption from the European Commission on the Directive 2006/125/EC on driving licences to enable electric vehicles over 3.5 tonnes to be driven on a B licence.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
	tabling member printed	Robert Flello
	uin	24216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK has not sought an exemption from Directive 2006/126/EC to enable electric vehicles over 3.5 tonnes to be driven on a Category B licence. Any driver that holds a full category B licence issued before 1 January 1997 has a “grandfather right” to drive vehicles in category C1 – not for hire and reward. We will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/01/2016 14:15:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

389309

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Freight: Grants
	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 effect of the (a) Mode Shift Revenue Support and (b) Waterborne Freight Grant schemes on modal shift of freight from road to rail and water since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	6680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Operation of the schemes was assessed in a research study carried out by Ove Arup and Partners Ltd. A summary report entitled &quot;a Review of Revenue Support Freight Grant Schemes&quot; was published on the gov.uk site in May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the Waterborne Freight Grant scheme was also made in October 2014 by the Department and the Scottish Government as part of the State Aid renewal application process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/07/2015 14:26:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

423808

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions Ministers or officials have had with HM Treasury regarding the disparity between diesel and petrol prices in the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
	tabling member printed	Robert Flello
	uin	13304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with HM Treasury on a wide range of issues.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/10/2015 17:06:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

1037000

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hope Valley 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 allocate funding for improvements to the Hope Valley line.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	205946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is updating the business case for the Hope Valley Capacity scheme to secure a ‘Decision to Deliver’. When we are in a position to announce a delivery date, it will be with the assurance that it is value for money and deliverable by that date. We anticipate being in that position later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail are undertaking pre-construction planning to enable the scheme to be delivered as quickly as possible. They will be working with the train operators to assess the best way to deliver the scheme with the least disruption to passengers and freight.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/01/2019 16:23:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

437237

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations have been made to his Department on fraud involving the tax status of lorry drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
	tabling member printed	Robert Flello
	uin	19552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The Road Haulage Association has made my Department aware of concerns about widespread fraud involving the tax status of lorry drivers. The Road Haulage Association has raised these concerns directly with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/12/2015 14:39:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

1136206

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential value for money merits of bringing outsourced catering staff on the East Coast Mainline back in-house.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment. Provision of catering is an operational matter for LNER.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 16:08:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns