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1001909

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has undertaken on the effect of recent reductions to funding for concessionary bus passes on adults with (a) learning difficulties and (b) autism.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	188110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding to local authorities for concessionary travel is not provided in isolation, but as part of their Local Government Finance Settlement. This Formula Grant funding is not ring-fenced, which enables authorities to make spending decisions that more closely match local needs and circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for the statutory concession on medical grounds is assessed by local authorities on a case by case basis, using the seven criteria set down in legislation and supported by the Department’s published guidance.</p><p>Local authorities also have the powers to offer concessions over and above the statutory minimum, for instance by extending the concession to residents who may not qualify under the statutory criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 14:39:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1002068

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to (a) assess and (b) mitigate the risks that scrubber technology and its waste pose to the UK's coastal areas and marine ecosystem.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	188168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not seen evidence that the use of scrubbing technology would have a significant effect on the marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>All scrubbers must comply with mandatory Guidelines, which were developed by the International Maritime Organization, before they are allowed to become operational. Any wash water discharges are controlled under these IMO Guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>We have asked for more evidence from ship owners and industry associations about the content of wash water, and there are a number of ongoing industry-led studies on the issue. At this stage, we are not aware of any significant issues which have been found, but we will seek further amendments to the IMO Guidelines if it becomes clear that additional controls are needed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 16:26:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1002555

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations the Government has made to the International Maritime Organisation on impact assessments for the large-scale use of scrubbers on marine environments and ecosystems.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	188873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, played an active role in the development of the Guidelines for the use of scrubbing technology at both European and international level. Ships’ installed scrubbers must be approved in accordance with the Guidelines before operating in UK waters.</p><p> </p><p>Along with other European States, we recognise that more ship owners are installing these systems in order to comply with the 0.5% sulphur cap, and that large numbers of ships using scrubbers in enclosed waters might have an impact on local water quality. This is why we have asked for more evidence from ship owners and industry associations about the content of wash water, and there are a number of ongoing studies being undertaken by the industry on the issue. At this stage, we are not aware of any significant issues which have been found, but we will seek further amendments to the IMO Guidelines if it becomes clear that additional controls are needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 16:47:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1002583

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Office of Rail and Road, (iii) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, (iv) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, (v) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, (vi) the Vehicle Certification Agency, (vii) the British Transport Police Authority, (viii) Directly Operated Railways Limited, (ix) High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, (x) the Civil Aviation Authority, (xi) London and Continental Railways Limited, (xii) the Air accident Investigation Branch, (xiii) Highways England, (xiv) the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, (xv) Network Rail and (xvi) the Rail Accident Investigation Branch in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	188859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The information is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><em>Table – quantity of electricity and natural gas used, 2015/16 – 2017/18 (some figures rounded)</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Body</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2015/16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2016/17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(KwH)</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Natural Gas</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Natural Gas</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Natural Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT (Central Department)</p></td><td><p>4,500,394</p></td><td><p>725,688</p></td><td><p>4,454,986</p></td><td><p>830,540</p></td><td><p>4,465,990</p></td><td><p>786,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of Rail and Road (1)</p></td><td><p>408,206</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>430,929</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>472,418</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>13,269,324</p></td><td><p>33,469,655</p></td><td><p>15,634,961</p></td><td><p>23,556,858</p></td><td><p>13,765,563</p></td><td><p>26,434,399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>9,565,659</p></td><td><p>8,556,748</p></td><td><p>7,804,111</p></td><td><p>8,967,871</p></td><td><p>7,769,203</p></td><td><p>9,877,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>7,736,199</p></td><td><p>2,226,320</p></td><td><p>7,981,696</p></td><td><p>2,045,046</p></td><td><p>7,816,819</p></td><td><p>2,375,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>345,856</p></td><td><p>93,961</p></td><td><p>248,558</p></td><td><p>113,515</p></td><td><p>196,866</p></td><td><p>108,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Transport Police Authority and British Transport Police (2)</p></td><td><p>8,655,241</p></td><td><p>1,018,696</p></td><td><p>8,369,135</p></td><td><p>1,538,210</p></td><td><p>7,537,946</p></td><td><p>1,471,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Directly Operated Railways Limited</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HS2 Ltd (3)</p></td><td><p>2,304,866</p></td><td><p>276,841</p></td><td><p>2,680,857</p></td><td><p>256,787</p></td><td><p>2,458,898</p></td><td><p>886,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Aviation Authority</p></td><td><p>2,956,203</p></td><td><p>1,353,509</p></td><td><p>2,898,654</p></td><td><p>1,819,784</p></td><td><p>2,719,268</p></td><td><p>1,722,188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London and Continental Railways Limited (4)</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Accident Investigation Branch</p></td><td><p>234,430</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>438,437</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>328,829</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways England (5)</p></td><td><p>176,087,852</p></td><td><p>3,915,094</p></td><td><p>177,864,030</p></td><td><p>6,058,714</p></td><td><p>206,546,532</p></td><td><p>6,563,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marine Accident Investigation Branch (6)</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Network Rail</p></td><td><p>3,816,870,000</p></td><td><p>67,740,000</p></td><td><p>3,787,390,000</p></td><td><p>73,720,000</p></td><td><p>3,804,530,000</p></td><td><p>70,620,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rail Accident Investigation Branch</p></td><td><p>87,816</p></td><td><p>158,833</p></td><td><p>90,081</p></td><td><p>170,486</p></td><td><p>91,628</p></td><td><p>169,826</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Only ORR’s Glasgow office uses natural gas. The landlord does not provide an individual usage figure as ORR is one of many tenants.</p><p>(2) The figures include consumption by the British Transport Police Authority and the British Transport Police as separate figures are not readily available.</p><p>(3) These figures include estimates where direct meter readings were not available</p><p>(4) London and Continental Railway (LCR) occupies space at One Kemble Street under a Memorandum of Terms of Occupation (MOTO) from the Government Legal Department (GLD). As part of the MOTO arrangements GLD recovers a service charge from LCR. This includes electricity and gas, but the costs and quantum used are not identifiable on an individual basis.</p><p>(5) Electricity figures include roads lighting and other infrastructure assets throughout the Strategic Road Network.</p><p>(6) The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is located in Spring Place, Southampton. This building is owned by the Department for Transport and managed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Utility supplies to the building are not separated out by organisation. Approximately 20% of the energy consumption for Spring Place is attributable to MAIB. The figure shown for MCA (which includes other buildings) therefore includes a proportion that could be attributed to MAIB.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 16:32:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003613

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's definition is of private finance in relation to infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	189687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Private finance is a way to deliver infrastructure projects in which the private sector invests equity and/or lends in order to facilitate the development, delivery, acquisition, and/or operation of a project, asset or entity with the expectation of earning a return on the investment commensurate with the risk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/11/2018 10:47:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1003721

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Pay and Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) annual salary and (b) number of hours worked each month for each member of the board of HS2 Ltd.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	189517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Non-Executive Directors are paid a fee rather than a salary and this information, together with the salaries of Executive Directors, is disclosed in the Annual Report and Accounts available at <a href="https://www.hs2.org.uk/documents/collections/hs2-ltd-corporate-reports/" target="_blank">https://www.hs2.org.uk/documents/collections/hs2-ltd-corporate-reports/</a>. Non-Executive Board members are required to work an average of two days per calendar month as per their Terms and Conditions of Appointment and receive a fee of £950 per day. Additional days worked are remunerated at the same daily rate upon presentation of days worked. Therefore we do not record hours. The Non-Executive Chairman receives an annual rate of £200,000 on the expectation of an average time commitment of 2.5 days per week.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 16:43:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1003814

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to introduce mandatory disability awareness training for all taxi and minicab drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	189612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) provide a vital service for many disabled people. However, as of March this year, only 38% of licensing authorities required drivers to complete disability awareness and equality training; I would urge the remainder to use their existing licensing powers to ensure that all taxi and PHV drivers have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide every passenger with the assistance they require.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are considering the recommendations made in the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, including those intended to improve accessibility. A Government response will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/11/2018 10:44:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1005713

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
	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 encourage the introduction of low emission buses outside London by amending the terms of the Bus Service Operators Grant.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	190426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reforming the Bus Service Operators Grant, including reform of the current low carbon emission bus incentive to further encourage the uptake of low and ultra-low emission buses outside London.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the low carbon bus incentive, with £4 million per year paid to bus operators, since 2010 the Government has provided almost £150 million to help bus operators in England and Wales purchase low and ultra-low emission buses.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/11/2018 10:49:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris