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1002012

	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	Roads: Horse Riding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has made of the safety needs of horse riders for the Highway Code review.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	188047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced on 18 October 2018 that, as part of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) Safety Review, The Highway Code would be reviewed to help keep cyclists and pedestrians safe on the roads. The Government recognises that horse riders and carriage drivers are also vulnerable road users and that advice on, for example, overtaking or passing cyclists applies equally to them.</p><p> </p><p>The full scope of the review has yet to be determined but in accordance with normal practice it will be conducted in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including those representing equestrians.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/11/2018 16:09:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1006179

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to fund the construction of the North West Relief Road around Shrewsbury.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	190836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is not yet in a position to make a decision on providing funding for this scheme but hopes to do so in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 16:21:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1043034

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason it was decided to give responsibility for the Wales and Borders rail franchise to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	209756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The management of the Wales &amp; Borders franchise has been devolved to the Welsh Government (and its predecessor the Welsh Assembly Government) since April 2006. In 2018, those devolution arrangements were further strengthened in line with one of the recommendations of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (‘the Silk Commission’). In particular, the Welsh Government additionally took over responsibility for letting new Wales &amp; Borders franchises from the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/01/2019 11:35:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1043036

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that British Members of Parliament are able to engage adequately with the Welsh Government on Wales and Borders train services; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	209757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The new Welsh rail devolution arrangements established in 2018 in line with the recommendations of the Silk Commission strengthen the protection of English interests in the Wales &amp; Borders franchise. In particular, a new dedicated Borders Business Unit will be established to act as a focal point for liaison with relevant stakeholders and users of Wales &amp; Borders rail franchise train services in England.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/01/2019 13:07:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1127325

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Trespass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the fine is for trespassing on national rail lines; whether his Department plans to increase the penalties for such trespass; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that such trespassers are prosecuted.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	255666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The offence of trespass is subject to a fine up to £1000. DfT is not aware of any plans for this to be increased. In addition a Penalty Notice for Disorder can be issued to any offender over 18 years of age and the amount is currently £60.</p><p> </p><p>Prosecutions are a matter for the police and the courts. However, as well as prosecutions there are other measures available to the police including a caution, community resolution, or other outcomes outside of the justice system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 14:10:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1127326

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Trespass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many successful prosecutions there were of people trespassing on national rail lines in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	255667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>In (a) 2017:- according to British Transport Police data there were 121 convictions for trespass and (b) in 2018 there were 139.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 13:58:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1185550

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to allocate funding to Shropshire council to begin the planning phase and construction of the north west relief road.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	29971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department has provided £3.5m development funding to Shropshire Council in 2019/20 from the £54.4m contribution Ministers approved in March 2019 for the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road. Officials will continue to work with the Council as they develop their final business case which is due to be submitted to the Department in December 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 19/03/2020 15:20:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1188467

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support the Government is making available to the transport sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	37541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that the Covid-19 outbreak has had unprecedented effects across the transport sector. The government has provided a comprehensive support package for businesses. This includes measures to support workers through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and support to businesses through the Covid Corporate Financing Facility, the Coronavirus Interruption Loan Scheme and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We are engaging with the transport sector on a regular basis to understand the impacts of Covid-19 on their businesses and providing guidance on how to access the government’s business support schemes.</p><p> </p><p>On Friday 24 April the government announced a multi-million-pound support package for essential freight services, including up to £17 million for critical routes between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, up to £10.5 million for lifeline ferry and freight services to the Isle of Wight and the Scilly Isles, and further support for critical routes between Britain and the European mainland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport also confirmed that the Department for Transport has been working with the Northern Ireland Executive to develop a support package which will ensure passenger flights from Belfast and Derry-Londonderry to Great Britain are maintained during this Covid-19 response period. This will ensure that routes which are vital for those who need to travel remain open. The Department is in discussions with the relevant airlines, airports and the Northern Ireland Executive to finalise this package, guaranteeing lifeline air passenger services.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, government has provided funding totalling £167 million over 3 months to support bus services in England, to keep key routes running and to provide a lifeline for those who cannot work from home.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 28/04/2020 14:54:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1193237

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to reinstate non-essential (a) vocational driving tests and (b) non-vocational car driving tests during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	43612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has suspended most driver testing, including vocational and non-vocational car tests, for up to three months to support the Government’s efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19. The DVSA has a reduced workforce but will continue, as a major priority, to make tests available for those whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response, or who work in critical sectors such as health and social care.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVSA is continually evaluating the current situation and is working closely with key stakeholders from the car, motorcycle and vocational industries to establish how to begin resuming its service of providing driving tests. Before practical driving tests are reintroduced, the DVSA will inform the driver training industry. This will help candidates prepare and reach the standard of driving needed to pass their test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA remains committed to resume testing as soon as it is safe to do so and in line with further Government advice.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/05/2020 12:39:30 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1196706

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to train additional driving test examiners to help tackle the backlog of driving tests as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	48340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has suspended most driver testing for up to three months to support the Government’s efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19. The DVSA has a reduced workforce but will continue, as a priority, to make tests available for those whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response, or who work in critical sectors such as health and social care. The DVSA is only using driving examiners who have volunteered to conduct these emergency tests.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA’s driving examiner training and recruitment plans are revised regularly and are based on the current backlog and forecasted demand for driving tests. The DVSA is continually evaluating the current situation and is working closely with key stakeholders from the car, motorcycle and vocational industries to establish how to begin resuming its service of providing driving tests. Driving examiner training and recruitment will be adjusted accordingly to take account of the backlog caused by suspending driving tests, and any future changed in demand for driving tests. Before practical driving tests are reintroduced, the DVSA will inform the driver training industry. This will help candidates prepare and reach the standard of driving needed to pass their test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA remains committed to resuming testing as soon as it is safe to do so and in line with further Government advice.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/05/2020 14:14:25 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1201904

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Network: Wales
	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 take steps to better link the national rail network in Wales and the private rail network in England.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	57132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The ownership status of the national railway infrastructure in Wales and England is identical on both sides of the border, however Welsh Government have delegated authority for the Wales &amp; Borders franchise and associated train services.</p><p> </p><p>Rail links between Wales and England have been strengthened recently by the electrification of the Severn Tunnel, meaning that for the first time ever an electric railway will run from Cardiff and Newport in south Wales, through the Severn Tunnel and all the way to London Paddington.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/06/2020 15:06:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1201915

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Wales
	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 implement proposed cross-border road schemes to improve connectivity between Wales and border counties in England.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	57138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The second Road Investment Strategy, published with the Budget, confirmed funding for the development of the A483 Pant-Llanymynech bypass proposal in cooperation with the Welsh Government. The case for constructing this scheme and others proposed along the border between England and Wales will be considered as part of future investment decisions for the strategic and major road networks.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/06/2020 15:02:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1224451

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to prevent individuals form removing their face coverings on public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	73761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <ul><li><p>The regulation makes it mandatory for passengers to wear a face covering, if they are able to, whilst travelling on public transport in England. We are working closely with operators to ensure passengers follow this requirement closely but recognise that reasonable adjustments need to be made to allow people to eat or drink if necessary or they have a medical need to do so, to take essential medication, or there is a medical emergency.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>If someone is not complying with the regulations, operators have new powers under the Public Health Act 1984 to deny access to a service or to direct someone to leave a service if they do not wear a face covering when asked to. As a final step, operators are able to involve police, including the British Transport Police, where there is a clear breach of the rules without a reasonable excuse.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/07/2020 12:55:35 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1228749

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A49: Shropshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) accidents and (b) fatalities occurred on the A49 in Shropshire between the Bayston Hill junction with the A5 and Church Stretton in (i) 2019, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	81723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The number of reported personal injury road accidents, and fatalities on the A49 between the Bayston Hill junction with the A5 and Church Stretton between 2016 and 2018 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Reported road accidents and fatalities on the A49 between the Bayston Hill junction and Church Stretton, 2016-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal injury accidents</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fatal casualties</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: DfT, STATS19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Detailed final statistics on reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain for 2019 will be published on 30 September 2020. The latest annual published statistics are for 2018.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/09/2020 16:25:21 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1229089

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Safety Measures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to make it compulsory for bicycles to be fitted with bells when in use.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	81727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Rule 66 of the Highway Code recommends that bells are fitted and used as necessary, and the Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 2010 require all bicycles at point of sale to be fitted with a bell. The Regulations do not compel cyclists to keep a bell fitted to the bicycle after purchase, however, and the Government has no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/09/2020 14:45:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1234195

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys are made on average annually between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton by train.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	89644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Passenger demand flows between specific stations and on specific routes are not publicly available as this data is commercially sensitive. However, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publish data on the estimates of the total number of passengers entering and exiting each station in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The table below, which includes the number of station entries and exits at Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton, may be of interest.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total number of station entries and exits, 2018-19 financial year</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Station name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Entries and exits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury</p></td><td><p>2,226,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>5,305,432</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data for additional stations and years are available at:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage/</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 89645 question first answered 22/09/2020 12:12:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1234199

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people use the train service between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury annually on average.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	89645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Passenger demand flows between specific stations and on specific routes are not publicly available as this data is commercially sensitive. However, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publish data on the estimates of the total number of passengers entering and exiting each station in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The table below, which includes the number of station entries and exits at Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton, may be of interest.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total number of station entries and exits, 2018-19 financial year</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Station name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Entries and exits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury</p></td><td><p>2,226,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>5,305,432</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data for additional stations and years are available at:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage/</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 89644 question first answered 22/09/2020 12:12:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1234202

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Trains: Carbon Dioxide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much carbon dioxide is emitted annually by diesel-only trains in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	89646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Data from train and freight operating companies indicate that diesel train traction in Great Britain created 1,848 kilotonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e (carbon dioxide equivalent) in the last financial year (2018-2019). This figure includes bi-mode diesel trains, as well as diesel-only trains.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/09/2020 12:15:42 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1235205

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people use the train service between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton monthly on average.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	90982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>Passenger demand flows between specific stations and on specific routes are not publicly available as this data is commercially sensitive. However, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publish data on the estimates of the total number of passengers entering and exiting each station in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The table below, which includes the number of station entries and exits at Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton, may be of interest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Total number of station entries and exits, 2018-19 financial year</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Station name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Entries and exits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury</p></td><td><p>2,226,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td><td><p>5,305,432</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data for additional stations and years are available at:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage/</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 24/09/2020 12:08:02 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1235208

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much carbon dioxide is emitted annually by diesel-only trains between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	90983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on CO<sub>2</sub> emissions on a route by route basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 25/09/2020 12:04:02 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1235218

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Diesel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of diesel-only trains on the environment.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	90984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Rail is a comparatively green mode of transport, but the Government is working to further decarbonise and reduce the impact of air pollution.</p><p> </p><p>Diesel freight and passenger trains in Great Britain created 1,848 kilotonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e last year. The Government will reduce these emissions through our ambition to phase out diesel-only trains by 2040 and deliver a net-zero transport system by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Diesel trains can also contribute to air pollution hotspots. The Department is working with Network Rail and the wider industry to monitor the impact that diesel trains have on air quality, to help us make improvements where they matter most.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/09/2020 15:32:32 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1236753

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electrification: West Midlands
	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 electrify the train line between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	93561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Network Rail is leading development of a Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy (TDNS), due later this year, that will inform decisions about the scale and pace of railway decarbonisation to 2050 in our Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP).</p><p> </p><p>Plans for decarbonisation on the line between Birmingham and Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton, will be informed by TDNS and the TDP. Once the final TDNS is published we will develop business cases for each electrification scheme to ensure they are deliverable and affordable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/09/2020 15:00:20 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1236756

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electrification: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail on the electrification of the railway line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	93562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working with Network Rail and the rail industry to support Network Rail’s delivery of a Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy (TDNS). TDNS will inform decisions about the scale and pace of railway decarbonisation to 2050 in our Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</p><p> </p><p>In July this year Network Rail published TDNS interim findings. The report identified electrification as the preferred option to decarbonise rail traffic between Birmingham and Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton. Once the final TDNS is published we will develop business cases for each electrification scheme to ensure they are deliverable and affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/09/2020 15:03:32 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1236760

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electrification: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with train operators on introducing bi-mode hybrid trains on the railway line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	93563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has had no such discussions with train operators.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/09/2020 15:06:52 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1244923

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Alternative Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make available the funding announced under the Better Bus Deal for Bus Users to provide for alternatively fuelled vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	106263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Better Deal for Bus Users commitments from 2019 included a commitment to fund £50 million towards the UK’s first All-Electric Bus Town. We hope to announce the bid(s) progressing to the next stage of the All-Electric Bus Town competition soon.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, on 11 February 2020 the Prime Minister announced £5 billion of new funding to overhaul bus and cycle links for regions outside London. This additional investment will include at least 4,000 new Zero-Emission Buses. The funding of which will be announced in due course after the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/10/2020 17:08:06 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1244944

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Alternative Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department is providing for alternative fuel sources for large vehicles that travel long distances.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	106264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s £20 million Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial launched in 2017, supporting industry-led research and development projects, including for alternative fuels. The £23 million Hydrogen for Transport Programme, launched in 2017, funded the deployment of hydrogen vehicles and refuelling stations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition has made up to £20m of capital funding available to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels to be used in aeroplanes and lorries.</p><p> </p><p>The Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation incentivises the supply of low carbon fuels to all modes of road transport, including HGVs.</p><p> </p><p>Further plans for decarbonising freight will form part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/10/2020 14:53:23 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1252463

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether people who have recently recovered from covid-19, and who have a recent positive antibody test, can be exempt of quarantine measures, upon entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	115550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>There is currently no exemption for those with a recent positive antibody test.</p><p> </p><p>For those planning to travel into England, they should check the current travel corridor list to see whether they need to isolate for 14 days. They will still be required to abide by the new national restrictions set out here even if they do not need to self-isolate on arrival.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is actively working on the practicalities of using testing to release people from self-isolation earlier than 14 days. The Global Travel Taskforce is working at pace to consider how testing, technology and innovation can drive a recovery for international travel and tourism, without adding to infection risk or infringing on our overall NHS test capacity.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 19/11/2020 16:57:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1252638

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether driving lessons and driving tests will be allowed to recommence immediately after the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions have ended.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	116429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has confirmed that when the current national restriction period ends, the country will move to local restrictions on a 3 Tier basis. Driving lessons and driving tests were permitted under the previous Tier 3 restriction. It is not yet clear what impact the new restrictions will have on driving lessons and driving tests, but the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will update its advice on GOV.UK as soon as it has clarity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 25/11/2020 14:31:48 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1281224

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
	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 all-lane running motorways are safe for drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	144641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January 2021, the Secretary of State held a meeting with Highways England to discuss progress on the <em>Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake and Action Plan</em>. He has asked for a report setting out progress in delivering the 18-point Action Plan and identifying actions that can be delivered early by 12 March 2021, so any accelerated works can be rapidly put in place.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 03/02/2021 17:15:00 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1311551

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Midlands Rail Franchise: Electrification
	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 part the electrification of the Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury line could play in the Union Connectivity Review.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	185821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Union Connectivity Review is an independent review led by Sir Peter Hendy, the focus of which is on improving connectivity between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UCR is therefore focussing on national strategic transport corridors across the UK and I look forward to the outcomes of the review.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/04/2021 11:43:28 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1311555

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Midlands Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of (a) running an hourly train service from London to Shrewsbury and (b) electrifying the route between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury on (i) the economy and (ii) jobs in Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	185822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Midlands Connect is preparing a strategic review of options for speeding up and additional services to Shrewsbury. It expects to publish the review later this year and this will form the basis for specific proposals to improve the service. No formal assessment has been made by the Department at this time.</p><p> </p><p>Electrification will play an important role in our programme to achieve our Net Zero 2050 objective. As we develop our rail decarbonisation programme, we will carefully consider the opportunity to support local economic development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/04/2021 09:08:04 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1311557

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Midlands Rail Franchise: Electrification
	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 potential benefit of electrifying the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton railway route to the Government's net zero agenda.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	185823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not made a detailed assessment of the benefits of electrification between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.</p><p>Further electrification of the network will play an important role in our plans to decarbonise the railway between now and 2050. As we decarbonise the railway, we will develop individual schemes carefully to deliver both decarbonisation and other benefits in a way that delivers value for money and ensures affordability.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/04/2021 11:42:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1311558

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Midlands Rail Franchise
	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 benefit of running an hourly train service from Shrewsbury to London in realising the benefits of rail capacity released by HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	185824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>No decisions have yet been taken on the train services that will operate after HS2 services start running. These decisions will be taken nearer the time, drawing on advice from West Coast Partnership Development and Network Rail, and will be subject to public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/04/2021 10:28:43 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1315159

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Shropshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to Shropshire Council for pot hole repairs in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	2249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>There is a duty placed on highway authorities such as Shropshire Council, by Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended) to maintain the highways network in their area.</p><p> </p><p>The highways maintenance funding provided by Government is entirely for each highway authority to determine how it is utilised to meet local needs in their respective areas, based upon their local knowledge and circumstances.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Maintenance Funding allocated to Shropshire UA (total)</p></td><td><p>16,002,000</p></td><td><p>24,328,234</p></td><td><p>16,948,396</p></td><td><p>27,610,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Funding includes Highways Maintenance Block, Pothole Fund, Flood/Resilience Funding, and the Pothole Action Fund funding streams</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/05/2021 11:15:41 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1338645

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	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 potential (a) timescale for delivery, (b) cost to the public purse and (c) fiscal merits of a railway track upgrade that would reduce the time to travel between Shrewsbury and Birmingham to 45 minutes.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	19556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Midlands Connect is currently developing proposals to improve journey times between Birmingham and Shrewsbury. Its recommendations will be presented later this year in a strategic outline business case. This will assess the infrastructure enhancements required, timescales for delivery, costs, and financial benefits of the scheme. No formal assessment has been made by the Department ahead of their expected submission.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 28/06/2021 15:05:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1342905

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	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 potential effect of track upgrade works on the Birmingham-Shrewsbury railway line on (a) levels of rail travel and (b) the UK's progress to becoming carbon neutral.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	25759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Midlands Connect is currently developing proposals to improve the rail connection between Birmingham and Shrewsbury. The outputs of this work will be presented in a strategic outline business case. Electrification of the line is also being considered as part of this work, which would contribute towards the Government’s ambition to reduce carbon emissions to net zero.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/07/2021 14:16:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1345859

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will release £11 million of funding from his Department's budget for track upgrades to the Shrewsbury to Birmingham railway line to reduce travel time between those stations from under an hour to 45 minutes.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	31364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department undertakes rigorous analysis of the potential benefits and costs of proposed schemes before making funding decisions. Midlands Connect have previously estimated that the full costs for the complete delivery of scheme improvements to be around £200m. It is developing a strategic outline business case for this project which the Department expects to receive by the end of 2021. Any decision on further development will be taken in line with the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline policy, which will include consideration of business case and affordability, in the context of the wider rail enhancements portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 19/07/2021 16:26:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1351187

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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: Vacancies
	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 support businesses that are struggling to receive supplies and goods as a result of the current shortage of (a) HGV, (b) LGV and (c) other delivery drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	40790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is implementing a package of measures to address the shortage of drivers. Measures include maximising driver testing capacity by increasing the number of staff available to conduct tests, consulting on proposals to streamline the testing process to boost throughput of drivers, and support for training via funding apprenticeships to assist new entrants as well as the reskilling of jobseekers.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 07/09/2021 09:43:30 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1363060

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycleways
	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 increase funding for cycle lanes in city centres.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	62675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to spending an additional £2 billion on cycling and walking schemes over this Parliament, and the bulk of this will go towards new infrastructure such as cycle lanes in city centres. The Spending Review on 27 October has provided an unprecedented multi-year funding settlement for active travel including £710 million of new funding which will enable those local authorities who wish to do so to deliver transformational changes in their areas. Further details will be set out in the second statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS 2) in the spring of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/11/2021 12:12:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1366183

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Railway Line
	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 implications for his policies of the Rails to Recovery report into improvements on the Shrewsbury-Black Country-Birmingham line.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	69595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>I am grateful to Midlands Connect for producing this report, which provides useful insight into the case for, and potential benefits of, enhancing the line between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.</p><p>As noted in the report, a Strategic Outline Business Case is the next stage, which I hope to receive from Midlands Connect this winter.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/11/2021 13:03:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1386276

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Railway Line: Electrification
	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 potential economic benefits of the electrification of the Shrewsbury-Black Country-Birmingham line.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	89528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>Midlands Connect prepared a strategic review of options for the Shrewsbury-Black Country-Birmingham line in ‘Rails to Recovery: Building Back Stronger’ which was published in June and included the potential economic benefits of electrification.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/12/2021 09:56:12 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1399412

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A5: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the recent fatality at the Shrawardine Turn of the A5 near Shrewsbury, what (a) assessments have been made of the safety of the junctions on the A5 in the vicinity of Shrewsbury and (b) upgrades are planned in relation to those junctions.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	96830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>I was sorry to hear about the Incident at the Shrawardine Turn of the A5 in Shrewsbury, my thoughts are with those affected.</p><p>The safety of the Strategic Road Network remains a top priority for the Department and National Highways, which has recently completed analysis of collision data across the West Midlands, including this part of the A5, to identify key areas of concern and prioritise action. While no further upgrades to this stretch of the A5 are planned, National Highways will continue to constantly monitor the safety of this and other parts of the Strategic Road Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 12/01/2022 11:28:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1462999

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Railway Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether improvements in railway track speed between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton will be delivered within the 2019 Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	2432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Midlands Connect is developing proposals for line speed improvements between Birmingham and Shrewsbury. When completed, the outputs of this work will be presented in a strategic outline business case (SOBC), which I hope to receive this summer. The SOBC will provide an assessment of delivery timescales, costs, and benefits of the scheme, and the Department will make a formal assessment of the proposals upon receipt of the business case.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/05/2022 09:55:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1463002

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support ferries as a strategic link with (a) the UK's trading partners as part of the Global Britain policy and (b) Northern Ireland to support the Union; whether the Government instructed the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to increase and intensify inspections of P&O Ferries' ships after the termination of 800 employees by that company and at what cost to the public purse; whether the MCA applied appropriate UK standards with respect to inspections of P&O Ferries' ships that were detained, specifically the European Causeway and the Pride of Kent; what effect MCA inspections had on ferry availability to the public and the transport industry; and what effect MCA inspections had on waiting times for those ferries.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	2435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>Maritime 2050 sets out the government and industry's joint vision for the future of the UK’s maritime sector. In delivering this vision, we will support the sector to fulfil its role in helping the UK to build back better and to level up across regions. The ferry industry has a key part to play in this.</p><p>The safety of the travelling public is our top priority. Owing to the unprecedented actions of P&amp;O Ferries and considering the significant number of UK travelling public who use these services, the Secretary of State instructed the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to carry out Port State Control inspections on the affected ferries, particularly owing to the large numbers of new crew that would be on board.</p><p>Three of the ships inspected, out of the seven looked at so far, were detained. The costs involved in respect of the detained vessels is recovered from the operator (at £147/hour). Port State Control inspections which do not result in the vessel being detained are not cost recoverable. All the affected vessels have been subject to Port State Control inspections as per the requirements of Paris Memorandum of Understanding to which the UK is signatory. This provides the processes and procedures that should be followed to ensure compliance with all international requirements concerning safety and seafarers working and living conditions.</p><p>The MCA’s role, as the Port State in this case, is to ensure that the vessels are meeting the necessary requirements in relation to safety and seafarers working and living conditions. P&amp;O Ferries notified the MCA when their vessels were ready for inspection. Three of those vessels did not meet the requirements and were stopped from operating owing to safety concerns and this must take precedence over the availability of ferries. Following MCA inspections, P&amp;O Ferries were responsible for deciding when their vessels would commence service.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 20/05/2022 09:30:38 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1463721

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ferries: Minimum Wage
	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 effect of requiring (a) P&O Ferries and (b) other UK ferry operators to pay the national minimum wage to their UK employees.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	3528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Legislation will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows that intends to ensure that seafarers working on vessels that regularly use UK ports are paid at least at least an equivalent rate to the National Minimum Wage, irrespective of the nationality of the seafarer or flag of the vessel.</p><p> </p><p>We have published a public consultation on this which sets out full details of the proposals, seeking views on the scope of services this should apply to, the compliance process and have published this alongside a supporting impact assessment. We want to sure that potential impacts of the proposed Bill have been considered prior to introduction and have therefore published the impact assessment on which we welcome input from stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 24/05/2022 13:12:31 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1489316

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Railway Line
	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 estimate of the time it will take to consider an Outline Business Case for track upgrades on the Shrewsbury to Birmingham railway line.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	36731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>I expect to receive a Strategic Outline Business Case for the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line Speed scheme from Midlands Connect soon. All business cases are subject to the Government’s Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline processes which ensure projects are affordable, represent value for money and support our strategic priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/07/2022 12:00:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1489317

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department have plans to hold meetings in the near future with the leadership of Shropshire Council to discuss the progress of the building of the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	36732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>DfT officials are happy to meet with officials in Shropshire Council to discuss progress with the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Karl McCartney question first answered 20/07/2022 14:20:58 answering member 4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1507131

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A5
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of upgrading the A5 as part of the Union Connectivity Review to help improve links between Shrewsbury, Shropshire and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	51547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government thanks Sir Peter Hendy for his independent Union Connectivity Review. We are considering his recommendations carefully and will publish our response as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 28/09/2022 10:52:05 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1507132

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Shropshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect of an hourly direct train between London and Shrewsbury on house prices in (a) Shrewsbury and (b) Shropshire.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	51548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the potential value of enhanced rail connectivity for the people and economy of Shrewsbury and Shropshire.</p><p>We have received a Strategic Outline Business Case for improvements to the railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury and will continue to work with the scheme’s promoters to consider whether schemes such as this or wider aspirations for an hourly direct Shrewsbury to London train service, would represent good value for public money, are affordable, and aligned to the Government’s strategic priorities.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 51549 question first answered 28/09/2022 08:53:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1507133

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Shropshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect of an improved rail service on (a) social mobility and (b) levelling up in (i) Shrewsbury and (ii) Shropshire.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	51549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the potential value of enhanced rail connectivity for the people and economy of Shrewsbury and Shropshire.</p><p>We have received a Strategic Outline Business Case for improvements to the railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury and will continue to work with the scheme’s promoters to consider whether schemes such as this or wider aspirations for an hourly direct Shrewsbury to London train service, would represent good value for public money, are affordable, and aligned to the Government’s strategic priorities.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 51548 question first answered 28/09/2022 08:53:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski