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1016420

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new ships were registered on the UK Ship Register in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	196859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The total number of ships newly registered on Part 1 (Commercial) and Part 4 (Bareboat) on the UK Ship Register since 2010 is 680. The table below shows this data for each year, with the 2018 data showing as at 30 November.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Ships</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>680</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/12/2018 15:50:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1023274

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methodology his Department uses to assess the performance of franchises in relation to delivering a good service for disabled users.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	201187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>As a condition of their licence, train operating companies must publish a Disabled People’s Protection Policy which sets out the level of service they will provide to disabled passengers. This must be approved by and is monitored by the independent regulator, the Office of Road and Rail (ORR), who have the powers to take enforcement action where that service is not provided.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the ORR has recently launched a consultation on wide-ranging reforms to the Disabled People's Protection Policy designed to bring greater quality, consistency and reliability to Assisted Travel for disabled passengers. The proposed reforms include strengthening their monitoring of train operating companies obligations regarding provision of information on what assistance is available and how to obtain it.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also includes challenging customer satisfaction targets in Franchise Agreements for a range of key measures and regularly monitors performance against them. The targets incentivise train companies to deliver a consistently high-quality experience for all passengers, including disabled users, and where they are missed, operators must invest in improvements.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/12/2018 15:05:01 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1023277

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance indicators his Department uses to measure the number of times that trains run by franchise operators have not stopped at a station as a result of a service already being late running.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	201190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Services that skip one or more stations for reasons the operator itself is responsible are considered as Part Cancellations within the Department’s Cancellation performance regime. This means they are counted towards the overall number of Cancellations any operator incurs against its benchmark. The Department does not routinely require any specific reason for a cancellation to be reported.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/12/2018 09:11:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1028618

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ports: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library the Government's full plans to facilitate traffic flows (a) into, (b) through and (c) around Welsh ports after 29 March 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	203924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the plans to facilitate traffic flows around ports in Wales rests with the Welsh Assembly. The Government has been working closely with the Welsh Assembly Government to support their planning.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 07/01/2019 13:19:16 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1037217

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of all documents and emails held by his Department on the due diligence undertaken on Seaborne Freight Ltd. before the awarding of a freight moving contract to them as part of the preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	205963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The contractual process was set out in the Written Ministerial Statement made by my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State on 7 January. The due diligence was carried out on a commercially confidential basis and therefore we have no plans to publish any further detail.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/01/2019 12:59:16 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1037221

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
	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 trends in the number and proportion of trains running over capacity in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	205964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Capacity provided by franchised rail operators is monitored by the DfT through a regular series of passenger counts at a number of major city centre stations. The results enable the DfT to liaise with operators where capacity problems are identified, and to ensure that potential solutions are investigated.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the rail industry to plan to fully deploy available rolling stock to best meet passenger demand, and take all reasonable steps to minimise any crowding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rail crowding statistics published by the Department for Transport provides information on passenger crowding into major city centres, based on a typical autumn weekday. The table below presents the percentage of standard class passengers in excess of the capacity (PiXC) on their train service across the morning peak (07:00 to 09:59) and evening peak (16:00 to 18:59) into major city centres.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) on a typical autumn weekday across fourteen major cities in England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for all major cities</strong></p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information is provided in the following online table:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728189/rai0209.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728189/rai0209.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>This table is part of an annual statistics publication on passenger numbers and crowding in major city centres in England and Wales, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728526/rail-passengers-crowding-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728526/rail-passengers-crowding-2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/01/2019 16:16:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1037853

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Level Crossings
	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 the end of two tone horn warnings at whistle boards on trends in the level of fatalities at railway level crossings.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	206396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) is responsible for issuing guidance to train drivers operating on the mainline railway, including the procedures for using horns at whistle boards, which are placed in advance of most level crossings.</p><p> </p><p>Since June 2007, train drivers have not been required to make two tone horn warnings at whistle boards, although it remains in discretion of the driver to use two tone horn warnings if necessary, for example to give warning to someone on or near a running line.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to monitor safety on the rail network, including at level crossings, which has gradually improved over the last decade.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/01/2019 14:49:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1037994

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of trains that will run overcapacity and (b) the amount by which they will exceed their capacity on average by 2025 on currents trends in funding and passenger growth.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	206397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Estimates for the number of overcrowded trains and their levels of overcrowding in 2025 are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Capacity provided by franchised rail operators is monitored by the DfT through a regular series of passenger counts at a number of major city centre stations. Along with other data sources, these feed into a model that allows the DfT to forecast passenger demand. Latest published forecasts for passenger demand are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630674/high-level-output-specification-web.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630674/high-level-output-specification-web.pdf</a></p><p>The results enable the DfT to liaise with operators where capacity problems are identified, and to ensure that potential solutions are investigated.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the rail industry to plan to fully deploy available rolling stock to best meet passenger demand and take all reasonable steps to minimise any crowding, as set out in the Train Plan within the Franchise Agreements for DfT’s franchised train operators<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/01/2019 14:52:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1038386

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a full list of companies that his Department has engaged in contracts with for work relating to preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	206857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In line with transparency obligations the details of contract awards over £10k are published on Contracts Finder. The Department endeavours to do this in a reasonable time, and where possible within 90 days of the contract award date.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/01/2019 15:29:01 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1038431

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he anticipates the Ramsgate to Ostend ferry route will be open to freight if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	206867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>I expect this route to be open to freight by April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/01/2019 11:46:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens