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690478

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the final National Policy Statement on Aviation will include an estimate of the cost of clearing landfill necessary for a third runway at Heathrow; and whether that cost will be borne by the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	64105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on a draft Airports National Policy Statement, with the consultation closing on 25 May 2017. Following consultation and Parliamentary scrutiny, the Government will consider all the responses received and, if it chooses to proceed, could then lay a proposed final Airports National Policy Statement before Parliament. It would be inappropriate for the Government to speculate on the content of any final Airports National Policy Statement before all of the relevant procedural steps have been taken. I would encourage the Hon Member to set out his views on the issue of landfill clearing costs in his response to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/02/2017 10:35:55 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

690228

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on local authority payments to the DVLA.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	64008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities cover the administrative cost for dealing with requests for vehicle keeper and driver licensing information held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).</p><p> </p><p>In the financial year 2015-16, the DVLA received <del class="ministerial">£157,329</del> <ins class="ministerial">£166,704</ins> directly from local authorities. This includes <del class="ministerial">£4,316</del> <ins class="ministerial">£14,352</ins> for vehicle related requests, <del class="ministerial">£102,261</del> <ins class="ministerial">£101,600</ins> for driver related requests and £50,752 for the initial set up costs to enable local authorities to make driver licensing checks electronically.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/02/2017 11:52:01 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2017 14:46:48 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones previous answer version 36818 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

690475

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Kent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on rail improvements in East Kent in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	64002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold investment data in the format requested and this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, over the last five years, the Government has made significant investment which benefit East Kent. This includes the introduction of several new high speed services (including at Martin Mill station); ongoing work to deliver line speed improvements between Ashford International and Ramsgate and a traction power supply upgrade to facilitate the operation of longer trains. The train operator has committed to making improvements worth more than £70m across the franchise area by 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 27/02/2017 17:06:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Lord Mackinlay of Richborough

690470

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Southern Railway has (a) paid to passengers in compensation and (b) received in compensation from Network Rail since the start of that franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	64137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) The delay repay compensation figures for all Train Operating Companies covering the years 2009-10 to 2014-15 are published on the GOV.UK website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passenger-charter-compensation-between-2009-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passenger-charter-compensation-between-2009-to-2015</a>. Figures for the 2015-16 financial year for all Train Operating Companies are expected to be published on the GOV.UK website later this year. Releasing all the figures at the same time will allow everyone to see them together which will provide a clear and consistent publication and help avoid misinterpretation and confusion.</p><p> </p><p>b) Under their track access agreement, compensation for unplanned disruption passes between Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Network Rail based upon which party is responsible for each disruptive incident. The Department does not see the breakdown of the compensation paid by each party. The net figures covering the years 2011-12 to 2014-15, are published on Network Rail's website (‘Payments for disruption on the railway made under schedule 8’) at the following address:</p><p><a href="http://www.networkrail.co.uk/transparency/datasets/#_blank" target="_blank">http://www.networkrail.co.uk/transparency/datasets/</a></p><p> </p><p>Payments to train operators, made through the performance regime, are not designed to cover the refund claims which passengers make. They are instead designed to hold train operators financially neutral to the long-term revenue impact as a result of disruption.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 27/02/2017 14:02:40 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

690472

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which reporting periods GTR's performance has met the specified benchmarks set out in the franchise agreement since that agreement was signed.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	64136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) were compliant with their performance benchmarks until March 2015, when they triggered a Remedial Plan Notice from the Department, culminating in an agreed Remedial Plan. GTR remained compliant with the Remedial Plan benchmarks until industrial relations issues, which commenced in April 2016, caused significant disruption to services meaning performance benchmarks have been exceeded.</p><p> </p><p>However, GTR are entitled to claim Force Majeure against this disruption as per the terms of their Franchise Agreement, which they have done, and this may lead to changes in their position against each benchmark. We are currently discussing the Force Majeure claim with GTR before making our final determination.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 27/02/2017 13:54:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

690463

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's analysis of the (a) cost and (b) duration of construction of the Sheffield Meadowhall High Speed Rail station.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	64315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The construction period for Phase 2b of HS2 is 9 years, from 2024 to 2033. No detailed work has been done to look into the construction planning for stations that would be served by HS2 trains. During design of the scheme over next two years, and before the hybrid Bill is deposited, HS2 Ltd will make an estimate of the construction timescales for various elements of the programme.</p><p> </p><p>We do not provide cost breakdowns for specific items of the HS2 programme due to commercial sensitivities.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 27/02/2017 11:33:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

690465

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic: Exeter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of Exeter City Council's strategy to make Exeter congestion free by 2025; and what measures the Government is taking to reduce traffic in urban areas.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	64198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) has not made any assessment of Exeter City Council’s proposal to make Exeter congestion free by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The DfT is committed to an integrated transport policy which addresses the important issues of traffic congestion and environmental pollution. Transport matters, it brings real change to people’s lives and that is why it is at the heart of the Government’s infrastructure agenda.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement showed this commitment by giving new funding for the local roads network, specifically £1.1bn over 4 years to relieve congestion to increase the quality, performance and safety of the roads we use every day.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the role that new technology can play. On 21 February 2017, the Department announced that nineteen councils across England will receive £50,000 to £300,000 each for their ideas to improve journeys through digital innovation. These projects will feature cutting edge technology such as apps and sensors which can be used to cut congestion, improve parking in city centres and alert drivers when electric car charging points become available.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/02/2017 11:28:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

690468

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2017 to Question 62138, on High Speed Railway Line 2: South Yorkshire, what the alternative routes to Meadowhall are that HS2 Ltd has carried out work into (a) in the past, (b) more recently and (c) currently.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>In developing proposals for HS2 before the 2013 consultation, HS2 Ltd published a large number of alternative routes in South Yorkshire (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/options-for-phase-two-of-the-high-speed-rail-network" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/options-for-phase-two-of-the-high-speed-rail-network</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Subsequently, HS2 Ltd has reviewed these and some other alternatives in preparing recommendations to the Secretary of State before the November 2016 Command Paper. The ‘M18’ route and the spur to Sheffield are two of these alternatives. To prevent unnecessary blight, details of other alternatives have not been published.</p><p> </p><p>As HS2 Ltd develops the programme, including in response to the current consultation, it will continue to look at route refinements to meet engineering, environmental, stakeholder and other factors.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2017 10:45:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690467

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2017 to Question 62120, on High Speed Railway Line 2: South Yorkshire, what the increase has been in the estimated cost of the Meadowhall route since the first estimate was made; and for what reasons that estimated cost has risen.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s Spending Review announcement in November 2015 set out an updated funding envelope of £55.7bn in 2015 prices for delivering the HS2 project. The envelope was previously £50.1bn in 2011 prices as set out in the 2013 Spending Round. The cost of building HS2 has not changed since the 2013 Spending Round, as the long-term funding envelope has simply been uprated to 2015 prices to take account of inflation. Cost estimates for specific sections of route were revised in accordance with these figures. We do not provide further funding breakdowns for specific items due to commercial sensitivities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2017 10:51:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690466

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M1: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2017 to Question 62124, whether there will be further public consultation on measures to mitigate increases in air pollution before the smart motorway, between junctions 32 to 35a of the M1 opens.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	64245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans for any further public consultation before the smart motorway opens between junctions 32 to 35a of the M1.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 22/02/2017 17:38:02 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts