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1092044

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
	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 reduce carbon emissions from shipping.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
	uin	909957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK was a leading participant in the April 2018 negotiations that led to the Initial International Maritime Organization Greenhouse Gas Strategy. The UK continues to play a leading role in efforts to address carbon emissions from international shipping.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, we will be launching our Clean Maritime Plan in Spring 2019. This will set out plans to address both greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from shipping, and will underpin our long-term vision of zero emission shipping.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/03/2019 14:00:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1092075

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic: Portsmouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the volume of non-commercial traffic entering Portsmouth in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	234772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been working closely with the Hampshire LRF to understand traffic flows in Portsmouth, and to assess the potential for traffic disruption at Portsmouth port in the event of a no deal. Whilst our primary focus has been on freight volumes, as this is where we expect the risk of disruption to be greatest, the LRF have shared modelling with us which covers all traffic volumes, and we have been drawing on this when engaging with them on their proposed mitigations for dealing with potential traffic disruption.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 26/03/2019 14:37:11 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1092119

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential economic benefits for the North of England of (a) electrifying the Trans-Pennine line and (b) upgrading but not electrifying that line.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	234679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The department has undertaken an assessment of the benefits of a range of potential investments in the route. Within the £2.9bn available in this control period, this work has enabled us to direct funding to the interventions where<br>it will deliver the best value to customers including the provision of more capacity and greater reliability. It is planned that electrification will take place on the busiest sections into Leeds and Manchester.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 17:25:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1092126

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to extend eligibility for free bus travel to combat air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	234788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Around £1 billion a year is spent on concessionary travel in England and any extensions to the scope of the statutory scheme would further increase costs. Local authorities do already however have the power to offer discretionary travel concessions over and above the statutory minimum national concession, and since 2010/11 almost all of the 89 travel concession authorities outside London have offered discretionary travel concessions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of buses to improving air quality, with one bus taking up to 75 cars off the road meaning that buses take millions of car journeys off UK roads every year, reducing greenhouse gases and congestion.</p><p> </p><p>To help enhance the attractiveness of travelling by bus, we have just announced that all operators of local bus services across England will be required from 2020 to provide high quality, accurate and open data, including on routes and timetables, fares and tickets and location data, which will enable passengers to more easily plan journeys, find best value tickets and receive service updates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is keen to support the uptake of zero emission buses, and recently announced the winners of the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme which will fund 263 zero emission buses and supporting infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 12:33:04 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1092127

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Taxis
	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 merits of increasing the number of electric taxi and private hire vehicles to improve air quality in cities.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	234789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department's Transport Energy Model, which was published alongside the Road to Zero Strategy in 2018, clearly shows the environmental benefits of switching to ultra low emission vehicles, including ULEV taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (PHVs). The Government has accordingly provided £50m of funding for the Plug-in Taxi Grant Scheme, which offers a discount on the price of eligible taxis of up to £7,500.</p><p>In February 2019 the Department announced that 17 local authorities had been awarded a total of £6.89m through the second round of the Ultra-Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Competition. The funding enables Local Authorities to install chargepoint infrastructure dedicated to ultra-low emission taxis, and comes in addition to the £14m awarded in the first round of the scheme to 10 local authorities.</p><p>The Plug-in Car Grant provides up to £3,500 towards eligible ultra low emission cars, including for PHVs. Both taxi and PHV drivers may also be eligible for a grant of up to £500 under the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme, for the installation of a domestic chargepoint.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/03/2019 15:54:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1092130

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Greater London and Portsmouth
	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 has been allocated to the promotion of cycling in (a) each borough in central London and (b) Portsmouth.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	234790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows the amount of funding allocated to the promotion of cycling in Portsmouth.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DFT – Sustainable Travel Transitional Year (STTY)</p></td><td><p>DFT - Bikeability<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p></td><td><p>DEFRA - Air Quality Grant Scheme<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£58,901</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£55,520</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£52,407</p></td><td><p>£450,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£455,000</p></td><td><p>£25,347</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and delivered by Transport for London. Cycling in London is the combined responsibility of the Mayor of London and the London Boroughs; the Department for Transport does not directly fund cycling schemes in London.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> The DfT is providing technical support to Portsmouth City Council to enable the authority to develop a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> DEFRA awarded Air Quality Grant to Portsmouth City Council, £450,000 for a communications package and cycling infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/03/2019 12:15:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1092145

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	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, which of the rail improvement projects proposed by Network Rail’s East Coast Main Line Route Study will be prioritised for investment; and how those projects will be funded.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	234723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We have already announced that we will invest up to £780m to deliver upgrades to the East Coast Main Line by the early 2020s. This is on top of the £400m invested since 2014 in power upgrades between London and Doncaster and infrastructure improvements elsewhere across the route. The Department is working with stakeholders, including Transport for the North, to identify and assess further potential enhancements for the East Coast Main Line. We will take staged decisions to progress further enhancements through the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 14:03:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1092146

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Standards
	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 (a) performance and (b) passenger satisfaction figures for the East Coast Main Line; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	234724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Performance and passenger satisfaction for each train operator are continually assessed under the terms of their separate Agreements with the Secretary of State for Passenger Services on the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p><p>That said, for information, the latest overall passenger satisfaction figures for franchised operators who operate on the ECML are below (taken from the Autumn 2018 National Rail Passenger Survey published by Transport Focus):</p><p> </p><p>CrossCountry 81%</p><p>Great Northern 68%</p><p>London North Eastern Railway 87%</p><p>Northern 72%</p><p>ScotRail (managed by Transport Scotland) 79%</p><p>Thameslink 77%</p><p>Transpennine Express 73%</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 15:31:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1092147

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons Network Rail accounted for 60 per cent of delays to East Coast Main Line services in the year to February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	234725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold the information on reasons for Network Rail accounted delays to East Coast Main Line services.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 13:52:56 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1092148

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Trains
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the new Azuma trains will not be operational on the East Coast Main Line other than between London and Leeds from May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	234726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Intercity Express Programme, the rollout of the new Azuma trains will be introduced along the whole of the East Coast Main Line in phases to reflect the 15 month train delivery schedule. The first phase of which will be in service between London – Leeds and London – Hull. LNER will announce dates for further service rollouts throughout the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 13:56:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell