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1000247

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Laing O'Rourke
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the financial sustainability of Laing O’Rourke and the ability of that company to fulfil its contractual responsibilities in relation to (a) railways and (b) highways.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	187373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s remit is delivered mostly through its Arm’s Length Bodies and Executive Agencies. Each body assesses prospective suppliers’ ability to deliver its obligations during each procurement exercise before the award of contracts. This to comply with procurement regulations and statute, as well as evaluate the company’s competence and capability. Before contracts are signed there are various layers of governance across the ALBs, the Department, Cabinet Office and HM Treasury depending on the circumstances of each procurement. There are also measures in place to monitor financial stability throughout the procurement lifecycle.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 15:24:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1000302

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Fares
	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 2 November to Question 185132, Railways: Fares, on what date his Department was first notified of the roll-out.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	187387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department was notified the day before it was announced publicly.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 17:21:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1000305

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Pay
	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 19 October 2018 to Question 178322 on Train Operating Companies: Pay, whether he has asked the Rail Delivery Group to include executive pay in the development of a pay award system that uses CPI as the inflation measure for future pay deals.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	187388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The rail industry has been shifting away from RPI over time and most rail industry costs now are not linked to RPI, with the primary exception of wages. The Secretary of State for Transport has asked the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to develop an approach for how earnings growth for all employees could be more closely aligned with CPI, with the aim of ensuring that the railway is affordable for the fare paying and tax paying public. He has not made any reference to a ‘pay award system’ for any groups of staff.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Pay negotiations and the settlements reached by individual employers and trade unions remain a matter for local collective bargaining.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 13:42:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1001909

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

1002031

	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	High Speed 2 Line
	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 31 October 2018 to Question 184392, on what date he plans to publish the PwC report on High Speed Two.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	188155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that we intend to publish the report before the House rises for the Christmas recess.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 14:15:18 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1002068

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

1002194

	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	Belfast Harbour: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have visited the Port of Belfast in the last 12 months; when those visits took place; and how long they spent at the port in each of those visits.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	188273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Port of Belfast has not been visited by Department for Transport ministers in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Numerous officials from across the Department for Transport engage with and visit the Port of Belfast in the course of their duties. Due to the number and variety of official level engagements it is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown of these visits as the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental visits to UK ports allow sufficient time for ministers and officials to observe port operations.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 13:28:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1002555

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

1002583

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

1002645

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	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, what the timetable is for the new Azuma Trains to commence services on the East Coast Main Line Service between London and Doncaster.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	188829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>LNER plan to bring the new trains into service from early 2019, to ensure passengers get the best possible customer experience. The department is working with Hitachi, the ORR, LNER, and Network Rail to ensure that these new trains enter service on the ECML as soon as possible, with rollout scheduled to be complete by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 14:02:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis