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169030

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Brighton Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Network Rail is taking to improve punctuality on the Brighton mainline; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	217791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Network Rail acknowledge the performance of the Brighton Main Line has not been acceptable over the last few months. Recent periods have seen significant levels of disruption from signalling and track faults, engineering possession overruns, operating problems within both Network Rail and Southern, and external actions including trespass and fatalities. Southern have recognised that performance has not been good enough and have published a Performance Improvement Plan, available at the following web link:</p><p><a href="http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/performance-results/southern-performance-improvement-plans/" target="_blank">http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/performance-results/southern-performance-improvement-plans/</a></p><p> </p><p>Network Rail are investing in improving the reliability of the assets on the route, including signalling and track renewal schemes, and measures to improve resilience to seasonal weather variations; they are bringing in additional fast response staff across all disciplines, from track, signalling and mobile managers. Network Rail are also bringing in new contingency arrangements to improve their response times. In addition, Southern are taking action to upgrade equipment on trains to improve reliability, to improve crew management arrangements and to communicate with passengers promptly in times of disruption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 12:08:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169036

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	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: Rolling Stock
	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 4 December 2014 to Question 906431 given to the hon. Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, what enhancements are to be undertaken to the Intercity Express Programme rail fleet operating on the East Coast mainline by Stagecoach and Virgin; and what commitments on this matter are included in the terms of those companies franchise agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	217843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Inter City Railways Limited (a joint venture of Stagecoach and Virgin) have committed to deliver £20 million worth of enhancements to the new Intercity Express Programme (IEP) fleet. This includes the provision of buffet facilities in the form of a Café-Bar style outlet capable of producing hot and cold snacks and drinks on all trains; and a number of other enhancements to the look and feel of the interior and exterior of the trains. All of these variations to the IEP fleet are included in the Franchise Agreement, which we expect to publish in March 2015, around the time of the start of the new franchise.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 11:43:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

169597

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to permit motorists to opt out of the arrangements by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to pass their details to third parties; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	218160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Data subjects already have a legal right to ask the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) not to release personal data where it can be demonstrated that such disclosure would cause unwarranted and substantial damage or distress.</p><p> </p><p>In all other circumstances, the DVLA discloses personal information only to authorised third parties with a legitimate reason for requesting it. Information is released where it is fair and lawful to do so and in compliance with the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has a comprehensive set of safeguards in place to ensure that the data provided to third parties is requested for specific purposes and is used appropriately.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 11:50:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

169603

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on provision of on-board refreshments on rail services.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	218026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes that the provision (or not) of such services is generally best decided by the operator, rather than dictated by central Government, as we believe that the operators are far better placed than we are to understand and react to the demands of their customers.</p><p> </p><p>For example the new Intercity Express trains have been designed to provide the flexibility for the operator to choose the most appropriate catering services - Inter City Railways included plans for introducing standard class buffet facilities on the new trains as part of their bid, and they are discussing this further with the rolling stock provider.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 11:45:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

168370

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not pay any staff less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information about rates of pay for staff working for companies contracted out by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2014 12:21:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168371

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There are 17 executive and non-executive members of the Department’s executive board and we are not aware of any who have declared themselves to be disabled.</p><p> </p><p>All Civil Servants are encouraged to declare their protected characteristics on the department’s equality monitoring database. This information is only accessed for statistical purposes and cannot be accessed on an individual basis. Other members of the Board are not required to declare their protected characteristic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2014 12:26:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168372

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There are 17 executive and non-executive members of the Department’s executive board and we are not aware of any who have declared themselves to be from any other ethnic background.</p><p> </p><p>All Civil Servants are encouraged to declare their protected characteristics on the department’s database. This information is only accessed for statistical purposes and cannot be accessed on an individual basis. Other members of the Board are not required to declare their protected characteristics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2014 12:35:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168373

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not pay any staff less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information about rates of pay for staff working for companies contracted out by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2014 15:39:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168374

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not pay any staff less than the living wage. The Department does not hold information about rates of pay for staff working for companies contracted out by the Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2014 12:18:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168375

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There are 17 executive and non-executive members of the Department’s executive board of whom (a) 11 are male and (b) 6 are female.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2014 12:43:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson