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	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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, with reference to reports that the Chair of HS2 Ltd, Mr Allan Cook has written to his Department stating the high-speed line cannot be delivered within its £56bn budget, what steps he is taking to update Parliament on the new cost projections for High Speed Two; when he plans to publish the findings of Mr Cook’s review; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	282546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has appointed Douglas Oakervee to chair an independent review of HS2 to consider whether and how we proceed with the project. The review will consider all existing evidence on the project and consider a number of aspects of the programme, including its benefits and impacts; affordability and efficiency; deliverability; and scope and phasing, including its relationship with Northern Powerhouse Rail. The Review’s full terms of reference are available on gov.uk. Allan Cook’s findings will be part of the evidence for this review.</p><p> </p><p>A final report will be sent to the Department in the autumn to inform the Government’s decision on the next steps for the project. We will publish this Review and take decisions on the HS2 project once we have considered the findings.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has published Allan Cook's assessment and is available in the libraries of both Houses.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government intends to publish Allan Cook’s assessment in due course.</del></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:57:22 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2019 16:21:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 134743 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

596056

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Finance
	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 13 September 2016 to Question 45695, what proportion of rail fares paid by passengers are reinvested in the railways by Network Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	47386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Office of Road &amp; Rail calculates that 97 pence in every pound raised from passenger journeys is spent on running or improving the railway by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies. Approximately 26 pence in every pound is reinvested through capital enhancements and renewals.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/21039/gb-rail-industry-financial-information-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/21039/gb-rail-industry-financial-information-2014-15.pdf</a></del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Rail Delivery Group calculates that 97 pence in every pound raised from passenger journeys is spent on running or improving the railway by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies. Approximately 26 pence in every pound is reinvested through capital enhancements and renewals.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/83871.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/83871.aspx</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/10/2016 12:29:57 question first ministerially corrected 09/11/2016 14:42:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 14173 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

654493

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South West Main Line
	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 causes of signal and power failures on the South West main line between Woking and Eastleigh on 6 December 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
	uin	56634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not generally make an assessment of the causes of individual operational incidents. Network Rail, as the infrastructure provider, is best placed to do this. I am aware, however, that on this occasion the problems were caused by <del class="ministerial">two power surges from the National Grid</del> <ins class="ministerial">a failure of the power </ins>supply to the signalling centre in Basingstoke that damaged the signalling equipment which had to be repaired and reset.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2016 14:06:30 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2016 11:24:12 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 26371 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

785156

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Network Rail, (b) Transport for London, (c) his Department, (d) Transport for the North and (e) Rail North have spent on advertising in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	111783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail, Transport for London, the Department for Transport and Transport for the North carry out a range of different legislative and operational functions. The expenditure on advertising will reflect those functions.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail and Transport for London have direct operational responsibility for transport networks and need to inform and advise users of those networks. The Department for Transport has national strategic, regulatory, operational and enforcement responsibilities. The role of Transport for the North is to provide a strategic transport vision for the North of England.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Network Rail</strong></p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s expenditure on advertising focuses on public information campaigns including: level crossing safety campaigns; travel disruption information; and apprentice and graduate recruitment. Figures are in the table below. It includes spending across its network.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Media Buying Spend Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/2010</strong></p></td><td><p>Not known</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/2011</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,865,574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/2012</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,446,679</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,863,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,476,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/2015</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,210,642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£714,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£915,154</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Transport for London</strong></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures for the amount Transport for London has spent on advertising.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Department for Transport</strong></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The central Department for Transport’s spend reflects its national role and the mix of responsibilities:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Organisation</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2009-10</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010-11</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011-12</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012-13</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2014-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015-16</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2016-17</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017-18</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Department for Transport Central</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£1,999,946</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£810,450</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£688,272</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£712,091</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£2,788,957</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£977,343</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£2,478,424</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£597,449</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£799,416</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">The response contained information that was incorrect as a result of miscoding of the spend information in the departmental spend analytics system. These coding errors have been addressed. The central Department for Transport’s majority of advertising expenditure relates to the THINK! Road Safety campaign, which was incorrectly not included in the table in the original answer showing the central Department’s advertising expenditure</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Organisation</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2009-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017-18*</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Department for Transport Central</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£17,130,901</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£585,578</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,119,352</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£2,339,750</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,760,794</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,719,491</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£9,451,137</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£6,007,213</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£1,158,660</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">*2017/18 spend figures are up to October 2017.</ins></p><p><em>N.B.</em></p><ul><li>These figures reflect the change in policy in regards to paid-for advertising introduced by the Coalition Government following the May 2010 General Election.</li></ul><p><strong>Transport for the North</strong></p><p> </p><p>Transport for the North is responsible for the development of a long term, strategic transport vision for its region. It does therefore not have network management responsibilities, nor the advertising requirements that come with them. The figures below are therefore not comparable as the spending serves very different functions.</p><p> </p><p>The figures below cover spending by TfN on the advertising of vacancies required as the organisation has developed to take on its strategic transport planning role.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>No data</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>£25k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>£25k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Rail North</strong></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information about the expenditure of Rail North Ltd on advertising.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/11/2017 12:26:42 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2017 10:58:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 22197 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

798573

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Personal Track Safety cardholders are (a) currently employed by Network Rail and (b) employed by Network Rail’s top 20 suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>a) <del class="ministerial">5,044</del> <ins class="ministerial">19,199</ins></p><p> </p><p>b) 16,856</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/12/2017 14:27:51 question first ministerially corrected 01/02/2018 11:47:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 27531 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens