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47349

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to improve transport connections between Windsor and London.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	195451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The programme to increase passenger capacity on the Windsor to Waterloo railway by 25% is now under way and will be completed in early 2015. 60 additional carriages are being incorporated into an extended and refurbished fleet of trains to operate as a maximum 10 carriage train length. The first additional vehicles are now in service. From May 2014, platform 20 of the former Waterloo International station will be brought into use for scheduled services. Construction of Crossrail is now half completed and electrification of the Great Western Main Line is also under way; the Slough to Windsor &amp; Eton Central line will be electrified by 2019. The Highways Agency is welcoming preliminary comments on the M4 Smart Motorway scheme between Junction 3 (Hayes) and Junction 12 (Theale) until the end of April 2014, and will conduct a formal public consultation on the scheme in the autumn. Subject to development consent and the final business case, construction could start in spring 2016.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

60434

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) number and (b) gross tonnage was of (i) non-UK owned and (ii) non-UK registered offshore supply vessels operating on the UK Continental Shelf in each year since 2000-01.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	199455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency collates a record of vessels registered on the United Kingdom Ship Register (UKSR). It does not hold a record of shipping on the registers of other national administrations, which could include UK owned vessels.</p><p> </p><p>As of 9 June there were 159 offshore vessels on the UKSR, totalling 556,975 gross tonnage. No historical record is held with the kind of breakdown requested for previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Neither is a record held of where ships operate, and hence the vessels mentioned above may be operating worldwide, not just on the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 199456 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:57:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

60435

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) number and (b) gross tonnage was of (i) UK owned and (ii) UK registered offshore supply vessels in each year since 2000-01.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	199456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency collates a record of vessels registered on the United Kingdom Ship Register (UKSR). It does not hold a record of shipping on the registers of other national administrations, which could include UK owned vessels.</p><p> </p><p>As of 9 June there were 159 offshore vessels on the UKSR, totalling 556,975 gross tonnage. No historical record is held with the kind of breakdown requested for previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Neither is a record held of where ships operate, and hence the vessels mentioned above may be operating worldwide, not just on the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 199455 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:57:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63967

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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 estimate he has made of the potential increase in passenger numbers on (a) the TransPennine Express and (b) Northern Rail lines during the life of the next franchises starting in February 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	202293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Between 2002 and 2012 rail demand in the North of England grew by a total of 66% and demand is expected to continue to grow. The Department for Transport is currently preparing its own forecasts of passenger demand for the next franchises to inform the specification.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/07/2014 12:30:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63968

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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 recent assessment he has made of the match between service levels and passenger demand on each section of the (a) TransPennine Express and (b) Northern Rail franchises.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	202320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Between 2002 and 2012 rail demand in the North of England grew by a total of 66% and demand is expected to continue to grow. The Department for Transport is currently preparing its own forecasts of passenger demand for the next franchises to inform the specification.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Northern and TransPennine Express franchises consultation document included information from the Government's Rail Investment Strategy for the period up to March 2019. This set out the number of passengers to be accommodated on services into Leeds and Manchester on a weekday during the morning peak period, as set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 2.2 Number of passengers to be accommodated into Leeds and Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Peak Three Hours</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>High-Peak Hour</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Forecast demand in 2013/14</p></td><td><p>Extra demand to be met by 2018/19</p></td><td><p>Forecast demand in 2013/14</p></td><td><p>Extra demand to be met by 2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>25,400</p></td><td><p>5,100</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>28,100</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td><td><p>13,600</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: HLOS (2012)</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/07/2014 15:06:35 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63969

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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 recent assessment he has made of the value for money of current levels of service on each section of the (a) TransPennine Express and (b) Northern Rail franchises.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	202321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>At a Direct Award or franchise Re-let we carry out value for money assessments (in order to calculate Benefit-Cost Ratios) of changes to service levels but we do not undertake this assessment of the existing base service levels where they carry forward into the new Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, for any large procurement exercise such as a Direct Award or Franchise Re-let, we use externally produced comparators that cover the whole of the franchise to allow us to evaluate the price of any bid that we receive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/07/2014 14:09:12 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63970

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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 role (a) his Department and (b) local authorities will have in (i) specifying and (ii) managing the new franchises for rail passenger services on the (A) TransPennine Express and (B) Northern Rail lines.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	202323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specification for each franchise is being developed collaboratively by the Department for Transport's Rail Executive and Rail North. Rail North are representing all the local transport authorities in the North of England. This is line with the partnership agreement confirmed between the Secretary of State and leaders of the local transport authorities in the North of England in January 2014. An integrated partnership structure between Rail Executive and Rail North is being developed with a view to managing the franchise once it has been let.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/07/2014 12:28:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63972

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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, whether the franchise specifications for rail passenger services on the (a) TransPennine and (b) Northern lines contained in his Department's consultation document published on 9 June 2014 will increase the total number of daily (i) peak and (ii) off-peak services on these routes.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	202434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specifications for both the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises have not yet been decided. A public consultation exercise is being conducted, which will inform these specifications. The consultation can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a>. No decisions on services will be made until the consultation process has finished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/07/2014 14:07:17 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63974

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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, whether the franchise specifications for rail passenger services on the (a) TransPennine and (b) Northern lines contained in his Department's consultation document published on 9 June 2014 will increase the rolling stock fleet on each line.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	202435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specifications for both the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises have not yet been decided. A public consultation exercise is being conducted, which will inform these specifications. The consultation can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a>. We do not, however, intend to specify rolling stock requirements in these specifications; it will be for the bidders to propose the appropriate rolling stock for their bids.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/07/2014 12:47:17 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63976

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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, whether the franchise specifications for rail passenger services on the (a) TransPennine and (b) Northern lines contained in his Department's consultation document published on 9 June 2014 will lead to a reduction in services for passengers in the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	202433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specifications for both the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises have not yet been decided. A public consultation exercise is being conducted, which will inform these specifications. The consultation can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a>. No decisions on services will be made until the consultation process has finished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/07/2014 13:55:56 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

58362

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Working Hours
	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 effect of seafarer fatigue on maritime safety; and what steps his Department is taking to enforce manning levels on vessels.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	199411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch were active participants in the multi-partner HORIZON research project, an EC-funded study, which used simulators to identify the effect on seafarers of working hours and interrupted rest. The project report demonstrates conclusively the links between certain watch keeping patterns and the performance of seafarers (looking particularly at “sleepiness”).</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reducing the effects of fatigue on maritime safety and the health of seafarers. The output from HORIZON has been used to provide practical guidance to seafarers. The MCA remains involved with research on seafarer fatigue with other industry stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>MCA Surveyors routinely inspect UK ships and foreign flag ships in UK waters and verify hours of work records for compliance with the regulations, and check ships are safely manned in accordance the requirements of the International Maritime Organisation convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is leading the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign to ensure compliance with the hours of rest requirements of watchkeepers under STCW which will run from 1 September 2014 to 30 November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 14:33:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

61810

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	200596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport gave a substantive answer to all parliamentary questions by the time of the 2014 prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/06/2014 12:29:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

49168

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign-registered vehicles were reported by the public to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for being untaxed in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	197217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The number of reports received specifically from the public is not captured.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency records information notified about foreign registered vehicles, including those that are unlicensed, from offence reports provided by the police, other enforcement agencies and sightings from members of the public. Between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2014, 20,349 notifications were received.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

43575

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many days the (a) Colne to Blackpool South and (b) Skipton to Leeds lines were closed in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	192427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text This is not information that is held by the Department for Transport. This is a matter for Network Rail, who own and operate Britain's rail network. answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

60770

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Glass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have been found to be in breach of rules about tinted windows in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Lancashire in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	199661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has information broken down relating to the enforcement by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for the most recent year. The following prohibitions were found in the year to March 2014, a) 710 in England, b) 62 in the North West and c) 37 in Lancashire. National totals for the previous 4 years were, 2013 – 720, 2012 – 663, 2011 – 1617, 2010 – 2364. The Department does not have the Police data for this offence at this time. Enforcement of Construction and Use regulations is a matter for both DVSA and the police.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/06/2014 15:43:19 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

60771

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fixed penalty notices were issued to drivers of vehicles registered in another country that should have been but were not registered in the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	199650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Failure to register a vehicle following the six-month exemption period is not an offence for which a fixed penalty notice can be issued. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency instead writes to keepers of these vehicles offering them an out of court settlement where it appears that an offence has been committed, so that the matter may be resolved without court proceedings. The table below shows the amount of these out of court settlement letters issued in the last five financial years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>YEAR</p><p> </p></td><td><p>NUMBER OF OCS ISSUED</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p><p> </p></td><td><p>108</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>83</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>192</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>59</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>84</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p>Since April 2014, 237 out of court settlement letters have been issued.</p><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/06/2014 15:38:12 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

60772

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to improve the reliability of tracking methodologies for foreign (a) registered and (b) unregistered vehicles in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	199651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) receives information on foreign registered vehicles from the police and other enforcement agencies, as well as from members of the public. Other ways of obtaining this information are currently being explored.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has been working with the police to pilot a new enforcement process. This involves the DVLA providing the police forces with registration numbers of foreign registered vehicles which may have overstayed the six- month exemption period and where the keepers have not complied with UK requirements. This information enables the four police forces involved to seize and impound vehicles that have overstayed, where appropriate. If the pilot is successful, the DVLA will explore the potential for extending it to more police forces.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is also working with other government agencies to establish what other data might be used to track and identify over staying foreign registered vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/06/2014 15:39:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

60773

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many vehicles registered in another country applications were made to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority to register them in the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	199649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table below shows figures for the amount of vehicles registered by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) that were previously registered elsewhere between 2009 and 2012.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>YEAR</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>NUMBER OF VEHICLES</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p><p> </p></td><td><p>65,060</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p><p> </p></td><td><p>62,373</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p><p> </p></td><td><p>58,379</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p><p> </p></td><td><p>57,910</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Since 2013 the way that certain vehicle transactions are processed has changed and the data gathered about foreign registered vehicles is no longer readily available. In 2013, the DVLA processed 99,168 applications to register new and previously registered imported vehicles.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/06/2014 15:36:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

45699

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets he has designated for search and rescue under section 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; and where each such asset is located.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	194243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 2 September 2013 <em>[Official Report, Column 153W].</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

47100

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Belfast, was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	195360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>During March 2014 Belfast Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed below risk assessed levels on 8 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty's Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

47101

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Stornaway, was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	195361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>During March 2014 Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed below risk assessed levels on 6 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty's Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

47102

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Liverpool, was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	195362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>During March 2014 Liverpool Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed below risk assessed levels on 8 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty's Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

58544

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping
	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 Maritime and Coastguard Agency's capacity to discharge its statutory duties to survey and inspect (a) domestic and (b) international shipping.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	199365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)'s current business plan has an operational priority (OP) entitled: “OP2 - Ensuring our ship survey, inspection and certification capability, and the parallel work in relation to seafarers, meets our domestic and international obligations”. Progress against this operational priority is monitored on a monthly basis by the MCA Executive Board using a balanced score card system. By this method the MCA is able to assess its capacity to discharge its statutory Survey and Inspection duties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MCA monitors its capacity to discharge its statutory duties to survey and inspect (a) domestic (Flag State responsibility) and (b) international (Port State responsibility) shipping through a system of activity monitoring. Performance against these Survey and Inspection activities feed into the Balanced Score Card for OP2.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 10:18:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

64235

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rescue Services: Belfast
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Belfast was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in (a) April 2014 and (b) May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	202596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Belfast Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed below risk assessed levels during:</p><p> </p><p>a) April 2014 – 40 occasions out of 60 shifts</p><p> </p><p>b) May 2014 – 22 occasions out of 62 shifts</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty's Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/07/2014 12:39:19 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

64236

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rescue Services: Stornoway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Stornoway was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in (a) April 2014 and (b) May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	202597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed below risk assessed levels during:</p><p> </p><p>a) April 2014 - 12 occasions out of 60 shifts</p><p> </p><p>b) May 2014 – 14 occasions out of 62 shifts</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty's Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/07/2014 12:49:17 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

64237

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rescue Services: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Liverpool was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in (a) April 2014 and (b) May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	202598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Liverpool Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed below risk assessed levels during:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) April 2014 – 30 occasions out of 60 shifts</p><p> </p><p>b) May 2014 – 6 occasions out of 62 shifts</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty's Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/07/2014 14:12:17 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

64562

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Maritime and Coastguard Agency
	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 performance of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency during the search for the Water Rail between 20 and 22 May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	202922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) performance in relation to the incident involving the Water Rail between 20 and 22 May 2014 was thorough and professional, and in line with established international protocols.</p><p> </p><p>The operational activity of coastguards on duty at the Aberdeen Maritime and Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) were supervised by an experienced Search Mission Coordinator.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/07/2014 13:03:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

63422

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £18 million investment in train stations to date by the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance was from (a) public and (b) private sector bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	201916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The figure of £18m invested in stations has been included in a recent news release put out by the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance. My understanding is that this figure represents the investment made in the financial year 2013/14, but the total investment made during the period over which these schemes were completed is £34m; £32m of which came from public bodies, and £2m from the private sector.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 30/06/2014 14:06:20 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

63423

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £18 million investment in train stations to date by the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance was from his Department's Access for All Fund; and which stations have benefited and from how much expenditure in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	201917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The figure of £18m invested in stations has been included in a recent news release put out by the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance. My understanding is that this figure represents the investment made in the financial year 2013/14, but the total investment made during the period over which these schemes were completed is £34m, £17.5m of which came from the Department's Access for All fund and is split as follows:</p><p> </p><p>A full list of the stations where small schemes have been delivered can be requested directly from the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 30/06/2014 14:31:32 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 201917 - table.doc title Table - Investment made for Access for All
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

63753

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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, when the upgrade of the Manchester-Leeds-York railway line will begin; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	202140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The upgrade referred to is included in the “North of England Programme”. This work has already begun. The programme will enhance key northern routes and provide benefits across the north of England, with over £1bn being invested over the next five years (2014-2019). Manchester - Leeds - York electrification was announced in November 2011 as part of the wider North Transpennine Electrification Scheme. This electrification scheme forms part of the North of England Programme. Key rail routes will be electrified across the North to make journeys faster, quicker and more reliable, improving journey times and the passenger experience.</p><p> </p><p>Work has already started, and the first phase of the Transpennine route (from Manchester to Stalybridge) is planned to be electrified by December 2016. To the east of Stalybridge, works are currently being planned to deliver a fully electrified route between Manchester, Leeds and York.</p><p>Once complete, this significant infrastructure improvement will link up with the already electrified lines at Leeds and York. Further information can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-approves-major-infrastructure-works" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-approves-major-infrastructure-works</a></p><p><a href="http://www.networkrail.co.uk/North_West_electrification.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.networkrail.co.uk/North_West_electrification.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/07/2014 13:17:10 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

63754

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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 the effect will be on the transpennine community of the upgrade of train lines on the Manchester-Leeds-York railway line.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	202141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The transpennine community will benefit in better journeys, improved connections and more modern trains from the Government's £1bn investment in the rail network in the north of England. The Government is considering how the next Northern and TransPennine Express franchises starting in 2016 can best make use of this investment; and is currently, jointly with the Rail North consortium, seeking the views of passengers and communities on the improvements they want to see in a public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/07/2014 11:31:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

48377

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard operations room staff have applied for posts in the restructured coastguard service.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	196407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As at 14 April 2014, of those Coastguards currently working in a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, 86 have applied for both new posts in the new coastguard structure and voluntary redundancy, 140 have applied for voluntary redundancy only and 128 have applied for a new post in the new coastguard structure only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 196405 196406 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48379

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard operations room staff in Liverpool have left the service in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	196409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Since April 2012 eight Coastguards that worked in the operations room at Liverpool Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre have left Her Majesty's Coastguard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48380

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how often and when each coastguard station has been under-staffed in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	196410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of occasions each Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed at below risk assessed levels over the last two years by month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty's Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 196410 - MRCC Table + note.doc title Table showing MRCC staff below risk assessed level
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48381

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard operations room staff have applied for voluntary redundancy.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	196406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As at 14 April 2014, of those Coastguards currently working in a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, 86 have applied for both new posts in the new coastguard structure and voluntary redundancy, 140 have applied for voluntary redundancy only and 128 have applied for a new post in the new coastguard structure only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 196405 196407 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48383

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard operations room staff have applied for both new posts in the new coastguard structure and voluntary redundancy.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	196405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As at 14 April 2014, of those Coastguards currently working in a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, 86 have applied for both new posts in the new coastguard structure and voluntary redundancy, 140 have applied for voluntary redundancy only and 128 have applied for a new post in the new coastguard structure only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 196406 196407 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

44827

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	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 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 693W, on bus services: disability, how many public service vehicles (a) in each region and (b) operated by each operator have been issued with PSVAR certificates.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	193342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 20<sup>th</sup> March 2014. As indicated there the Department for Transport's annual bus statistics (published in September 2013) show that 78% of buses in England have been issued with PSVAR certificates, while 92% of buses are low floor.</p><p>The following table provides a breakdown of PSVAR certificates for each region:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Region </strong></td><td><strong>Buses with certificates </strong></td><td><strong>%Buses having certificates </strong></td></tr><tr><td>East Midlands</td><td>1,400</td><td>72%</td></tr><tr><td>East of England</td><td>1,970</td><td>67%</td></tr><tr><td>London</td><td>8,880</td><td>97%</td></tr><tr><td>North East</td><td>1,370</td><td>73%</td></tr><tr><td>North West</td><td>3,900</td><td>76%</td></tr><tr><td>South East</td><td>2,690</td><td>71%</td></tr><tr><td>South West</td><td>1,950</td><td>63%</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands</td><td>2,730</td><td>77%</td></tr><tr><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td><td>2,800</td><td>69%</td></tr><tr><td><strong>England</strong></td><td><strong>27,680</strong></td><td><strong>78%</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures in this table are compiled from annual operator returns to the Department for Transport, which are not broken down by region. To compile the regional level estimates, each operator has been assigned to its main region of operation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The returns are made under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947, and figures for individual operators are therefore considered as commercially confidential.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

57740

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles built by Nissan are in the Government car pool.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	198961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are 84 vehicles operated by the Government Car Service for ministerial use. None of these are currently built by Nissan. The Government Car Service trialled the use of a Nissan Leaf in 2012 and it operated the Nissan Primera within the ministerial fleet until 2005. The ministerial fleet is scheduled for review later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/06/2014 14:05:11 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

58232

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	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 extent of compliance of operators with point 30 of the Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain guidance in Statutory Document 14: Local Bus Services.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	198843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>‘Statutory Document 14: Local Bus Services', which was drafted by and consulted on by the Senior Traffic Commissioner, has not yet been finalised following the consultation period. There is, therefore, no ‘point 30' within existing guidance on which to make any assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/06/2014 12:49:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

61214

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Dudley North of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 113W, on the Government Car and Dispatch Agency, what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) place of manufacture was of each car (i) purchased and (ii) leased by the Government Car Service since 6 May 2010; and how much each such car cost to purchase or lease.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	199983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The make, model, place of manufacture and cost of purchase or lease for cars procured formerly by the Government Car and Despatch Agency and latterly by the Government Car Service since the 6 May 2010 are set out in the following table. The current Government Car Service fleet is comprised of 85 cars, reduced from 227 cars as at 31March 2010.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 17/06/2014 15:55:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 199983 - Government Car Service fleet - table.doc title Table of Government Car Service fleet
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

61820

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Information Services
	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 encourage the availability of passenger information data on board trains.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	200376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 1998, all new trains have been fitted with audio-visual Passenger Information Systems (PIS). Many older trains have also been retrofitted with this equipment while those that have not do at least have tannoy systems. The law requires all trains to have audio-visual PIS by 2020 and the industry's ongoing work to meet this has been further facilitated by recent franchise decisions.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 17/06/2014 15:04:55 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

45122

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	193565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given by my Right Honourable Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Francis Maude) on 26 March 2014<em> [Official Report, Column 300W]</em>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

57790

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics in formulating policy since the introduction of that Index in 2011; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national wellbeing as defined in that Index since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	198872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is measuring National Wellbeing, not as an index but through a framework of 41 indicators which capture social progress around important aspects of life for individuals, communities and the nation. The statistics are experimental and we would not expect to have examples of major policies that have been heavily influenced by the wellbeing data at this stage.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence provided to the Environmental Audit Committee for its Inquiry into Wellbeing can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/well-being/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/well-being/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 14:29:38 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

46952

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency are responsible for (a) driver and (b) operator compliance in the bus industry.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	195277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to determine the number of roles within the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that are responsible for (a) driver and (b) operator compliance in the bus industry, as it forms only a part of a number of roles within the Agency. However, for the financial year of 2014/15, DVSA is budgeted to provide over 38 man-years of resource on the enforcement of the bus industry, for deployment of tasks such as roadworthiness checks, visits to licensed operators and bus operator account management.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

61819

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Streatham
	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 sufficiency of the transport links in the Streatham area; what plans he has to improve transport in that area; what research his Department has done on projects that might improve transport within the Streatham area; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	200375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Under devolution, transport in London is the responsibility of the Mayor and Transport for London (TfL).</p><p>The Government is providing over £10 billion to TfL during this Parliament, to support a significant enhancement of London's transport infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is currently undertaking a Sussex Route study, to develop options for improvements on rail services in the Streatham area. It is due to report its findings next year.</p><p> </p><p>Residents and transport users in Streatham will also benefit from the higher capacity trains that will operate across the Thameslink network. Furthermore, as part of the new franchise, there are proposals to provide two additional trains in the peak.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 17/06/2014 15:09:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

43856

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure provision of adequate rolling stock to serve the Hull-Manchester train route from April 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	192519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working with train operators and the rolling stock companies to ensure that adequate rolling stock is available to provide continued levels of service to passengers on the route.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

43857

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that the new Transpennine Express franchise due to begin in 2015 maintains hourly direct services between Hull and Manchester.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	192520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The new directly awarded franchise for TransPennine that begins in April 2015 will aim to provide train services at the same level as is currently available to passengers today until the start of the new competed franchise, expected in February 2016. answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

44515

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects new trains to run on the electrified Liverpool to Manchester line.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
	uin	193227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We expect the electric powered rolling stock to begin services on the electrified Liverpool to Manchester line from the December 2014 timetable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

44516

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date orders were placed for rolling stock to operate on the electrified Liverpool to Manchester line.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
	uin	193229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The electric powered rolling stock being supplied for the operation on the electrified Liverpool to Manchester line will be cascaded rolling stock. We are currently in negotiations with the current operator with regard to this matter, and will confirm full details in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It will be for bidders for the new long-term franchise beginning in February 2016 to propose new rolling stock beyond that date. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

44548

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects training for train drivers to operate rolling stock on the electrified Liverpool to Manchester line to begin.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
	uin	193234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Northern have informed the Department that the process for such training began last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman