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732313

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Lawrence Hill Station: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the work at Lawrence Hill Station in Bristol to make that station accessible for people with mobility disabilities will be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	1003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>There is no set date for the completion of works at Lawrence Hill Station.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail are re-profiling the infrastructure works in and around Bristol, including Lawrence Hill Station.</p><p> </p><p>No work has yet begun to make Lawrence Hill step free, however, Network Rail will be scheduling sessions later this year to develop options and to look at how best to progress this work as a choice for Government.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/07/2017 13:12:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1668847

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision his Department makes for Winter Fuel Payments in cases where Ukrainian refugees receiving Universal Credit payments are not paying bills in the homes of their host families.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	1005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Winter fuel payments are an age-related payment payable this winter to all people who have reached State Pension age on or before 24 September <del class="ministerial">1957</del> <ins class="ministerial">2023</ins> and who are ordinarily resident in the UK, including Ukrainian refugees. There is no need to be in receipt of a social security benefit in order to qualify.</p><p> </p><p>Winter fuel payments are made on a household basis. If there is more than one eligible person in a household, the payment will be divided between them. The sharing of bills is a matter for the house owner and any guests they may be hosting.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the cost-of-living pressures people are currently facing which is why we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with their bills.</p><p> </p><p>Pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment this winter will receive a pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household paid with their normal payment, meaning over 8 million pensioner households across the UK will receive an increased winter fuel payment of £500/£600 depending on age.</p><p> </p><p>Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 in the 2023/24 financial year and over 6 million individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have received a £150 payment to help with the additional costs they face.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/11/2023 15:47:31 question first ministerially corrected 22/11/2023 16:28:29 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 527 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1682874

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the 18% of Universal Credit claims which contain an element of fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	10109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The 18% figure shown in Table 12 of the estimates on Fraud and Error in the benefit system during the financial year 2022 to 2023 is based on a randomly selected sample of UC claims. More detail on the causes of fraud and error in Universal Credit can also be found in Tables 3 and 4 of those statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The full estimates for fraud and error in the benefit system for 2022/2023, including the relevant tables, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2022-to-2023-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2022 to 2023 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 22/01/2024 16:20:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

759822

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the costs associated with the transfer of risk related to the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail has been considering carefully the risks associated with the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines. Both it and the Welsh Government have been developing an agreement based upon Network Rail being held harmless for the direct impacts upon its business of the proposed transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:33:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759823

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the current condition of the Valleys network including latent defect; and whether this assessment has been shared with the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>As part of developing an agreement for the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines, Network Rail has given the Welsh Government access to information, staff and infrastructure to allow it to understand the current condition of the network and current and future risks associated with it. Dealing with this issue will form part of the final agreement for transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:51:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759824

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effect of the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government on (a) funding, (b) debt and (c) liability for the Valley Lines.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The government, the Welsh Government and Network Rail have been working to develop an asset transfer agreement that represents a fair settlement to all parties for the proposed transfer. Agreement has been reached on the key principles and will be subject to detailed agreement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:57:36 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759825

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the future liabilities of the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government for (a) the UK Government, (b) Network Rail and (c) the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Agreement has been reached on the key principles relating to the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines. The principle that the Welsh Government and Network Rail have worked to is that Network Rail’s business should be held harmless as a result of the transfer and that Network Rail will not retain liabilities for assets that it no longer owns. Subject to this principle, discussions on the details of future agreements, including on the specifics of future liabilities, are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:59:20 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759826

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail's debt will transfer as a result of any transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government; and how much any such debt amounts to.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail’s debt will not transfer to the Welsh Government as a result of any transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 13:02:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759831

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement of 26 July 2017 on the end of sales of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, what his policy is on the use of diesel trains after that date.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	10168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>We are encouraging the railway industry to improve air quality by proposing solutions that reduce emissions from trains and also to develop innovative solutions around future fuel technologies such as hydrogen and battery power. In the nearer term, there are currently a number of new bi-mode trains being delivered or on order. The rail industry expects rolling stock to typically have an expected life in the range of 30 to 35 years. There is no policy at present on the use of diesel trains post 2040.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 13:06:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

732491

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to restrict the use of bus replacement services for rail journeys only in the event of engineering works on rail lines.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	1018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The use of rail replacement buses is always regrettable when the passenger rightly expects a train to complete his or her journey. However, restricting the use of buses to planned engineering works only will deprive many people of transport when serious incidents occur, for example when the railway is closed to deal with the aftermath of an fatality or other operating incident. The Department will continue to work with the industry to limit the use of bus replacements services and therefore the impact on passengers. However, in a complex and growing network buses may offer the best solution to retain a consistent, reliable service for passengers in certain circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 29/06/2017 10:03:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland