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1728577

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	River Thames: Reading
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of volumetric river flow rates corresponding to the locations of each gauging station on the Thames from Reading to Kingston.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	5076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency operates six river flow gauging stations on the River Thames between Reading and Kingston. These are located at Reading, Maidenhead, Windsor, Staines, Walton and Kingston. The recent daily mean flow at these sites on 11 September 2024 ranged from 12.0 to 28.7 cubic metres per second (m<sup>3</sup>/s).</p><p> </p><p>River level and flow data can be found via the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/landing" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 17/09/2024 11:28:50 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1728581

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	River Thames: Reservoirs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the expected reservoir levels for each Lower Thames reservoir for drought events (a) 1:100 years, (b) 1:200 years and (c) 1:500 years.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	5077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Public water supply reservoirs are the responsibility of the water companies. The Government has not made such estimates; however we are committed to improving water resilience and we are closely monitoring the delivery of their water resources management plans. Their plans set out how they will continue to provide secure water supplies in the long term.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 20/09/2024 13:43:49 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1728028

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the memorandum of understanding between (a) her Department, (b) Transport for London and (c) the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the cost of the Hammersmith Bridge repairs.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	4754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>A Memorandum of Understanding on the split of responsibilities for the repair of Hammersmith Bridge was drafted but not agreed in 2021. However, the Department has continued to work productively with both LBHF and TfL and has contributed almost £13m towards the Hammersmith Bridge restoration project to-date. A reconvened Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce is currently being organised, which will help to move this project forward.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 17/09/2024 14:29:02 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1726988

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Water Abstraction: Teddington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Thames Water on the definition of best value in the context of the Teddington DRA and Water Resource Management plan.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	4010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Teddington Direct River Abstraction scheme has been selected by Thames Water in its Water Resources Management Plan from one of 2,400 options modelled at a regional level, by Water Resources South East. The options were put through an options appraisal process to develop a preferred best value plan. Both the Environment Agency and Ofwat have assessed the plan.</p><p> </p><p>Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Ofwat joint guidance sets out how water companies should consider assessing best value in their Water Resources Management Plans. It can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-resources-planning-guideline/water-resources-planning-guideline#section-9--aspects-to-consider-in-compiling-a-best-value-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-resources-planning-guideline/water-resources-planning-guideline#section-9--aspects-to-consider-in-compiling-a-best-value-plan</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 16/09/2024 09:03:12 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1727060

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to fund one third of the cost of the Hammersmith Bridge strengthening works.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	4011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department will be exploring funding options for a suite of transport related projects at the Spring Spending Review, including the Hammersmith Bridge strengthening works.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 11/09/2024 16:23:17 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1727063

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of replacing Hammersmith Bridge with a new structure.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	4012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>Hammersmith Bridge is protected by Historic England. It is a Grade II Listed heritage asset, as it is a 'particularly important' national structure of 'more than special interest'.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made any estimates of the cost of replacing the structure as the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is the asset owner and project lead for the Hammersmith Bridge Restoration Project. The Borough has estimated that the cost of dismantling the current bridge and building a new bridge would be significantly more than the repair of the current bridge.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 11/09/2024 16:25:24 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1726800

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: National Policy Statements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the Airports National Policy Statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	3758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>As required by the Planning Act 2008, the Secretary of State will review a National Policy Statement when she considers it appropriate to do so.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 10/09/2024 16:20:29 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1726801

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential (a) economic, (b) environmental and (c) health impact of a third runway at Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	3759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>An Appraisal of Sustainability and economic assessment were conducted before the Airports National Policy Statement was voted on by Parliament and designated in 2018.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/heathrow-airport-expansion#appraisal-of-sustainability-and-supporting-documents</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited will need to provide an assessment of the impacts of any proposed scheme for a third runway, and provide suitable mitigations, as part of any Development Consent Order application. The Government would carefully consider any such application in line with the relevant policies and planning processes.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 10/09/2024 16:18:26 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1726802

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the Aviation Night Noise Effects (ANNE) study, funded by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	3760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The Aviation Night Noise Effects (ANNE) study is a current study examining the relationship of aviation noise on sleep disturbance and annoyance, and how this varies by different times of night. The study is funded by the Department for Transport and is a collaboration between St George’s, University of London, NatCen Social Research, Noise Consultants Limited, and the University of Pennsylvania. The final results of the ANNE study are expected to be published in Autumn 2026.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 10/09/2024 16:15:27 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1726803

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Engineers: Development Aid and Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Engineers have helped to construct road bridges in (a) aid and (b) peacekeeping missions.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	3761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The Corps of Royal Engineers primarily builds temporary bridges that enable military road traffic to cross dry and wet gaps during operational deployments. The Corps of Royal Engineers has not recently helped to construct road bridges in aid or peacekeeping missions. Although not deploying or constructing bridges, the Corps has remained heavily involved in overseas peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts over the last decade including in South Sudan, Sierra Leone and the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 10/09/2024 14:39:42 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney