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1257870

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for (1) ensuring certainty in the programme for transport infrastructure investment; (2) changing the regional balances in transport infrastructure investment as between London and the South East, and other regions in England; and (3) cancelling Crossrail 2 and investing a similar amount in the north of England and other English regions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL11024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of securing long-term transport infrastructure investment, as outlined in the recently published National Infrastructure Strategy. Though the scope of the Spending Review this year was refocused on supporting the government’s response to Covid-19, the Department secured over £60 billion in multi-year investment – providing certainty for major transport infrastructure programmes.</p><p>Investing in transport infrastructure is critical to increasing connectivity and driving regional growth, which are central to this government’s ambition to level up the UK. The Spending Review delivered investment for regions across the entire UK - including announcing a new £4 billion levelling-up fund, £4.2 billion for city regions across England as part of Intra-City Transport Funding and a commitment of over £22 billion to fund HS2 Phases One, 2a and 2b Western Leg to deliver essential North-South connectivity, greater capacity and shorter journey times.</p><p>The Department is also working to implement the findings of the Green Book Review. The refreshed Green Book will support levelling up by ensuring that projects are being assessed first and foremost on how well they deliver policy objectives rather than focusing on a purely economic assessment. For the first time, business cases for all proposals will have to set out how they will impact different places aligning with relevant local strategies and major interventions in the area.</p><p>Transport projects are kept under continual review. Given current affordability constraints, Transport for London has confirmed that they are not in a position to prioritise investment in Crossrail 2, and the Government has agreed that they will stop development on the project. This frees up investment to raise the performance of public transport networks in our regional cities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/12/2020 16:37:16 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1627202

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what forecast they have made of the logistics infrastructure investment required over the next 30 years to support (1) UK business growth, (2) freight transport capacity growth, (3) freight transport decarbonisation, and (4) communities.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made an economy wide needs assessment for logistics infrastructure, such as warehouse and freight interchanges. The current and forecast needs of the road and rail freight sectors inform the prioritisation and delivery of the Roads Investment Strategy (RIS) and the Rail Network Enhancements Programme (RNEP).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/05/2023 11:23:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1627203

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what forecast they have made of the energy infrastructure investment required over the next 30 years to support freight transport and decarbonisation.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Through the Freight Energy Forum – a commitment in the Future of freight: a long-term plan (June 2022) - the Department will work with stakeholders from the freight and energy sectors to understand the infrastructure requirements across the freight system and to develop a specific Zero Emission HGV Infrastructure Strategy. The Strategy will ensure the delivery of the recharging and refuelling infrastructure required to meet the 2035 and 2040 phase out dates for non-zero emission HGVs. The Strategy will complement the zero- emission road freight demonstrator (ZERFD) programme. ZERFD will demonstrate multiple zero emission HGV technologies at scale on UK roads to identify how they can each best be used to decarbonise the heaviest HGVs. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles is working with fleets and industry bodies, such as the EV Fleet Accelerator and the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association, to understand the diverse charging requirements of fleets and how these can be factored into local planning and strategies.</p><p> </p><p>Energy network operators are responsible for ensuring future demand can be met and they are incentivised to do so through the regulatory framework set out by Ofgem, the independent regulator. Since 1 April 2023 Ofgem has decided to socialise all the distribution network reinforcement costs for demand connections and to socialise a greater proportion of these costs for generation connections.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/05/2023 13:39:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

510192

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to grow national road, rail and air infrastructure, and to invest in public sector capacity, to match the forecast growth in population to 73 million by 2035.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL7398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s transport investment strategy is summarised in the Department for Transport’s Single Departmental Plan, which aligns major upcoming infrastructure projects and policy decisions with the four key strategic objectives of economic growth; building a One Nation Britain; improving journeys; and creating a safe, secure, and sustainable transport network.</p><p> </p><p>The current Roads Investment Strategy (RIS) provides details of the Strategic Road schemes in which the Government will be investing a total of £15.2 billion over the Parliament. It also outlines long-term aspirations for a smoother, smarter, and more sustainable road network by 2040. A number of strategic studies are currently underway to inform the second Roads Investment Strategy, which will cover the period 2020-2025.</p><p> </p><p>The Government invests in the rail network as a means of meeting forecast demand, reducing operational costs, and stimulating wider economic growth. It does this by targeting the four key investment areas of electrification, port-to-city freight connections, intercity connectivity, and commuter travel. High Speed Two overlays this programme of investment and targets many of the same objectives. Details of specific projects can be found in the High Level Output Specification (HLOS), published in July 2012 and in Sir Peter Hendy’s report on the replanning of Network Rail’s Investment Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside a decision on additional runway capacity, the Government is also revising its Aviation Policy Framework, which will include work to consider infrastructure.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/04/2016 14:07:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

997364

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to transport infrastructure projects in each region of England in each of the past three years; and what estimate he has made of that funding per head of population in those regions.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	184953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest CRA statistics, published by HM Treasury in November 2017, present data up to 2016-17 and are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The statistics include spend on transport by all public sector organisations including the Department for Transport, Local Authorities, Public Corporations (in the case of transport, this is mainly spend by London Underground) and other Government Departments including devolved administrations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>When assessing expenditure across regions it is important to compare like with like. The benefits from spend on transport interventions often accrue to people far beyond the residents of the immediate local area or region. This is particularly the case for spending on the railways which connect cities and regions across the country and deliver broader benefits beyond the region concerned. Furthermore, when expenditure is presented on a “per head of population”(or “per capita”) basis, it does not account for the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside a region can add to the transport networks. In addition, larger built-up areas tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems, though these will generate fares income which contributes to their operating costs.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for public sector capital expenditure by region are given in Table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics per capita. Capital expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure specifically.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies</strong></p><p><strong><em>£millions nominal</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - East</strong></p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,404</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>749</p></td><td><p>799</p></td><td><p>666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - London</strong></p></td><td><p>4,550</p></td><td><p>5,247</p></td><td><p>6,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - North East</strong></p></td><td><p>417</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - North West</strong></p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td><td><p>1,891</p></td><td><p>1,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - South East</strong></p></td><td><p>1,571</p></td><td><p>2,002</p></td><td><p>2,211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - South West</strong></p></td><td><p>802</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>1,333</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - Yorkshire and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>1,297</p></td><td><p>1,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>12,787</p></td><td><p>15,455</p></td><td><p>16,221</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup> </sup></em></p><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.</em></p><p><em>Source: </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</em></a></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Capital spending, on all transport, by all public sector bodies, per capita</strong></p><p><strong><em>£s nominal</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - East</strong></p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - London</strong></p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>605</p></td><td><p>693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - North East</strong></p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - North West</strong></p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - South East</strong></p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - South West</strong></p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - Yorkshire and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>293</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.</em></p><p><em>Source: </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</em></a></p><p> </p><p>For future years, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s (IPA) National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline (NCIP) 2017 shows regional transport spend. Analysis of the NCIP shows that central government transport investment is more balanced across regions than previous reports have suggested. The table below sets out the allocation of central government transport capital spending in the pipeline between 2017/18 and 2020/21, per head and across regions <strong><sup>[1]</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Investment per capita £ (2016/17 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London<sup>[1]</sup></p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>726</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>[1]</sup> As this table only looks at transport capital spending funded by central government, TfL expenditure is excluded. TfL’s capital programme is funded by a mixture of locally-retained business rates and fare receipts from TfL-operated services, and from 2017/18 onwards it receives no direct central government funding. However, DfT does directly fund major transport projects across London, such as Crossrail, and Thameslink</p><p><sup>[1]</sup> As this table only looks at transport capital spending funded by central government, TfL expenditure is excluded. TfL’s capital programme is funded by a mixture of locally-retained business rates and fare receipts from TfL-operated services, and from 2017/18 onwards it receives no direct central government funding. However, DfT does directly fund major transport projects across London, such as Crossrail, and Thameslink</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/11/2018 16:47:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1250285

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	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 potential effect on (a) UK transport infrastructure and (b) the logistics sector of the UK and EU not agreeing a deal on their future relationship by the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	113552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a range of preparations, led by the Border and Protocol Delivery Group in the Cabinet Office, to mitigate risks relating to new border arrangements; arrangements that will apply whether or not a trade agreement is agreed with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/11/2020 17:15:58 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1064313

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	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 potential merits of promoting regional economic growth through the supply chain of large infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	223794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Transport Investment Strategy, rebalancing is a key priority for the Department, and the Government is investing to ensure that its benefits are realised across the country.</p><p>The Department's Rebalancing Toolkit is designed to help authors of Strategic Cases assess how a programme or project fits with the objective of spreading growth across the country. In addition, the Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard, which is designed to help ensure that major government procurements have a positive impact on economic growth, forms part of the development of the Commercial Cases for our major projects.</p><p>The Department's major projects also hold extensive supplier engagement programmes and these are often regionally based. For example, HS2 Ltd has engaged with over 5,000 businesses, from every corner of the UK, to promote HS2 supply chain opportunities. They have supported or hosted well over 100 events in the past three years alone, including a roadshow of events in 11 UK cities, including in Belfast.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/02/2019 11:39:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1139272

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transport infrastructure the Government is supporting to help the manufacturing industry grow.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	277653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Industrial Strategy, transport infrastructure investment is vital to support businesses right across the country, including in manufacturing. We support businesses through our roads, rail and local transport investment, and delivery of major projects like HS2. For example, HS2 already supports 9,000 jobs, and its innovative approach to construction includes looking at opportunities for off-site manufacture, such as Temporary Modular Bridges.</p><p> </p><p>DfT also supports manufacturing through its procurement, and has adopted the Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard to help ensure major government procurements have a positive impact on economic growth, as well as best value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/07/2019 14:35:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1020748

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the UK spent as a proportion of GDP on transport infrastructure in 2017-18; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the proportion of UK GDP spent on transport infrastructure compared with the average proportion spent by (a) the G7 and (b) the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	199787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2017-18, the UK’s public sector expenditure was £20.5 billion on transport capital investment. This is roughly 1% of GDP – a 0.25 percentage point increase on 4 years ago.</p><p> </p><p>Reliable international comparisons for transport infrastructure spend are difficult due to data availability. Within the UK, the devolved administrations also have responsibilities for transport investment.</p><p> </p><p>However, this government is building on this investment with the £28.8 billion National Roads Fund announced at Budget to invest in English roads, £47.9 billion for the railway in England and Wales in Control Period 6 and undertaking one of the largest engineering projects in Europe – HS2.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2018 14:33:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1280338

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to improve transport connectivity throughout the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
	uin	911380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>Improving transport connectivity throughout the UK is vital to the Government’s levelling up agenda. That is why at the Spending Review, the Government announced a new £4 billion Levelling Up Fund to invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities. This is in addition to already announced transport investment through intra-city transport settlements, the Transforming Cities Fund and RIS2.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has also made over £12 billion available to transport services across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2021 15:55:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook