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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

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

44131

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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 lifts will be installed at Goring and Streatley station; and whether this will coincide with the replacement of the footbridge.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	192909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Network Rail has submitted Goring and Streatley as a candidate station for Access for All Funding.　 The Government plans to make an announcement on funding in April. In the meantime, Network Rail has advised me that the new footbridge which will be installed in the summer will be suitable for the installation of lifts.</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	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

44124

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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, how much funding will be made available to the Access for All scheme in Control Period 5; and what terms and conditions will apply to such funding.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	192821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>　</p><p>£100m has been allocated to extend the Access for All programme for Control Period 5. Stations will be selected based on their annual footfall, weighted by the incidence of disability in the area. The preferences of the train operators and the availability of third party funding or other capital contributions will also be considered.</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	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

43463

	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, whether he has any plans to reduce the number of trains per hour on the East Coast Main Line from London to Newcastle following the opening of High Speed 2.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	192389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>It is too early to set the service pattern for the GB rail network in the 2020s and beyond. However, one of the key principles that will guide future service patterns is that all towns or cities which currently have a direct service to London will retain broadly comparable or better services once HS2 is complete. The future design, calling pattern and frequency of network services once HS2 opens will be developed openly, and in partnership. </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	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

43576

	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, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of High Speed 2 on the frequency of trains on the East Coast Main Line from London to Newcastle.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	192390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>This assessment will be made as different service options for the post-HS2 railway are developed. A wide range of potential service options are open, ranging from relatively evolutionary change to widespread service redesign. These issues were outlined in the Network Rail report Better Connections published in July 2013, and available on their website (<a href="http://www.networkrail.co.uk/improvements/high-speed-rail/" target="_blank">http://www.networkrail.co.uk/improvements/high-speed-rail/</a>). </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with Network Rail to design the next stage of the service planning work for rail services once HS2 Phase 1 opens, and looking ahead to Phase 2. The Department will make further announcements shortly. </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	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

43916

	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 proportion of new buses in the UK outside London are fitted with audio visual announcements.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	192752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on 7<sup>th</sup> January 2014, 2842 new buses were registered in the UK in 2013, along with 843 coaches. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although we do not hold specific data from each bus operator on the number or percentage of new buses using audio/visual systems outside London, we are currently examining whether this information can be gathered as part of the Department's next annual bus operator survey, due to be published in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research commissioned by the Department for Transport estimates that in 2012 there were 8877 buses operating in England that offered audio announcements on the destination of the bus and the next stop, compared to 8812 buses in 2011. This amounts to approximately 25% of all buses in England.</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	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

44180

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what incentives, other than the existing grant, are provided to encourage people to buy ultra-low carbon dioxide cars.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL6136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>As well as the Plug-in Car Grant, the Government is providing funding for grants for electric vehicle chargepoints, including at people's homes and locations such as train station car parks and on the public sector estate. We have also established a favourable taxation system for company car tax and vehicle excise duty to help nudge more motorists towards these vehicles. There are also numerous local incentives such as congestion charge exemption in London and free parking.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

44181

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many ultra-low carbon dioxide cars are currently owned by public sector organisations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL6137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text Over 5% of those taking up the grant for business use are public sector organisation. answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw