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862303

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of Transport, for what reasons his Department's consultation entitled Road Vehicles Improving Air quality and Safety has run for a period of four weeks rather than the 12 weeks recommended in the Code of Practice on Consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	132722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Consultation Principles replaced the previous Code of Practice in July 2012. The latest version dated 14 January 2016 requires that “Consultations should last for a proportionate amount of time”. In this case, the proposals were the subject of informal discussion between the UK motor industry and the department’s technical experts prior to the consultation launch.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/03/2018 15:00:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

862044

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Directly Operated Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 4 of the Directly Operated Railways Limited annual report and statements for the year ended 31 March 2017, what the revised role for Directly Operated Railways is.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	132463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The role of Directly Operated Railways Ltd (DOR) remains as stated in the company annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017. DOR’s historic role of acting as the holding company for an operator of last resort train operator ceased when that function was taken in-house by the Department on 31 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 15:03:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

862300

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Anglia Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the premium payments of £3.8 billion on the Greater Anglia rail franchise will be paid in full.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	132719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Due to commercial confidentiality, we do not comment on the financial position of individual franchises. We work closely with all our franchisees throughout their contracts and monitor their progress against their contractual commitments. We expect all operators and their guarantors to continue to fulfil their financial and contractual commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department awarded this franchise after a robust competition process and the owning group has provided a substantial parent company support as a guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 14:38:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

864366

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will plans to ask Northern to extend the delay repay compensation scheme to commuters affected by delays of 15 minutes.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
	uin	132850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Delay Repay for delays of 15 minutes or more (DR15) will be contracted as a requirement for new Department for Transport franchises when contracts come up for renewal. The Department has received a proposal from Northern in relation to implementing Delay Repay 15 before their present contract expires. This proposal is in the early stages of being reviewed and analysed to determine whether it is affordable and represents value for money. Any announcement regarding introducing DR15 into Northern will be made once this evaluation is completed.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers on Northern are starting to benefit from the huge investment in this franchise, with more new services and the complete removal of the outdated Pacers by the end of 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 15:12:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

862255

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to extend the trial of the 26-30 Railcard outside of (a) Great Anglia and (b) 10,000 railcards that have been issued.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	132674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The trial of 10,000 26-30 railcards is an industry-led initiative to gather evidence and to inform discussions between Government and industry about roll-out of the railcard. Delivery of the trial launch, including sales of the railcard, was led by Rail Delivery Group and it was their digital systems that handled transactions and enquiries on the day.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 14:20:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

862299

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Anglia Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Greater Anglia rail franchise is meeting its financial performance targets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	132718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Due to commercial confidentiality, we do not comment on the financial position of individual franchises.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 14:33:17 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

862253

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the decision was made to expand the 26-30 railcard trial to 10,000 extra participants.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	132672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The trial of 10,000 26-30 railcards is an industry-led initiative to gather evidence and to inform discussions between Government and industry about roll-out of the railcard. Delivery of the trial launch, including sales of the railcard, was led by Rail Delivery Group and it was their digital systems that handled transactions and enquiries on the day.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 14:16:32 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

862145

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans are in place to ensure the timely delivery of the Felixstowe-to-Nuneaton freight rail link.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	132564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>During Control Period 5 (2014-2019) Government is investing £235m in the Strategic Freight Network (SFN), a ring fenced fund specifically to support investment in rail freight to improve the capacity and capability of the network. This includes the installation of a second track between Felixstowe and Grimston Lane foot crossing on the Felixstowe branch line, which will allow up to 47 trains to serve the port daily in each direction, 14 more than at present.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2017, Network Rail published its Freight Network Study, presenting options to funders for enhancing the rail freight network. The study identified the Felixstowe to West Midlands corridor as a key priority for future investment. The Statement of Funds Available for Control Period 6 (2019-2024) includes funding for continued investment in improvements to the rail freight network, and my Department will consider Network Rail’s advice when planning future enhancements.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 15:06:20 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

864390

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Offshore Fixed Structures: North Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Maritime and Coastguard Agency provides on the decommissioning of (a) semi-submersible drilling rigs and (b) other commercial vessels deployed in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	132874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The trial of 10,000 26-30 railcards is an industry-led initiative to gather evidence and to inform discussions between Government and industry about roll-out of the railcard. Delivery of the trial launch, including sales of the railcard, was led by Rail Delivery Group and it was their digital systems that handled transactions and enquiries on the day.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Decommissioning and disposal of semi-submersible drilling rigs and commercial vessels currently falls under the scope of legislation and guidance administered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government will be implementing Merchant Shipping legislation to introduce specific Ship Recycling Regulations later this year with the regime entering into force in December 2018. A Maritime and Coastguard Agency guidance package will accompany this legislation.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2018 14:16:32 question first ministerially corrected 23/03/2018 12:42:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 48157 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

862068

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	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 source of consumer concerns relating to ownership and use of electric vehicles; and what steps his Department taking to allay those concerns.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	132487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Recent research found that 38% of motorists are now considering an electric car or van for their next vehicle. This figure is up from 25% in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>However we recognise that some consumers still have concerns about electric vehicles. Recent surveys show that price, provision of infrastructure, and understanding of the technology are the most commonly cited barriers.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing nearly £1.5bn‎ between April 2015 and March 2021 in one of the most comprehensive global programmes of support for electric cars, with grants available for plug in cars, vans, lorries, buses, taxis and motorcycles, and schemes to support charge point infrastructure at homes and workplaces and on residential streets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also been working with industry for the past four years through the Go Ultra Low campaign to communicate the benefits of electric vehicles. In particular the Go Ultra Low website provides free advice and practical information focused on addressing the concerns of motorists contemplating making the switch to electric.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/03/2018 15:59:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden