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100630

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England, particularly between East Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England has been assessed in a number of studies including the Northern Hub and Network Rail’s Lancashire and Cumbria and North-West Route Utilisation strategies. The case will be further addressed in respect of Network Rail’s Control Period 6 (2019-20<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del>4) and beyond through the Northern Route Study as part of Network Rail’s Long Term Planning Process to inform decisions on the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for Control Period 6.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/10/2014 12:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2014 12:17:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer previous answer version 25208 answering member printed Baroness Kramer answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

100254

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will state the names and the organisations represented by the current members of the Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee.
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Sir John Stanley
	uin	211392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has recently updated its guidelines on the establishment and operation of airport consultative committees which includes recommendations on the types of organisations that should be represented. These can be found on the GOV.UK website. The government does not have a role in deciding which organisations should be represented on a particular consultative committee. Responsibility for the composition of the Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee (GATCOM) rests with Gatwick Airport in collaboration with the committee.</p><p> </p><p>A list of the names and organisations represented on GATCOM is publically available and can be found on the GATCOM website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2014 16:06:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley

100631

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve rail links between East Lancashire and Manchester; and what factors were considered when making judgements about which projects to support.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Plans to improve rail links between East Lancashire and Manchester including the scheme to install a two-mile loop between Darwen and Sough tunnel (near Entwistle) to facilitate additional services between Blackburn and Manchester and the introduction of improved Burnley – Manchester services using the recently-constructed curve at Todmorden are being promoted by the relevant local authorities. The judgement of which projects to support is a matter for the promoters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/10/2014 12:12:24 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

100633

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many representations have been made to Ministers at the Department for Transport by Members of Parliament about regional rail link improvements from Manchester to East Lancashire since May 2010 including (1) to Clitheroe, (2) to Burnley, and (3) to Rawtenstall.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>A number of representations have been made by Members of Parliament since May 2010 concerning rail improvements in the North-West. In addition there has been one Adjournment Debate on improving rail services between Clitheroe, Blackburn and Manchester, one letter regarding improvements to Clitheroe, twelve Parliamentary Questions and six letters concerning the Todmorden curve or services to Burnley, and two Parliamentary Questions concerning the Rawtenstall rail extension project.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/10/2014 12:11:51 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

100757

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A64
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide funding for road improvements and a dual carriageway for the A64 between York and Scarborough; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	211749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>In terms of future investment planning for the strategic road network, the Highways Agency is currently conducting its route strategy process to establish operational and investment priorities for all routes on the strategic road network. It is through this process that improvements to the A64 between York and Scarborough will be considered. The route strategy work is due for completion in March 2015 and will help inform the Department’s road investment strategy which we aim to complete before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 30/10/2014 12:14:03 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

100758

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to the Civil Aviation Authority on the amount of time that body should take to process applications for licences.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	David Mowat
	uin	211695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>As the aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has its own internal performance targets for processing licence applications.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA publishes its code of practice on its website. This sets out the standards and the levels of service which both the aviation industry and individuals may expect. Specifically – under Approval, certification and licensing service standards – the CAA say ‘Personnel Licences will be issued within ten working days’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not provide any additional guidance on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2014 14:13:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

100759

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	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 on (a) regional air routes to Northern Ireland and (b) other regional UK routes of the sale of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports to a Spanish and Australian consortium.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	211666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment. Airports, and the airlines that use them, operate in a competitive environment and it is for them to take commercial decisions on the services that they offer. The Spanish partner, Ferrovial, already had an interest in these airports through its shareholding in Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited (formerly BAA).</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2014 16:01:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

100760

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the decision to postpone the implementation of the driver training elements of EU regulation No. 181/2011 for up to four years.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Joan Walley
	uin	211763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>My Noble Friend Baroness Kramer, Minister for Local Transport has recently completed a review of the use of a derogation applied under EU Regulation 181/2011 (concerning bus and coach passenger rights) exempting bus and coach drivers from undertaking mandatory disability awareness training.</p><p> </p><p>To inform this review, she wrote to bus industry representatives, disability stakeholders and charities seeking their input, to determine whether drivers are receiving adequate disability awareness training under the current voluntary arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>Having received and considered many comprehensive responses, the findings have been shared with Ministerial colleagues who are discussing how best to proceed.</p><p> </p><p>While these discussions continue, officials will place a summary of all responses received in relation to the review on the Government’s website as a matter of priority.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 30/10/2014 12:12:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

100911

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on improving the road network (a) in Devon and Cornwall and (b) within a 30 mile radius of the centre of Plymouth in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	221888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the road network in the South West over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>This includes committing £5.8 billion for local highways maintenance, between 2015 and 2021, to English local authorities. We anticipate announcing local highway allocations by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>We have also announced funding for integrated transport which could include road improvement schemes as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Authority</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2017/18 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2018/19 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2019/20 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2020/21 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth City</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torbay</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A number of other major Schemes which help to improve the local road network which are receiving specific funding in 2015/16 are currently under construction and these are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Council</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Project</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Funding</p><p>(DfT) (£m)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Timeline</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>A380 Kingskerswell Bypass</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>76.40</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Completion Date:</p><p>December 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Camborne-Pool-Redruth Transport Package</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>16.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Completion Date:</p><p>April 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>A3059/A3058 Rialton Link</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.00</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Completion Date:</p><p>May 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>A386 Union Corner Junction Improvements</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Completion Date:</p><p>July 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Local Growth Deals announced in July 2014 provided funding for a number of schemes to improve the road network in Devon, Cornwall and Plymouth. Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-growth-deals" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-growth-deals</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total funding provided which will be spent on road schemes is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Funding (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>74.77</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth (within 30 mile radius)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>52.87</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the strategic road network, the Department is undertaking a feasibility study of the A303/A30/A358 corridor. This is expected to report back at Autumn Statement 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Looking forward to the next five years, the Highways Agency is currently developing route strategies which outline investment priorities for the strategic road network for the period up to March 2021 and beyond. Proposals emerging from this will be considered by Ministers leading up to the Autumn Statement, with completion of the route strategies programme by the end of March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2014 14:38:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

101209

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information (a) his Department and (b) HS2 Ltd has provided to the High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Bill Select Committee on matters raised by the public with (i) his Department and (ii) HS2 Ltd in relation to Phase 1 of HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
	uin	212028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The role of the Select Committee is to consider petitions from those directly and specially affected by the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill, not to consider matters raised by the general public. All briefings, evidence and witness statements to the Select Committee on behalf of the Secretary of State, by HS2 Ltd, are published on the Select Committee’s website.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2014 14:57:05 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan