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1519085

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on how many and what proportion of staff have regularly worked on their rest days per quarter over the last three years in (a) each train operating company and (b) Avanti.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	59207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of train operating companies to ensure they have adequate staffing to resource their operations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 09:51:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1519086

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of days that Avanti staff worked on previously booked rest days between June and August 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	59210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information across all staff grades at Avanti West Coast (AWC).</p><p> </p><p>On 30 July 2022, AWC experienced a near total cessation of drivers volunteering to work passenger trains on rest days. As noted by Avanti in its stakeholder bulletin of 8 August, it had regularly and reliably seen approximately 400 services a week worked by drivers on their rest day. This figure fell suddenly by 90 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>Daily driver rest day working has remained minimal since then.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 09:52:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1402435

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: North Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to help increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention of staff within the DVSA in North Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	102701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is continuing with its campaigns recruiting front line operational roles across its Driver, Vehicle and Enforcement services. The DVSA monitors retention across all roles and takes action when required. There are currently no concerns regarding the retention of staff in North Wales.</p><p>There is a national recruitment campaign aimed at recruiting driving examiners across Great Britain to further increase availability of driving test appointments. This has identified four successful candidates to fill the current vacancies in North Wales.</p><p>The DVSA will also shortly launch a further campaign aimed specifically at candidates that speak Welsh who may wish to join the agency as driving examiners.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 19/01/2022 14:52:30 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1402436

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people who have their driving tests cancelled can re-book an appointment in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	102702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recognises the high demand for learners wanting to take their practical driving test following the suspension of routine driver training and testing during the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA understands how disappointing it is when driving tests are cancelled and therefore will only cancel appointments as an absolute last resort. Those affected by cancellations will automatically be offered a new appointment at the original test centre on the next earliest date available.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as possible and has a number of measures in place to do this. These include offering a national recovery allowance and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays and weekends).</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is also continuing with its campaign to recruit more driving examiners across Great Britain and further increase availability of driving test appointments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/01/2022 12:38:09 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1285740

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences and Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with industry representatives on the introduction of (a) Graduated Driver Licences and (b) mandatory telematic devices to cars in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	152581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>In October 2020 the Department for Transport discussed the topic of a Graduated Driver Licence and compulsory black box usage at the Transport Select Committee on Young and Novice Drivers.</p><p> </p><p>After giving our reasoning that we are not currently pursuing the topic as a future policy, the Secretary of State has accordingly not met with industry representatives on the matter.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport take any consideration of restrictions on any road users very seriously, particularly those in rural areas for access to education, employment and leisure.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this Government has no current plans to enforce any further restrictions which could be detrimental to the younger generation’s prospects for employment, education or livelihood.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/02/2021 11:54:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1204425

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Borderlands Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with local stakeholders on the future of the Wrexham to Bidston Railway line.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	59832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>My Department is actively engaged with Transport for Wales’s work to progress plans for a North Wales Metro and is providing strategic planning support and guidance on funding mechanisms.</p><p> </p><p>Interventions to deliver service frequency improvements are currently being progressed and my officials will continue to engage with regional bodies on wider proposals and to provide advice on how they might be funded in the future.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 24/06/2020 14:04:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1204426

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Chester and North Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on linking railway stations in (a) North Wales and (b) Chester to Northern Powerhouse Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	59833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>This month the HS2 Minister will meet with leaders from the Midlands and the North, to discuss priorities for rail investment. During this meeting the Government will present an Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands by the end of 2020, which will look at how to deliver NPR, HS2 Phase 2b, and related connections more effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Some supporting infrastructure enhancements in this corridor, including line speed improvements, are already under consideration through industry planning studies and the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 24/06/2020 14:24:22 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1204427

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 52205, on Rolling Stock: Energy, what steps he is taking to ensure that North Wales benefits from developments to low carbon rail transport solutions.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	59834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Rail decarbonisation will be an important element in the UK’s first Transport Decarbonisation Plan. The Department is working with Network Rail and the rail industry to determine which parts of the network are best suited to use of hydrogen and battery trains and electrification.</p><p> </p><p>Introduction of these technologies will deliver environmental improvements and benefits for rail users across the rail network. Through the Transport Decarbonisation Plan the Government will continue to support the UK economy through the development of expertise on low carbon technologies.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 24/06/2020 14:08:00 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1202847

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	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: Crewe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received a completed business case for an High Speed Two hub station at Crewe.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	58742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the work Cheshire East Council and the Constellation Partnership are doing to ensure the wider local benefits can be fully realised. We continue to work collaboratively on the development of a business case to support this vision and look forward to formally receiving in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/06/2020 12:52:29 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1198824

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	North Wales Coast Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with local stakeholders on the future of the North Wales Coast Main Line.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	52203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>My officials maintain active and constructive engagement with stakeholders including the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales. Development work undertaken by my department has been openly shared with stakeholders and the GrowthTrack360 Alliance. I have encouraged Network Rail to examine ways to facilitate capacity, performance, and journey time improvements across the region, building on recent major signalling and track renewals, and remain happy to engage with stakeholders on their own proposals, and to provide advice on how these might be funded in the future.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/06/2020 15:21:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies