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1537356

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of staffing at train stations on provision for disabled passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	74980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Disabilities shouldn’t stop people using our railways. Rail staff will always provide face-to-face service for passengers who need additional support. We are committed to transforming accessibility across the UK rail network, moving staff out of underused ticket offices and into the station where they can provide help where it is most needed. We are also undertaking a full accessibility audit across 2,564 stations across Great Britain to help shape future investment in accessible rail travel.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 09:34:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537355

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: North Staffordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to support (a) cycling and (b) walking activities in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (ii) north Staffordshire in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	74979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We provide significant support to upper-tier councils to make it easier and safer for people to choose to walk or cycle. In the last year, we’ve given Staffordshire County Council over £595,000 in funding for active travel – it is a matter for them how that is then allocated within the county.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/11/2022 13:09:38 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537757

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to commence the study to decide how HS2 East will connect between East Midlands Parkway and Leeds.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	74895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish the terms of reference for the HS2 to Leeds Study after the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 10:55:14 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1537810

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Doncaster Sheffield Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Ministerial meetings have taken place with Peel Group and/or their representatives regarding Doncaster Sheffield Airport since January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	74688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is incredibly disappointed that Peel Group has announced the closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has engaged with local stakeholders throughout the period of the review and since Peel Group announced its decision to close the airport. This has included several ministerial meetings since the end of July, including four meetings with Peel Group, as well as some with the Mayor of South Yorkshire and Mayor of Doncaster City Council, and with Members from both the House of Commons and House of Lords.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from the Department for Transport have also been in regular contact with all interested parties, including weekly discussions with representatives from Peel Group, the South Yorkshire Combined Authority and Doncaster City Council.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains engaged with all parties we will continue to encourage local leaders and Peel Group to work together and find a solution for the site which will benefit local people and the region’s economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2022 11:37:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1537328

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on advances in technology to improve on current pothole patching techniques; if he will allocate funding to development of those technologies; and what steps his Deparment is taking to tackle the prevalence of potholes in Strangford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	75009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department works closely with highways stakeholders such as the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport and the Local Council Roads Innovation Group who regularly showcase innovative ways to fix potholes and ensure we have well maintained roads. We fund innovative new ideas including road technologies through our well-established Transport Research Innovation Grant (T-TRIG) programme, and the ADEPT Live Labs programme.</p><p>Whilst roads in Northern Ireland are a devolved matter, NI is a valued member of the UK’s Road Leadership Group, which brings together the four nations of the United Kingdom so that best practice in highway maintenance can be shared across the country.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 07/11/2022 12:00:18 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1537297

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will formally (1) announce, and (2) award, Bus Service Improvement Programme grants; and when the 34 areas chosen will receive (a) funding, or (b) written confirmation of funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
	uin	HL3052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>34 places received an indicative funding allocation for their Bus Service Improvement Plan.</p><p>24 had their allocations confirmed in August. For 10 places we have had further questions to resolve with the authorities first. Decisions on confirming those allocations will be made in due course.</p><p>Delivery of most of the allocated funding is conditional on the submission of a robust and ambitious Enhanced Partnership between the local council and bus operators. We are working closely with stakeholders to ensure these are in place, with the first round of grants expected to be released in November. Two locations are pursuing a system of franchising, for which the release of funding is conditional on adequate mechanisms being in place to deliver the improvement plan before franchising takes effect.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/11/2022 12:01:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1537298

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the grant funding within Bus Service Improvement Programmes is for physical measures only, or if it covers support for services too.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
	uin	HL3053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>Bus Service Improvement Plan funding includes both capital funding for physical infrastructure, and revenue funding for fares measures and service enhancements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/11/2022 12:01:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1537299

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any agreements for areas looking to form enhanced partnerships under the Bus Service Improvement Programme grants have been signed; whether they are (1) fully, or (2) partially, funded; and if they are partially funded, what levels of financial need are funded.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
	uin	HL3054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>Bus Service Improvement Plans are intended to demonstrate Local Transport Authorities’ vision for bus in local areas, and to draw on a number of funding sources over the long-term.</p><p>All 79 Local Transport Authorities in England outside London are pursuing either an Enhanced Partnership or developing a business case for franchising to deliver their bus services. 34 places have been allocated funding from the £1.1 billion Bus Service Improvement Plan budget.</p><p>Around half of the Local Transport Authorities that are pursuing Enhanced Partnerships have completed them so far. Bus Service Improvement Plan funding, in conjunction with City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements for Mayoral Combined Authorities, will support local bus transformation but is not intended necessarily to entirely fund all projects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/11/2022 12:02:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1537300

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to propose further fiscal measures to widen bus use, such as supporting (1) reduced, or (2) free, fares for everyone (a) under 21, or (b) in full-time education.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
	uin	HL3055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department currently has no plans to offer universal free or reduced fares specifically to those under 21 or in full-time education.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/11/2022 13:05:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1537620

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great British Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on recruitment, employment and all other costs associated with the establishment of Great British Railways to date.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	74778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Rail Transformation Programme has been established to address the challenges set out in the Plan for Rail White Paper, including the establishment of a guiding mind to tackle the fragmentation and unclear accountabilities across the rail sector. The programme does not monitor on an aggregated basis time spent on each individual work stream.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 03/11/2022 12:30:23 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh