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1144456

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Fares
	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 equity of the most recent rise in rail ticket prices.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	286203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government does understand the concern about the cost of some rail fares and the impact that this can have on people’s budgets. This is why the Government has ensured that regulated rail fares can rise by no more than inflation for the last six years. While this change is unwelcome, it is not fair to ask people who do not use trains to pay more for those who do. Taxpayers already subsidise the network by more than £4bn a year – (54% of our transport budget is spent on the 2% of journeys that rail accounts for).</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 13:33:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1144457

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Woking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of railway services between London and Woking.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	286204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>South Western Railways’s (SWR) Franchise Agreement contains provisions that incentivises SWR to improve its own performance, and to work jointly with Network Rail. Challenging targets for performance have been set and where performance falls below expected levels, SWR is required to invest additional sums of money into initiatives to address the causes of the poor performance. This has been the case in the first two years of the Franchise, where targets were not met. My officials continue to closely monitor SWR’s performance and are currently in the process of contracting a Remedial Agreement plan.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 16:18:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1144459

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M25: Noise
	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 reduce noise on the M25 between junctions 10 and 11.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	286205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Currently Highways England has a programme to replace the joints between the concrete slabs between junctions 9 and 11. This work is being done to ensure the road surface is maintained in good condition, but it should also help to reduce noise from the road surface.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is also carrying out trials to test materials and techniques which could help to reduce road noise from concrete surfacing on the M25 network. This trial is being carried out on the M1 motorway southbound between junctions 5 and 6.</p><p> </p><p>This trial is due to finish in 2022 and the findings will be used to develop our long-term strategy for managing concrete road surfaces in the south east. The trial does include a period of accelerated testing on other parts of the strategic road network before 2022, and Highways England will keep this under review.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England will monitor the condition and safety of the strategic network regularly and the surface of the M25 between junctions 10 and 11 is inspected weekly. Any safety critical defects will be repaired within 24 hours with a permanent repair completed within 28 days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:58:07 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1144478

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Woking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to require train companies operating services from Woking station into London to compensate passengers in instances of a reduced service over an extended period of time.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	286219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Compensation is not offered to rail passengers during instances of a reduced service. However, when things go wrong, and passengers are unable to make informed decisions about their ticket purchases, for example due to unannounced timetable changes, passengers are entitled to claim a refund.</p><p> </p><p>The South Western Railway (SWR) Passenger's Charter informs passengers of the amount of compensation they may claim back for a delay or cancellation. Compensation is measured against the timetable in operation on the day of travel. Recently the SWR timetable has had to be amended to mitigate the impact of the RMT strikes, and SWR are required to publicise these changes in advance of the day in question. If delays occur on the day compared to the temporary timetable in place, then passengers will be entitled to claim Delay Repay compensation for delays of 15 minutes or more on SWR.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 13:26:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1144480

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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, if he will make it his policy to extend the compensation package to rail season ticket holders for delays of under 30 minutes.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	286221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>We are working with train operators to roll out Delay Repay 15 (DR15) which entitles all passengers, including season ticket holders, who have been delayed by 15-29 minutes to compensation worth 25% of the ticket price.</p><p> </p><p>Today, over 70% of journeys on DfT franchises now have DR15 available to them, including passengers on South Western Railway. This forms part of government’s commitment to significantly improving compensation for passengers when things go wrong.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:43:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1144633

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Surrey
	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 representatives of rail franchises that operate in Surrey on reliability of services.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	286735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>There are regular discussions between Departmental Officials and Franchised Train Operators. Operational performance is discussed at contractual performance meetings, held at least every four weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:53:55 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1144635

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to make public transport more inclusive and accessible for disabled children and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	286737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring disabled people of all ages have the same access to transport and opportunities to travel as everyone else.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2018 the Department published the Inclusive Transport Strategy. Its ambition is to create a transport system that provides equal access for disabled people by 2030, and to enable disabled people to travel confidently, easily and without extra cost.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2019, the Department reported to Parliament on the progress it had made in delivering the many commitments set out in the Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/09/2019 15:51:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1145022

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Woking
	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 (a) the peak seat capacity and (b) demand for rail services between Woking to London Waterloo in each peak morning hour.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	287524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport receives demand and capacity information for services at selected stations based on counts carried out by each Train Operating Company (TOC). This information is provided to the Department by the TOCs in confidence, as it relates to the way in which train operating companies operate their businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes aggregated statistics showing overall passenger numbers and crowding levels into the major cities and central London stations in the publication ‘<em>Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2018’. </em>Information on the total number of seats and passenger numbers travelling from all locations into London Waterloo (via Vauxhall) is presented in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Morning peak seating and passenger number arrivals into London Waterloo on a typical autumn weekday in 2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>07:00 - 07:59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>08:00 - 08:59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09:00 - 09:59</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passengers</p></td><td><p>36,889</p></td><td><p>51,538</p></td><td><p>25,988</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total seats</p></td><td><p>28,764</p></td><td><p>36,223</p></td><td><p>24,969</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p>Additional years are available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/820139/rai0203.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/820139/rai0203.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>The only services which are exempt from commercial confidentiality are those which feature in the ‘top ten’ most overcrowded peak train services into major cities. In Autumn 2018, the 07:02 Woking to London Waterloo service featured in this list.</p><p> </p><p>Full details are available from the statistical release at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2018</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:02:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1145025

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Woking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services from Woking to London Waterloo were cancelled as a result of train reliability issues in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	287527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information, but officials have asked SWR to get in touch with the Honourable Member to discuss his concerns, and answer this and any other questions he may have.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:35:23 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148032

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the ban on direct flights from the UK to Sharm El Sheikh airport in Egypt.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	293558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport undertakes aviation security assessments at overseas airports. UK aviation security experts are working closely with their Egyptian counterparts on the ground. It is long standing government policy not to comment on security matters, however I can confirm that we continue to work in partnership with the Egyptian authorities, sharing aviation security expertise, and are grateful for their close engagement and support.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to achieving the return of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh when the situation allows.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/10/2019 10:04:21 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148033

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the UK flight ban to Sharm el Sheikh.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	293559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport undertakes aviation security assessments at overseas airports. UK aviation security experts are working closely with their Egyptian counterparts on the ground. It is long standing government policy not to comment on security matters, however I can confirm that we continue to work in partnership with the Egyptian authorities, sharing aviation security expertise, and are grateful for their close engagement and support.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to achieving the return of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh when the situation allows.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 07/10/2019 16:41:40 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148126

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Surrey
	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 allocated to road improvement works in (a) Surrey and (b) Woking constituency in each of the last three years; and what funding he plans to allocate to such works in the 2020-21 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	294245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Department for Transport funding for local highway maintenance is allocated mainly by formula to local highway authorities at the upper tier, to county councils or unitary authorities, so we are unable to provide a break down by Parliamentary constituency. The formula comprises the Needs Element (£725 million in England outside London in 2019/20) and the Incentive/Efficiency Element (£150 million 2019/20). Integrated Transport Block (ITB) is a formula distribution of capital funding to local transport authorities, which is designed to fund small-scale local transport improvements, including road safety measures, public transport and public realm improvements.</p><p> </p><p>In each of the last three years the Department’s allocation to Surrey County Council for local highway maintenance and for ITB was as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2017/18 £21.072 million</p><p>2018/19 £21.056 million</p><p>2019/20 £21.034 million</p><p> </p><p>The proposed allocation for 2020/21 is £21.034 million.</p><p> </p><p>Following Budget 2018, Surrey County Council received a share, £7.409 million, of the £420 million additional funding announced for England. This was for local highways maintenance including the repair of potholes, to keep local bridges and structures open and safe, and to aid other minor highway works.</p><p> </p><p>Surrey County Council has a Private Finance Initiative for street lighting, for which the revenue grant payment in each of the last three years was £5.955 million.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Surrey County Council has received over £3.7 million in total over the last three years through the Pothole Action Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 08/10/2019 10:01:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148127

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Egypt: Aviation
	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 level of risk of lifting the UK flight ban to Sharm el Sheikh.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	294246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport undertakes aviation security assessments at overseas airports. UK aviation security experts are working closely with their Egyptian counterparts on the ground. It is long standing government policy not to comment on security matters, however I can confirm that we continue to work in partnership with the Egyptian authorities, sharing aviation security expertise, and are grateful for their close engagement and support.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to achieving the return of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh when the situation allows.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/10/2019 11:34:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148367

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to improve the condition of rural roads.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	294708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is providing over £6.6 billion of funding to local highway authorities for local highways maintenance in England, outside London, between 2015 and 2021 to help them tackle the condition of the local road network. Well-planned maintenance to prevent potholes and other defects forming on the roads is vital. Councils that do this well get better value for every pound spent and improve their customer satisfaction. So, from 2016/17, this Government introduced incentive funding to help encourage local highway authorities to manage their road networks better and achieve greater efficiencies.</p><p> </p><p>Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the local highway network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual local highway authority to assess which parts of its network need repair based on its local knowledge and circumstances. In a rural area there will be many miles of roads so it is for each local highway authority to decide how to prioritise maintenance of its road network.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 08/10/2019 10:22:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148381

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Western Railway: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what targets his Department has set to measure the performance of South Western Railway.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	294715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Targets for performance are set out in Schedule 7.1 of the South Western Franchise Agreement, a version of which is published on Gov.UK at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/833157/south_western_railways_2017_rail_franchise_agreement.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/833157/south_western_railways_2017_rail_franchise_agreement.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/10/2019 09:56:25 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148382

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to make taxis more accessible for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	294716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018 the Department published its Inclusive Transport Strategy, with the intention of supporting a transport network which enables disabled people to travel easily, confidently and without additional cost. Disabled people make twice as many journeys by taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) as non-disabled people and it is essential that operators and authorities play their part in making this a reality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to update guidance to local licensing authorities on the provision of an inclusive service, including the appropriate treatment of passengers with assistance dogs.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime I urge authorities to ensure that drivers receive suitable disability awareness training and that robust action is taken against those who discriminate illegally against disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 294717 question first answered 08/10/2019 10:19:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148383

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Assistance Animals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to prevent taxi drivers from discriminating against people with disability assistance dogs.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	294717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018 the Department published its Inclusive Transport Strategy, with the intention of supporting a transport network which enables disabled people to travel easily, confidently and without additional cost. Disabled people make twice as many journeys by taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) as non-disabled people and it is essential that operators and authorities play their part in making this a reality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to update guidance to local licensing authorities on the provision of an inclusive service, including the appropriate treatment of passengers with assistance dogs.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime I urge authorities to ensure that drivers receive suitable disability awareness training and that robust action is taken against those who discriminate illegally against disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 294716 question first answered 08/10/2019 10:19:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148384

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Surrey
	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 allocated to (a) Woking and (b) Surrey for projects relating to his Department's cycling and walking investment strategy in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	294718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has provided £0.784 million for Bikeability training in schools in Surrey. Surrey County Council is one of the 46 local authorities benefiting from a total of £1.5 million investment to support the development of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs). The Department has also allocated around £64 million to Surrey from non-ringfenced funding streams (including the Integrated Transport Block and Maintenance Block) of which a certain percentage is spent on measures which benefit cyclists and pedestrians. Local authorities are also able to use other local funds for cycling and walking projects.</p><p> </p><p>Surrey County Council is part of the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which was allocated almost £125 million through the Local Growth Fund (LGF). The Department conducted a survey of LEPs about investment of LGF on cycling and walking projects and this has shown that Enterprise M3 has allocated £42.3 million for cycling and walking projects in their region, including for projects in Woking and Guildford.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/10/2019 09:58:30 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1149464

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote greener alternatives for (a) long-distance and (b) international transport.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Transport needs to undergo radical transformation to meet our legally binding carbon budgets and achieve net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s first Transport Decarbonisation Plan was announced on 15 October and will bring together a bold and ambitious programme of coordinated action needed to end the UK’s contribution to climate change by 2050. It will build on our existing modal strategies, including Road to Zero, the Aviation Green Paper, the Clean Maritime Plan and our work with the Rail Decarbonisation Task Force and OLEV and is expected to be complete next year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/10/2019 09:33:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1170277

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Western Railway: Strikes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to require South Western Railway to compensate passengers for the heavily disrupted service from Woking Station into London during the recent RMT strike.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	2532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>Passengers are entitled to compensation under the Delay Repay scheme for delays of 15 minutes or more against the published timetable on SWR. The Department are considering all options available to ensure passengers are compensated for this disruption</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 21/01/2020 14:26:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1173491

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Woking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the performance of rail services operating from Woking to London.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	8260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>South Western Railways’ (SWR) Franchise Agreement contains provisions that incentivises SWR to improve its own performance and to work jointly with Network Rail. Challenging targets for performance have been set and where performance falls below expected levels, SWR is required to invest additional sums of money into initiatives to address the causes of the poor performance. This has been the case in the first two years of the Franchise, where targets were not met. Officials and I continue to monitor closely SWR’s performance and are currently in the process of finalising a Remedial Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/02/2020 16:20:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1179776

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M25: Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Highways England on noise pollution caused by the concrete road surface between junctions 10 and 11 of the M25.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	19922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Highways England is aware that noise is an important issue for residents living next to the M25 motorway between junctions 10 and 11 and is actively looking for ways to improve the situation.</p><p> </p><p>Work to repair failed joints in the concrete carriageways was completed in November 2019 and this should help to reduce the noise level.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to resurface the carriageways on this section of the M25, but there is a trial to test materials and techniques which could help to reduce noise and improve the performance of concrete surfaces which is currently being carried out on the M1. The trial includes measurement of the noise reduction achieved and the rate of deterioration of the different treatments and is anticipated to continue until 2022. The results of this trial will help Highways England to decide how to manage concrete surfaces on its roads in the future, including this section of the M25.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 19923 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:39:24 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1179777

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M25: Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will ask Highways England to replace the poor quality road surface between junctions 10 and 11 of the M25.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	19923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Highways England is aware that noise is an important issue for residents living next to the M25 motorway between junctions 10 and 11 and is actively looking for ways to improve the situation.</p><p> </p><p>Work to repair failed joints in the concrete carriageways was completed in November 2019 and this should help to reduce the noise level.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to resurface the carriageways on this section of the M25, but there is a trial to test materials and techniques which could help to reduce noise and improve the performance of concrete surfaces which is currently being carried out on the M1. The trial includes measurement of the noise reduction achieved and the rate of deterioration of the different treatments and is anticipated to continue until 2022. The results of this trial will help Highways England to decide how to manage concrete surfaces on its roads in the future, including this section of the M25.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 19922 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:39:24 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1348191

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve bus services in England.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	35625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>On 15 March we launched England’s long-term National Bus Strategy, setting out a bold vision for bus services across the country. Backed by £3 billion of transformational funding over the current Parliament, the Strategy will make buses more frequent, more reliable, easier to understand and use, better co-ordinated and cheaper.</p><p>Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs), which we expect local authorities to produce by the end of October, will need to set out ambitious visions for travel by bus, meeting the goals and expectations in the strategy. BSIPs will influence the share of the £3 billion funding that each authority receives.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/07/2021 13:23:44 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord