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454308

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Traffic Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will support changing the Air Traffic Management in the Future Airspace Strategy to give residents a higher priority than commercial interests.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	27846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s ongoing review of its airspace and noise policies, consideration is being given to ensuring that an appropriate balance exists between the beneficiaries of airspace changes and residents who may be affected by them.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/03/2016 08:26:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

454307

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: EU Law
	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 15 February 2016 to Question 26170, whether his departmental officials conducting EU negotiations on behalf of the Government on the European Commission's Fourth Railway Package have a consolidated version of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 as amended or a similar equivalent.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	27854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Amendments to Regulation (EC) 1370/2007, as part of the European Commission’s Fourth Railway Package, are under active negotiation and therefore remain subject to discussion and modification. No consolidated text has yet been issued.</p><p> </p><p>The Council’s general approach reached at Transport Council on 8 October 2015, is available from <a href="http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-12777-2015-INIT/en/pdf" target="_blank">http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-12777-2015-INIT/en/pdf</a>.</p><p>Once a final text is agreed, this will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. A consolidated version of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 as amended once the final text is agreed will also be made publicly available via <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu" target="_blank">http://eur-lex.europa.eu</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/02/2016 11:50:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

454298

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London Underground: Safety
	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 London Underground (LU) on the effect on passenger safety of reducing staffing on LU.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	28032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s Ministers and officials have regular meetings with Transport for London (TfL) where many issues are discussed, including TfL’s plans to change the way Underground stations are operated and staffed, and to improve the service they provide to customers. I am assured that the changes introduced by TfL will not have a detrimental impact on passenger safety.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/03/2016 09:21:15 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

454297

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London Underground: Safety
	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 effect on passenger safety of reducing staffing at control rooms on London Underground.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	28031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The department is confident that the changes introduced by Transport for London will not have a detrimental impact on passenger safety on the London Underground.</p><p> </p><p>Not every London Underground (LU) station has a Station Control Room, as they are not a safety or security requirement at all stations. In advance of making the recent changes, LU reviewed the requirement for a Control Room at each station to determine their necessity based on individual station and staff needs.</p><p> </p><p>At some locations it was decided that there was no longer a requirement for a Control Room as there were better ways to provide Control Room functionality in the station. Moving station staff into customer facing areas increases their ability to identify suspicious behaviour and to report it.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/03/2016 09:12:28 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

454296

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London Underground: Safety
	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 effect on passenger safety of reduced staff numbers on London Underground.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	28030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The safety of customers and staff is the top priority of Transport for London (TfL). TfL work as a team with London Underground (LU), the police, emergency services and my department, to prepare for, and deal with, incidents that threaten the security of the transport network. Station staff are supported by the LU Control Centre, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, working closely with the police, with access to CCTV cameras and other systems in order to manage and respond to incidents.</p><p> </p><p>LU will continue to ensure there are sufficient staff in place to maintain each station’s security, congestion control and emergency plans.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/03/2016 08:50:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

454311

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to HS2 Ltd's Information Paper, G3: Construction Commissioner, published on 16 December 2015, what annual salary he expects to pay to the HS2 Construction Commissioner; to what body the Construction Commissioner will report; what steps he will take to safeguard the Commissioner's independence from his Department and HS2 Ltd; for what reasons the Commissioner will not be able to consider claims for losses of over £10,000; and what the exemption from the role of matters considered by Parliament in approving the project is planned cover.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	28079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The HS2 Construction Commissioner will report to a steering group that will be entirely independent of HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport. The independent steering group will be responsible for agreeing the Commissioner’s terms of reference. It is envisaged that the steering group will include members who represent community interests and the construction industry. The Construction Commissioner and independent steering group will be appointed in time for when HS2 construction begins.</p><p> </p><p>The salary of the HS2 Construction Commissioner is expected to be £575 per day, based on working eight days per month, and is in line with other comparable roles. This will be subject to review by the independent steering group.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner will be responsible for investigating complaints relating to the construction of HS2 Phase One that cannot be resolved through HS2 Ltd’s corporate complaints procedure. In addition, it is anticipated that one of the roles of the HS2 Construction Commissioner will be to act as an arbitrator for the HS2 Small Claims Scheme in the event that a dispute cannot be resolved through the normal process. The Small Claims Scheme is expected to have an initial maximum claim value of £10,000. This figure is provisional, based on other infrastructure projects, and will be subject to review by the steering group.</p><p> </p><p>Further information regarding the HS2 Small Claims Scheme is available in HS2 Information Paper C10, which can be accessed via the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/high-speed-rail-london-west-midlands-bill" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/high-speed-rail-london-west-midlands-bill</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/02/2016 11:43:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

454091

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Boats: Waste Disposal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers are available to (a) parish, (b) district and (c) county councils to dispose of abandoned boats in coastal areas; and whether a disposal cost recovery scheme exists for such disposals.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	27909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Statutory Harbour Authorities (some of which are Local Authorities) have powers to deal with wrecks and unservicable and abandoned vessels within their harbour limits.</p><p> </p><p>These powers are available under sections 52, 56 and 57 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 (exercisable by the Harbour Master) and in section 252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. The powers allow the removal of wrecks and unserviceable and abandoned vessels and recovery of the cost of doing so from the owner or through disposal of the vessel.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is no statutory harbour authority or conservancy authority in place to use the powers in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, under s253 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the General Lighthouse Authority may use the same powers set out in section 252 to deal with such vessels where, in the authority’s opinion the vessel is, or is likely to become, an obstruction or danger to navigation or to lifeboats engaged in lifeboat service.</p><p> </p><p>The receiver of wreck, who only deals with wrecked vessels and is a statutory appointment under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, has powers under section 243 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to dispose of unclaimed wrecks one year after they come into the receiver’s possession. The Act sets out the dissemination of the proceeds of sale after disposal expenses.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory Harbour Authorities operate on a commercial basis without ongoing support from Government and the General Lighthouse Authority are fully funded from a tax on shipping, receiving no money from the UK exchequer. There are no plans for any other funding to be made available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 27908 question first answered 26/02/2016 12:10:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

454094

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Boats: Waste Disposal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make assistance available to local authorities for the costs of disposing of abandoned boats, vessels and other sea-faring equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	27908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Statutory Harbour Authorities (some of which are Local Authorities) have powers to deal with wrecks and unservicable and abandoned vessels within their harbour limits.</p><p> </p><p>These powers are available under sections 52, 56 and 57 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 (exercisable by the Harbour Master) and in section 252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. The powers allow the removal of wrecks and unserviceable and abandoned vessels and recovery of the cost of doing so from the owner or through disposal of the vessel.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is no statutory harbour authority or conservancy authority in place to use the powers in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, under s253 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the General Lighthouse Authority may use the same powers set out in section 252 to deal with such vessels where, in the authority’s opinion the vessel is, or is likely to become, an obstruction or danger to navigation or to lifeboats engaged in lifeboat service.</p><p> </p><p>The receiver of wreck, who only deals with wrecked vessels and is a statutory appointment under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, has powers under section 243 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to dispose of unclaimed wrecks one year after they come into the receiver’s possession. The Act sets out the dissemination of the proceeds of sale after disposal expenses.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory Harbour Authorities operate on a commercial basis without ongoing support from Government and the General Lighthouse Authority are fully funded from a tax on shipping, receiving no money from the UK exchequer. There are no plans for any other funding to be made available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 27909 question first answered 26/02/2016 12:10:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

454292

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Ministerial Policy Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) policy and (b) other responsibilities are of each special adviser in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	27962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Matthew Hancock) on 29 February 2016, UIN 27946 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;member=1604&amp;dept=53&amp;uin=27946" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;member=1604&amp;dept=53&amp;uin=27946</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/03/2016 10:26:55 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

454293

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's wellness strategy is.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	27941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department is committed to the health and wellbeing of its staff and has developed a wellbeing strategy with a ‘5 steps to improve wellbeing’ approach.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/03/2016 10:13:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma