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758290

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) parliamentary constituencies he visited and (b) hon. Members he met with in their constituencies during the 2017 summer recess; what the dates were of those visits; and which proposed or current transport schemes he visited in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	9096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parliamentary Constituencies Visited</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hon. Members Met With In Their Constituencies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proposed or Current Transport Schemes Visited</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Friday 21<sup>st</sup> July</p></td><td><p>Wythenshawe &amp; Sale East</p></td><td><p>Mike Kane MP (Wythenshawe &amp; Sale East)</p></td><td><p>Manchester Airport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thursday 3<sup>rd</sup> August</p></td><td><p>Southampton Itchen; Fareham</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>Port of Southampton; NATS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monday 7<sup>th</sup> August</p></td><td><p>Cambridge; Cambridgeshire South; Bedfordshire North East; Mid Bedfordshire; Bedford</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>Cambridge North station; East-West Rail route options</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wednesday 9<sup>th</sup> August</p></td><td><p>Poplar &amp; Limehouse; West Ham</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thursday 10<sup>th</sup> August</p></td><td><p>Birmingham, Ladywood; Vauxhall</p></td><td><p>Mike Wood MP (Dudley South)</p></td><td><p>Birmingham New Street station; area around M6 J6; London Waterloo station</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thursday 31<sup>st</sup> August</p></td><td><p>Bexleyheath and Crayford; Erith &amp; Thamesmead</p></td><td><p>David Evennett MP (Bexleyheath and Crayford); Teresa Pearce MP (Erith &amp; Thamesmead)</p></td><td><p>Area around Abbey Wood Crossrail station</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/09/2017 09:56:58 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

758289

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Heating
	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 merits of introducing heating apparatus in certain road surfaces similar to that installed on the M4 at Chiswick in the 1960s to improve safety in winter and reduce the need for gritting; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	9101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The then Highways Agency assessed the potential merits of introducing heating apparatus in road surfaces in a trial from 2004 to 2007, using heat stored during the summer to heat the road surface in winter.</p><p> </p><p>This helped prevent ice forming by warming the road to keep it above zero degrees centigrade, but was found not to be effective below minus four degrees centigrade. Conventional salt treatments proved to be safer and more cost effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 10:49:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

758304

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: South Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of electrification of the railway line (a) in the Severn Tunnel, (b) between the Severn Tunnel and Cardiff Central station, (c) between Cardiff Central Station and Bridgend, (d) between Bridgend and Port Talbot Parkway, (e) between Port Talbot Parkway and Neath and (f) between Neath and Swansea; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	9045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail is delivering the Great Western Electrification Programme to the dates set out in the latest publication of their Enhancement Delivery plan.</p><p> </p><p>This includes completing electrification of the Great Western Mainline to Cardiff Central by December 2018. The recent National Audit Office’s report states that electrification is expected to cost £2.8 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail have advised the Department that expenditure on the mainline between Cardiff and Swansea has yet to be finalised.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2017 13:49:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

758300

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent to date on the electification of the Midland Mainline (a) in total, (b) London to Corby and (c) north of Kettering.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	9223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Approximately £380m has been spent to date on the upgrade of the Midland Main Line. This includes approximately £305m on the section of the route between London to Corby (on electrification work and related infrastructure upgrades), and approximately £30m on preliminary works north of Kettering, including the raising of bridges on that part of the route. This will allow any future upgrade to be carried out with as little disruption as possible. The remainder of this spend has been on infrastructure upgrades across the route, including designing and developing works at Market Harborough and in Derby.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 11/09/2017 15:18:39 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

758307

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Stirling Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received an application to the Access for All programme for funding for platform nine at Stirling station; and if he will meet the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire the effect of lack of accessibility at that station on residents of Ochil and South Perthshire constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Luke Graham
	uin	9212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Stirling station was included in the original Access for All programme but no solution to provide access to every platform could be found. The funding was therefore reallocated to other stations in Scotland. We are seeking new money to extend Access for All beyond 2019. If this is successful we will be asking the industry for new station nominations next year.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2017 13:53:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

758065

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total economic benefit to each region from expansion at Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	9106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s latest estimate, published on 2 February, was that a new runway at Heathrow will deliver benefits to passengers and the wider UK economy of up to £61 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Regions across the country should benefit from new destinations, extra seats and increased frequency of service created by increased capacity at Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the consultation on the draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) the government was clear that further work was underway to update the evidence base, including revised aviation demand forecasts. The Secretary of State for Transport announced on 7 September that there is a need to conduct a short period of further consultation to allow this updated evidence to be taken into account.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/09/2017 10:57:32 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

758305

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	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 prevent the deliberate use of drones to disrupt transport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	9075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes the safety risks of drones to transport very seriously. We have already taken action on the misuse of drones by improving enforcement of the law, resulting in several successful drone prosecutions. Following consultation, the Government announced in July that it will introduce a registration scheme to increase the accountability of users, explore the potential of raising penalties for current offences and review the powers available to law enforcement agencies to enforce the law.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the flying of drones near sensitive sites is already prohibited. Government has been undertaking a programme of work aimed at improving our defences against drones, with a focus on sensitive and important locations and events. This includes exploration of technological options to detect and counter drones, with trials and demonstrations taking place in order to examine the applicability of various technological options to do so.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/09/2017 11:00:29 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

758291

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	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 increase passenger capacity on trains between Bradford and (a) Manchester and (b) Leeds.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford South
	tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
	uin	9170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Rail commuters into Manchester will benefit from an almost 30% increase in capacity on Northern services in the morning peak and for rail commuters into Leeds a 37% increase. By December 2019, an extra 18 Northern services per day will be introduced.</p><p> </p><p>On Sundays 2 trains per hour will be provided, up from 1 per hour today, and new hourly services to Manchester Airport and Liverpool via Manchester using brand new trains.</p><p> </p><p>Between Bradford and Leeds, a new direct link will be introduced to Wakefield, Sheffield, Chesterfield and Nottingham via Leeds, with at least 10 services per day in each direction operated by brand new diesel trains.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 11/09/2017 15:01:28 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

758302

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	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 reduce train journey times between Bradford and (a) Manchester and (b) Leeds.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford South
	tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
	uin	9169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Northern Rail will be introducing, by December 2019, faster inter-urban services serving Leeds and Manchester from Bradford, operating with 100mph trains.</p><p> </p><p>As part of their franchise commitments, Northern will undertake a feasibility study to identify options for delivering journey time improvements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 11/09/2017 15:31:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

758295

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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: Behavioural Insights Team
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether High Speed 2 has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	9221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd have not worked with the Cabinet Office Behavioural Insight Team.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 9219 question first answered 11/09/2017 13:52:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett