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1050567

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Cheshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the full delivery of the commitment to run two trains an hour between Mid-Cheshire and Manchester as set out in the current Northern Rail franchise agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	214121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Parts of the rail network in and around the Manchester area are highly congested representing a challenge to the proposed service uplift. We continue to press the rail industry to develop a solution for delivering on this commitment.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2019 17:26:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1060963

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to increase accessibility and capacity at local railway stations.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	909237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to improving accessibility and in April I will be announcing the stations which will benefit from an additional £300m of Access for All funding. This is in addition to access improvements being delivered at stations by the industry itself.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 15:40:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1173547

	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: North of England
	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 trends in the level of investment in Northern Powerhouse Rail since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	8459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>As the table sets out below, Northern Powerhouse Rail has seen year on year increases in its development budget for 5 years. The Government recognises that there is an urgent need for rail investment to improve connectivity, journey times and frequency between Northern towns and cities.</p><p> </p><p>In Summer 2019, it was agreed that the first stage of Northern Powerhouse Rail will be a new line between Leeds and Manchester. We continue to work with TfN and intend to announce the next steps shortly.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY16/17</p></td><td><p>£10,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY17/18</p></td><td><p>£15,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY18/19</p></td><td><p>£20,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY19/20</p></td><td><p>£50,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY20/21 (forecast)</p></td><td><p>£75,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£170,000,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/02/2020 15:54:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1173674

	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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	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 public availability of electric vehicle charging points.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	8460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that a UK-wide, reliable and joined-up public electric vehicle charging network infrastructure is essential for realising our ambitions for zero emission driving and we will continue to invest to bring this about.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our jointly funded £400 million Chargepoint Infrastructure Investment Fund’s first investment round, worth a total of £70 million, will ensure the delivery of a further 3,000 rapid charging devices by 2024, more than doubling the current number of rapid charging devices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 21 January, we announced that Government has doubled the value of the On-street Residential Charging Scheme for 2020-2021 to £10 million to support the provision of up to 3,600 chargepoints for those that do not have off-street parking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July 2019 work commenced to determine a vision for a core rapid charger network on England’s strategic road network. This will report in Spring 2020. Highways England has committed £15m to ensure there are chargepoints (rapid where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network by 2020. As of December 2019 84% of the network is within 20 miles of a rapid electric vehicle chargepoint.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date, government and industry have supported the installation of over 17,000 devices providing over 24,000 publicly available chargepoints. This includes over 2,400 rapid chargepoints – one of the largest networks in Europe.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/02/2020 16:34:54 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1186261

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Coronavirus
	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 support coach operators to stay in business during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	31632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Within the Budget on 11 March 2020, the Chancellor set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services and businesses through the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 March, the Chancellor announced a further £330 billion of financial measures, including measures which will support public transport operators.</p><p> </p><p>Any further measures will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/03/2020 17:56:06 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1196468

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Crewe Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the study of the capacity at Crewe Station; and whether that study has made an assessment of the potential future requirements of re-opening the line from (a) Northwich via Gadbrook Business Park, (b) Middlewich and (c) Sandbach to Crewe.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	48606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>Crewe is already a hub on the existing rail network and more seats will be provided when the new Avanti trains arrive in 2022. The Government has also confirmed its support for the ‘Crewe Hub’ vision, with up to 5-7 HS2 trains per hour stopping. We continue to work with Network Rail, HS2 and local partners towards realising this vision.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that there a number of proposals to increase services to Crewe. Officials continue to liaise with the Cheshire and Warrington LEP on their Strategic Outline Business Case for Mid Cheshire proposal whilst Network Rail is studying the potential interventions required to accommodate additional services.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/05/2020 15:06:27 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1200519

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he is issuing to local authorities on supporting the safety of taxi and private hire drivers during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	55022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Department for Transport issued guidance to transport operators to help organisations, agencies and others (such as self-employed transport providers) understand how to provide safer workplaces and services for themselves, their workers and passengers across all modes of private and public transport. The Department for Transport has also contacted all licensing authorities in England and other sector stakeholders to highlight this guidance and set out its implications for the taxi and private hire vehicle trade.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister announced on 10 June, the Government will be expanding targeted testing of occupations and groups at higher risk, including those individuals working in front line jobs, which bring them regularly into close contact with the public. This will help us learn more about who is at higher risk and how the virus is spread.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/06/2020 10:54:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1203811

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made in developing an urgent package of financial support for coach travel businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	59592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>We are encouraging coach operators to make use of the wide range of support measures the Chancellor announced. These amount to £330 billion of loans and guarantees for businesses. We are continuing to engage with the coach sector to understand what the ongoing risks and issues are, and how these could be addressed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/06/2020 16:37:08 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1244410

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycleways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the provision of cycling routes and facilities alongside HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	105537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>In October 2018 the Government published a feasibility study looking at the possibility of a cycleway associated with the HS2 scheme. The study identified a series of cycle routes that would provide connectivity benefits to local communities. The Government has also invested £22 million in developing National Cycle Network cycling and walking paths. Many of these are within the HS2 corridor, and will deliver improved surfacing, new traffic-free routes, and more accessible transport links in local communities. Further funding for the National Cycle Network and other cycling routes and facilities will be considered as part of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/10/2020 16:48:52 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1247605

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Northwich Station: 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 ensure Northwich Station is accessible to people with disabilities and mobility restrictions through the Access For All programme.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	109619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We have extended the access for All programme with a further £350m that will make over 100 more stations accessible by 2024. Northwich was not nominated for the programme but could be proposed for the future.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving access at all stations, and will continue to seek further funding to make more improvements. However, if the industry carries out any station infrastructure work this will need to comply with current accessibility standards.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/11/2020 14:30:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury