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459826

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M4
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the total overall cost of the planned M4 relief road south of Newport, and what funding they will provide, if any, for that project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL6933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is in regular contact with the devolved governments in both Scotland and Wales to discuss strategic matters and to co-operate on cross border roads. In this case, the M4 relief road south of Newport is entirely a matter for the Welsh Assembly and DfT have made no assessment of the scheme.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/03/2016 09:30:47 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

518325

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wrecks: Hebrides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will suspend the procurement exercise for the recovery of the FV Louisa pending investigation of the tendering process for that recovery.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	36897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The fishing vessel <em>Louisa</em> sank off the Scottish coast on 9 April 2016. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is seeking to raise the vessel as part of its investigation to establish the causes and circumstances of the accident.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s procurement experts have independently reviewed the processes undertaken by the MAIB in awarding the contract to recover the <em>Louisa</em>. It is clear from that review that the MAIB’s evaluation team followed the process as set out in the tender document and in a fair and transparent manner. I am therefore satisfied that there are no grounds for the procurement process to be suspended.</p><p> </p><p>This sinking resulted in the deaths of three fishermen and the vessel should be recovered as soon as possible to give the investigation team the strongest possibility of understanding the reasons why this tragic accident occurred.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/05/2016 08:14:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

510158

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Walking: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation document does not contain measureable targets for walking.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	33300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy contains two objectives for walking.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/04/2016 12:32:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

516351

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Walking: Standards
	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 19 April 2016 to Question 33300, for what reason the objectives for walking contained in the draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy are not measurable.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	35889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The objectives for walking are measureable using the total number of walking stages per person per year and increasing the percentage of children aged 5 to 10 that usually walk to school as mentioned on page 6 of the draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/05/2016 09:13:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

520935

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Walking: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on walking in each year from 2016 to 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	37869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s spending on walking programmes is stated in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walking</p></td><td><p>£97.0m</p></td><td><p>£89.8m</p></td><td><p>£69.3m</p></td><td><p>£44.5m</p></td><td><p>£23.3m</p></td><td><p>£323.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The totals shown above include the Department’s Sustainable Transport Transition Year and Access Fund plus spending by local bodies on walking projects using sums from within current Local Growth Fund and Integrated Transport Block allocations. Not all of the Local Growth Fund is currently allocated, so as future allocations of the Local Growth Fund are made to Local Enterprise Partnerships, the amount supporting walking projects through to 2020/21 is likely to rise.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the above, from within the record £6 billion allocated to local highways authorities between 2015 and 2021 for road maintenance, this funding can help maintain footways cycleways. Further, from 2018/19 the plan is to change the formula used to allocate local highways maintenance capital funding so that it also takes into account footways and cycleways as well as the roads, bridges and street lighting, which it is currently based on. Once implemented, around 9% of the funding will be based on footway and cycleway lengths.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/05/2016 09:35:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

522711

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Walking: Finance
	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 27 May 2016 to Question 37869, whether the figures for his Department's spending on walking programmes are in real terms.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	39160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The figures given to the Answer of 27 May 2016 to Question 37870 and Question 37869 are in cash terms, not real terms.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 39159 question first answered 13/06/2016 10:42:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

524811

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Walking: Finance
	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 13 June 2016 to Question 39160, what the figures for his Department's spending on walking programmes in each year to 2021 are in real terms.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	40301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Walking</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real term spending</p></td><td><p>£97.00</p></td><td><p>£88.45</p></td><td><p>£67.01</p></td><td><p>£42.10</p></td><td><p>£21.60</p></td><td><p><strong>£316.16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have applied the GDP deflator rates to the figures that were provided in response to the original PQ 37869. It should be noted that the future years GDP deflator rates are estimates only.</p><p> </p><p>Note that the above totals include sums from within current Local Growth Fund allocations. Not all of the Local Growth Fund is currently allocated, so as future allocations of the Local Growth Fund are made to Local Enterprise Partnerships, the amount supporting walking projects through to 2020/21 is likely to rise.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the totals above, from within the record £6 billion allocated to local highways authorities between 2015 and 2021 for road maintenance, this funding can help maintain footways and cycleways.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/06/2016 10:21:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

524032

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Walking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of transport projects delivered from the Local Growth Fund have been dedicated to walking to date.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	39978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>To date, around 36% of transport projects in Local Enterprise Partnerships’ Local Growth Fund programmes are solely or in part dedicated to walking projects.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/06/2016 12:23:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

525710

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Walking
	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 park and stride schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	40654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>A partnership of sixteen local authorities across England, led by Birmingham City Council, has linked up with national charity Living Streets and the Modeshift organisation to focus on increasing walking rates with schools, workplaces and in target locations, in order to tackle congestion and improve access to education and employment.</p><p> </p><p>The project is being delivered through a grant of £2.48m from Department for Transport as part of the Sustainable Travel Transition Year funding programme. It will build on the success of the previous Department for Transport funded LSTF Walk To (2015/16) and Walk To School Outreach (2012/15) projects.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/06/2016 15:50:51 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

522258

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he was made aware of Volkswagen's decision to delay Jones Day's comprehensive investigation into diesel emissions until the fourth quarter of 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	38914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport was informed of this decision by Volkswagen on 22 April. This coincided with the public announcement from the company.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/06/2016 09:14:46 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald