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1125257

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Grants
	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 effect of the removal of the plug-in car grant on the number of sales of zero emission-capable plug-in hybrids since that grant was removed.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	252016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The plug-in car grant was intended to support the early market for low emission vehicles and has so far supported the purchase of around 100,000 plug-in hybrid cars, at a cost of over £360 million.</p><p>In 2018 the Department reviewed the plug-in car grant to focus on zero tail pipe emission vehicles. Since then, overall sales of alternatively fueled vehicles have increased compared to the same period last year. While the sales of zero emission capable plug-in hybrids have decreased since the grant was reviewed, the sales of the cleanest zero emission vehicles have increased by over 50 per cent over the same period.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/05/2019 12:41:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1126577

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	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 30 April 2019 to Question 249315 on Railways, how many proposals for a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow were received following his market-led proposals invitation of 20 March 2018, how many of those proposals remain under active consideration by his Department; on what dates he last (a) met and (b) corresponded with the promoters of schemes under active consideration; and when he plans to announce the process for selecting a preferred developer.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	254200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>30 market-led proposals were received in response to the Call for Ideas launched in March 2018. Due to commercial confidentiality we are not able to disclose details of meetings or correspondence with particular proposals. The Department responded to those proposals in December 2018 and continued engagement with 10 proposals which had the potential to be financially credible without government support.</p><p>Separately to the Call for Ideas, a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow Market Sounding was also launched in March 2018. Following the publication of the Market Sounding Report in December 2018 the Department has been working to further develop and clarify the outcomes we want to be delivered from this project and consider appropriate commercial and procurement models. This work will be made available to the market by the summer along with further engagement opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/05/2019 10:03:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1126578

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	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 30 April 2019 to Question 249314 on Railways, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) a Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport and (b) a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow Airport on the level of emissions of (i) greenhouse gases and (ii) other atmospheric pollutants in relation to (A) the existing configuration and (B) the addition of the North West Runway at London Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	254201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>When developing the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS), the Government considered the environmental impacts of airport expansion, including surface access, in its assessment. The ANPS is clear that a new Northwest Runway will not receive Development Consent unless it can demonstrate compliance with air quality and climate change obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Specific assessment of air quality and climate change impacts associated with the proposed Western and Southern Rail Links will form part of the required environmental assessments accompanying any development consent application. Both schemes are intended to support travel mode shift from road to rail, therefore supporting air quality and climate change targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/05/2019 10:06:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1126579

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	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 30 April 2019 to Question 249314, what (a) meetings, (b) correspondence and (c) other engagement his Department has had with (i) local authorities, (ii) the Mayor of London and (iii) the aviation industry on Western and Southern Rail Access to London Heathrow Airport since the publication of the Nicholls-Agilia reports on 19 December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	254202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>My Department has continued to actively engage with many parties in the interest of passengers and communities including Local Authorities, Transport for London and representatives of the aviation industry since the publication of the Market Sounding Findings Report published in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/05/2019 09:59:48 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127628

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was responsible for conducting the East Midlands Trains franchise competition; and if this administration of the process includes the (a) scoping, (b) evaluation of compliance and (c) award of franchise bids.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	256391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport conducted the East Midlands franchise competition as per the usual process for franchising: specifying the minimum requirements for bids, evaluating bidders’ proposals against those requirements, reviewing bids to check whether they were compliant with the rules of the competition and awarding the franchise contract.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 14:59:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127874

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has he made of the (a) level of Network Rail's debt and (b) cost of servicing that debt in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The attached table sets out Network Rail’s debt and the debt servicing costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 16:11:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones attachment 1 file name Table of Network Rail's Debt and Debt Servicing costs.docx title Table of Network Rail's Debt and Servicing Costs
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127878

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £1.46 billion generated by Network Rail's property sale was used to (a) fund rail upgrades and (b) cover a funding shortfall in the budget between 2014 and 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>All the proceeds from the sale were retained by Network Rail and reinvested into the rail network. The sale helped fund major improvements for the benefit of passengers, taxpayers and the wider UK economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 15:58:06 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127937

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Tunnel: Electric Cables
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations the UK Government has made to the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission on regulatory approval for the installation of cabling for the Eleclink electricity interconnector between the UK and France.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is represented on both the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) and the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority (CTSA). These groups meet several times each year and continue to work with Eleclink and Eurotunnel to progress consideration of this issue, following the suspension of consent for the project on safety grounds in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of the UK Government’s active role in relation to both the IGC and CTSA, the Government has not made separate representations to the IGC on the ElecLink project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 15:05:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127630

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping
	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 May 2019 to Question 252654, if he will list all Port Connectivity Study case study projects that are being progressed through the (a) Road Investment Strategies 1 and 2, (b) Control Period 6, (c) the Major Roads Network and (d) other funding route processes; and what the stage of development is for each scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	256392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>(a) The schemes listed below, mentioned in the “A Study of England’s Port Connectivity” report and “9 Regional case studies” report are being progressed through the current Road Investment Strategy:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Stage of Development</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1 North of Ellingham</p></td><td><p>Under construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A19/A1058 Coast Road</p></td><td><p>Opened March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A19 Testos</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A19 Down Hill Lane Junction Improvement</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A19 Norton to Wynyard</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 J20-25</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1 Leeming Bar and Barton</p></td><td><p>Opened to traffic in March 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A63: Castle Street Hull</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A160/A180 Improvements to Immingham</p></td><td><p>Opened to Traffic in March 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47 Wansford to Sutton</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47 North Tuddenham to Easton</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47 Blofield to North Burlingham</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47 Acle Straight</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A14 Cambridge to Huntington</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A12 Chelmsford to A120</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 Junction 30 (A13)</p></td><td><p>Opened for traffic December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M2 Junction 5 (A249)</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A20 access at Dover</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A27 Worthing and Lancing</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A31 widening at Ringwood</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M271/A35 Redbridge roundabout upgrade</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M27 Southampton Junctions</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M3 Junction 9 Improvements</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A34 Oxford Junctions</p></td><td><p>Options Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M49 Avonmouth junction</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A30 Temple to Carblake</p></td><td><p>Opened for Traffic July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6, M60 and M62 smart motorway</p></td><td><p>Opened for traffic July 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 Junctions 10a-13</p></td><td><p>Opened to traffic February 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 Junctions 16-19</p></td><td><p>Opened to traffic March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 Junctions 21A-26</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M60 Junctions 24-27 and Junction 1-4</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 Junctions 2-4</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 Junctions 10-12</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 Junction 20-25</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 Junction 22 Upgrade</p></td><td><p>Options Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A5 Dodwells to Longshoot widening</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A5036 Princess Way – Access to Port of Liverpool</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower Thames Crossing</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, the following two schemes are being funded through Highway England’s congestion relief fund:</p><ul><li><p>A63: Garrison Road</p></li><li><p>A69 Junction improvements</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The A120 improvement scheme has been developed by Essex County Council to be considered for potential inclusion in the second Road Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to announce its decisions on further enhancement schemes in the second Road Investment Strategy later this year.</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>The table below details schemes progressed through Control Period 6:</p></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diversionary access for Teesport</p></td><td><p>North East Ports</p></td><td><p>Teesport – Northallerton Gauge: in development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gauge clearance schemes to W12, connections to Immingham Port</p></td><td><p>Humber Ports</p></td><td><p>In delivery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A range of capacity and gauge options identified along the Felixstowe to West Midlands corridor</p></td><td><p>Haven Ports</p></td><td><p>Ely Area Capacity Scheme, Haughley Junction, Ely – Soham redoubling and Leicester area capacity are all in development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Felixstowe branch line</p></td><td><p>Haven Ports</p></td><td><p>In delivery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Haven level crossing improvements</p></td><td><p>London and Medway Ports</p></td><td><p>Mucking level crossing: in delivery. Other interventions are in development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Improved connections to Southampton maritime terminal</p></td><td><p>Solent area Ports</p></td><td><p>In delivery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gauge clearance to W10 Bristol/Birmingham</p></td><td><p>Bristol and south west ports</p></td><td><p>In development (to Bristol / Cardiff – not Birmingham)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gauge clearance infill to W12</p></td><td><p>Bristol and South West Ports</p></td><td><p>Some sections completed in CP5 in conjunction with GWEP electrification works. Further locations in development in CP6.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bootle branch line improvements</p></td><td><p>Mersey and North West Ports</p></td><td><p>In delivery</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(c) No Major Road Network schemes are included in the Port Connectivity Study.</p><p> </p><p>(d) The following schemes are being progressed or have been progressed through other funding route processes:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding Route</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Port</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund</p></td><td><p>Wirral Dock Bridges</p></td><td><p>Birkenhead</p></td><td><p>Completed June 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Large Local Majors</p></td><td><p>Lake Lothing Third Crossing</p></td><td><p>Lowestoft</p></td><td><p>DCO in preparation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Large Local Majors</p></td><td><p>Great Yarmouth Third Crossing</p></td><td><p>Great Yarmouth</p></td><td><p>DCO in preparation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Port of Workington Road Access</p></td><td><p>Workington</p></td><td><p>In Preparation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>A185/A194/A19 Traffic Movements (A194/A185 The Arches Junction)</p></td><td><p>Port of Tyne</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>A19/A194/A1300 Lindisfarne Roundabout</p></td><td><p>Port of Tyne</p></td><td><p>Completed Summer 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>A19 to North Bank of Tyne Improvements</p></td><td><p>Port of Tyne</p></td><td><p>Expected to be in construction in 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Rail Gauge Enhancements - Port of Immingham to ECML at Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Immingham</p></td><td><p>In progress, expected completion date of 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>South Bank Wharf roundabout and access improvements</p></td><td><p>Teesport</p></td><td><p>Business Case being prepared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>A565 North Liverpool Key Corridor</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Start of Construction Spring 2017 and expected completion in 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Port of Poole Infrastructure – Poole Bridge Approach Spans</p></td><td><p>Poole</p></td><td><p>Work completed and bridge reopened January 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (DfT ‘tail’ major scheme</p></td><td><p>A180/A18 Link</p></td><td><p>Immingham</p></td><td><p>Completed June 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT ‘tail’ major scheme</p></td><td><p>Heysham-M6 Link Road</p></td><td><p>Heysham</p></td><td><p>Completed October 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (DfT Portfolio Scheme)</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor (Low Carbon Zone to City Centre to Port) – New Wear Bridge to City Centre</p></td><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Construction due to begin spring 2019, Estimated completion 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (DfT Portfolio Scheme)</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor - New Wear Crossing</p></td><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Opened 28 August 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme</p></td><td><p>Port Salford</p></td><td><p>Completed December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (DfT portfolio scheme)</p></td><td><p>Newhaven Port Access Road, Parker Pen &amp; East Side</p></td><td><p>Newhaven</p></td><td><p>Under construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (DfT Portfolio Scheme)</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor (Low Carbon Zone to City Centre to Port) – New Wear Bridge to City Centre</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Construction due to begin spring 2019, estimated completion 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (DfT portfolio scheme)</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor - New Wear Crossing</p></td><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Opened 28 August 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (DfT portfolio scheme)</p></td><td><p>A13 Widening</p></td><td><p>London Gateway</p></td><td><p>Advance works commenced. Estimated completion Winter 2020/21.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme</p></td><td><p>Port Salford</p></td><td><p>Completed December 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/05/2019 10:21:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127876

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
	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 potential administrative costs that will be incurred by Network Rail in its ongoing relationship with the new owner of the railway arches property portfolio.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>The historic cost of securing access to property for inspection and maintenance work related to the operation of the railway has been around £1 million a year. These costs are expected to continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/05/2019 11:03:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald