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1137879

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to incentivise more people to use bus services.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	275145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Local bus journeys remain central to transport choices, accounting for around 55% of all public transport journeys. The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools local authorities need such as Enhanced Partnerships and Franchising to improve local bus services and increase passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p>We are pioneering technology, like our forthcoming Bus Open Data Digital Service, to overhaul bus services across England and give passengers the information they need to travel with confidence.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/07/2019 11:18:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1134806

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of local authorities franchising of bus services.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	269657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 introduced new bus franchising powers for local authorities as well as providing other tools such as Enhanced Partnerships to improve bus services.</p><p> </p><p>Officials have met with a number of interested local authorities to help them understand the opportunities in the Act to improve bus services in their area. It is up to individual local authorities to decide what powers in the act to use and the Department has published guidance and continues to provide advice when requested to those that are taking plans forward.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/07/2019 11:47:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1133911

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Buses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the target date for the electrification of the bus network is.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	267736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to decarbonising the UK bus fleet. Since 2010 over £240 million has been provided to fund the cleanest buses, and in February 2019 announced the winners of a £48 million scheme which will fund a further 263 zero emission buses. The Road to Zero Strategy also sets measures towards cleaner road transport, adding up to nearly £1.5 billion of investment and one of the most comprehensive packages of support for the transition to zero emission vehicles in the world.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/07/2019 09:34:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1136881

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, how much of the additional £700,000 in funding will be allocated to the Scottish Government to administer safety training.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	273395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273396 273397 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1136882

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, what proportion of the additional £700,000 in funding will be allocated to the Scottish Government to administer.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	273396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273395 273397 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1136883

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's announcement of 3 July 2019 on specialist life vests to improve fishing safety, how many personal floatation devices fitted with locator beacons will be made available to Scottish fishermen.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	273397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Fishing Industry Safety Group Strategy and the Government aims to eliminate preventable deaths in fishing in the UK by 2027. The funding is therefore available to all UK fishermen and will be administered by Trinity House. Officials will be meeting with representatives from the National Federations, including the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to develop the funding proposals</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 273395 273396 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:40:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1132471

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether projected staffing level figures for the HM Coastguard national network for this summer 2019 period meet the minimum levels to function effectively as recommended in 1.9.3 of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch accident report of December 2018 – Solstice (PH199).
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	265488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Coastguard has implemented measures following the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch report of December 2018 and projected staffing levels for the HM Coastguard national network for this summer 2019 period meet the minimum levels to function effectively.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/06/2019 13:39:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1135263

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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: Broxtowe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the economy in Broxtowe of the proposed route for HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
	tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
	uin	270335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Whilst no specific assessment of the effect of HS2 on the economy of Broxtowe has taken place, I am aware that the East Midlands HS2 Growth Strategy, published by East Midlands Councils, reports that HS2 has the potential to deliver an additional 74,000 jobs and £4bn of Gross Value Added to East Midlands region by 2043.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/07/2019 15:04:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

1135264

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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: Broxtowe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of constructing a bored tunnel beneath Broxtowe for High Speed Two.
	tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
	tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
	uin	270336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has considered a number of tunnel options in the East Midlands Hub area including those set out in the Working Draft Environmental Statement Alternatives Report. However, tunnel options in this area have not been progressed due to the significant length of the tunnel, significant cost impacts and flood risk. HS2 Ltd will continue to work with the local community to minimise the impact of HS2, including appropriate mitigation where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/07/2019 15:07:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

1135268

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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: Toton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the costs of constructing an underground High Speed Two East Midlands hub station at Toton Sidings.
	tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
	tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
	uin	270337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Some of the tunnel options that have been looked at in the East Midlands Hub area included variants of a station, both at grade and below ground. Tunnel options in this area have not been progressed due to the significant length of the tunnel, significant cost impacts and flood risk. HS2 Ltd continues to refine the station design, taking into consideration the environment, cost and views of local stakeholders. The current station proposal has been well received by local leaders across the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/07/2019 15:15:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry