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58298

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many journeys were made between Portsmouth and Brighton by (a) car, (b) rail and (c) bus in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	199402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Travel Survey (NTS) has trip data by mode of transport collected via a 7-day travel diary for residents of Great Britain. However, data are not available for specific local areas as the sample is too small at that level of geography to provide reliable results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some regional level results are available through combining two survey years of data together. The latest results available are for 2011 and 2012 combined. They cover all domestic journeys by all modes of transport, including car, rail and bus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9903 (at link below) shows the average number of trips per person per year by region of residence.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9905 (at link below) shows the percentage of trips within and between regions.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 199403 question first answered 12/06/2014 11:26:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

58299

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many journeys were made between Southampton and Brighton by (a) car, (b) rail and (c) bus in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	199403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Travel Survey (NTS) has trip data by mode of transport collected via a 7-day travel diary for residents of Great Britain. However, data are not available for specific local areas as the sample is too small at that level of geography to provide reliable results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some regional level results are available through combining two survey years of data together. The latest results available are for 2011 and 2012 combined. They cover all domestic journeys by all modes of transport, including car, rail and bus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9903 (at link below) shows the average number of trips per person per year by region of residence.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9905 (at link below) shows the percentage of trips within and between regions.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 199402 question first answered 12/06/2014 11:26:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

58320

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Offences: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cases of uninsured drivers have been reported, by region, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
	uin	199253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to calculate the number of uninsured drivers. However, the number of uninsured vehicles in Great Britain has fallen to 1 million from 1.4 million in 2010 due to a combination of police enforcement activity and the continuous insurance enforcement scheme. We do not have a breakdown by region.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/06/2014 14:30:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

58473

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on improvements to the railways in England and Wales in Control Period 4; and what estimate he has made of how much will be spent in Control Period 5.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	199233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Over Control Period 4, the total amount spent on enhancements on the railways in England and Wales, as set out in Network Rail's delivery plan update, was £7.557 billion (2012/13 prices).</p><p> </p><p>Over Control Period 5, it is estimated that £11.446 billion.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:38:15 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

58474

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department allocated to projects relating to cycling between (a) 2005 and 2010 and (b) 2010 to 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	199232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>During the five financial years 2005/6 to 2009/10, the Department for Transport (DfT) provided funding for cycling through Cycling England, an arm's length organisation set up in 2005; in that period, Cycling England received £105m from the DfT.</p><p> </p><p>During the five financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15, the DfT allocated a final £63m to Cycling England, and has allocated direct funding of £224m for cycling projects, comprising: the £94m Cycling Cities and National Parks fund, £28.5m for Links to Schools / Linking Communities, the £35m cycle safety fund, £14.5m for Cycle Rail, £4.8m to the Highways Agency and £46.8m for Bikeability. In addition, the DfT's Local Sustainable Transport Fund is providing £540m for local authorities to prioritise sustainable transport projects, of which 28% or £151m is being allocated to cycling projects. So total investment by this government in cycling in the five financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15 is £438m.</p><p> </p><p>DfT funding for the LSTF and its Cycling Ambition, Cycle-Rail, and Linking Communities funds is often used to lever matching local contributions. When these other sources are included, spend on cycling in England is equal to £5 per person a year, whilst spend in the eight cycling ambition cities is around £10 per person a year. From 2015/16, the LSTF forms part of the Local Growth Fund, a long-term funding commitment of £2bn a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:36:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

58502

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people working in (a) HS2 Ltd and (b) his Department are (i) on secondment, (ii) on loan and (iii) paid for by another company; and in each case what the parent company or organisation of such people was.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
	uin	199305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of people seconded and loaned to my whole Department and HS2 Ltd are set out in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Parent Company/Organisation</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of secondees</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Unpaid*</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AECOM</p><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carter Jonas</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCLG</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECC</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DELOITTES</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT</p><p> </p></td><td><p>24</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst &amp; Young LLP</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gardiner &amp; Theobald</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Network Rail</p><p> </p></td><td><p>17</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pick Everard</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ETM</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PwC</p><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westbourne Communications</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p><p> </p></td><td><p>66</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>*payments are invoiced to HS2 Ltd.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p><strong></strong></p><p>DFT</p><p><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Total</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loans</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Paid</p><p> </p></td><td><p>25</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><p> </p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p><p> </p></td><td><p>19</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loan Total</p><p> </p></td><td><p><p> </p></td><td><p>44</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Secondment</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Paid</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Unpaid</p><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secondment Total</p><p> </p></td><td> </td><td><p>24</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p><p> </p></td><td><p><p> </p></td><td><p>68</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The Department does not hold information centrally on the parent company or organisation where they have come from.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/06/2014 13:48:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

58503

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the costs to date has been of the preparation work for the connection of High Speed 2 to High Speed 1.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
	uin	199307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In response to the HS2 Plus report by Sir David Higgins, the Secretary of State has decided to remove the HS1-HS2 link from the Phase One Hybrid Bill. The proposed link required too many compromises in terms of impacts on freight, passengers and the community in Camden.</p><p> </p><p>We believe there is a good strategic case for links to the continent but we need to select the right long term answer. The Secretary of State has therefore asked HS2 Ltd and Network Rail to consider how to improve connections from HS2 and the existing rail network to the Continent. We are currently developing the scope of the proposed study, which will explore options that will stand the test of time. As a result, at this stage no significant costs have been incurred in relation to the study.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/06/2014 13:51:07 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

58521

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 31 March 2014, Official Report, columns 408-9W, on High Speed 2 railway line, whether his Dedpartment has subsequently compared double-decking with revised estimates of the costs and effects of High Speed 2.
	tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
	uin	199261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>As per the answer of 31 March 2014, since 2009 we have considered a wide range of alternative options to a high speed railway including the use of alternative modes, a conventional speed line and upgrades to the existing rail network, including double decking.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, the March 2010 High Speed 2 Strategic Alternatives Study considered the potential for using double deck trains on WCML as one means of enhancing capacity on conventional rail routes between London and the West Midlands/North West. Details of this study, including evidence of expense, disruption and capacity, can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/highspeedrail/alternativestudy/pdf/railintervention.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/highspeedrail/alternativestudy/pdf/railintervention.pdf</a>.</p><p>This work found that while double deck carriages could increase the number of passengers per train there is a practical limit to the expansion of capacity in this manner and it offers limited potential to lead to journey time savings.</p><p> </p><p>This option is also likely to lead to significant disruption and expense. Before such trains could be used on the West Coast Mainline, the route (including diversionary routes) would need to be gauge cleared to allow sufficient space for the trains to operate. This would involve raising all overhead wires, raising bridges, modifying platforms on the route, modifying station canopies, moving or raising all signal gantries and other signage on the route, and lowering track in the tunnels. Work would need to be carried out to modify existing depots or to provide new ones. Additional works would also be required to enable line speeds to be maintained on the route.</p><p> </p><p>For these reasons it was concluded that there was a strong case for not considering this option further. No subsequent work has therefore been done to compare it to the case for HS2.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 199296 199298 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:41:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien

58523

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, where the greatest overcrowding on the rail network is; and how High Speed 2 will reduce that overcrowding.
	tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
	uin	199331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>DfT publishes statistics showing the levels of peak crowding in a number of major cities each year, based on the proportion of passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) and the proportion of passengers standing at trains' busiest points. The latest publication from 2012 is published at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-in-major-cities-in-england-and-wales-2012</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The PiXC statistics show that the highest levels of crowding are generally seen on peak London commuter services. In autumn 2012 the highest PiXC levels across the morning and afternoon peaks were on First Great Western services at Paddington, Chiltern services at Marylebone and London Midland services at Euston.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategic Case for HS2 (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-strategic-case" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-strategic-case</a>) sets out how HS2 has the capacity to triple the number of seats leaving Euston on the West Coast Main Line Corridor. By releasing capacity on the classic network, HS2 will ease crowding on crowded commuter routes into Euston, particularly London Midland services and potentially Chiltern services as well.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:52:25 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien

58524

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he expects High Speed 2 to reduce overcrowding at London Waterloo.
	tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
	uin	199332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>High Speed 2 is not intended to reduce overcrowding at London Waterloo, as it has been designed as a link between London Euston, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p>The 2012 Rail Investment Strategy (HLOS) has asked the industry to provide additional peak capacity for 9,700 extra passengers into Waterloo by 2019 and has provided funding for Network Rail to expand Waterloo and other stations. Network Rail and South West Trains have set out plans to lengthen peak trains and South West Trains is now in discussions with the Department for Transport.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 15:06:51 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien