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1046890

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Oxfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the disused Yarnton-Witney-Fairford branch line remains in the ownership of Network Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	211843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail no longer owns the disused Yarnton-Witney-Fairford branch line. The Highways England Historical Railways Estate is now responsible for the historical railways estate.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 31/01/2019 16:01:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1052476

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport for the North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Transport for the North board meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers plan to attend in 2019; and whether his Department plans to discuss the ongoing Northern Rail industrial dispute at (i) Transport for the North board meetings and (ii) any other ministerial meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	215571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>I will be attending the meeting on 7<sup>th</sup> February and a Government minister will aim to attend each future meeting of the Board wherever possible. The agenda of each meeting is set in advance by TfN.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/02/2019 17:24:19 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1136203

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rail Gourmet Holding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Rail Gourmet’s contract with LNER on the East Coast Mainline is planned to expire.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Provision of catering is an operational matter for LNER.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 10:44:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1136204

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rail Gourmet Holding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of LNER on Rail Gourmet not paying the living wage on the East Coast Mainline.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has had no such discussions. Provision of catering is an operational matter for LNER.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 12:29:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1136205

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are any provisions in LNER's franchise agreement that would prevent that compnay from ensuring that its sub-contractors pay the living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>LNER operates under a Services Agreement rather than a Franchise Agreement. There are no such provisions in the LNER Services Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 12:32:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1136206

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential value for money merits of bringing outsourced catering staff on the East Coast Mainline back in-house.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment. Provision of catering is an operational matter for LNER.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 16:08:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

387433

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support his Department has provided to rail freight flows from (a) Tilbury and (b) London Gateway ports in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	5422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>Financial Support for rail flows was provided under the Rail Environmental Benefit Procurement Scheme (Intermodal) in 2009/10 and the Mode Shift Revenue Support (Intermodal) scheme in subsequent years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table is an estimate of the funding awarded, including contributions from the Welsh Government, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tilbury</p></td><td><p>£1,230,000</p></td><td><p>£1,468,000</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,740,000</p></td><td><p>£1,415,000</p></td><td><p>£1,196,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p><p>Gateway</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£34,000</p></td><td><p>£603,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As funding is awarded on a zone to zone basis, it is not possible to give an exact assessment of funding for freight flows from individual ports.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>There were no awards for rail freight operations during this period at either Tilbury or London Gateway through the Freight Facilities Grant Scheme, which was closed in England in 2011.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 5423 question first answered 07/07/2015 12:25:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

387434

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support his Department has provided to rail freight operations from (a) Tilbury and (b) London Gateway ports in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	5423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>Financial Support for rail flows was provided under the Rail Environmental Benefit Procurement Scheme (Intermodal) in 2009/10 and the Mode Shift Revenue Support (Intermodal) scheme in subsequent years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table is an estimate of the funding awarded, including contributions from the Welsh Government, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tilbury</p></td><td><p>£1,230,000</p></td><td><p>£1,468,000</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,740,000</p></td><td><p>£1,415,000</p></td><td><p>£1,196,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p><p>Gateway</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£34,000</p></td><td><p>£603,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As funding is awarded on a zone to zone basis, it is not possible to give an exact assessment of funding for freight flows from individual ports.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>There were no awards for rail freight operations during this period at either Tilbury or London Gateway through the Freight Facilities Grant Scheme, which was closed in England in 2011.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 5422 question first answered 07/07/2015 12:25:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

389309

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Freight: 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 (a) Mode Shift Revenue Support and (b) Waterborne Freight Grant schemes on modal shift of freight from road to rail and water since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	6680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Operation of the schemes was assessed in a research study carried out by Ove Arup and Partners Ltd. A summary report entitled &quot;a Review of Revenue Support Freight Grant Schemes&quot; was published on the gov.uk site in May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the Waterborne Freight Grant scheme was also made in October 2014 by the Department and the Scottish Government as part of the State Aid renewal application process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/07/2015 14:26:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

389934

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Petrol
	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 ensure that petrol with nil or low biofuel content remains widely available for (a) vehicles registered as historic and (b) other older vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	7045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The ethanol content of petrol supplied in the UK is a commercial matter for fuel suppliers, subject to the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999 which set the maximum permissible ethanol content of petrol at ten per cent, known as E10. The Regulations set no minimum ethanol content.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>E10 is not yet on sale in the UK. Petrol sold in the UK today typically contains up to five per cent ethanol, known as E5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ensure that E5 petrol will continue to remain available until the end of 2016, thereby providing a ‘protection grade’ of petrol for drivers of those vehicles which would be incompatible with petrol which has a higher ethanol content.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should E10 be rolled out by suppliers, we will carefully assess the compatibility of the UK vehicle fleet in determining whether to extend the regulatory requirement for E5 to remain available beyond 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government　recognises the concerns of owners of some older vehicles that may not be compatible with E10. The Department is in regular contact with suppliers who in turn have been asked to write to us to give at least three months of notice if they were to plan the introduction of this fuel. As yet none have indicated they have any immediate plans to introduce E10.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/07/2015 10:13:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight