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1308669

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the transport infrastructure needs of rural and coastal communities in the South West region.
	tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
	uin	180448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>Local areas are best placed to assess their transport infrastructure needs. With DfT funding, the two sub-national transport bodies in the South West, Peninsula Transport and Western Gateway, are in the process of developing transport strategies for their regions which will look at the entirety of the South West’s transport needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 21/04/2021 15:24:05 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1307118

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proposals his Department’s Transport Acceleration Unit has put forward to accelerate the delivery of transport infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	178971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Acceleration Unit continues to provide the Secretary of State with regular updates and proposals for future projects and is due to discuss its delivery plan for the coming 12 months. The Unit is continuing its work following the publication of the National Bus Strategy. Through the Northern Transport Acceleration Council, 112 projects have been identified with northern leaders, including the Tees Valley hydrogen hub, dualling the A66, Northumberland Line and Hope Valley Line projects. The Unit is also engaged on progressing the Restoring Your Railway programme to delivery and is reviewing individual schemes for acceleration. It has also been commissioned to challenge the Cambridge South rail enhancement project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/04/2021 15:15:25 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1305157

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transport infrastructure projects his Department is planning in the (a) north of England and (b) Midlands to help deliver the Government's levelling up agenda.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	174012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is delivering major investment in transport infrastructure in the North and Midlands to help unite and level up the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Last year’s Spending Review and National Infrastructure Strategy underlined the government’s ambition to deliver on key transport infrastructure projects and programmes in the North and Midlands. We are committed to increasing the share of investment in the North and Midlands, and enhancing critical rail and road networks in those regions. Investments we have set out have included:</p><p>Boosting towns and cities in these regions<strong> – </strong>building on the Transforming Cities Fund which has committed over £500 million investment in public and sustainable transport in some of the Midlands’ largest city regions, with additional funding for five-year intra-city transport settlements for eight English city regions, of which six are in the North. We have also announced a £4 billion Levelling Up fund which will invest in local infrastructure including transport – e.g. bypasses and other local road schemes, bus lanes, and railway station upgrades.</p><p> </p><p>The National Bus Strategy, published this month, also sets out a bold vision for bus services in England outside London. Backed by £3 billion, the strategy will deliver better bus services for passengers, strengthening communities and sustaining town centres across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Delivering on major rail and road projects<strong> – </strong>this spring the Government intends to publish the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) for the North and Midlands, setting out how we will deliver HS2 Phase 2b, Northern Powerhouse Rail, Midlands Rail Hub and other major rail programmes in the North and Midlands. We are also working on restoring lines and stations closed during the Beeching cuts.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, a number of strategic roads projects in the North and Midlands will benefit from the £27 billion Roads Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) funding package, while significant investment will contribute to local roads improvements.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/03/2021 13:08:14 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1280338

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to improve transport connectivity throughout the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
	uin	911380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>Improving transport connectivity throughout the UK is vital to the Government’s levelling up agenda. That is why at the Spending Review, the Government announced a new £4 billion Levelling Up Fund to invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities. This is in addition to already announced transport investment through intra-city transport settlements, the Transforming Cities Fund and RIS2.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has also made over £12 billion available to transport services across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2021 15:55:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1257870

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	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 case for (1) ensuring certainty in the programme for transport infrastructure investment; (2) changing the regional balances in transport infrastructure investment as between London and the South East, and other regions in England; and (3) cancelling Crossrail 2 and investing a similar amount in the north of England and other English regions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL11024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of securing long-term transport infrastructure investment, as outlined in the recently published National Infrastructure Strategy. Though the scope of the Spending Review this year was refocused on supporting the government’s response to Covid-19, the Department secured over £60 billion in multi-year investment – providing certainty for major transport infrastructure programmes.</p><p>Investing in transport infrastructure is critical to increasing connectivity and driving regional growth, which are central to this government’s ambition to level up the UK. The Spending Review delivered investment for regions across the entire UK - including announcing a new £4 billion levelling-up fund, £4.2 billion for city regions across England as part of Intra-City Transport Funding and a commitment of over £22 billion to fund HS2 Phases One, 2a and 2b Western Leg to deliver essential North-South connectivity, greater capacity and shorter journey times.</p><p>The Department is also working to implement the findings of the Green Book Review. The refreshed Green Book will support levelling up by ensuring that projects are being assessed first and foremost on how well they deliver policy objectives rather than focusing on a purely economic assessment. For the first time, business cases for all proposals will have to set out how they will impact different places aligning with relevant local strategies and major interventions in the area.</p><p>Transport projects are kept under continual review. Given current affordability constraints, Transport for London has confirmed that they are not in a position to prioritise investment in Crossrail 2, and the Government has agreed that they will stop development on the project. This frees up investment to raise the performance of public transport networks in our regional cities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/12/2020 16:37:16 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1250285

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	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 potential effect on (a) UK transport infrastructure and (b) the logistics sector of the UK and EU not agreeing a deal on their future relationship by the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	113552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a range of preparations, led by the Border and Protocol Delivery Group in the Cabinet Office, to mitigate risks relating to new border arrangements; arrangements that will apply whether or not a trade agreement is agreed with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/11/2020 17:15:58 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1219144

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on equitable investment in major infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	66863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>DfT Ministers regularly discuss matters of mutual concern with their counterparts in the Devolved Administrations, including investment in transport infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/07/2020 14:38:26 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1186392

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what fiscal steps he is taking to improve local transport infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Derbyshire Dales
	tabling member printed	Miss Sarah Dines
	uin	901712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the transport links that people rely on every day.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget announced a new England-wide Potholes Fund that will provide £500 million a year, resulting in a 50% increase to local road maintenance budgets in 2020‑21. Alongside this, the Budget also announced the development of 15 local road upgrades across the country.</p><p> </p><p>It also confirmed over £1 billion worth of allocations to shovel-ready local transport upgrades across nine city regions through the Transforming Cities Fund, and the intention is to agree long-term transport settlements with eight elected Mayors starting in 2022-23 worth £4.2bn.</p><p> </p><p>These commitments build on the Prime Minister’s announcement of £5 billion for buses and cycling.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 24/03/2020 17:00:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines

1185844

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to improve local transport infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	30874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the transport links that people rely on every day.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget announced a new England-wide Potholes Fund that will provide £500 million a year, resulting in a 50% increase to local road maintenance budgets in 2020‑21. Alongside this, the Budget also announced the development of 15 local road upgrades across the country.</p><p> </p><p>It also confirmed over £1 billion worth of allocations to shovel-ready local transport upgrades across nine city regions through the Transforming Cities Fund, and the intention is to agree long-term transport settlements with eight elected Mayors starting in 2022-23 worth £4.2bn.</p><p> </p><p>These commitments build on the Prime Minister’s announcement of £5 billion for buses and cycling.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 25/03/2020 14:55:27 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1177073

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the average (a) amount and (b) proportion of the original cost estimate of overspend on major infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
	tabling member printed	Bob Seely
	uin	14012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not calculate the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the Department’s projects is published annually in the Department’s Annual Report, available here:</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/824019/2018-2019-dft-annual-report-web.pdf.</p><p> </p><p>Information can also be found in the Annual Report and Accounts of individual delivery bodies.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the Department’s own processes, financial and other relevant information about the performance of our largest projects, is published annually by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA). The latest (2019) Annual Report can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817654/IPA_AR_MajorProjects2018-19_web.pdf</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/02/2020 16:11:45 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely