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964187

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date	03/09/2018
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: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will outline the scoring mechanism for the procurement of new HS2 rolling stock that will reflect the need for the benefits of HS2 investment to be spread across the whole of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	169624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The ‘benefits realisation’ requirements of the HS2 rolling stock procurement requires the successful tenderer to achieve a number of skills, education and employment objectives including items such as apprenticeship and graduate recruitment in addition to supporting the National College for High Speed Rail in Birmingham and Doncaster. It also requires the successful tenderer to promote supply chain opportunities to the wider supply chain across the UK including new entrants and SMEs. Tenderers’ plans for delivering the ‘benefits realisation’ requirements are assessed in Stage 4 of HS2’s tender evaluation model.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/09/2018 12:25:18 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

964266

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Disability
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 Inclusive Transport Strategy, published on 25 July 2018, how much funding from the public purse the Government plans to allocate for the implementation of that strategy.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	169591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Inclusive Transport Strategy sets out the Government’s plans for delivering a genuinely inclusive transport network for disabled and older people. Key funding announcements made from the public purse include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Up to £300m to extend the Access for All programme to make railway stations in Great Britain more accessible;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>£2 million to install Changing Places toilets at motorway service stations in England, supporting disabled people to travel easily and comfortably on the road network;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The provision of further support for the rollout of audio-visual announcements across the bus sector through the launch of a new £2m fund to help smaller bus operators comply with planned Accessible Information Regulations and so ensure that passengers across Great Britain will know where and when to alight;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>A £2 million passenger awareness campaign to increase disability awareness and reduce hate crime on the network; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Continued funding for Mobility Centres which offer clinical expertise and professional high quality information, advice and assessment to people who need to gain or retain independence through mobility.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This funding is in addition to the activities which will be funded directly by transport operators as part of their delivery of the Inclusive Transport Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/09/2018 13:44:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

964267

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Dulwich and West Norwood
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 Inclusive Transport strategy published on 25 July 2018, what plans he has to support the introduction of step-free access at all rail stations in the Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	169592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Inclusive Transport Strategy, included a commitment to extend our Access for All programme to 2024 with an additional £300m of funding from the public purse.</p><p> </p><p>For stations to be included in the programme they need to be nominated by the industry by 16 November this year. Southern and Southeastern Train Operating Companies will be responsible for nominating individual stations in Dulwich and West Norwood.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/09/2018 14:13:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

964268

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
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 Inclusive Transport strategy published on 25 July 2018, what funding will be available from the public purse for the Access for All programme to support the implementation of that strategy in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	169593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Inclusive Transport Strategy, included a commitment to extend our Access for All programme across rail Control Period 6 (2019 to 2024) with an additional £300m of funding from the public purse.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/09/2018 13:41:47 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

964386

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to reform taxi regulation legislation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	169310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>At a Westminster Hall Debate last year, the Rt Hon John Hayes MP announced the formation of a Task and Finish group to consider any taxi and private hire regulatory issues, their causes and potential remedies. The group’s remit includes considering the use and effectiveness of powers currently available to licensing authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Group has now submitted its report and Ministers are considering the recommendations made. The report and response will be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/09/2018 12:42:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

964899

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 plans the Government has in place to mitigate the disruption caused by HS2 works on London to Manchester train routes.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	169270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is very conscious of the need to minimise any potential for disruption to the national rail network - including the London to Manchester route - during the construction of HS2. HS2 Ltd are working closely with Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies to mitigate against this at London Euston, where work is already underway, and is continuing to develop its plans regarding works at Crewe station.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/09/2018 14:45:07 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi