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997282

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: North West
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 trends in the (a) number and (b) frequency of bus services serving (i) the North West, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) Wallasey constituency in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	184922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Data on vehicle miles on local bus services by local authority and regional area, including Merseyside and the North West region, is available for the years 2013/14 to 2016/17 in the data table BUS0208 in the Annual Bus Statistics for each respective year at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-statistics#published-in-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-statistics#published-in-2018</a> .</p><p> </p><p>Bus operators must register their services with a Traffic Commissioner in the traffic area in which the service operates. The Traffic Commissioners’ annual reports provide information on the number of live local bus registrations in the North Western Traffic Area as at 31 March of each year; this information can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports</a>. The report for the year ending March 2010 can be found here: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20131113220328/https:/www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20131113220328/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports</a></p><p> </p><p>Figures for Wallasey constituency are not held.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/11/2018 16:37:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

995603

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2018 to Question 182152 on High Speed 2 Railway Line, when he plans to publish the report by PwC into High Speed Two.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	184392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>We plan to publish the report shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/10/2018 14:00:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

994544

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of bus journeys made in (a) the North West, (b) Mesrseyside, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	183872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of bus passenger journeys in each year since 2009/10 for the North West and Merseyside. In 2016/17, 408.5 million passenger journeys were made by local bus in the North West. In Merseyside ITA, there were 105.3 million bus passenger journeys made by local bus in 2016/17. Figures for Wirral and Wallasey constituency are not held.</p><p><strong>Passenger journeys on local bus services for the North West and Merseyside ITA, from 2009/10</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Merseyside ITA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>463.9</p></td><td><p>112.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>457.0</p></td><td><p>110.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>439.5</p></td><td><p>110.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>434.5</p></td><td><p>109.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>434.1</p></td><td><p>103.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>426.9</p></td><td><p>103.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>413.1</p></td><td><p>102.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>408.5</p></td><td><p>105.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfT Local bus passenger journeys, BUS0109a</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 30/10/2018 17:44:24 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

994004

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the outcome was of the Government's review of the National Maritime Single Window pilot exercise.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	183281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department is continuing to review stakeholder feedback to the UK’s National Maritime Single Window (NMSW) pilot exercise in conjunction with our Government partners.</p><p> </p><p>Further upgrades to the system are being made to improve usability and access to data by the appropriate authorities as a result. Until testing on these upgrades is completed the NMSW will remain in its pilot phase.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/10/2018 15:17:14 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

994011

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has a policy on the timescale for the renovation of public transport.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	183317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>In Northern Ireland, transport is an entirely devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>However, looking more widely, on 12 October 2017, the Secretary of State for Transport published the Final Statement of Funds Available (SoFA) for the railway in England and Wales for Control Period 6, which covers the five years 2019 to 2024 and we expect around £47.9 billion to be spent on the railway during that time.</p><p> </p><p>We have some of the most intensively used railways in Europe, and this investment focuses on the essential work needed to ensure their safety and reliability, including funding to support a significant increase in renewals activity compared to the current period, and increased maintenance spend to allow Network Rail to meet the challenges of a busier network.</p><p> </p><p>The renovation of buses is a commercial matter for operators. However, since 2010, the Government has provided £67 million to local authorities in England to retrofit their existing bus fleet to a minimum Euro VI standard. Devolved authorities can implement their own retrofit schemes, with the Scottish Government recently launching the second round of their £7.5 million Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/11/2018 16:02:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

994162

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
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 effects of the use of scrubber technology and marine sulphur dumping on UK coastlines.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	183432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not seen any evidence that the use of scrubbing technology would have any significant effect on marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>All scrubbers must comply with mandatory Guidelines, which were developed by the International Maritime Organization, before they are allowed to become operational. The potential effects of the use of scrubber technologies on the marine environment was taken into consideration when developing the Guidelines. To be compliant, the systems collect and store any sulphur residue and solid particulate matter on-board the vessel, to be deposited at a port waste reception facility.</p><p> </p><p>Some scrubbers discharge treated wash water back into the sea – which is also controlled under the IMO Guidelines. There are ongoing studies which are looking at the impact of wash water discharges within European waters, which we are monitoring. At this stage, we are not aware of any significant issues which have been found. However, we will respond appropriately at international level, if these or any other studies, conclude that further controls are needed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 183433 183434 183435 question first answered 31/10/2018 14:20:40 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

994163

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
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 on the potential effects of the use of scrubber technology and marine sulphur dumping on the English channel.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	183433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not seen any evidence that the use of scrubbing technology would have any significant effect on marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>All scrubbers must comply with mandatory Guidelines, which were developed by the International Maritime Organization, before they are allowed to become operational. The potential effects of the use of scrubber technologies on the marine environment was taken into consideration when developing the Guidelines. To be compliant, the systems collect and store any sulphur residue and solid particulate matter on-board the vessel, to be deposited at a port waste reception facility.</p><p> </p><p>Some scrubbers discharge treated wash water back into the sea – which is also controlled under the IMO Guidelines. There are ongoing studies which are looking at the impact of wash water discharges within European waters, which we are monitoring. At this stage, we are not aware of any significant issues which have been found. However, we will respond appropriately at international level, if these or any other studies, conclude that further controls are needed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 183432 183434 183435 question first answered 31/10/2018 14:20:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

994164

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
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 effects of the use of scrubber technology and marine sulphur dumping on marine life and biodiversity in UK waters.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	183434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not seen any evidence that the use of scrubbing technology would have any significant effect on marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>All scrubbers must comply with mandatory Guidelines, which were developed by the International Maritime Organization, before they are allowed to become operational. The potential effects of the use of scrubber technologies on the marine environment was taken into consideration when developing the Guidelines. To be compliant, the systems collect and store any sulphur residue and solid particulate matter on-board the vessel, to be deposited at a port waste reception facility.</p><p> </p><p>Some scrubbers discharge treated wash water back into the sea – which is also controlled under the IMO Guidelines. There are ongoing studies which are looking at the impact of wash water discharges within European waters, which we are monitoring. At this stage, we are not aware of any significant issues which have been found. However, we will respond appropriately at international level, if these or any other studies, conclude that further controls are needed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 183432 183433 183435 question first answered 31/10/2018 14:20:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

994165

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
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 effects of the use of scrubber technology and marine nitrate dumping on algae build up on UK coastlines.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	183435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not seen any evidence that the use of scrubbing technology would have any significant effect on marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>All scrubbers must comply with mandatory Guidelines, which were developed by the International Maritime Organization, before they are allowed to become operational. The potential effects of the use of scrubber technologies on the marine environment was taken into consideration when developing the Guidelines. To be compliant, the systems collect and store any sulphur residue and solid particulate matter on-board the vessel, to be deposited at a port waste reception facility.</p><p> </p><p>Some scrubbers discharge treated wash water back into the sea – which is also controlled under the IMO Guidelines. There are ongoing studies which are looking at the impact of wash water discharges within European waters, which we are monitoring. At this stage, we are not aware of any significant issues which have been found. However, we will respond appropriately at international level, if these or any other studies, conclude that further controls are needed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 183432 183433 183434 question first answered 31/10/2018 14:20:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

994166

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seas and Oceans: Sulphur
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 International Maritime Organisation on the matter of marine sulphur pollution.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	183436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of taking global action to reduce pollutant emissions from shipping and has played a leading role at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to drive global regulation in this area.</p><p> </p><p>There will be a new global 0.5 per cent sulphur cap on marine fuels coming into force in 2020, which was reviewed and approved by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in October 2016. The UK is actively involved with other States and industry at the IMO, to ensure the transition to the global cap for ships and fuel suppliers is as smooth as possible. This work has been progressing well, and further headway was made at the seventy third session of MEPC which met this October. The meeting considered a range of measures to support implementation including ‘ship operator implementation plans’ with further work planned at an IMO sub-committee in February 2019 to address cases of non-compliant fuel. MEPC also confirmed in October that the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil (as well as its use) should also be banned, unless the ship uses an exhaust gas cleaning system.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the UK has been active within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in supporting the development of guidance for shipowners. The existing standard for marine fuels (ISO 8217:2017) will continue to apply, but additional guidance will be available for companies ordering and handling these fuels from mid-2019.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/10/2018 14:52:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston