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1038490

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to cancel his Department's contract with Seaborne Freight given that the terms of the contract specify a delivery date of 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	206807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to cancel the Seaborne Freight contract. Seaborne Freight need to meet a series of contractual milestones. No money will be paid to the company for provision of ferry services unless those services are provided.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/01/2019 14:56:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1023021

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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, whether High Speed Two will begin operations in December 2026.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	200721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has been set a target of commencing HS2 Phase One services in 2026.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/12/2018 08:38:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1007166

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Sea Level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 23 of the report of the Committee on Climate Change entitled Managing the coast in a changing climate, published in October 2018, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report's conclusions on expected sea level change; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of such sea level changes on (a) roads and (b) railways.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	191426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) works closely with its operators and the wider sector on climate change risk assessment, mitigation and resilience, including from flooding and coastal change. The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 outlines the UK’s and Devolved Government’s views on climate change risks and the National Adaption Programme published in July sets out Government’s adaption measures, including for roads and railways.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail continue to implement resilience measures to protect the railway and surrounding areas where sea level rise and increased flooding is anticipated. A project to enhance our understanding of asset criticality and the vulnerability of rail infrastructure to sea level rise is being developed to support this work. Highways England (HE) continue to embed resilience measures across its activities to maintain a fit for purpose Strategic Road Network. This includes consideration of coastal flooding and erosion risks as part of their Flood Risk Strategy and future planning to the road network.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/11/2018 11:31:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1007171

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what external organisations he has asked to review executive pay in Highways England.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	191428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned EY to review remuneration arrangements across Highways England.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/11/2018 11:30:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1000247

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Laing O'Rourke
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the financial sustainability of Laing O’Rourke and the ability of that company to fulfil its contractual responsibilities in relation to (a) railways and (b) highways.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	187373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s remit is delivered mostly through its Arm’s Length Bodies and Executive Agencies. Each body assesses prospective suppliers’ ability to deliver its obligations during each procurement exercise before the award of contracts. This to comply with procurement regulations and statute, as well as evaluate the company’s competence and capability. Before contracts are signed there are various layers of governance across the ALBs, the Department, Cabinet Office and HM Treasury depending on the circumstances of each procurement. There are also measures in place to monitor financial stability throughout the procurement lifecycle.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 15:24:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1000305

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Pay
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 19 October 2018 to Question 178322 on Train Operating Companies: Pay, whether he has asked the Rail Delivery Group to include executive pay in the development of a pay award system that uses CPI as the inflation measure for future pay deals.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	187388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The rail industry has been shifting away from RPI over time and most rail industry costs now are not linked to RPI, with the primary exception of wages. The Secretary of State for Transport has asked the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to develop an approach for how earnings growth for all employees could be more closely aligned with CPI, with the aim of ensuring that the railway is affordable for the fare paying and tax paying public. He has not made any reference to a ‘pay award system’ for any groups of staff.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Pay negotiations and the settlements reached by individual employers and trade unions remain a matter for local collective bargaining.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 13:42:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

997166

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	Department for Transport: Motor Vehicles
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 13 March 2018 to Question 131715 on motor vehicles, what proportion of the fleet (a) owned and (b) leased by the (i) Government Car Service, (ii) Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency, (iii) Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, (iv) Maritime & Coastguard Agency and (v) Vehicle Certification Agency are ultra-low emission vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	184986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below lists the number of (a) owned (b) leased vehicles in the fleets operated by the Department for Transport and its Agencies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Transport &amp; Agencies</strong> <strong>Fleet</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outright Purchased</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leased</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>% of Fleet</em></strong> <strong><em>Ultra-Low</em></strong> <strong><em>Emission</em></strong> <strong><em>Vehicles</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCS, Government Car Service DfTc</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10.47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MCA, Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVSA, Driver Vehicle &amp; Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>977</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VCA, Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVLA, Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>33.33%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Chancellor announced in the Autumn Statement 2017 that 25% of cars in the central government fleets will be ultra-low emission by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/11/2018 16:50:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

988836

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the change has been to his Department's budget in real terms in each year since 2010; and what the projected change will be in real terms in each year to 2022.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	180207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>DfT expenditure for the years from 2010/11 to 2019/20 (the final year of the current Spending Review period) is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>Two separate tables are provided to reflect the major change in the accounting treatment of Network Rail from the 2015/16 financial year onwards, following its earlier reclassification from the private sector into the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>For years up to and including 2014/15, Network Rail was not within the DfT Group accounts and DfT’s annual grant to Network Rail was therefore scored as Capital DEL expenditure (nominal value between £3bn and £4bn per year in each year shown). From 2015/16 onwards, Network Rail came into the DfT Group and its annual grant from DfT (which remains in place) became an intra-group transfer, and as such no longer scores as Capital DEL expenditure. Meaningful comparisons between these two periods cannot be made for this reason.</p><p> </p><p>Data shows spending outturn for years up to 2017/18, and spending plans for 2018/19 and 2019/20. Network Rail spending is currently classified in AME and is outside the scope of these figures. Departmental budgets from 2020/21 onwards are have not yet been agreed and will be set as part of next year’s Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2010/11 to 2014/15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </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>Resource DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>5,806,274</p></td><td><p>5,487,143</p></td><td><p>5,191,309</p></td><td><p>4,701,510</p></td><td><p>3,459,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>7,928,710</p></td><td><p>7,933,844</p></td><td><p>8,536,711</p></td><td><p>8,545,473</p></td><td><p>9,446,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>13,734,984</p></td><td><p>13,420,987</p></td><td><p>13,728,020</p></td><td><p>13,246,983</p></td><td><p>12,906,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (2017/18 prices)</p></td><td><p>15,372,493</p></td><td><p>14,826,138</p></td><td><p>14,866,033</p></td><td><p>14,086,691</p></td><td><p>13,550,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real-terms change year-on-year</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em>-3.6%</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.3%</em></p></td><td><p><em>-5.2%</em></p></td><td><p><em>-3.8%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2015/16 to 2019/20</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>3,069,420</p></td><td><p>2,926,615</p></td><td><p>3,673,000</p></td><td><p>3,761,009</p></td><td><p>3,327,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>5,960,594</p></td><td><p>5,419,249</p></td><td><p>6,351,907</p></td><td><p>8,069,900</p></td><td><p>10,518,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>9,030,014</p></td><td><p>8,345,864</p></td><td><p>10,024,907</p></td><td><p>11,830,909</p></td><td><p>13,845,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (2017/18 prices)</p></td><td><p>9,405,417</p></td><td><p>8,504,327</p></td><td><p>10,024,907</p></td><td><p>11,452,961</p></td><td><p>13,236,994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real-terms change year-on-year</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em>-9.6%</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.9%</em></p></td><td><p><em>14.2%</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.6%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><p>2019/20 plans: 2017/18 DfT Annual Report &amp; Accounts</p><p>2018/19 plans: 2018/19 DfT Main Estimate</p><p>Outturn: DfT Annual Report &amp; Accounts for 2017/18 and earlier years</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:27:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

942609

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Press Releases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the language used in his Department's press releases to ensure that such releases are measured and reasonable.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	164446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>All press releases by my Department aim to be measured, reasonable and in line with the requirements of the Civil Service Code.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/07/2018 11:32:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

935062

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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, what plans he has to ensure that the scoring mechanism for the procurement and wider decisions on HS2 rolling stock reflects the need for the benefits of investment to be spread throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	161176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 which require all tenderers to be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK and neither can it reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK wide or regional content over non-UK content. However, the procurement scoring mechanism will include an assessment of Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains. HS2 Ltd can contract any commitments made by bidders.</p><p> </p><p>Tenderers will also be required to submit a Legacy Statement in which they are to identify how their proposal will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of HS2’s Programme Benefits. This will not be evaluated as part of the bid and is therefore not subject to the procurement scoring mechanism, but HS2 Ltd can contract elements of the Legacy Statement.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/07/2018 14:38:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald