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1522963

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains her Department's policy to proceed with the Northern Powerhouse Rail project.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	64130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear the Government’s commitment to delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full, including a stop in Bradford. Plans will be set out in due course including potential opportunities for acceleration.</p><p> </p><p>We will engage closely with local leaders and MPs in reaching detailed decisions on the options to deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 64133 question first answered 20/10/2022 09:44:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1523073

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent estimate of the potential cost savings of (a) cancelling and (b) postponing HS2.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	63973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to cancel or postpone HS2, which remains at the heart of this Government’s plans to boost economic growth. HS2 is transformational and will act as a catalyst to help level-up the economies of the Midlands and the North.</p><p> </p><p>With construction now well underway, HS2 and its supply chain is already supporting 27,000 jobs, including over 950 apprenticeships and over 2,500 businesses, 97% of which are UK-registered.</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to updating the House shortly on the progress of the programme through the next six- monthly update.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2022 09:46:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1522431

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of implementing minimum service levels on (a) the number of and (b) the impact of strikes.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Minimum service levels will allow us to get the balance right between respecting the right strike, whilst ensuring passengers can make essential journeys to access healthcare, education and employment.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 10:39:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522432

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish further information on her proposals to introduce minimum service levels during strike action.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 20 October 2022.</p><p>The bill can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350</a></p><p>The Explanatory notes can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350/publications" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350/publications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 10:35:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1521558

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate monitoring and oversight of the construction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	901617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport monitors the construction of HS2 through formal mechanisms such as the HS2 Development Agreement, and a number of supporting forums which assess whether HS2 is being delivered to budget and schedule, and in accordance with the commitments which accompany both HS2 Acts.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also deploys a team of independent Construction Inspectors to provide independent scrutiny of construction, as well as its impact on communities and residents.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:20:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1521560

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to implement Transport for the North’s preferred option for Northern Powerhouse Rail.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	901620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear the Government wants to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail in full. We intend to engage leaders and honourable members from the North in reaching decisions on the detail of how we deliver this.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:21:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1521561

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve the (a) reliability and (b) frequency of Avanti West Coast train services.
tabling member constituency	Macclesfield
tabling member printed	David Rutley
uin	901621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent improvement in services required.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:22:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4033 label Biography information for David Rutley

1521643

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the Infrastructure Projects Authority on undertaking a project assurance review of HS2 Phase 2b; and if he will make it his policy to publish the outcome of that review.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Officials are already holding discussions with the Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) on undertaking a project assurance review of HS2 Phase 2b.</p><p> </p><p>We have not in the past made available assurance review outcome reports to the public domain, as to do so would heavily compromise the ability of the IPA to offer honest and impartial advice to the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 09:24:53 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1520004

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Armed Forces and Veterans: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) former and (b) current Armed Forces personnel have claimed free allowances for free train travel for Remembrance in each year since his Department has offered it.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	59431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold data on the number of Veterans or Military Personnel using free rail travel to Remembrance events in previous years. Those travelling in their uniform or who held appropriate verification will have been able to travel for free without requiring a ticket to be issued.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to offer free rail travel to Military Personnel and Veterans travelling to Remembrance events this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 59432 question first answered 13/10/2022 15:24:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506744

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of local authorities restricting blue badge holders from parking in city centres on those drivers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Responsibility for traffic management on local roads and the provision or restriction of on-street parking rests with the relevant local authority as it is best placed to consider how to balance the needs of residents, emergency services, local businesses and those who work in and visit the area. Local authorities are also responsible for ensuring their roads are managed in a way that meets the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Local authorities are free to make decisions about what is needed on their roads, provided they take account of the relevant legislation, without reference to the Department. =</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/09/2022 12:46:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell