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1138214

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn Tunnel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingencies are in place for a complete structural failure of the Severn Tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	275658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The structure of the Severn Tunnel is maintained by Network Rail. In line with all structures on the route, it is inspected annually with a detailed survey carried out every six years. Established maintenance plans are in place to maintain the condition of the track. Network Rail are confident that the tunnel remains structurally sound and they consider the risk of a complete structural failure to be very unlikely.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/07/2019 10:31:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1137616

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times signalling problems between Paddington and Swindon have caused delays in passenger journeys in each month since January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	274433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Detailed delay information is not collected by the Department for Transport. However, Network Rail’s railway performance statistics can be found on the Office of Rail and Road Data Portal website at <a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/network-rail-outputs-and-indicators" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/network-rail-outputs-and-indicators</a> .</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2019 14:09:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1137010

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions Great Western trains ran with reduced carriage numbers as a result of a shortage of sets in each month since the introduction of the new trains in October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	273317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/07/2019 14:13:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1126513

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Line: Bicycles
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 increase the (a) level of storage and (b) access to storage for bikes on trains at all stops on the route between Birmingham and Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	254105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department encourages the train operators and Network Rail to continue to increase provision for bike storage at stations where there is demand to do so. Provision for carriage for bikes on trains is a matter for the train operators to balance against the other demands on space - for example for passenger seating, luggage and universally accessible facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/05/2019 15:09:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1060598

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
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 make an assessment of the quality of the rail line between Swindon and Reading to improve passenger comfort.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	220752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The condition of Network Rail’s assets is monitored and regulated by the Office of Rail and Road. Our £48bn funding package for the next five years will see increased levels of spending on maintenance and renewals across the network, with the aim of giving passengers a more reliable railway while preserving safety.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/02/2019 16:03:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1047772

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tunnels: Hedgehogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many tunnels for hedgehogs his Department constructed under (a) railway lines and (b) roads in each month of the last 24 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail’s estate is large and varied, and includes railway tunnels, cuttings and bridges, all of which offer habitats for animals to thrive in. Network Rail manages these habitats sensitively in order to encourage biodiversity while ensuring the safety of the railway. They do not hold data on any tunnels under railway lines that may have been specifically built for hedgehogs.</p><p>Highways England use a range of mitigation measures to reduce any danger to animals in the delivery of their schemes. These include tunnels, culverts, underpasses, adapted farm crossings and species-specific structures. They do these for a range of animals, not specifically for hedgehogs. Appropriate fencing and planting may also be included to encourage use of the crossings and/or to integrate them within the surrounding environment.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/01/2019 17:29:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1029463

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which rail stations have (a) undertaken work in the last five years and (b) planned work within the next two years to improve access arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	204378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Over the last five years a further 68 stations were added to the Department’s Access for All programme which provides an accessible route at selected stations. A further £300m has recently been made available to further extend the programme until at least 2024 and we will announce details of which stations will benefit from this in April. Details of individual Access for All projects are available on Network Rail’s website.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to access improvements delivered as part of other major projects, such as the 40 Crossrail stations which will be made accessible, and by the industry itself, which must meet current accessibility standards whenever it installs, replace or renews station infrastructure. Details of all of this work is held by the individual organisations and the details of the accessibility features available at all UK stations are published on the National Rail Enquiries website.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/01/2019 17:53:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

805990

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the evidence that suggests the greater employment of disabled people is a significant drag upon the British level of productivity as stated in his oral evidence to the Treasury Select Committee on 6 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	119200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text The Chancellor is extremely proud of our record of helping over 600,000 disabled people into employment over the last four years. At the Treasury Committee, he made a broader point about workforce productivity. Both the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Office for Budget Responsibility have suggested that increasing overall employment may have had an effect on measures of productivity. The Chancellor was not suggesting – and does not believe – that increased participation by people with disabilities has had any negative impact on the economy. It has helped to increase economic growth and it is something we can be very proud of as a country. answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/12/2017 13:20:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

772044

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Infrastructure Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on the programme of work of the National Infrastructure Commission; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	108194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission is tasked with providing the government with impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges. The Commission has published six main reports since it was established in October 2015:</p><ul><li><p>‘Transport for a World City’, ‘High Speed North’ and ‘Smart Power’ in March 2016</p></li><li><p>‘Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Corridor Interim Report’ in November 2016</p></li><li><p>‘Connected Future’ in December 2016.</p></li><li><p>‘Congestion, Capacity, Carbon: Priorities for National Infrastructure’, published in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s final report on the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford corridor and a study on the impact of new technology on infrastructure productivity will be completed this year.</p><p>The Commission’s first National Infrastructure Assessment, a comprehensive report on the UK’s long-term infrastructure needs with recommendations to government, will be published in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of the Commission’s reports are available on its website: <a href="http://www.nic.org.uk/our-work" target="_blank">www.nic.org.uk/our-work</a></p><p> </p></li></ul> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/10/2017 14:37:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew