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90546

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that foreign drivers are subject to the same penalties as British drivers upon failure to produce relevant CPC documentation.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	207991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All professional drivers of lorries, buses and coaches from EU member states are required to produce the relevant CPC documentation when requested by enforcement officers. I can confirm that non-UK drivers from EU member states are subject to the same penalties as their British counterparts should they fail to do so.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/09/2014 13:46:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

90547

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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, what steps are being taken to ensure safety on Northern Rail and TransPennine Express trains running driver-only operations.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	207965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no services on either the TransPennine Express (TPE) or Northern franchises that use driver only operation (DOO). In the consultation on the future of these franchises, which concluded on 28<sup>th</sup> August, we stated that: &quot;on the Northern franchise, we expect to require bidders to set out how DOO may be introduced onto suitable services. On TPE, this will be left at bidders' discretion.&quot; Driver only operation is a safe method that is already the working practice on around 30% of existing franchise services (including for instance many commuter services in London and Glasgow).</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:30:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

90548

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received from people in Northern Ireland about the DVLA since July 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	208059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 1 July, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has received 38 complaints from Northern Ireland residents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:26:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

90552

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) agency workers in executive agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	208013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not pay any direct employees or agency workers in its executive agencies less than the Living Wage. We do not hold information on the earnings of outsourced workers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/09/2014 15:10:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

90553

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
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 whether the new Northern Franchise will take account of increased connectivity to Reddish South and Denton arising from the better use of existing infrastructure through those stations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	208033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is currently working with Rail North in the development of the specifications for the TransPennine Express and Northern franchises. In doing so we will take account of all relevant data and the views expressed in responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:27:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

90555

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were injured as a result of staff negligence at railway stations in each year since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The department does not hold this information as it is a matter for the individual train operators.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:32:25 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90557

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Rail framework agreement published on 1 September 2014, when the National Audit Office will have access to Network Rail's accounts.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	208092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Comptroller and Auditor General will audit Network Rail’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>It is intended that the appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General as external auditor to Network Rail will take effect from April 2015 to time with the start of the new financial year. Until then, Network Rail will continue to ensure that another appropriate auditor will carry out a statutory audit under the Companies Act 2006 and that its annual regulatory financial statement is also suitably audited.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>Paragraph 5.5 of the Framework Agreement explains that to enable the Comptroller and Auditor General to exercise his or her function as the statutory auditor, Network Rail will make available relevant information, documents and access to staff as necessary, including in the period prior to appointment, to develop a sound understanding of the Network Rail business and accounts.</p><p /> <p /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:25:08 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

90562

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Level Crossings: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were killed on unmanned rail track crossings in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of accidental fatalities at unmanned level crossings each year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Accidental Fatalities</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong>2014*</strong></td><td><strong>Total</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>28</td></tr></tbody></table><p>*2014 is a part year; this figure refers to January - March.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:40:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90564

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blackpool North Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with Network Rail on the timetable for temporary closure of Blackpool North station in relation to the electrification of line track in the last two months.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	208140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In the last two months Network Rail has had regular meetings with Department officials and train operators to discuss the overall programme of rail improvement in the North of England, including discussion regarding the timing of the temporary closure of the line serving Blackpool North Station. Train operators have put to Network Rail a strong view that the temporary closure of Blackpool North station for the works should fall outside Blackpool’s holiday season.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/09/2014 15:13:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

90565

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blackpool North Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with Network Rail on the implications of the works at and around Blackpool North station for (a) capacity, (b) flexibility and (c) frequency of services in and out of Blackpool North station.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	208141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Network Rail has had regular meetings with Department officials and train operators to discuss the overall programme of rail improvement in the North of England and these have included the implications of any works at Blackpool North station as well as other stations affected. The Network Rail and industry process has ensured that the new Blackpool North infrastructure has the capacity and the capability to handle the projected medium and long term demand growth.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/09/2014 15:15:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden