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227185

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to reduce motorists' driving costs.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	227394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>As Robert Goodwill informed the House in a written answer on 10 February 2015 [223954], between 2010 and 2014 the real cost of motoring, including the purchase of a vehicle, decreased by 5%. The Government has contributed to this in a number of ways. The Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed in the 2014 Budget that Fuel Duty would be frozen to the end of this Parliament. The maximum MoT test fee has also been frozen for the duration of this Parliament. Last October, I announced that we would be reducing driving licence fees by up to 32% and that theory test fees would drop by 25%.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, various measures have been taken to reduce and simplify motorists’ paperwork, including abolishing the paper tax disc which should save businesses around £8m per year and motorists £5m per year; removing the insurance check at vehicle relicensing which should save motorists around £1m per year; and removing the requirement to make annual Statutory Off Road Notifications, with savings for private motorists estimated to be nearly £6m per year.</p><p> </p><p>By investing in the road network, including allocating around £1billion more for local roads maintenance, including on potholes, in this Parliament compared to the previous one and a further £6 billion of funding announced in December 2014, the Government has helped to make journeys smoother, safer and more reliable, saving motorists time and wear and tear on their vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/03/2015 11:28:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

226772

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	227159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>At the time of the 2014 Survey the Department for Transport comprised a central department and five executive agencies as follows:</p><p> </p><p>· Highways Agency</p><p>· Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency</p><p>· Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency</p><p>· Vehicle Certification Agency</p><p>· Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p><p> </p><p>The survey collated answers from 11,414 respondents. Out of these, 1,523 declared a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability.</p><p> </p><p>a) In the 2014 People Survey, 23% (350) of Department for Transport respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>b) 10% of Department for Transport respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/03/2015 11:05:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

226773

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freightliner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential effect on (a) jobs and (b) skills in the rail freight industry of Genesee & Wyoming's acquisition of a 95 per cent stake in Freightliner.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	227166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Freightliner is a private enterprise; its acquisition by Genesee and Wyoming is a commercial matter for the company.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/03/2015 16:02:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

226774

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Macquarie Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of his Department's projects and enterprises Macquarie Bank has financed or invested in since May 2010; and how much it has invested in each such projected enterprise.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>An online record of Department projects and enterprises is maintained by HMT on a regular basis. This includes details of investors and project size and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data</a></p><p> </p><p>Macquarie invested in the Mersey Gateway Bridge project in March 2014. This project was procured by Halton Borough Council with support from the Department for Transport. Macquarie European Rail, a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank, are an active participant in the privatised rolling stock leasing sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/03/2015 11:12:18 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

226775

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cost was of a super off-peak rail return from York to Leeds in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	227312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>There is no “super off-peak rail return” from York to Leeds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/03/2015 15:03:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

226376

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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, what the value of support provided by (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail to the Route Investment Review Groups was in each year from 2010-11 to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	226907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>These route based groups are part of the way in which Network Rail consults with the rail industry as part of the industry planning process. The Department and Network Rail do not provide any financial support to the groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/03/2015 17:15:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

226377

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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, what the value of support provided by (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail to the Rail Industry Planning Group was in each year from 2010-11 to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	226905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>This group is part of the way in which Network Rail consults with the rail industry as part of the industry planning process. The Department and Network Rail do not provide any financial support to this group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/03/2015 17:30:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

226378

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Freightliner, (b) Maersk, (c) Forth Ports and (d) Hutchison Port Holdings on the viability of the rail freight line between Felixstowe and Tilbury ports.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	226896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>There is no direct rail freight line between Felixstowe and Tilbury, although up to two services a day in each direction operate between the two. I have not had any discussions with any of the bodies in question about rail freight operations between the two ports, as this is a commercial matter for the freight operators and their customers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 226897 question first answered 16/03/2015 16:24:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

226379

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
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 Network Rail on the status of the rail freight line between Felixstowe and Tilbury ports (a) in Control Period 5 and (b) under the Freight Utilisation Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	226897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>There is no direct rail freight line between Felixstowe and Tilbury, although up to two services a day in each direction operate between the two. I have not had any discussions with any of the bodies in question about rail freight operations between the two ports, as this is a commercial matter for the freight operators and their customers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 226896 question first answered 16/03/2015 16:24:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

226380

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what volume of freight was moved on the rail freight line between Felixstowe and Tilbury ports in each of the last 10 financial years for which figures are available; how many road freight journeys would have been required to move that volume in each of those years; and how many extra gallons of fuel a modal switch from rail to road would have used in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	226898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Freight volumes are a commercial matter for the freight operating company concerned and can be obtained directly from Freightliner Group Ltd.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/03/2015 15:35:59 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins