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584132

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London City Airport: Security
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 the adequacy of security at London City Airport after the recent protestor security breach.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	46525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>We keep aviation security under constant review. The Civil Aviation Authority, as regulator, has carried out a full investigation of the incident on 6 September, and will continue to monitor London City Airport’s response to the incident and subsequent investigation. For obvious reasons we would not comment publicly on the details of this response.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 13/10/2016 14:28:58 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

584159

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Edinburgh Airport: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department expects an updated Strategic Noise Map for Edinburgh Airport to be available.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	46656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>As noise is a devolved matter, the UK Government is not able to answer questions on noise mapping for Scottish airports. This is the responsibility of the Scottish Government and they will be able to advise on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/10/2016 15:24:45 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

584160

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
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 the effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on the timetable for a decision on Heathrow expansion.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	46663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the important infrastructure projects the country needs. This includes delivering runway capacity to the timetable set out by the Airports Commission. The Government’s work in preparation for negotiations to leave the EU does not affect the timing of this decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/10/2016 15:28:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

584164

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Belfast International Airport
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 the effect of expanding Heathrow Airport on Belfast International's ability to establish its own direct international connections.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	46522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government values the vital contribution airports right across the UK make to the growth of regional and local economies, and recognises that air connectivity between areas of the UK and beyond is very important.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports Commission shortlisted three airport expansion schemes, two at Heathrow and one at Gatwick. The Government accepted the Commission’s shortlist in December 2015 and is considering all of the evidence very carefully before reaching a view on its preferred scheme. The Government is not providing a running commentary on this work before an announcement on its preference.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/10/2016 13:07:15 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

584172

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 merits of introducing more incentives to encourage motorists to use cleaner fuels and public transport.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	46613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport assesses a number of different fuels in terms of a range of environmental impacts including air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. A number of initiatives are underway to encourage cleaner, lower carbon fuels.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is investing over £600 million in this Parliament in addition, to a more favorable tax regime towards less polluting vehicles to ensure that almost all cars and vans are zero emission vehicles by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) has supported a market for low carbon fuels and delivered significant greenhouse gas emissions savings. In 2014/15 these savings were equivalent to taking 1.3 million cars off the road. We have been working with industry and others on proposals to increase the supply of low carbon fuels in line with our UK carbon budget targets. We plan to consult on proposed changes to the RTFO scheme later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to promote public transport choices, supporting the market for innovative forms of transport and encourage a move to cleaner and lower carbon vehicles.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/10/2016 12:58:28 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

584173

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on implementing the proposal in the Aviation Policy Framework to ensure that the Civil Aviation Authority considers opportunities to mitigate helicopter noise when dealing with any relevant airspace change proposals when updating guidance on environmental objectives.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	46592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) issued Air Navigation Guidance to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in 2014 which included consideration of helicopter noise. DfT will also be consulting on new Guidance to the CAA in due course, to accompany its review of airspace and noise policies.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/10/2016 12:48:30 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

584174

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the commitment in the Aviation Policy Framework to monitor the effect of helicopter movements in London, what information has been collected since the publication of that framework on the effect of such movements; and what steps he is taking to make such data available to the public.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	46593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <p>The CAA publishes data for helicopter operations within the London (Heathrow) and London City Control Zones (CTRs) at the link below:</p><p><a href="http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/Airspace-and-environment/Airspace/London-helicopter-operations/" target="_blank">http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/Airspace-and-environment/Airspace/London-helicopter-operations/</a></p><p> </p><p>This data is all available to the public and includes the following information, broken down on a daily basis from 2007 to the present:</p><ul><li>Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs</li><li>Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs between 001 and 0559; 0600 and 1259; 1300 and 1959; 2000 and 2400. All times UTC (GMT)</li><li>Total daily number of single engined helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs.</li><li>Total daily number of twin engined helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs (includes Police and HEMS flights).</li><li>Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs that operated on one or more designated helicopter routes.</li><li>Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs that operated on route H4 (along Thames between Barnes and Isle of Dogs).</li><li>Total daily number of twin engined helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs that routed direct (not along any designated helicopter route).</li><li>Total daily number of twin engined Police helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs.</li><li>Total daily number of twin engined HEMS helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs.</li><li>Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs as arriving and departing the London heliport at Battersea.</li></ul><p> </p><p>There are also annual summaries of helicopter movements dating back to 2007.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/10/2016 12:53:11 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

583205

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to replace EU Regulation EC 261/2004 on compensation and assistance to airline passengers with a similar UK compensation system after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	46400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering the impacts of the decision to leave the European Union, including future arrangements for existing legislation. Until the UK leaves, EU law continues to apply, so we continue to comply with the existing directives and regulations, such as the common rules on compensation and assistance under Regulation (EC) 261/2004.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/10/2016 08:43:53 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

583206

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Beaches: Gwynedd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which authority is responsible for the safety of (a) beach users and (b) swimmers at beaches in Gwynedd.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	46397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Safety at public beaches is generally the responsibility of the local authority, who carry out risk assessments to determine appropriate safety measures.</p><p> </p><p>Gwynedd Council have information guides about beach and harbour safety on their website.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/10/2016 15:32:36 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

583212

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many business cases for infrastructure projects submitted in previous years by his Department were accepted in the 2015-16 financial year in each region; and what the (a) value was of (i) public and (ii) private funds allocated to those projects in total in each region and (b) average length of time taken was for the Department to accept those cases.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	46372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) provides expertise, practical help and independent assurance of major projects, working with all partners in infrastructure and major projects (government departments, project teams, HMT, Cabinet Office, and the private sector). The remit of the IPA does not include providing formal approval and as such departments do not submit business cases to the IPA for approval.</p><p> </p><p>The IPA publish an annual comprehensive forward-looking assessment of the current and planned investment in UK economic infrastructure across both the public and private sectors (The National Infrastructure Pipeline). This document contains financial information of the level of public and private infrastructure investment broken down by region currently in development and planned to 2021 and beyond. The Spring 2016 update can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-pipeline-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-pipeline-2016</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/10/2016 13:03:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson