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49810

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 Goods Vehicle Levy in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	197878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The levy is supported by a majority of hauliers in Northern Ireland, all of whom pay it alongside their Vehicle Excise Duty. Hauliers from Ireland must also pay before they use roads in Northern Ireland. A typical large HGV from Ireland visiting Northern Ireland twice a day, as would be the case for a round trip, would effectively pay only £1.28 per visit if they had purchased an annual levy. Smaller vehicles pay less, and those under 12 tonnes pay nothing. These represent small amounts compared to the running cost of a UK HGV of £80,000 to £100,000 per year, and much less than the tolls a typical Northern Ireland HGV would face doing a round trip to Dublin at around £8. Parliament has already debated the exempting of some border roads in Northern Ireland, totalling around 7 miles. These exemptions are a practical measure meaning that vehicles entering Northern Ireland for a short distance do not have to pay the levy, and exempting them simplifies enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

49911

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average speed of travel of a Pendolino train was on the West Coast Mainline between (a) Euston and Birmingham, Curzon Street and (b) Euston and Handsacre in Staffordshire; and what the average speed of a train on the HS2 line is expected to be on each route.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	197745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The average journey time of a Pendolino between Euston and Birmingham city centre (New Street) is 1 hour 21 minutes. As set out in the Strategic Case for HS2 (October 2013), the average journey time of an HS2 train between Euston and Birmingham city centre (Curzon Street) will be 49 minutes – a saving of 32 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>The maximum line speed for a Pendolino travelling on the West Coast Main line is 125mph. HS2 is designed for a top speed of 250mph. Plans envisage services running at up to 225mph, which is becoming the standard capability for new high speed trains.</p><p> </p><p>There is no station for Handsacre on either the existing network or the HS2 network. The nearest relevant station is Crewe, for which comparative journey times are 1 hour 30 minutes for current services and 55 minutes by HS2 services – a saving of 35 minutes.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

49559

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 High Speed UK about alternatives to High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	197638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are not aware of any request from High Speed UK for a discussion with officials in the Department engaged on HS2, nor of any such discussions having taken place. We are, however, aware that High Speed UK have responded to consultations on issues related to HS2.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

49595

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any increase in remuneration of senior managers in the Highways Agency will have to be agreed by him when the Agency is transformed into a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to transform the Highways Agency into a government-owned company, as confirmed in the response to consultation published on 30<sup>th</sup> April. In accordance with TUPE principles, we expect the pay and terms of employment of all staff to remain unchanged once transferred except for the necessary technical amendments to reflect the change to company status.</p><p> </p><p>Staff management arrangements for the company following transition, including pay and reward, are still being worked through within government. We aim to establish appropriate conditions to allow the company to fulfil its functions efficiently and effectively, whilst keeping costs down for the taxpayer. This will reflect the Government's pay policy, as well as support the delivery of a substantially increased investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>There is no intention to encourage or create opportunities for legal tax reduction schemes as part of Highways Agency transformation.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 197664 197665 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49596

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether senior managers in the Highways Agency will be able to enter into legal tax reduction schemes when the Agency is transformed into a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to transform the Highways Agency into a government-owned company, as confirmed in the response to consultation published on 30<sup>th</sup> April. In accordance with TUPE principles, we expect the pay and terms of employment of all staff to remain unchanged once transferred except for the necessary technical amendments to reflect the change to company status.</p><p> </p><p>Staff management arrangements for the company following transition, including pay and reward, are still being worked through within government. We aim to establish appropriate conditions to allow the company to fulfil its functions efficiently and effectively, whilst keeping costs down for the taxpayer. This will reflect the Government's pay policy, as well as support the delivery of a substantially increased investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>There is no intention to encourage or create opportunities for legal tax reduction schemes as part of Highways Agency transformation.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 197663 197665 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49597

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency will be subject to the Government's public sector pay policy when it is transformed into a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to transform the Highways Agency into a government-owned company, as confirmed in the response to consultation published on 30<sup>th</sup> April. In accordance with TUPE principles, we expect the pay and terms of employment of all staff to remain unchanged once transferred except for the necessary technical amendments to reflect the change to company status.</p><p> </p><p>Staff management arrangements for the company following transition, including pay and reward, are still being worked through within government. We aim to establish appropriate conditions to allow the company to fulfil its functions efficiently and effectively, whilst keeping costs down for the taxpayer. This will reflect the Government's pay policy, as well as support the delivery of a substantially increased investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>There is no intention to encourage or create opportunities for legal tax reduction schemes as part of Highways Agency transformation.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 197663 197664 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49599

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much VAT the Highways Agency recovered in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	197667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /><p>The amounts of Value Added Tax (VAT) recovered by the Highways Agency over three years to March 2014 is displayed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Financial Year</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Period</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Amount of VAT recovered</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£91,956,848</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 2</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£81,319,124</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 3</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£93,513,617</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 4</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£85,893,977</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>FY 2011-12</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Full year</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>£352,683,566</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£97,382,531</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 2</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£80,415,300</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 3</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£97,751,901</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 4</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£89,596,108</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>FY 2012-13</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Full year</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>£365,145,840</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£102,281,450</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 2</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£90,696,365</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 3</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£115,337,948</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Quarter 4</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£104,792,378</p><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>FY 2013-14</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Full year</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p>£413,108,141</p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49622

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Highways Agency in maintaining roads in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees and (c) Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	197643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Highways Agency Business Plan sets out the strategic objectives and the in-year targets to be achieved. It includes a target covering road surface condition. Each Highways Agency region contributes to those targets, including Yorkshire and the North East. The Agency's performance against the targets for the financial year 2013/14 is due to be published in its Annual Report by summer 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Agency is unable to identify separately the contribution to Business Plan targets by individual constituency or local authority area.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

49623

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much central Government has spent on road infrastructure in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees and (c) Yorkshire in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	197644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is responsible for the strategic road network which is managed by the Highways Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. The remaining roads are the responsibility of local highway authorities under the Highways Act 1980.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Highways Agency spending on improving road infrastructure (including smaller schemes and technology improvements) on the strategic road network in the Yorkshire and Humber area in the last three financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Funding for Yorkshire and Humber Area (£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011/12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£72.413</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2012/13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£66.658</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2013/14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£81.982</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport also provides funding to local highway authorities through Integrated Transport and Highways Maintenance Block grants. This funding can be used to improve local roads that they manage if they so wish. The following table provides this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Highways Maintenance Block</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Kirklees</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>West Yorkshire</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011 pothole</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.304</p><p> </p></td><td><p>5.776*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>20.900</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>27.173</p><p> </p></td><td><p>87.562</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>26.185</p><p> </p></td><td><p>84.412</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>25.511</p><p> </p></td><td><p>80.158</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 additional block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.019</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.620*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>13.581</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 flood recovery</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.606</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.999*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>10.356</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>23.766</p><p> </p></td><td><p>75.488</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 additional block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.548</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.446*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>7.268</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* made up of the individual payments to Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Integrated Transport Block</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Kirklees</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>West Yorkshire</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>21.128*</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p>47.760*</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>19.318</p><p> </p></td><td><p>43.666</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>19.318</p><p> </p></td><td><p>43.666</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>19.318</p><p> </p></td><td><p>43.666</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>27.165</p><p> </p></td><td><p>61.403</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* includes top up announced in 2011 autumn statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department also provide capital funding for local major schemes, costing over £5 million. The figures for spend on local major road infrastructure in the last 3 years is as follows.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Areas</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p><p><strong>£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Huddersfield</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Kirklees</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Yorkshire</p><p> </p></td><td><p>7.2</p><p> </p></td><td><p>25.6</p><p> </p></td><td><p>26.8</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Revenue funding for highway maintenance is provided through the Communities and Local Government Revenue Support Grant (RSG). RSG is an un-hypothecated grant provided to local authorities to enable them to carry out their functions, and local authorities can choose to spend this on any services for which they have responsibility, as per local spending priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

49781

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage safer cycling.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	903904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In addition to the £278m of funding directly for cycling in England, we continue to support Bikeability cycle training for children. It provides trainees with skills suited to the road, but also explains the importance of obeying the Highway Code, and sharing the road. Some councils provide free or subsidised training to adults.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman