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825376

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on road users of the Severn Bridges being taken into public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	903380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Road users will have noticed no difference following the switch of operation from Severn River Crossings PLC to public ownership and Highways England management on 8 January 2018, except for the reduction in cost. VAT has already been scrapped and there will be no charges at all by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 13:27:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

825378

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential benefits of High Speed Two for the Midlands and the north.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	903387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>HS2 will help transform the UK economy, directly creating 25,000 new jobs - 70 percent of which will be outside of London. It will directly link 8 of the UK’s 10 largest cities and provide a step change in the country’s railway capacity. The Government regularly assesses the benefits of HS2 through the economic and strategic business cases.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 13:32:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

822839

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Disabled
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are represented on the working group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	122522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Task and Finish group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles was established by the then Minister of State for Transport, John Hayes, and has received submissions from a number of disability representation organisations. I look forward to receiving the group’s findings soon.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 15:52:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

822922

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) publish the Government's contracts with Carillion for all works relating or connected to High Speed Two and (b) place copies of those contracts in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	122605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has no direct contract with Carillion. The contract is with the CEK Joint Venture which is commercially sensitive. The CEK joint venture has provided HS2 Ltd with assurances that in the event any member of the group being unable to deliver on its responsibilities, the remaining members, now Eiffage and Kier, would fill the gap.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 14:33:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

822932

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the criteria his Department used to award construction contracts for High Speed Two to Carillion plc in July 2017; and what due diligence his Department undertakes before awarding contracts to companies that have issued profit warnings.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	122615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>No, the criteria used to evaluate and award construction contracts for HS2 ltd are commercially confidential. The Department undertakes due diligence in advance of the award of contracts. HS2 Ltd carried out additional due diligence and sought re-assurance of both it and its two partners in the Joint Venture, Kier and Eiffage, that they remained committed and able to deliver the contracts. Each company's Boards have both given that assurance and confirmed that they underwrite the performance of each other in delivering the contract. Following additional checks, HS2 Ltd are also confident that, even without Carillion, Kier and Eiffage would still be capable of passing the relevant financial capability and standing tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 14:42:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

819878

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Independent HS2 Construction Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the duration is of the employment contract for the interim independent construction commissioner for HS2.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	121950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The duration of the employment contract for the current HS2 interim Independent Construction Commissioner runs from 8 July 2016 to 30 April 2018. However, this term may be extended if the new permanent Independent Construction Commissioner is not in place by this time.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/01/2018 15:29:14 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

819879

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Independent HS2 Construction Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the process is for his Department's hiring a permanent independent construction commissioner for HS2.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	121951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department will appoint the permanent HS2 Independent Construction Commissioner on the basis of merit via an open and fair recruitment process, which the Department aims to commence shortly. The selection panel will be drawn from the Construction Commissioner Steering Group<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/01/2018 15:33:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

819880

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Independent HS2 Construction Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the names of people that comprise the independent body of project stakeholders who will determine the full terms of reference of the independent HS2 construction commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	121952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The full terms of reference of the HS2 Independent Construction Commissioner will be determined by the Construction Commissioner Steering Group (CCSG)<em>.</em> The current membership of the group is:</p><p> </p><p>Martin Dickman (Buckinghamshire County Council), Gavin Gaunt (Department for Transport), Sara-Louise Lee (Warwickshire County Council), Mike Lyons (HS2 Ltd), David Reidy (Camden Council) and Alasdair Reisner (Civil Engineering Contractors Association).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/01/2018 15:39:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

819881

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Independent HS2 Construction Commissioner: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what budget his Department plans to provide for a permanent HS2 Independent construction commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	121953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The full budget for the office of the HS2 permanent Independent Construction Commissioner will be determined in discussions with them once they have been appointed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/01/2018 15:41:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

819882

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Independent HS2 Construction Commissioner: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people the HS2 independent construction commissioner will employ; and if will place the organisational chart for that commissioner's team in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	121954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of staff employed by the new HS2 Independent Construction Commissioner will be determined by the permanent commissioner in discussion with the Steering Group once the permanent commissioner has been appointed<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/01/2018 15:44:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq