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989633

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the construction of High Speed Two on the (a) habitat and (b) population of barn owls.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	180623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The impact of HS2 on barn owls was assessed to inform the Phase One Environmental Statement which recorded a nationally significant adverse effect on the UK’s barn owl population.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd has therefore developed a barn owl mitigation plan to reduce this significant effect. The plan assumes that 80 pairs are affected by the Phase One Scheme and consists of measures to: avoid disturbance to the species during construction; reduce the collision risk of the railway to the birds; provide new artificial nesting sites at a safe distance; and monitor the new nesting sites to ensure uptake by barn owls.</p><p> </p><p>The potential effects on barn owls have also been assessed in the Phase 2a Environmental Statement, and will be assessed in a Phase 2b Environmental Statement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:31:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

989637

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest estimate is of (a) the overall cost and (b) cost of each element of HS2; and what the timetable is for the completion of phase 2.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	180632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>At the 2015 Spending Review (SR15), the Government restated the long-term Funding Envelope for delivery of the full HS2 scheme of £55.73bn (2015 prices), of which £27.18bn was allocated to Phase One and £28.55bn for Phase Two. We remain determined to deliver HS2 within this total Funding Envelope, with cost targets to be set for HS2 Ltd to deliver the programme below this amount.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to complete Phase 2a by 2027– six years earlier than initially planned. The planned opening date for the full HS2 network remains unchanged at 2033.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:42:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

988649

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what power the Mayor of Greater Manchester has to franchise bus services; and whether the Government has provided additional funding to facilitate such franchising.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	180276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 gave Mayoral Combined Authorities, including Greater Manchester, the powers they need to franchise buses. No additional funding has been provided to Greater Manchester Combined Authority to facilitate such franchising.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:35:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

988836

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the change has been to his Department's budget in real terms in each year since 2010; and what the projected change will be in real terms in each year to 2022.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	180207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>DfT expenditure for the years from 2010/11 to 2019/20 (the final year of the current Spending Review period) is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>Two separate tables are provided to reflect the major change in the accounting treatment of Network Rail from the 2015/16 financial year onwards, following its earlier reclassification from the private sector into the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>For years up to and including 2014/15, Network Rail was not within the DfT Group accounts and DfT’s annual grant to Network Rail was therefore scored as Capital DEL expenditure (nominal value between £3bn and £4bn per year in each year shown). From 2015/16 onwards, Network Rail came into the DfT Group and its annual grant from DfT (which remains in place) became an intra-group transfer, and as such no longer scores as Capital DEL expenditure. Meaningful comparisons between these two periods cannot be made for this reason.</p><p> </p><p>Data shows spending outturn for years up to 2017/18, and spending plans for 2018/19 and 2019/20. Network Rail spending is currently classified in AME and is outside the scope of these figures. Departmental budgets from 2020/21 onwards are have not yet been agreed and will be set as part of next year’s Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2010/11 to 2014/15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>5,806,274</p></td><td><p>5,487,143</p></td><td><p>5,191,309</p></td><td><p>4,701,510</p></td><td><p>3,459,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>7,928,710</p></td><td><p>7,933,844</p></td><td><p>8,536,711</p></td><td><p>8,545,473</p></td><td><p>9,446,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>13,734,984</p></td><td><p>13,420,987</p></td><td><p>13,728,020</p></td><td><p>13,246,983</p></td><td><p>12,906,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (2017/18 prices)</p></td><td><p>15,372,493</p></td><td><p>14,826,138</p></td><td><p>14,866,033</p></td><td><p>14,086,691</p></td><td><p>13,550,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real-terms change year-on-year</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em>-3.6%</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.3%</em></p></td><td><p><em>-5.2%</em></p></td><td><p><em>-3.8%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2015/16 to 2019/20</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>3,069,420</p></td><td><p>2,926,615</p></td><td><p>3,673,000</p></td><td><p>3,761,009</p></td><td><p>3,327,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>5,960,594</p></td><td><p>5,419,249</p></td><td><p>6,351,907</p></td><td><p>8,069,900</p></td><td><p>10,518,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>9,030,014</p></td><td><p>8,345,864</p></td><td><p>10,024,907</p></td><td><p>11,830,909</p></td><td><p>13,845,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (2017/18 prices)</p></td><td><p>9,405,417</p></td><td><p>8,504,327</p></td><td><p>10,024,907</p></td><td><p>11,452,961</p></td><td><p>13,236,994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real-terms change year-on-year</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em>-9.6%</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.9%</em></p></td><td><p><em>14.2%</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.6%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><p>2019/20 plans: 2017/18 DfT Annual Report &amp; Accounts</p><p>2018/19 plans: 2018/19 DfT Main Estimate</p><p>Outturn: DfT Annual Report &amp; Accounts for 2017/18 and earlier years</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:27:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

987749

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Disability
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 potential merits of introducing transport fee concessions to all assistants of a disabled individual where that individual requires more than one assistant to use public transport.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	179198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>This Government is determined to make sure that disabled people have the same access to transport as everyone else, and that they are able to travel easily, confidently, and without extra cost. The Disabled Persons Railcard entitles disabled people and a carer to a third off their rail fares, and the Government provides around £1 billion of funding each year to enable local authorities in England to provide statutory and discretionary concessions for 9.8 million disabled and older travel pass holders.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are able to offer additional local bus concessions, such as companion passes for disabled people who require assistance to travel. The detail of such further concessions, including the number of carers who can travel at reduced cost, is a matter for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In the Inclusive Transport Strategy, published in July 2018, we committed to conduct a review into the eligibility criteria of the Disabled Persons Railcard. This review will examine the issue of the total ticket cost for a disabled person and their carers.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 15:54:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

987776

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on promoted content on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) Instagram in each month since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	179274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Digital advertising is a cost-effective way for the Government to share important information the public needs to be aware of. A large proportion of the Department’s social media spend is on our iconic and highly successful Think! road safety campaign, which has contributed to a significant fall in the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads since 2000.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport and its Executive Agencies have spent £283,646 on promoted activity with these platforms since June 2017 through its media buying agency Carat, which amounts to approximately 0.0945% of overall annual communications spend across Government this year. Ad hoc spend may not be included in this amount.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/10/2018 15:41:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

987806

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
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 provisions for disability inclusive rail services are included in future rail franchise agreements to enable disabled people to travel for (a) work and (b) pleasure.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	179303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Our vision is for disabled people to have the same access to transport as everyone else, being able to travel confidently, easily and without extra cost. The Inclusive Transport Strategy, launched in July 2018, is the next step in our ambition to deliver accessible transport.</p><p> </p><p>In future rail franchise competition processes we will require bidders to provide enhanced services for those with accessibility needs including enhanced disability and equality awareness training for staff.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 15:58:38 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

988002

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts between his Department and charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	179076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The information below covers the central Department for Transport and four executive agencies as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)</p><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)</p><p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)</p><p>Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We do not place ‘gagging orders’ but we do require contractors (and their employees and sub-contractors) to seek prior approval of any media engagement regarding the contract itself.</p><p> </p><p>By way of background – see Condition E5 at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/657713/general-conditions-of-contract-for-services.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/657713/general-conditions-of-contract-for-services.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/10/2018 15:29:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

986367

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department allocated to bus services serving (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire in the 2017-18 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	178524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The bus market outside London is deregulated and decisions regarding service provision is primarily a commercial matter for bus operators. Decisions on subsidised bus services are a matter for individual English local authorities, in the light of their other spending priorities. The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools local authorities need to improve local bus services and increase passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p>£250m of Bus Services Operators Grant (BSOG) payments are made to bus companies and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Bus operators in Yorkshire &amp; Humber were paid a total of £25,874,000 BSOG in 2017-18 to help meet some of their fuel costs in running local bus services.</p><p> </p><p>Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council received a total of £20,959 in BSOG during 2017-18 to support subsidised local bus services; South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive received £1,127,171 and Sheffield City Council received £106,858.</p><p> </p><p>BSOG spend figures are published annually on Gov.uk and can be found via this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend</a></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 178525 question first answered 22/10/2018 14:17:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

986368

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: South Yorkshire
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 increase the number of bus services that serve (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	178525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The bus market outside London is deregulated and decisions regarding service provision is primarily a commercial matter for bus operators. Decisions on subsidised bus services are a matter for individual English local authorities, in the light of their other spending priorities. The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools local authorities need to improve local bus services and increase passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p>£250m of Bus Services Operators Grant (BSOG) payments are made to bus companies and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Bus operators in Yorkshire &amp; Humber were paid a total of £25,874,000 BSOG in 2017-18 to help meet some of their fuel costs in running local bus services.</p><p> </p><p>Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council received a total of £20,959 in BSOG during 2017-18 to support subsidised local bus services; South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive received £1,127,171 and Sheffield City Council received £106,858.</p><p> </p><p>BSOG spend figures are published annually on Gov.uk and can be found via this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend</a></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 178524 question first answered 22/10/2018 14:17:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock