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76936

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Northern Rail has pledged to invest in station upgrades under the franchise extension announced on 27 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	204862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The level of investment Northern Rail is committed to for station upgrade works is designated commercially sensitive. This figure has been redacted from the publicly available interim franchise agreement, which is accessible online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:50:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

76525

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	c2c Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of planned investment in (a) Wi-Fi access on trains, (b) provision of customer information and (c) SMART ticketing technology during the new franchise agreement with NXET Trains Ltd for passenger services on the Essex Thameside line; what proportion of each category of funding will fall to (i) the franchisee, (ii) Network Rail and (iii) the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The standstill period for the Essex Thameside franchise competition has not yet concluded, as such the Department has not signed the new Franchise Agreement and we are not able to confirm this information at this time. An announcement will be made shortly once the Agreement has been signed.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:50:42 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

76527

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	c2c Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total annual public sector payment will be in each year to 2029 under the new franchise agreement for rail passenger services on the Essex Thameside line.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The standstill period for the Essex Thameside franchise competition has not yet concluded, as such the Department has not signed the new Franchise Agreement and we are not able to confirm this information at this time. An announcement will be made shortly once the Agreement has been signed.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:51:38 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

66185

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what professional development courses are made available to staff of his Department; and what the cost to the public purse is of each such course.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department makes available to its staff any and all professional development courses from the training market which enable it to ensure that staff have the most relevant knowledge, skills and expertise to do their jobs effectively and so meet the Department's objectives.</p><p> </p><p>It is therefore not possible to provide a complete list of all professional development courses available to staff.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of training is closely monitored to ensure that expenditure is kept within budgetary provisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also complies with the appropriate procurement route in order to ensure that professional development training is fit for purpose and offers good value for money.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:48:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66186

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many senior civil servants appointed to positions in his Department since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within that Department and (b) employed by a political party.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The department does not hold data relating to political activity prior to appointment, of its Senior Civil Servants. However, all Senior Civil Servants within our department must adhere to section 14 of the Civil Service code relating to Political Impartiality which can be found at</p><p><a href="http://resources.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/civil-service-code-2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://resources.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/civil-service-code-2010.pdf</a><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p><p /><p><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:46:33 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66187

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Fifth Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2013-14, on Access to Transport for Disabled People, HC 116, what assessment he has made of the progress of bus operators in installing audio-visual announcement systems for people with sight loss as recommended in paragraph 29 of that report.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	204357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport recognises that many people find audio and visual announcements useful for travelling. Given the obvious benefits of these systems to blind and partially sighted passengers, we are keen to encourage operators and local authorities to invest in this technology for their buses, where possible.</p><p> </p><p>However, we also understand that the installation of this technology comes at a considerable cost.</p><p>My noble colleague, Baroness Kramer, wrote to bus operators on 4<sup>th</sup> February 2014 to encourage the development of more affordable audio-visual systems. In addition, on 2<sup>nd</sup> July 2014 Baroness Kramer outlined plans for a further research initiative, run by the Department for Transport and the Transport Systems catapult, involving small businesses and academic institutions to encourage further innovation in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:33:20 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

66188

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on legal fees in cases relating to the release of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The amount spent by this Department and its Executive Agencies on external legal fees relating to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, namely payments to the Treasury Solicitor's Department and counsel, in each of the last five financial years, is as shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p><p> </p></td><td><p>External legal spend (excluding VAT)</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£17,495</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£32,404</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£311</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£3,068</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£69</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£31,785</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>*Includes figures for payments of fees made to date.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:41:32 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66189

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of the bus driver disability training review.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	204356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has recently reviewed the use of a derogation applied under EU Regulation 181/2011 (concerning bus/coach passenger rights) exempting bus and coach drivers from undertaking mandatory disability awareness training.</p><p> </p><p>To inform the review, on 24 February 2014 my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, wrote to bus industry representatives, disability stakeholders and charities seeking their input, to determine whether drivers are receiving adequate disability awareness training under the current voluntary arrangement.</p><p>Having received and considered many comprehensive responses, Baroness Kramer will share her findings with Ministerial colleagues shortly and discuss how to best to proceed.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, a summary of responses received in relation to the review will be made available on the Government's website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:31:32 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

66190

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what occasions each Minister within his Department has taken domestic flights on official business since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Details of all Ministerial Overseas travel is published on a quarterly basis at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-transport&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-transport&amp;publication_type=transparency-data</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:44:17 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66192

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it a condition of the Bus Service Operators Grant incentive for real time information equipment that the performance data generated should be made available to the traffic commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	204207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In July 2013, we announced a package of reforms to the Bus Service Operator Grant (BSOG) system following consultation. At this time, we announced that the BSOG incentives would be maintained until 2014 when we would review the remaining parts of the bus subsidy system. As part of this commitment, we are now undertaking work to consider reforms to the incentive grants and will consider the conditions related to these.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/07/2014 13:45:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer