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712515

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Evening Standard
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 advertising with the Evening Standard newspaper in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	68443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department buys advertising space for statutory and other public notices, recruitment and public information and behaviour change communication campaigns. Advertising space is bought through agents (e.g. media buying and recruitment) as part of integrated services. The cost of those adverts appearing in a single newspaper in each year since 2010 can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 23/03/2017 16:02:46 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

712518

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme
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 effect of the reduction in the rail freight grant on the volume of freight that will be carried by (a) rail and (b) road.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	68611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) awards made so far will help to remove about 140,000 fewer lorry journeys from road and onto rail in 2017/18 than the current year end forecast for 2016/17. For 2018/19, it is about 160,000 fewer.</p><p> </p><p>This assessment is based on the first bid round for 2017/18 and 2018/19 funding which was held in December 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/03/2017 12:29:31 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

712519

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria were used to set the £535,000 per annum base salary of the new chief executive officer of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	68601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd conducted an extensive global search for the right candidate to take forward one of the largest and most exciting infrastructure programmes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The salary was identified as the level necessary to attract and then secure the right candidate to lead the HS2 Project. It has been bench-marked against the salaries for similar senior positions in comparable industry roles. It is a competitive salary for the demands of the role and the skills required.</p><p> </p><p>The job specification which set out the skills and experience criteria were published on the HS2 Ltd website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Skills</strong></p><p> </p><p>► Information analysis - An ability to assimilate complex, ambiguous and often incomplete information, in order to take action providing clear direction and purpose to the organisation and its stakeholders.</p><p>► An ability to understand and focus on detail as needed whilst maintaining the strategic vision and overview to keep the project focused.</p><p>► Public speaking &amp; Ambassadorial skills - to lead innovation within the broader industry, working with technical bodies, trade associations, the supply chain and government.</p><p>► Ability to build, lead and motivate top executive teams and consensus within these teams and the board.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Knowledge</strong></p><p> </p><p>► An ability to assimilate complex, ambiguous and often incomplete information, in order to take action providing clear direction and purpose to the organisation and its stakeholders.</p><p>► Knowledge of best practice approaches to embedding continuous improvement culture as the organisation shifts from concept to delivery and adapts accordingly.</p><p>► Knowledge of inclusive leadership techniques and approaches.</p><p>► <em>Qualifications</em><strong>: </strong>Applicants will most likely have a strong academic or professional training and have experience of dealing with complex engineering and business issues.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Experience</strong></p><p> </p><p>► Experience of leading a successful transformation of a large complex commercially-focused delivery organisation, achieving significant improvements in efficiency, effectiveness and customer service.</p><p>► Experience of leading an ingrained Health and Safety culture through personal leadership and commitment.</p><p>► Experience of effective strategic risk management, change control processes and capital allocation on large scale capital intensive projects or within organisations delivering in this environment.</p><p>► Experience of dealing with the procurement of a complex supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/03/2017 12:21:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

712520

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 64112, if he will publish details of Mark Thurston's previous experience, which was used to inform the decision to appoint him to the role of Chief Executive Officer of HS2 Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	68602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Mark Thurston brings a huge array of varied experience across 30 years in the infrastructure sector around Europe, and in UK rail especially. This includes starting out as an apprentice at TfL, to major international engineering and infrastructure companies The Nichols Group and CH2M. At CH2M, he was the lead for the Programme Partner joint venture on the Olympics and Crossrail as well as overseeing all of CH2M’s European operations. He has held roles at Metronet, Railtrack and Brown and Root Engineering and Construction.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/03/2017 12:25:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

711816

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many days during 2017, excluding official strike days, Govia Thameslink Railway has met its target Public Performance Measure on the Southern Mainline.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	68286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), like all other Franchised Train Operators are measured against a periodic Public Performance Measure target, which then contributes towards a 13 period Moving Annual Average Public Performance Measure; which is an industry standard set out by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).</p><p> </p><p>This, again like all other Franchised Train Operators, is measured against the total sum of its operations and not individual component parts like the Southern Mainline.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/03/2017 13:48:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

711818

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cabotage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many investigations have been made into potential breaches of cabotage rules by EU hauliers in each of the last five years for which data is available; and what proportion of those investigations resulted in successful prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	68273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>In each of the last five business years, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conducted the following number of investigations into potential breaches of cabotage rules:</p><p>2011/12 – 57,616</p><p>2012/13 – 44,340</p><p>2013/14 – 40,289</p><p>2014/15 – 46,466</p><p>2015/16 – 52,499</p><p> </p><p>DVSA does not prosecute foreign drivers for cabotage offences; instead it issues cabotage notices. In each of the last five business years, DVSA recorded the following number of cabotage notices:</p><p>2011/12 – 370</p><p>2012/13 – 297</p><p>2013/14 – 257</p><p>2014/15 – 375</p><p>2015/16 – 484</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/03/2017 11:22:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

711819

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to Transport for London to require rail franchisees to respond in a timely manner to passenger requests.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	68309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>My Department is responsible for letting and managing rail franchises and we engage in regular dialogue with our franchisees to ensure that they are acting in the passenger’s best interests.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/03/2017 13:53:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

711575

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of including the Handsacre connection from HS2 to the West Coast Main Line once HS2 Phase 2A is completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The inclusion of a link at Handsacre to allow HS2 trains to pass onto the West Coast Main Line is contained in the High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017. Furthermore, the Government has given a specific assurance to build the Handsacre link before the launch of Phase One services.</p><p> </p><p>The Phase 2a strategic outline business case, published in November 2015, includes Handsacre Junction in our assessment of the benefits of the 2a scheme, and the Full Y scheme. Handsacre Junction would allow us to serve stations along the West Coast Mainline such as Stafford. Government also sees the potential benefits of serving Stoke-on-Trent in support of the wider development plans of the Northern Gateway Development Zone and the ambitions of the Midlands Engine. The Secretary of State has therefore asked HS2 Ltd to take forward more detailed work on train planning for options to serve Stoke via Handsacre Junction, including operational feasibility in both 2027 and 2033.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do not break down the economic benefits of different parts of the scheme, including Handsacre Junction.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2017 11:51:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

711185

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 March (HL5562), what assessment they have made of advice from SNCF quoted in the March edition of Railway Gazette International that operating above 320 km/h incurs significantly higher track maintenance costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has collaborated with several high speed rail Infrastructure Managers, including SNCF, to ascertain the implications of running trains at 360km/h.</p><p> </p><p>Using recommendations based on experiences of managing High Speed Lines in Europe, HS2 Ltd intends to incorporate specific components in the track design which will improve the system performance whilst utilising an Infrastructure Management System that determines asset performance and condition at all times.</p><p> </p><p>The combination of these factors and the use of innovative maintenance activities, that go beyond current best practice, should reduce the maintenance implications of running at these speeds.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2017 11:47:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

710389

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 March (HL5562), how, assuming that signalling is designed appropriately for the relevant speed, operating at a speed of 320km/h rather than 360km/h would reduce capacity on the high speed line.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Reducing the maximum speed of trains from 360km/h to 320km/h would result in trains taking longer to complete their overall journey. This means that, unless we buy more train sets, we will not able to run as many train services on HS2 and therefore capacity will be reduced.</p><p> </p><p>In my previous answer [HL5562], reduced capacity was also in the context of running tilting trains at 300km/h on the HS2 network. Mixing tilting trains running at 300km/h on HS2 with non-tilting trains running at 360km/h would also reduce capacity because it would reduce the number of train paths available per hour. Furthermore, the response to our market sounding of rolling stock manufacturers has indicated that <del class="ministerial">titling</del> <ins class="ministerial">tilting</ins> trains offer reduced seating capacity per train set compared with non-tilt.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2017 11:48:15 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2017 15:14:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 41850 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley