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1151794

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the letter of 11 October 2019 from the Minister of State for Transport to the Rail industry on smart ticketing, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) the levers available to train operators to bring forward smart ticketing and (b) the role of Government in delivering that agenda.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	4332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>We want train companies to deliver a modern, convenient, accessible and integrated smart ticketing system for their passengers. In recent years, the Government has worked jointly with the rail industry, including investing a further £80m in smart ticketing, to ensure that passengers have the choice of travelling without a paper ticket across almost all of the rail network.</p><p> </p><p>We are now encouraging operators to build on the recent promotion campaign, encourage smart ticketing at the point of ticket purchase, and ensure that they deliver an excellent user experience.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 31/10/2019 15:55:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1151831

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Western Railway: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average speed was of South Western Railway trains operating between (a) London and Portsmouth and (b) Southampton and Woking in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	4354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. However, my Hon. Friend may wish to contact South Western Railway and Network Rail, who may be able to provide him with the data he requires.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 31/10/2019 15:40:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1151910

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake an assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) safety of all-lane running on motorways.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	4401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State set out in the House on 24 October 2019 that he has asked the Department to carry out, at pace, an evidence stocktake to gather the facts about smart motorway safety.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 31/10/2019 12:12:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1151913

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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 respond to his Department's consultation entitled Bus Services Act 2017: accessible information, which closed on 16 September 2018; and what his Department's timetable is to bring forward legislative proposals to require bus operators to provide audible and visible information on local bus services.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	4246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of accessible on-board information in helping bus passengers to travel with confidence, and in Summer 2018 published a public consultation on proposals to require its provision on local bus services throughout Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to analyse responses to the consultation and expect to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/10/2019 12:48:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1151915

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of (a) rail journeys and (b) passenger miles were undertaken in (i) electric powered and (ii) diesel powered trains in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of those proportions in (A) one and (B) five years' time.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	4304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of journeys or passenger miles by power source of the vehicle is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes data on the electrified rail route operated by Network Rail in Great Britain. This includes routes open to passengers and freight.</p><p> </p><p>The length of Network Rail operated electrified route in Great Britain (so excluding the High Speed 1 line, for example) was 3,583 miles in 2017-18. This represents 36% of the total Network Rail mainline railway route.</p><p>This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/c35e0c28-324f-4168-81b9-be197963f251" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/c35e0c28-324f-4168-81b9-be197963f251</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 31/10/2019 15:48:21 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1152002

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Hire Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to consult on changing the law around the ability of members of the public, councils and any other organisations (1) to remove, (2) to take, (3) to destroy, or (4) to otherwise dispose of, undocked bikes for hire which have been left on pavements.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with hire bicycles if they are causing an obstruction or nuisance, and are also able to introduce local byelaws as appropriate. The Government therefore has no immediate plans to introduce any new legislation, but will continue to monitor the impacts of bike hire schemes and to work with local authorities and scheme operators as appropriate on ways of addressing any problems that arise.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:31:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1152005

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the review of Bus Service Operators Grant announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer will include the allocation of new money for the bus industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>On 30 September, the Government announced a package of funding and policy measures to support buses, set out in <em>A Better Deal for Bus Users</em>. This includes £220 million of new funding for buses, in addition to the £250 million paid every year in Bus Service Operators Grant.</p><p> </p><p><em>A Better Deal for Bus Users</em> contains a commitment to review this Grant to ensure it supports the environment and improved passenger journeys.</p><p> </p><p>It also included a commitment to produce a National Bus Strategy for England, accompanied by a long-term funding settlement to be agreed at the next Spending Review, expected to be in Summer 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:32:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1152006

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their following commitments amount to new money allocated to buses: (1) £20 million for bus priority measures in the West Midlands, (2) up to £50 million to deliver Britain's first all-electric bus town or city, (3) £30 million to local government to improve services or restore services which have been lost, and (4) £20 million to support demand-responsive services.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>All of these projects are within the £220 million announced by the Government on 30 September, and comprise additional funding on top of the £250m that the Government already spends every year supporting bus services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:32:58 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1152007

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A34: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fatal and serious injury accidents there have been on the A34 between junction 9 with the M40 and junction 9 with the M3 over the last five years; and how many of these have involved a heavy goods vehicle.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of fatal and serious accidents occurring on the A34 between junction 9 with the M40 and junction 9 with the M3 for the last five years for which figures are available is given in the table below. The junction roundabouts on either end of the A34 where they connect to the motorways have been included in these statistics.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Number of fatal or serious reported road accidents on the A34 between junction 9 with the M40 and junction 9 with the M3, 2014 to 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of accidents</p></td><td><p>Accidents involving an HGV</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Source: DfT, STATS19</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:32:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1152008

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the loss of fuel duty revenue is taken into account when evaluating the benefits of modal shift from road to rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme encourages modal shift from road to rail (or inland waterway) where the costs are higher than road, and where there are environmental benefits to be gained. The net assessed benefits, or potential benefits in the case of flows not supported by grant, include consideration of the effects on fuel duty revenue. There is published information about the assessment of user benefits related to freight mode shift grants on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:31:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw