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1658206

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date	05/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the average carbon dioxide emissions per person per journey from London to Newcastle by (a) air, (b) rail, (c) lorry and (d) car.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	197823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not estimated the emissions associated with this specific journey.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:58:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1658429

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure local authorities maintain adequate finances.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	197976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-09%2F184131&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C74b72daa056a41fbb57908dbb049b3be%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638297602806128362%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XWDVWzX2rN2FqjGYZwSiucYIm%2FKiFnsiU62NUroQENM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">184131</a> on 15 May 2023 and to the Local Government Finance <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flocal-government-finance-policy-statement-2023-24-to-2024-25%2Flocal-government-finance-policy-statement-2023-24-to-2024-25&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C74b72daa056a41fbb57908dbb049b3be%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638297602806128362%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CtpX7QE2eysaUScPNlOspVSsFAIIK96tLfUrw6aetkU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">policy statement</a> published 12 December 2022.</p><p>On local authority reserves, the Government notes the significant increase in some local authority reserves over the two years of the pandemic. We encourage local authorities to consider how they can use their reserves to maintain services in the face of immediate inflationary pressures, taking account, of course, of the need to maintain appropriate levels of reserves to support councils’ financial sustainability and future investment.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 197569 197570 197571 197573 question first answered 08/09/2023 09:16:39 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1657705

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Subject Access Requests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average response time to subject access requests was by their Department in the latest period for which data is available; and if they will make an assessment of the adequacy of that response time.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	197455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport responded to Subject Access Requests (SARs) in an average of 20 days for the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 August 2023. This is within the legal time frame of one month for a reply.</p><p>This average figure includes some SARs where we sent a timely notification to the requestor advising that we were extending the time to respond beyond one month because the request was complex.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 08/09/2023 09:57:56 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1657722

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Subject Access Requests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average response time to subject access requests was by their Department in the latest period for which data is available; and if they will make an assessment of the adequacy of that response time.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	197470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>My Department has only received two subject access requests in the last five years. One request was responded to within the statutory limit. The other request was sent to my Department in error and was forwarded to the Ministry of Justice as the correct Department to provide a response.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 08/09/2023 14:06:18 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1657743

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Safety
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 adequacy of systems to quickly alert train drivers and controllers to emergency situations which are occurring on or immediately adjacent to the tracks.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	197481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department looks to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the independent safety regulator for Britain’s railways, to determine the adequacy of systems to alert train drivers and controllers of emergency situations occurring on, or immediately adjacent to the tracks.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:37:11 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1657745

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many safety critical job roles on the rail network were unfilled in July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	197483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Across the rail industry there are a variety of roles where people have safety duties and responsibilities within their job remit, which are discharged in accordance with health and safety law.</p><p>However, definitions of what constitutes a ‘safety critical role’ vary across the rail industry, so it is not possible to provide a definitive answer to this question.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:40:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1657746

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Crew
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 adequacy of the (a) frequency and (b) scope of psychological fitness examinations of train drivers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	197484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The department recently published a statutory post implementation review of the Train Driver Licensing and Certificates Regulations 2010 (TDLCR) on 19<sup>th</sup> May 2023, which contains the requirements for becoming a train driver in Great Britain. The purpose of the review was to assess whether the regime was meeting its original objectives and whether it remains fit for purpose.</p><p>Since publication, my officials have started the process of exploring options for potential reform to address the findings of the review, and will engage industry to develop and consult on these proposals in due course. This will include reviewing the frequency and scope of psychological fitness examinations of train drivers, among other areas, to ensure they are adequate.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:43:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1657748

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the annual update of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline before the end of this session of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	197486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Following recent fiscal events, we are in the process of reviewing the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) and will look to make the outcome public once that work is complete.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:52:01 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1657749

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on what proportion of the future rail network will be electrified.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	197487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Since 2010, more than 1,200 miles of the rail network in GB have been electrified. Government continues to progress the electrification of the Transpennine route between Manchester, Leeds and York, the Midland Mainline and the route between Wigan and Bolton. Electrification, alongside alternative technologies such as hydrogen, battery and bi-modes, will play an important role in meeting our Net Zero targets. We are working with the Great British Rail Transition Team to bring forward costed options to decarbonise the whole network for government to carefully consider in terms of overall deliverability and affordability.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:55:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1657751

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ian Harvey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Mr Ian Harvey, the former medical director at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was last employed (a) within the NHS and (b) an organisation overseen by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	197489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>National Health Service staff records are not held centrally by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/09/2023 13:41:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 91960 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi