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1111202

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A2: Garages and Petrol Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the proposed sale of Tollgate Hotel Watling Street Gravesend Kent DA13 9RA to BP Oil UK Limited, what information his Department holds on proposals to re-market the property for sale as a result of the seven-year delay in BP securing planning on that site.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	243372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2019 answer text <p>Highways England entered into a conditional contract with BP for the sale of Tollgate Hotel which was conditional on planning permission being granted for development. The planning applications submitted have been subject to a number of judicial reviews, which has delayed the sale. As a result, Highways England have now agreed with BP to move to an unconditional contract, which means the sale will no longer be dependent on gaining planning permission and Highways England will now be able to progress the sale.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Given that Highways England will be entering into a new unconditional contract with BP for the sale of the property, they have no plans to remarket at this time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/04/2019 11:01:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1111235

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Trains
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 9 April 2019 to Question 241018, what (a) criteria and (b) timeframes in the Northern franchise agreement his Department is using to assess Arriva Rail North’s progress in ensuring that all Pacer trains will be retired by the end of 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department continues to monitor the delivery of new trains across the network. Those new trains delivered to the Northern franchise, together with fully-refurbished cascaded vehicles, will allow the withdrawal of Pacer units.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/04/2019 13:23:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111237

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail: Staff
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 capacity to reallocate MTR Crossrail (a) drivers and (b) other employees who are not yet operational to other parts of the rail network where staff shortages exist.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The management of the MTR Crossrail contract is the responsibility of Transport for London.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/04/2019 13:19:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111238

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how Network Rail’s £100 million research and development budget for Control Period 5 was spent in each year between 2014 and 2018; and if he will publish that spending alongside the promised delivery outcomes in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>In CP5 Network Rail had a strategic research &amp; development fund of £100m. This was split between the Network Rail Research &amp; Development programme (£50m) and the Rail Safety and Standards Board Innovation Programme (£50m). Network Rail’s funding for Research &amp; Development was reduced to £32m as part of the Hendy funding review</p><p> </p><p>Spend broken down by each year of CP5:</p><p>Year 1: £3.2m</p><p>Year 2: £5.3m</p><p>Year 3: £5.5m</p><p>Year 4: £7.1m</p><p>Year 5: £10.5m</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/04/2019 16:53:35 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111239

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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 proportion of (a) HS2 Ltd's Phase One contractors and (b) HS2 Ltd's Phase One sub-contractors have recognised a trade union for collective bargaining purposes in connection with those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd formally recognises the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) for collective bargaining purposes for its directly employed staff.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd and the TUC have an 'Initial Framework Agreement (IFA) 2016'. The IFA is not designed to cut across or replace any existing or subsequently agreed collective bargaining arrangements, for example those that HS2 Ltd may agree with its own staff.</p><p> </p><p>The contractors that HS2 Ltd engages with in the construction and operation of the railway will have their own relationships with their staff and the trade unions that represent them. IFA is separate from those arrangements. It is not a stage or escalation point in the Machinery of Negotiation for HS2 Ltd or its contractors.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2019 12:58:40 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111240

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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, with reference to the HS2 Ltd and Trades Union Congress Initial Framework Agreement, published on 6 April 2016, what enforceable commitment to support direct employment has been developed by HS2 Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Where there is a substantial amount of work that falls outside the 'skill set' of Tier 1 contractors, it would not be feasible for them to be the employer. Notwithstanding, HS2 Ltd requires that the contractor directly employs its employees and first line supervisors and ensures as far as reasonably practicable that the subcontractors and the suppliers in its supply chain do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Wages and benefits paid for a standard working week meet, at a minimum, the national living wage and (where appropriate) the London living wage or industry benchmark standards, whichever is higher.</p><p> </p><p>Industry benchmark standards for terms and conditions of employment include those contained within existing national agreements that cover the civil and engineering construction sector e.g. CIJC.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2019 11:34:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111242

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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, how many workers engaged on Phase One of High Speed Two are employed (a) on a zero-hours contract, (b) on an agency contract, and (c) through (i) an umbrella and (ii) personal service company.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>As of 16 April 2019</p><p>(a) The number of workers employed on zero-hours contracts on Phase One is 0.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The number of workers employed on Phase One on an agency contract are 238.</p><p> </p><p>(c.i) The number of workers employed on Phase One through an umbrella company are 35.</p><p> </p><p>(c.ii) personal service company are 122.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2019 11:21:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111244

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
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 on the delivery time fpr new trains of problems with the connection on the inter-coupler between carriages on the new CAF rolling stock for (a) the West Midlands, (b) Transpennine and (c) Northern.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department continues to monitor the delivery of new rolling stock across the rail network. It is a matter for operators to oversee delivery so that passengers get the reliable and comfortable services that they have been promised. It is essential that new rolling stock meets the relevant technical and safety requirements before entry into service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/04/2019 13:28:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111246

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what pension liability has been accepted by Abellio on East Midlands trains in addition to the parent company bond.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>At the moment, train operating companies are liable for the full pensions risk during their franchise term. In the new East Midlands franchise, the operator is exposed to no additional risks or demands when compared to current franchisees. Indeed, the new franchise includes a risk sharing mechanism with the government, which reduces the risk that the operator will be exposed to. In this, the operator retains the risks that it is able to manage. The operator would be exposed to some upside/downside risk, but this risk would be shared with the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/04/2019 16:26:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1111248

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Abellio Group
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 on the competitiveness of rail services in the Midlands of Abellio operating services in the West Midlands and throughout the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	243471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Issues relating to market competition arising from any franchise award are a matter for the winning bidder and the Competition and Markets Authority.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/04/2019 16:53:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald