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886123

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional (a) staff and (b) resources required by the (i) Civil Aviation Authority, (ii) the Office of Rail and Road and (iii) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and its Arms Length Bodies are engaged in a continuous process of anticipating and responding to the resourcing requirements of EU Exit. The Department is working with the Civil Aviation Authority (a public corporation), Office of Rail and Road (a non-Ministerial Department) and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (an Executive Agency) to ensure they have sufficient staff and resources to support the government and their respective industries post-EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>As was confirmed in the Spring statement, the Department for Transport has been allocated £75.8m for essential EU exit preparations in 2018-19. While this has not been allocated yet, a proportion of this will be used to support resourcing requirements across the Department, and its associated agencies and public bodies.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 23/04/2018 16:21:22 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886124

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the shortfall in rail revenue received by his Department in 2017-2018 by train operator.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>We publish Rail finance statistics annually at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-finance-government-support-subsidy-and-private-investment-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-finance-government-support-subsidy-and-private-investment-2016-to-2017</a>. Information for financial year 2017-18 is provisionally scheduled for publication in September this year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/04/2018 15:49:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886125

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the additional £65.7 million cost of the Intercity Express programme referred to on page 14 of the Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimate 2017-2018, if he will set out how much of that sum was spent on (a) depot costs and (b) contract variations.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s 2017-2018 Supplementary Estimate states that of the £65.7m variance committed to ‘Other Railways’, £63m was committed to the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). This information can be found on page 22 of the Memorandum.</p><p>This cost can be split into £35m which was assigned to assigned to modify Swansea Maliphant, North Pole and Stoke Gifford IEP depots. This figure also includes modifications to Swansea Station. A further £28m was assigned to other contractual variations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/04/2018 15:53:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886126

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the rail freight industry on the level of power required efficiently to haul freight before he announced the withdrawal of diesel traction in 2040; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>There is regular engagement between my Department and the rail freight industry on a wide range of subjects, including on air quality and decarbonisation issues. I have written to the rail industry asking it to report back outlining how my challenge can be achieved in order to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions, and I understand that industry has established a task force to deal with this matter which includes senior representation from the rail freight sector.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/04/2018 09:47:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886129

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the new car emission regulations on (a) new and (b) existing kit cars.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	136324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The proposals in the Department’s consultation on Road Vehicles – Improving Air Quality and Safety would have no effect on the owners of kit cars that are already registered, as they apply only to newly constructed and unregistered vehicles. Full consideration is being given to the representations received from the public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 25/04/2018 14:14:54 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

886140

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out which sectors of the rail industry benefitted from the £3.5 billion of private sector investment in the last four years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The rail sector has seen significant private sector investment across rolling stock, stations, track and signalling. The majority of this has been investing in new rolling stock. For example, South Western Railway franchise will deliver 750 new vehicles costing in the region of £900 million, the East Anglia franchise 1043 new vehicles costing in the region of £1.4 billion and West Midlands Trains 413 new vehicles costing in the region of £680 million.</p><p> </p><p>In March we launched a call for ideas for market-led proposals to enhance the railway, encouraging promoters to bring forward proposals which are financially credible without government support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/04/2018 16:06:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886158

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many IT systems which his Department uses are more than (a) three, (b) five and (c) eight years old; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all his Department's IT systems are updated promptly.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	136353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is made up of a number of constituent parts including DVLA, DVSA, Government Car Service, Maritime and Coastguard Agency as well as DfT(c). In answering the question, we have taken “IT System” to mean “the entirety of a logical contained set-up consisting of associated hardware and software”.</p><p> </p><p>DFT has:</p><p> </p><p>15 Systems over 3 years old</p><p> </p><p>33 Systems over 5 years old</p><p> </p><p>62 Systems over 8 years old</p><p><em> </em></p><p>DFT ensures that all systems, regardless of age, are protected.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/04/2018 10:10:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

886236

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage homeowners to install charging infrastructure for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	136431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government currently provides assistance to drivers of new and used electric vehicles to support the cost of installing chargepoints in their homes under the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme. This grant provides funding of up to 75% (capped at £500) towards the cost of installing dedicated electric vehicle chargepoints at domestic properties across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as announced in November 2017 in the Industrial Strategy, building regulations will be amended to ensure that cabling infrastructure is provided for chargepoints when new dwellings are built, to help future-proof new homes and avoid retrofitting costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s forthcoming strategy on the transition to zero emission road transport will detail the role of Government in supporting electric vehicle infrastructure for homeowners as well as more widely.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/04/2018 14:26:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

886261

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the relevant EU authorities on ensuring reciprocity of air traffic management systems with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	136456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government ‎recognises the need for UK air traffic management arrangements to remain interoperable with those of the rest of Europe. Safe and efficient air traffic management remains a high priority for Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering carefully all the potential implications arising for our aviation industry from the UK’s exit from the EU, including the implications for air traffic management.</p><p> </p><p>We have not yet commenced negotiations with the EU on transport, but we are prepared for when they do start.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 136692 question first answered 25/04/2018 14:21:10 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

886265

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made on researching how new legislation might tackle the issue of unsafe pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	136460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently gathering evidence on the issue of pavement parking, including how it is addressed in legislation. This work is in its early stages, and we expect to be able to draw conclusions later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/04/2018 15:56:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham