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391368

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tugboats: Hebrides
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any further assessment has been made of the regular availability of commercial tugs in the sea area of the Inner and Outer Hebrides following recent groundings; and whether they will reinstate a Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel to cover this sea area.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL1692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government-funded Emergency Towing Vessel in Scotland provides coverage for both the Northern and Western Isles of Scotland. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is not aware of any occasions where a casualty vessel in need of a tow around the Western Isles has not been provided with a successful and effective towage service. No ship has grounded or sunk, nor has there been any pollution caused by a lack of an available tow.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to keep the need for a towing capability under review as part of its assessment of spending priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 11:42:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

391033

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A595
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will conduct a feasibility study on improving the trunk road section of the A595.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Highways England keeps the strategic trunk road network under continuous review to identify places where there is a need for studies to support the case for improvements and Highways England are starting a safety study of the route this financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Highways England will soon initiate preparation of Route Strategies for 2020-25. These will form an integral part of the investment planning process. If potential improvements to the A595 are identified, they will be considered within the next Road Investment Strategy covering the same period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2015 10:10:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391035

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on rail services per head of population in each region of England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Total expenditure per regions is complicated to calculate as it has to include franchise cost/revenue, infrastructure cost and major project costs, many of which cross regional boundaries. In this instance, spending needs to be compared to rail usage.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The most recent government expenditure on rail is below:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Government expenditure on railways<sup>1</sup> per head of population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£59</p></td><td><p>£58</p></td><td><p>£55</p></td><td><p>£51</p></td><td><p>£50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£97</p></td><td><p>£98</p></td><td><p>£88</p></td><td><p>£88</p></td><td><p>£85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>£95</p></td><td><p>£93</p></td><td><p>£102</p></td><td><p>£100</p></td><td><p>£100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£45</p></td><td><p>£41</p></td><td><p>£37</p></td><td><p>£38</p></td><td><p>£36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£61</p></td><td><p>£53</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td><td><p>£50</p></td><td><p>£47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>£58</p></td><td><p>£54</p></td><td><p>£59</p></td><td><p>£56</p></td><td><p>£56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£386</p></td><td><p>£369</p></td><td><p>£330</p></td><td><p>£270</p></td><td><p>£298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£85</p></td><td><p>£82</p></td><td><p>£69</p></td><td><p>£68</p></td><td><p>£66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td><td><p>£46</p></td><td><p>£41</p></td><td><p>£42</p></td><td><p>£39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£115</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£96</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£99</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>1 Includes expenditure on all types of railway</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: HMT, ONS</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p><em></em></p><p> </p><p><em></em></p><p>The above table shows estimated government expenditure on railways per head of population in each region of England between 2009/10 and 2013/14, the latest year for which figures are available.</p><p><em></em></p><p> </p><p><em></em></p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/07/2015 10:05:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391063

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Bridge Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have they had with Network Rail and the train operating companies regarding the on-going disruption to services at London Bridge.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>My Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, the Hon Member for Devizes (Claire Perry) chairs a weekly meeting of a taskforce comprising all of the relevant operators and Network Rail that is dedicated to improving the reliability and performance of the railway for customers travelling in the South East, including London Bridge.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 11:13:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

390639

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bakerloo Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the proposal to extend the Bakerloo line south from Elephant and Castle.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) are developing plans to extend the Bakerloo line south from Elephant and Castle.</p><p> </p><p>TfL published a consultation on the principle of extending the line in autumn 2014. The results have been published on TfL’s website.</p><p> </p><p>During the consultation a number of alternative routes were also suggested, and TfL is reviewing these. This review will include an assessment of the costs and benefits of a number of different routes and a comparison against the original route options. TfL are likely to publish a further consultation on these route options later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 11:10:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

390681

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes he intends to make to the funding arrangements for Network Rail; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>We intend to either remove or significantly reduce the Network Grant by re-routing Government support via franchised train operating companies, which will pay correspondingly higher track access charges to Network Rail for using the network. This change will not affect the overall level of support Government will be providing to rail.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This new approach will ensure that Network Rail focuses firmly on the needs of train operators, and through them, customers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Working with the Office of Rail and Road, we intend this change to take effect from the start of Control Period 6 (April 2019). We will be consulting with industry on the details.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/07/2015 09:41:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390848

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures are in place to ensure aircraft maintenance crews are (a) fit to work and (b) not overtired.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	7699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority has statutory responsibility for the safety regulation of UK airlines. It carries out regular audits and inspection of all UK operators and approved maintenance organisations to ensure they comply with all safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority has worked with British Airways to ensure that the airline has addressed the issues identified by the investigation in to the recent incident at Heathrow Airport. In addition, seminars are being carried out across industry to highlight the lessons learnt from the event.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 7700 question first answered 21/07/2015 14:56:53 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

390849

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers in his Department approved or were consulted on the instruction made in late March 2015 that Network Rail should undertake a fuller assessment of its emerging cost estimates.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	7730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>At the end of March, my officials commissioned Network Rail, the ORR, and DfT to review the whole CP5 portfolio and provide a robust estimate of costs. Ministers were aware of the need to undertake a fuller assessment.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/07/2015 16:56:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

390850

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Underground
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his contribution in the House of 16 July 2015 in response to the hon. Member for Colne Valley, what restriction will prevent the next operator of the Northern franchise from running refurbished London Underground trains on routes previously served by Pacers.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	7731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>In addition to requiring the withdrawal of the Pacers and a minimum of 120 new carriages, the specification for the future Northern franchise requires a transformation of the Northern train fleet to achieve ambitious targets to improve passenger satisfaction.　 It also requires trains that passengers will perceive as being &quot;thoroughly modern, comfortable and comparable to new or nearly-new rolling stock&quot;.　 It is for bidders to propose rolling stock solutions that will achieve these demanding requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/07/2015 13:39:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

390851

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports he has requested from the Civil Aviation Authority on the recent incident at Heathrow Airport when errors in aircraft maintenance procedures caused an emergency landing.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	7700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority has statutory responsibility for the safety regulation of UK airlines. It carries out regular audits and inspection of all UK operators and approved maintenance organisations to ensure they comply with all safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority has worked with British Airways to ensure that the airline has addressed the issues identified by the investigation in to the recent incident at Heathrow Airport. In addition, seminars are being carried out across industry to highlight the lessons learnt from the event.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 7699 question first answered 21/07/2015 14:56:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman