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registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to encourage the take-up of liquid petroleum gas conversions by taxis and vans.
tabling member constituency	Castle Point
tabling member printed	Rebecca Harris
uin	17080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT), working with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, have evaluated a range of options for tackling poor air quality; this formed the basis of the Government’s draft air quality plans that recently went to public consultation. Switching to liquid petroleum gas (LPG) can provide air quality benefits but may not be easily deployed in all vehicle types.</p><br /><p>As part of DfT’s 2014 Clean Vehicle Technology Fund (CVTF) grant scheme, Birmingham City Council were awarded £500,000 to enable the conversion of 80 older black cabs from diesel to LPG which will help improve air quality on some of the most polluted roads.</p><br /><p>There may be the opportunity to support further conversions if government launches further retrofit programmes in future years.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/11/2015 15:25:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3948 label Biography information for Rebecca Harris

429407

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cardiovascular System: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effects on the cardiovascular health of local residents of continuous noise from aircraft taking off and landing.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	17076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government will evaluate existing evidence and future studies in the area of aircraft noise and its impacts on health including cardiovascular disease in considering future policy implications.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/11/2015 13:34:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

429424

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the conversion of cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	16965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Cars that have been constructed or modified to run on gas, including Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), benefit from a £10 reduction in tax levels for Alternative Fuel Cars under Vehicle Excise Duty. Owners of LPG cars also benefit from paying lower fuel duty on LPG than would be paid on petrol and diesel.</p><br /><p>In addition amendments made to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) earlier this year increased the potential rewards for those supplying biopropane (Liquefied Petroleum Gas produced from a biological source) under the RTFO scheme.</p><br /><p>As part of the department’s 2014 Clean Vehicle Technology Fund (CVTF) grant scheme, Birmingham City Council were also awarded £500,000 to enable the conversion of 80 older black cabs from diesel to LPG which will help improve air quality on some of the most polluted roads.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/11/2015 15:33:19 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

429425

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
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 the (a) salary and (b) contract length is of each member of the HS2 Independent Design Panel.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	16961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The independent Design Panel will advise and inspire HS2 Ltd to design and deliver a transformational railway for the nation.</p><br /><p>Design Panel members will only be paid for the days they work for HS2. On average, that commitment will be between 4 and 5 days per year. This would mean a salary of between £1,600 and £2,000 per year.</p><br /><p>Their contract length is two-years with the option of a one-year extension.</p><br /><p>The Design Panel Chair is on a £590 daily rate and currently works six days a month, dropping to four days a month from April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/11/2015 12:31:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

429426

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the requirements are for the funding and delivery of wifi on existing rail franchises.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	16950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>On all Department for Transport-controlled rail franchises, in England and Wales, free Wi-Fi is being introduced. All train operators bidding for new franchises and direct award agreements will have to include this specification in their bid.</p><p>Where there was no new franchise agreement due by December 2016, almost £50 million of funding is being released from the Department for Transport to ensure Wi-Fi is available on selected services. The operators in this group are:</p><ul><li>Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN);</li><li>Southeastern;</li><li>Chiltern; and</li><li>Arriva Trains Wales.</li></ul> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/11/2015 17:09:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

429427

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements for wifi delivery his Department plans to put in future rail franchises; and how his Department plans to assess the quality of wifi service provided pursuant to those franchises.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	16951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>On all Department for Transport-controlled rail franchises, in England and Wales, free Wi-Fi is being introduced. All train operators bidding for new franchises and direct award agreements will have to present a phased implementation plan for free Wi-Fi, which will deliver Wi-Fi on the majority of all franchised train fleets by end of 2018.</p><p>Train operators will be required to monitor and report on performance, availability and usage of the service.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/11/2015 17:11:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

429428

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Children: Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on achieving the target of 55 per cent of primary school children walking to school by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	16940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is developing new ambitions for walking as part of its legal obligation, as set out in the Infrastructure Act 2015, to have in place a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS). The target for walking set out in the Cycling Delivery Plan, to increase the percentage of primary school children walking to school to 55 per cent by 2025, will be considered as part of that process.</p><br /><p>My Department intends to publish the first CWIS in summer 2016 and will be announcing a series of supporting documents leading up to this, including an Ambition document.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/11/2015 12:35:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

429429

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
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, if he will review the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations to make audio-visual announcement systems a requirement on all new buses.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	16941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>I understand the benefits that audio visual systems on buses can bring to passengers. There are a number of different potential solutions for achieving better audio visual information, not all of which will necessarily require on-bus equipment. Making on-board systems a requirement on all new buses would be a significant cost to the industry and I have no current plans to mandate such systems through Regulation.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/11/2015 15:16:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

429430

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
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, how many buses in England outside London are fitted with audio-visual announcement systems (AV); and what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of AV on bus patronage.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	16942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>We do not publish statistics on the number of buses in England which are fitted with audio visual systems. Analysis of data from the Nottingham City area did not suggest that AV equipment had a statistically significant impact on patronage.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/11/2015 14:34:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

429431

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services on the (a) Brighton and (b) East Grinstead line have been cancelled due to train reliability issues in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	17039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The operator is not required to supply this information to the Department. We have such figures at the franchise level, but not to the level of disaggregation required. Therefore we can provide the following:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Cancellation due to:-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>15/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GTR - Driver</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GTR - Rolling stock</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GTR - Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Network Rail responsible</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other TOC responsible</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Trains Planned</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period 1 ending 2 May*</strong></p></td><td><p>941</p></td><td><p>468</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>2385</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>91581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period 2 ending 30 May</strong></p></td><td><p>725</p></td><td><p>462</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>1615</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>90926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period 3 ending 27 Jun</strong></p></td><td><p>1118</p></td><td><p>582</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>1574</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>91445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period 4 ending 25 Jul</strong></p></td><td><p>1291</p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>1826</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>91867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period 5 ending 22 Aug</strong></p></td><td><p>1551</p></td><td><p>787</p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td><p>1582</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>92103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period 6 ending 19 Sep</strong></p></td><td><p>1741</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>1098</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>91303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period 7 ending 17 Oct</strong></p></td><td><p>1139</p></td><td><p>944</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>1537</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>91338</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* The figure for period 1 was ‘normalised’ to a 28-day period as it was actually four days longer than usual to take into account the start of the financial year</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/11/2015 14:13:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching