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1029339

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In response to your request, the number of staff employed by the Department and its agencies (DfT Central Department, the Driver Vehicle &amp; Licensing Agency, the Driver &amp; Vehicle Services Agency, the Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency) on the respective dates are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>30th June 2016</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30th November 2018</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfTc</p></td><td><p>2084</p></td><td><p>2021.8</p></td><td><p>2674</p></td><td><p>2598.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVLA</p></td><td><p>6244</p></td><td><p>5548.2</p></td><td><p>6068</p></td><td><p>5346.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVSA</p></td><td><p>4527</p></td><td><p>4273.2</p></td><td><p>4827</p></td><td><p>4559.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MCA</p></td><td><p>1015</p></td><td><p>963.8</p></td><td><p>1143</p></td><td><p>1095.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VCA</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>145.9</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>170.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>14025</p></td><td><p>12952.9</p></td><td><p>14892</p></td><td><p>13770.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note, the figures represented have been taken from end of month reports and as there is currently no report available for December 2018. The figures used are at 30<sup>th</sup> November 2018. The figures represent pay staff and do not include contractors and other non-pay employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2019 12:27:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1035345

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
	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 staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	205313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>DfT currently has just over 160 staff working directly on EU Exit and is drawing in more resource. The department’s current assessment is that it will not require a significant increase in staff numbers if the UK leaves the EU with a deal. In a no deal scenario, a substantial number of additional staff are likely to be redeployed from other roles in Government. The majority will be internal DFT staff or staff from other government departments. These requirements are being kept under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/01/2019 15:57:16 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1037000

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hope Valley Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to allocate funding for improvements to the Hope Valley line.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	205946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is updating the business case for the Hope Valley Capacity scheme to secure a ‘Decision to Deliver’. When we are in a position to announce a delivery date, it will be with the assurance that it is value for money and deliverable by that date. We anticipate being in that position later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail are undertaking pre-construction planning to enable the scheme to be delivered as quickly as possible. They will be working with the train operators to assess the best way to deliver the scheme with the least disruption to passengers and freight.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/01/2019 16:23:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1045520

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rail Gourmet Holding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether London North Eastern Railway sets the rates of pay for staff that are employed under its Rail Gourmet contract.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	210502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Rail Gourmet sets the rates of pay for its own staff.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/01/2019 16:35:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1045521

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rail Gourmet Holding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contracts London North Eastern Railway holds with Rail Gourmet; and what the cost to the public purse is of each of those contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	210503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>LNER has one contract in place with Rail Gourmet; for catering logistics and product supply. While there is an element of fixed cost in this contract, most of the spend under the terms of this contract is driven by the amount of products (food and drink) LNER orders from Rail Gourmet. The value of these contracts is commercially sensitive as it could well impact a proposal an alternative supplier would put forwards when next this contract goes through a competitive tender exercise. This could then reduce funds returned by LNER to the tax payer.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/01/2019 14:19:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1045522

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail Gourmet Holding: Industrial Relations
	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 adequacy of the industrial relations of Rail Gourmet.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	210579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>This is a local dispute over a breakdown in industrial relations between a private employer in the rail catering business and its catering employees who are members of the RMT. It is not appropriate for the Secretary of State to make any assessment and is for the parties concerned to resolve.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/01/2019 14:39:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1045523

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rail Gourmet Holding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps London North Eastern Railway has taken to assess whether Rail Gourmet follow appropriate bullying and harassment policies.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	210580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>This contract commenced before LNER began operating on the East Coast Main Line. LNER policy is to undertake detailed checks to ensure all relevant policies are in place before we enter into contracts with suppliers. This includes ensuring suppliers accept our code of conduct which includes bullying and harassment.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/01/2019 14:04:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1046043

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representation from the DVLA on the use of (a) FreeStyle Libre and (b) Continuous Glucose Monitoring devices to monitor blood glucose levels for people with diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	211118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 211119 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1046045

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVLA Medical Advisory Panel has plans to update guidance for drivers with diabetes on insulin on using FreeStyle Libre and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices to monitor their blood glucose levels.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	211119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 211118 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1046887

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the disused national rail network remains in the ownership of Network Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	211842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Highways England is now responsible for the vast majority of the historic railways estate. This includes legacy bridges, abutments, tunnels, cuttings, viaducts and similar properties associated with closed railway lines, and sales. Network Rail is still responsible for a small proportion of disused railway lines which have been retained due to their close proximity or connection to currently operational railway lines. Network Rail’s records however do not distinguish between disused and operational railway lines, and therefore it is not possible to precisely indicate how much disused network they own.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 14:48:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts