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1124976

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
	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 level of greenhouse gas emissions of the Government's decision of June 2017 to cancel the planned electrification of railway lines between (a) Cardiff and Swansea, (b) Kettering and Sheffield and (c) Windermere and Oxenholme.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	251255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to a greener, cleaner transport system. That’s why we are modernising the UK rail fleet to introduce more electric, bi-mode (electric and diesel hybrid) and alternative-fuel trains to the network. Better trains and upgraded infrastructure will take polluting cars and lorries off our roads – reducing the overall carbon footprint of UK transport – making our air cleaner..</p><p> </p><p>On the Midland Main Line, brand new intercity trains will be introduced, which will have less environmental impact than the current trains, some of which are over 30 years old. They will be bi-mode, which means they can also take advantage of the electrified parts of the line.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition is that these will be the cleanest ever bi-mode trains. Abellio, who have recently been awarded the new East Midlands Railway franchise, are seeking innovative ways to keep emissions to a minimum when running under diesel power. It is not possible to accurately calculate the environmental impact of new bi-mode trains until the design and development of the new trains is complete.</p><p> </p><p>This new franchise will be at the forefront of delivering a cleaner, greener rail network. Abellio will trial hydrogen fuel cell trains on the Midland Main Line and will run zero-carbon pilots at six stations along the route.</p><p> </p><p>Once the transformation of the Great Western is complete the new Intercity Express trains will spend most of the journey between London and Swansea in electric mode. In diesel mode the new trains meet the highest rolling stock emissions standards.</p><p> </p><p>On Windermere to Oxenholme, there are proposals for alternative fuel trials involving battery technology by Northern on the Lakes Line.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/05/2019 11:37:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1125043

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timescale is for announcing the next stage of the process for selecting a preferred developer for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	251391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken a procurement process to select a preferred developer for a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow. Following the publication of the Market Sounding Report which showed that none of the schemes put forward were able to advance without Government support, and in line with the Report recommendations, the Department has been working to further develop and clarify the outcomes we want to be delivered from this project and consider appropriate commercial and procurement models. This work will be made available to the market by the summer along with further engagement opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/05/2019 11:32:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1125044

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation his department has undertaken with (a) local authorities, (b) Local Enterprise Partnerships and business organisations, (c) trades unions and (d) voluntary sector bodies in the south of England on the potential benefits of a southern rail link to London Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	251392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has been actively engaging with many interested parties to better understand their views on this scheme. This is being done as part of the work to clarify Government’s objectives for the scheme which was a recommendation of the Market Sounding Findings Report, published in December 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/05/2019 11:23:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1125071

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Exhaust Emissions
	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 potential merits of instructing UK airlines to adopt turbulence-dodging technology to reduce emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	251399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the merits of instructing UK airlines to adopt turbulence-dodging technology to reduce emissions.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of the Aviation 2050 green paper, the Department commissioned research to understand what technological and operational measures could be available to reduce emissions from aviation by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Both the green paper and an accompanying paper on reducing aviation emissions were published on 17 December 2018 and may be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/aviation-2050-the-future-of-uk-aviation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/aviation-2050-the-future-of-uk-aviation</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to tackling aviation emissions. Our final Aviation 2050 strategy, which will be published later this year, will set out a clear approach to ensure that the sector plays its part in taking action against climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/05/2019 12:26:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1125096

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Eastern Rail Franchise
	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 value for money of the South Eastern rail franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	251419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The South Eastern Franchise Competition is currently ongoing. As part of the Department’s usual process, prior to contract award, a full assessment of the value for money of the winning bidder’s proposition is undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/05/2019 11:57:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1125153

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Bullying
	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 number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	251304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport uses the Civil Service HR Casework service. Using this system it is not possible to confirm whether, in grievance cases raised by staff in the Department for Transport where employees have stated that either ‘Bullying’, ‘Harassment’ or both is the reason (or part of the reason) for raising the grievance, the cases were raised against a manager or another colleague. Therefore, the information is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/05/2019 12:08:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord