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1140866

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people aged 16 to 18 years old who will benefit from the proposed introduction of a new discount railcard for that age group in (a) Mansfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	280380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>All young people aged 16 – 17 are eligible to benefit from the card in these regions, and market research indicates that approximately 2/3 of young people may take advantage in the East Midlands region.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/07/2019 15:12:05 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1136552

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pollinators: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps (a) his Department and (b) agencies of his Department have taken to support the National Pollinator Strategy on (i) roads (ii) railway lines.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	272930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Highways England recognise the critical role of pollinators and support the National Pollinator Strategy through their Biodiversity Plan. Highways England’s delivery of 3500 hectares of wildflower rich grassland is in progress and will support a wide range of pollinating insects.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of how Highways England will support the National Pollinator Strategy are available on:</p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441300/N150146_-_Highways_England_Biodiversity_Plan3lo.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441300/N150146_-_Highways_England_Biodiversity_Plan3lo.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Network Rail has been working on a range of initiatives across the country aimed at protecting pollinators, such as the Green Transport Corridors Project in Cumbria and South Yorkshire, where locations were identified for pollinator habitat creation and enhancement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/07/2019 13:16:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1124213

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	249958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Nottingham City Council has been awarded £6m under the Government’s Go Ultra Low Cities Scheme to deliver a range of initiatives in Nottingham and Derby to increase the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles, including deploying 35 rapid and 195 fast charging units at key locations across the cities. The Council has also been awarded £700k under the Ultra-low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Scheme, to deliver 20 rapid chargepoints and 12 fast chargepoints dedicated to taxis and private hire vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has various UK-wide support schemes in place to assist with the cost of installing chargepoints in motorists’ homes, on residential streets, in workplaces, car parks and the wider public estate. The workplace scheme has provided funding for 59 chargepoints in the wider Nottingham area.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 15:58:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1086588

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to (a) Mansfield and (b) Nottinghamshire from the Pothole Action Fund in each year since that fund's inception.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	230879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Nottinghamshire County Council, as local highway authority, is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the local road network, including for the Mansfield constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The funding allocated to Nottinghamshire County Council by the Department for Transport from the Pothole Action Fund, since its inception, is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund £m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>0.839</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1.989</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>0.839</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3.667</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/03/2019 14:14:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

997594

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pollinators: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps (a) his Department and (b) agencies of his Department have taken to support the National Pollinator Strategy on (i) roads (ii) railway lines.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	185806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Highways England Biodiversity Plan (2015-2020) includes support for the National Pollinator Strategy. This covers such things as the creation and restoration of species-rich grasslands, both on the green verges of the Strategic Road Network and as part of the construction of new schemes.</p><p>Network Rail is exploring opportunities to create new pollinator habitats across its estate. A range of initiatives are aimed at protecting pollinators, such as the Green Transport Corridors Project in Cumbria and South Yorkshire</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2018 10:24:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

884923

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential opportunities High Speed 2 provides to members of the UK railway supply chain to increase their international export profile.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	135911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>We want to ensure that HS2 leaves a legacy of exportable capabilities. Procurement processes have been designed in order to open up opportunities for the wider UK supply chain – the approach seeks to ensure that members of the UK railway supply chain have the opportunity to bid for and, potentially, win HS2 sub-contracts. We are, in turn, working with industry on how to support the supply chain involved in delivering HS2 to generate exports.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/04/2018 14:29:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

884924

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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 assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of implementing a requirement that UK-based suppliers are formally considered in the procurement of all (a) systems and (b) sub-systems required for the delivery of High Speed 2 Phase 1.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	135912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Procurements for HS2 are undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 that transpose EU Directives on procurement into UK law and reflect the EU procurement principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment and proportionality. Accordingly, UK based and non-UK based bidders for HS2 contracts will be treated equally.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, HS2’s procurement approach seeks to ensure that UK-based suppliers have the opportunity to bid for and, potentially, win HS2 contracts and sub-contracts. Primary (Tier 1) contractors and their sub-contractors will be required to advertise all sub-contract opportunities using the free access CompeteFor web-sourcing portal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/04/2018 14:23:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

882305

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) funding and (b) other support his Department makes available for improving major road junctions.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	135444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made £12bn of funding available through the Local Growth Fund in the current Spending Review period which can be used to improve roads, including major road junctions.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities have also had the opportunity to bid for individual large schemes to be funded through the Large Local Major scheme competition.</p><p> </p><p>Additional funding will be made available from the National Road Fund to fund schemes on the Strategic Road Network and Major Road Network.</p><p>The Government is also investing over £15 billion in the Strategic Road Network to improve road and junction capacity.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/04/2018 15:20:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

872355

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the public consultation on the future of East Midlands rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	134269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The consultation into the next East Midlands rail franchise ran from 20 July and 11 October 2017 and received over 2,300 responses. In due course the Secretary of State will publish a Stakeholder Briefing Document alongside the ITT for the competition. This will explain how the Department has considered the comments and suggestions made, and explored how these opportunities could be incorporated into the East Midlands franchise specification.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/03/2018 11:41:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

867418

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has provided to support transport projects in (a) the East Midlands and (b) Nottinghamshire in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	133393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>In the East Midlands, over £3.2 billion of public money has been spent on transport in the last three years, improving connectivity, shortening journey times, reducing congestion, and transporting people, ideas and goods.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are not available at the level of individual counties. However, in Nottinghamshire, recent Government investment includes £371m towards extensions to the Nottingham tram system, £8.5m towards the Hucknall Town Centre Improvement Scheme, and £5m towards maintenance on the A38 and A617 Mansfield Regeneration Route.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2018 11:17:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley