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167142

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Thames Valley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to improve transport links in the Thames Valley.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	216493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government launched the Roads Investment Strategy on 1 December. The M4 Junction 3-12 smart motorway project to upgrade the M4 between Reading and Heathrow continues to be progressed. This month the Highways Agency is conducting a public consultation on the proposals, including exhibitions at 11 locations in the Thames Valley.</p><p> </p><p>Construction of Crossrail is now more than half completed and electrification of the Great Western Main Line is also under way. Electrification of the Thames Valley branch lines, including the Slough to Windsor line, is approved and will improve local connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>The transformation of Reading station was completed on time and under budget as part of the £850 million Reading Station Area Redevelopment programme and formally opened by Her Majesty The Queen on 17 July.</p><p> </p><p>The programme to increase passenger capacity on the Reading and Windsor to Waterloo railway by 25% is now under way and will be completed in early 2015. 60 additional carriages are being incorporated into an extended and refurbished fleet of trains to operate as a maximum 10 carriage train length.</p><p> </p><p>In July the Government announced £94.6m to support local transport projects across Berkshire as part of the Growth Deal with the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, in addition to the £36.9m integrated transport block funding announced in March for the six Berkshire local authorities, covering the period 2015/16 to 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/12/2014 16:21:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

166947

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for HM Revenue and Customs' submission to the government fleet review.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	216518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The deadline for central government departments to confirm whether they wanted to participate in the ultra low emission vehicle readiness project was 13 October. No deadline was given to participants for the provision of data to the fleet review process. We currently expect the reviews to have concluded by 31 March 2015. We will give an update thereafter on how many vehicles will be integrated into each fleet.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 216519 216520 216606 216607 question first answered 05/12/2014 10:33:21 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

166974

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for (a) the Ministry of Defence's and (b) the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory's submission to the government fleet review.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	216519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The deadline for central government departments to confirm whether they wanted to participate in the ultra low emission vehicle readiness project was 13 October. No deadline was given to participants for the provision of data to the fleet review process. We currently expect the reviews to have concluded by 31 March 2015. We will give an update thereafter on how many vehicles will be integrated into each fleet.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 216518 216520 216606 216607 question first answered 05/12/2014 10:33:21 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

167025

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's submission to the government fleet review.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	216520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The deadline for central government departments to confirm whether they wanted to participate in the ultra low emission vehicle readiness project was 13 October. No deadline was given to participants for the provision of data to the fleet review process. We currently expect the reviews to have concluded by 31 March 2015. We will give an update thereafter on how many vehicles will be integrated into each fleet.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 216518 216519 216606 216607 question first answered 05/12/2014 10:33:21 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

167095

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the submission of the contributions of (a) the Home Office and (b) the British Transport Police Authority to the government fleet review.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	216607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The deadline for central government departments to confirm whether they wanted to participate in the ultra low emission vehicle readiness project was 13 October. No deadline was given to participants for the provision of data to the fleet review process. We currently expect the reviews to have concluded by 31 March 2015. We will give an update thereafter on how many vehicles will be integrated into each fleet.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 216518 216519 216520 216606 question first answered 05/12/2014 10:33:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

167138

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 214347, what deadline he has set for the submission of the contributions of the (a) Government Car Service, (b) Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency, (c) Vehicle Certification Agency and (d) Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency to the government fleet review.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	216606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The deadline for central government departments to confirm whether they wanted to participate in the ultra low emission vehicle readiness project was 13 October. No deadline was given to participants for the provision of data to the fleet review process. We currently expect the reviews to have concluded by 31 March 2015. We will give an update thereafter on how many vehicles will be integrated into each fleet.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 216518 216519 216520 216607 question first answered 05/12/2014 10:33:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

167132

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) passenger survey data and (b) other evidence used by his Department to determine the specifications for (i) full restaurant or at-seat catering services for first class passengers and (ii) trolley service only for standard class passengers on new Intercity Express Programme trains.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	216557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The design of all on board passenger facilities including level of catering provision reflects is a matter for the train operator based on input from passenger groups, who are best placed to understand passenger’s expectations and priorities. Operators can request specific requirements; for example East Coast is considering a buffet car and “at-seat food ordering”, including in standard class. The Hon Member should contact the respective stakeholders should he wish to see the information that underpins their positions. The Department does not own this data.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/12/2014 17:45:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

167133

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the at-seat catering service provided by the new franchisee for passengers on the East Coast Main Line will be in addition to a buffet car or café-bar on the train.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	216558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Inter City Railways Ltd plan to introduce buffet facilities on the new InterCity Express trains in the form of a Café-Bar style outlet capable of producing hot and cold snacks and drinks, in addition to the at-seat catering service. There are no plans to remove the existing buffet provision on the current fleet.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/12/2014 15:47:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

167153

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new franchise for passenger rail services on the East Coast Main Line ensures that the role of the guard is maintained on all trains for the life of the contract.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	216616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has no requirements regarding the role of the guard in the new InterCity East Coast franchise. This will be a matter for the operator.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/12/2014 15:50:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

167154

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Written Statement of 27 November 2014, Official Report, column 49-50WS on Rail Franchising, what the reasons are for the difference between his Department's estimate of £3.3 billion for the premium the new East Coast Main Line franchisee will repay over the next eight years and the estimate of £2.3 billion premium payments over the same period in Stagecoach's press release of the same day.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	216618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The numbers published by the Secretary of State and by Stagecoach are consistent but are expressed in different terms.</p><p> </p><p>The £3.3bn referenced in the Written Ministerial Statement and the Department for Transport’s press release is the total franchise premium in expressed in nominal terms. The £2.35bn total franchise premium referenced by Stagecoach’s press notice is the total franchise premium expressed in Net Present Value (NPV) (premium payments in real terms discounted at 3.5%).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/12/2014 15:58:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery