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984894

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Level Crossings: Formby
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 need for safety improvements at the Fisherman's Path rail crossing in Formby.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Level Crossing safety is a matter for Network Rail, as the primary duty-holder for Britain’s railway infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail have assessed Fisherman’s Path rail crossing in Formby and have implemented a number of safety improvements in the last year, including the repositioning of the vehicle and pedestrian gates, the resurfacing of the foot crossing, the introduction of clearer markings on the approach roads, and the installation of new fencing.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail are continuing to collect data on the use of this crossing, and will continue to assess the level of risk over time.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/10/2018 13:59:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984907

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to improve the provision of services at airports for passengers who use British Sign Language.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has put passengers at the centre of the development of the Aviation Strategy. The Government recognises that it is important for the needs of all passengers, including those with less obvious disabilities such as hearing loss, to be addressed by airports. Assistance for passengers with this and other hidden disabilities will be considered as part of the work on the strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will build on the good work of the Civil Aviation Authority, which in 2016 introduced a new regulatory framework designed to ensure passengers with hidden disabilities get the assistance they need at airports, followed by an initial report in 2018 on airport enhancements as a result of the new guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/10/2018 15:32:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927802

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that flight instructors (a) are governed by the same professional standards as teachers and (b) operate under the same safeguards as teachers with respect to relationships with students under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	155788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 places responsibility for safeguarding with the aviation training provider. The provider must ensure that they have a safeguarding process in place for those individuals employed or working with them, for the protection of persons under the age of 18, who use their services.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) oversees UK flight instructors to ensure that they meet the requirements of UK and European aviation legislation. The CAA reminds training organisations that instruct persons under the age of 18 to be aware of their safeguarding obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently has no plans to amend this system of safeguards.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/06/2018 10:49:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

834071

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to reply to the letter of 1 September 2017 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central on plans for a road through Rimrose Valley.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	125828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>A reply was sent out on 29 September 2017. A duplicate has now been sent.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/02/2018 11:02:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

823502

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the main contractor on the A59 switch island planned works is; when that work is due to start; and whether the capacity to complete the work will be affected by the liquidation of Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>Highways England’s main contractor delivering its improvement scheme at Switch Island is Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald. Work on the project is scheduled to commence on 5 February 2018 and last for twelve months. Carillion was not involved in the project, and Highways England’s capacity to complete the work will not be affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/01/2018 08:58:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

804431

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for safety improvements at the Switch Island road junction in Sefton.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Highways England announced a £3m improvement scheme for Switch Island in April 2017, which aims to relieve congestion and improve its road safety performance. This scheme is being funded from the government’s additional £220 million announced at the Autumn Statement 2016 to help tackle congestion. The scheme includes new traffic lights, changes to the road layout and lane markings, new barriers between carriageways, coloured high friction surfacing and improved signs. Work is expected to start in February 2018 and last for eleven months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/12/2017 14:35:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

804432

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for a new rail line between Liverpool and Hull.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Transport for the North (TfN) in their development of a business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail, which aims to connect the major cities of the North. I look forward to receiving their business case in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2017 14:15:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758303

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	9011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport take account of the needs of all groups in developing its policies and delivering its services. The department aims to make all its information and correspondence accessible and responds positively to requests for information in different formats, including British Sign Language. We have a policy of fulfilling reasonable requests where costs are proportionate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 15/09/2017 09:39:47 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753716

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Liverpool: Railways
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 17 July 2017 to Question 4567, how much his Department plans to spend on (a) setting out its priorities for investment in train services and (b) consulting with the rail industry, Transport for the North and other stakeholders.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	5981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on its administrative spending plans at this level of disaggregation. Information about the Department’s spending and business plan can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2017 11:06:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753717

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Liverpool: Railways
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 17 July 2017 to Question 4567, how much his Department has spent (a) examining the sufficiency of port access and connectivity in England and (b) to identify where connectivity could support economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	5980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department is examining the sufficiency of port access, and how this connectivity could support economic growth in England, as part of the ongoing Port Connectivity Study. I commissioned this new study, and it is being undertaken by Sir John Randall on a pro bono basis, working with a team in the Department’s Maritime Directorate within its existing staffing budget. The Port Connectivity Study aims to report by the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>Other work streams across road and rail investment planning, as well as regional strategies, that the Department is involved in will also consider such issues as part of their process. The Department does not collect information on its administrative spending at this level of disaggregation. Information about the Department’s spending and business plan can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 25/07/2017 10:20:20 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson