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1122626

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide public funding to (a) fully compensate and (b) reskill UK passenger boat operators whose businesses are forced to close following the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s review and proposals on the future of older UK passenger boats.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	246914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Neither the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) nor the Department can offer any financial assistance to operators whose vessels may be affected by these increased safety measures. It is not normal practice for the Government to compensate individuals or companies for changes brought about by enhancements in safety legislation. To do so would set a challenging precedent.</p><p>I have asked that the MCA look to achieve a fair balance between proportionality for operators and public safety. However, public safety will always take precedence over all other considerations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/05/2019 15:04:18 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1122627

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring together the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London to establish how to reopen Hammersmith bridge as quickly as possible.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	246915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Maintenance of Hammersmith Bridge is a matter for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The reopening of the bridge is not a decision for DfT Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2019 15:51:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1122628

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received information on the structural state of Hammersmith bridge from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	246916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not received information from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the structural state of Hammersmith Bridge.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2019 15:38:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1122631

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
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 effectiveness legislation to limit the use of the throttle on e-bikes at 15.5mph.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	247117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has yet been made. A cycle with electric assistance available above speeds of 15.5 mph would be classified as a moped and is subject to different regulatory requirements. Enforcement of requirements for vehicle use on the roads is a matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2019 11:44:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1122640

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
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 publish the Schedule 8 payments made for financial year 2019-19; and if he will publish that data by financial quarter.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	247121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Schedule 8 payments made by Network Rail to train operating companies are currently reported by Network Rail in their Regulatory Financial Statements. These financial statements are produced in line with regulatory accounting guidelines determined by the Office of Rail Road (ORR), the regulator of Network Rail. This information is available annually but is not published on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest statements (for the financial year 2017-18) were published in July 2018 and are available below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NRIL-Regulatory-Financial-Statement-for-the-year-ended-31st-March-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NRIL-Regulatory-Financial-Statement-for-the-year-ended-31st-March-2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The total value of schedule 8 payments made in Great Britain in 2017-18 was £219 million and can be found in statement 1 (page 1) of the above statements. Figures for individual routes within Network Rail can be found elsewhere within this report.</p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for 2018-19 are expected to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Following the beginning of Network Rail control period 6 in 2019-20, the ORR regulatory accounting guidelines are currently under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 247122 247123 question first answered 29/04/2019 14:15:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1122641

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
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 Schedule 8 payments for each financial quarter for financial year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	247122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Schedule 8 payments made by Network Rail to train operating companies are currently reported by Network Rail in their Regulatory Financial Statements. These financial statements are produced in line with regulatory accounting guidelines determined by the Office of Rail Road (ORR), the regulator of Network Rail. This information is available annually but is not published on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest statements (for the financial year 2017-18) were published in July 2018 and are available below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NRIL-Regulatory-Financial-Statement-for-the-year-ended-31st-March-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NRIL-Regulatory-Financial-Statement-for-the-year-ended-31st-March-2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The total value of schedule 8 payments made in Great Britain in 2017-18 was £219 million and can be found in statement 1 (page 1) of the above statements. Figures for individual routes within Network Rail can be found elsewhere within this report.</p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for 2018-19 are expected to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Following the beginning of Network Rail control period 6 in 2019-20, the ORR regulatory accounting guidelines are currently under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 247121 247123 question first answered 29/04/2019 14:15:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1122643

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
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 Schedule 8 payments made during the first quarter of financial year 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	247123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Schedule 8 payments made by Network Rail to train operating companies are currently reported by Network Rail in their Regulatory Financial Statements. These financial statements are produced in line with regulatory accounting guidelines determined by the Office of Rail Road (ORR), the regulator of Network Rail. This information is available annually but is not published on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest statements (for the financial year 2017-18) were published in July 2018 and are available below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NRIL-Regulatory-Financial-Statement-for-the-year-ended-31st-March-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NRIL-Regulatory-Financial-Statement-for-the-year-ended-31st-March-2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The total value of schedule 8 payments made in Great Britain in 2017-18 was £219 million and can be found in statement 1 (page 1) of the above statements. Figures for individual routes within Network Rail can be found elsewhere within this report.</p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for 2018-19 are expected to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Following the beginning of Network Rail control period 6 in 2019-20, the ORR regulatory accounting guidelines are currently under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 247121 247122 question first answered 29/04/2019 14:15:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1122666

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 243447 on the East Coast Railway Line, through which Government Department Members of Parliament can hold Network Rail accountable for its performance.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	247052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) regulate Network Rail, holding it to account for delivering high levels of performance and service, as well as good value for money – for passengers, the freight industry and taxpayers. The ORR are accountable to Parliament and the public.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State sets the high-level strategy for Network Rail, though Network Rail retains a high degree of autonomy in how it meets the aims of that strategy. The Secretary of State of Transport is accountable to Parliament for the activities and performance of Network Rail.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/04/2019 13:41:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1122707

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Productivity
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 extent to which it is meeting (a) the objectives of the Industrial Strategy and (b) the public procurement criteria in that Strategy to boost UK productivity.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	247044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not yet made a formal assessment in relation to the Industrial Strategy, but believes it is making significant progress. This includes through significant infrastructure investment projects, further investment planning, and the delivery of commitments set out in the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy and the Transport Infrastructure Efficiency Strategy.</p><p>The Department also provides funding across the country through the Transforming Cities Fund; and it launched the Rebalancing Toolkit in December 2017, to help new investment spread growth across the country.</p><p>The Department has led work on the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, recently published the Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, and has agreed a sector deal with the rail industry.</p><p>On public procurement, the Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard has been embedded in the Department's major construction and capital investment projects, and compliance with the Scorecard is regularly assessed and reported to Cabinet Office. In 2016-17 the DfT Group spend with SMEs was 29.9% against an in-year target of 24%, and it expects to have exceeded its target of 26% for 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2019 15:33:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1122712

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
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 encourage people to participate in Active Travel such as riding a bike to and from work.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	247115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The many ways in which the Government is supporting active travel are summarised in the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, which was published in in April 2017. The Department also undertook a major cycling and walking safety review in 2018, and published its response and a detailed action plan in November 2018. Around £2 billion is now being invested in cycling and walking over this Parliament. To encourage people to cycle to work, the Government’s Cycle to Work Scheme allows employers to loan cycles and cyclists' safety equipment to employees as a tax-free benefit. The Department is reviewing and updating its guidance on the scheme and is due to publish a revised version later in 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2019 15:10:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan