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692648

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much income has been accrued to his Department from premium rate telephone lines in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	64742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The vast majority of calls to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are either free or charged at local rate. However, the DVLA does operate three premium rate phone lines. One phone line allows car hire companies to check the entitlement to drive of those wishing to hire vehicles where needed. The revenue which DVLA receives covers the cost of providing this service to commercial companies.</p><p> </p><p>The other two numbers allow customers to use translation services when contacting DVLA. This follows a decision made by the previous Government that callers who request a translation service will now pay for this via the cost of the call so that the customer bears the cost of the translation and not the Government or other DVLA customers.</p><p> </p><p>The income accrued to DVLA for the last 5 years is</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>£’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>971</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is the only body within the Department for Transport that operates premium rate numbers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 01/03/2017 12:34:14 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

692649

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the fast-track security clearance charge has raised at each airport in each year since that charge's implementation.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	64761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>My Department does not hold this information. This is a matter for individual airports.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/02/2017 10:29:32 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

692650

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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 effect of the abolition of vehicle tax discs on the number of drivers avoiding paying road tax.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	64734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>Every two years the Department for Transport conducts a roadside survey to evaluate the level of vehicle excise duty compliance. The last survey took place in June 2015, eight months after the paper tax disc was abolished and the results were announced in November 2015. The survey estimated that 98.6% of vehicles were licensed, a drop of 0.8% from the previous survey in 2013. The next survey is due to take place in June of this year.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These measures range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, wheel-clamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles. The DVLA aims to make vehicle excise duty easy to pay but hard to avoid, regularly reviewing and refining processes to encourage compliance and deliver a robust enforcement regime.</p><p> </p><p>In the third quarter of 2014 before the tax disc was abolished, there were 36,922,049 licensed vehicles. In the third quarter of 2016 there were 38,440,125 licensed vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/02/2017 11:43:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

692057

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
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 14 February 2017 to Question 63176, and with reference in the post-legislative assessment of the Local Transport Act 2008 to quality partnership schemes having been seen to be beneficial, what those benefits are.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	64604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The benefits of quality partnerships vary from scheme to scheme but are generally aimed at improving the quality and/or reliability of local bus services. This primarily benefits passengers who use the services concerned. As stated in the post-legislative assessment of the Local Transport Act 2008, partnerships can also result in other benefits, such as growth in patronage, better value for money and improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of bus networks.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/02/2017 14:17:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

692647

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the infrastructure for the Thameslink Programme has the capacity to run 24 trains an hour.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	908851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail is delivering a package of infrastructure enhancements including new signalling and automatic train operation that will enable 24 trains an hour to operate between Blackfriars and St Pancras International from late 2018.</p><p> </p><p>It is envisaged that this frequency would operate for approximately 2 hours in the morning and evening peaks.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/02/2017 11:06:40 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

690461

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work will be undertaken by the new chief executive of HS2 Ltd on Crossrail and the Olympic Delivery Authority at CH2M; and what his (a) role, (b) job specification and (c) job title is for those two projects.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	64299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The new CEO Mark Thurston has left CH2M and will not be working on, Crossrail, the Olympic Delivery Authority or any other projects on behalf of CH2M. He will solely be working for HS2 Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2017 10:57:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

690462

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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, how much will be contracted to be paid from the public purse for (a) the CH2M for the Phase 2b Development Partner contract and (b) each of the Phase 2b Civil Design and Environmental Services for the (i) Lot 1 Mott Macdonald/WSP joint venture, (b) Lot 2 AECOM/Capita/INECO joint venture and (c) Lot 3 Arup.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	64301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>a).<strong> Phase Two B Development Partner </strong></p><ul><li>£130m to £170m (based on 2015 prices.)</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>b). The values those contracts might amount to</p><p> </p><p><strong>Area 1 – Manchester M2 and M3</strong> Lot 1 Mott MacDonald Limited (Lead) / WSP UK LIMITED) - <strong> </strong>£80m- £100m</p><p> </p><p><strong>Area 2 – Leeds L1 and L2 </strong>Lot 2 AECOM Limited (Lead)/ Capita Property Infrastructure Limited / Ingenieria y Economia del Transporte, SA (INECO) - £80m- £100m</p><p> </p><p><strong>Area 3 and EOC - Leeds L3 and L4 </strong>Lot 3 Ove Arup &amp; Partners International Limited -£120m -£150m</p><p> </p><p>(All values are an estimate of the nominal value of each Lot based on 2015 prices)</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2017 11:21:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

690467

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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: South Yorkshire
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 1 February 2017 to Question 62120, on High Speed Railway Line 2: South Yorkshire, what the increase has been in the estimated cost of the Meadowhall route since the first estimate was made; and for what reasons that estimated cost has risen.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	64247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s Spending Review announcement in November 2015 set out an updated funding envelope of £55.7bn in 2015 prices for delivering the HS2 project. The envelope was previously £50.1bn in 2011 prices as set out in the 2013 Spending Round. The cost of building HS2 has not changed since the 2013 Spending Round, as the long-term funding envelope has simply been uprated to 2015 prices to take account of inflation. Cost estimates for specific sections of route were revised in accordance with these figures. We do not provide further funding breakdowns for specific items due to commercial sensitivities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2017 10:51:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690468

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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: South Yorkshire
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 1 February 2017 to Question 62138, on High Speed Railway Line 2: South Yorkshire, what the alternative routes to Meadowhall are that HS2 Ltd has carried out work into (a) in the past, (b) more recently and (c) currently.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	64248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>In developing proposals for HS2 before the 2013 consultation, HS2 Ltd published a large number of alternative routes in South Yorkshire (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/options-for-phase-two-of-the-high-speed-rail-network" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/options-for-phase-two-of-the-high-speed-rail-network</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Subsequently, HS2 Ltd has reviewed these and some other alternatives in preparing recommendations to the Secretary of State before the November 2016 Command Paper. The ‘M18’ route and the spur to Sheffield are two of these alternatives. To prevent unnecessary blight, details of other alternatives have not been published.</p><p> </p><p>As HS2 Ltd develops the programme, including in response to the current consultation, it will continue to look at route refinements to meet engineering, environmental, stakeholder and other factors.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2017 10:45:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

690469

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which employees of HS2 Ltd as of 13 February 2017 are paid £75,000 or more per year; and what the job titles and salaries of such employees are.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	64214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>As of February 2017, 202 staff of HS2 Ltd are paid £75,000 and above.</p><p> </p><p>It would be inappropriate to provide a list of job titles and the salary for each individual employee as this would make personal information available.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2017 11:25:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan