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390470

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M20: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to end Operation Stack; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of that operation on the UK balance of trade.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	7325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Operation Stack is the appropriate contingency arrangement to put in place when there is disruption to cross-channel traffic and is led by the Kent Police. It remains a last, not first, resort. The Department has not made any assessment of the effect of Operation Stack on the UK balance of trade, as any impact stems from the disruption to services – which this Government is determined to see resolved as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>European Gateway Group is reviewing short and longer term solutions to traffic management in Kent, including Operation Stack, and will report back to the Department. When this review is completed the Department will analyse their findings and decide how to respond to their recommendations.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/07/2015 14:08:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386783

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
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 complete the electrification of the Great Western mainline to (a) Bristol, (b) Newport, (c) Cardiff and (d) Swansea.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced on the 25<sup>th</sup> June 2015 that Great Western was his top priority for delivery.　The Secretary of State also described some of the challenges Network Rail is facing. That is why he has asked the new chair of Network Rail to put forward proposals for replanning the enhancement programme.　 The chair is due to report to the Secretary of State in the Autumn and the Secretary of State is not going to pre-empt the outcome of this report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/07/2015 14:00:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

227935

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Clacton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether central government funding has been made available to Clacton constituency for the repair of potholes.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	228003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Essex County Council is responsible for the maintenance of local roads in Clacton including repairing potholes. However, potholes are a menace to all road users and that is why this Government has taken action.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced in December 2014 that we are allocating just under £6 billion for councils in England to tackle potholes and improve local road conditions over the next six years. This includes allocating over £128 million, based on a needs formula, to Essex County Council.</p><p> </p><p>I am aware that the leader of the County Council has recently pledged to spend £5 million of this funding on pothole repairs in the Jaywick area of the Clacton constituency over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is on top of the £4.7 billion we have provided to highway authorities for maintenance in England since 2010, which is £1billion more than was spent in the previous Parliament, including over £118 million to Essex.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/03/2015 15:53:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

227936

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Clacton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will direct Network Rail to limit the amount of weekend track improvement work on the London Liverpool Street to Clacton line.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	228002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>No, this is an operational decision for Network Rail.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/03/2015 13:23:39 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

179052

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Clacton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to Network Rail and Abellio Greater Anglia on introducing a higher frequency of train services on the line between London Liverpool Street and Clacton, particularly at weekday peak travel times.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	223918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Hon Member is aware that the Department is currently running a public consultation to help inform how we specify the next East Anglia franchise, which is due to commence in October 2016. All of the responses will be carefully considered before any decisions are taken and we will publish a stakeholder briefing document summarising the views represented to us and the consultation’s conclusions when we issue the invitation to tender for the franchise. The Hon Member is invited to submit his representations to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/02/2015 15:35:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

179053

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Clacton-on-Sea Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to improve Clacton railway station.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	223919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Any such improvements would be for the station operator to suggest. The Government believes that operators are better placed than central Government to react to the demands of their customers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/02/2015 15:39:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

172284

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Level Crossings: Accidents
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 reduce the number of fatalities at level-crossings.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	219803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>We must not be complacent about level crossing safety. An industry safety framework is in place to manage risks.</p><p> </p><p>As the relevant safety duty holder, Network Rail is best placed to assess the risks at level crossings and ensure that the most appropriate infrastructure is in place given local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Having already reduced risk significantly across the network, the company has set further challenging targets for risk reduction at level crossings by 2019. The Department is supporting this work through a dedicated £109 million ring-fenced fund which aims to close around a further 500 level crossings and improve safety at hundreds more of the highest risk crossings.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/01/2015 11:24:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell