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1146644

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Suffolk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Suffolk county council on the Ipswich northern route since 1 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	291481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Since 1 January 2019, the Department has liaised with Suffolk County Council to support them in developing the evidence required to facilitate a thorough and efficient assessment of the proposed scheme. This has included analytical support to scheme promoters, in advance of Transport East submitting the scheme proposal to the Department on the County Council’s behalf in July 2019, and following this submission.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Department for Transport officials have had regular discussions with Suffolk County Council regarding the Ipswich Northern Route since January 1 2019. As well as regular engagement, the Department has offered analytical support to all scheme promoters as part of the Major Road Network (MRN) and Large Local Majors (LLM) programme.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 01/10/2019 16:04:51 question first ministerially corrected 08/10/2019 13:22:47 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 136591 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1257169

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A14: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents have occurred between Junction 55 and Junction 57 of the A14 trunk road which have resulted in its closure in each year from (a) 2010 to (b) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	123709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The attached table contains the number of traffic collisions reported by Highways England from 2015 for the A14 between junctions 55 and 57, which resulted in a lane closure being implemented:<br> <br>Date from previous years is not readily available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/12/2020 11:49:15 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean attachment 1 file name Table - No of accidents and road closures.docx title Table - No of accidents and road closures
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1542472

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: East of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the London to Ipswich rail service has been disrupted by weekend engineering works in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	87995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>In 2022, there have been eight single days (two Saturdays and six Sundays) of disruption due to weekend engineering works and 11 full weekends of disruption.</p><p> </p><p>There will also be disruption from a blockade from 27 December 2022 to 3 January 2023 (with five days in 2022). This means in 2022 there will have been a total of 35 days of disruption due to weekend engineering works.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/11/2022 11:42:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1489342

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: East of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much investment the region of the East of England has received in rail transport infrastructure in comparison to the other regions of England since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	36898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Regional figures on public sector capital expenditure estimates are published in HM Treasury’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis</em></a></p><p> </p><p>Capital expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Capital railway expenditure attributed to the East of England for the financial years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 was £1.8bn. This was approximately 7% of all UK capital railway expenditure (see the attached Table 1).</p><p> </p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/07/2022 10:10:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton attachment 1 file name Table 1 - Public Sector Capital Expenditure on Rail Transport.docx title Table 1 - Capital Expenditure on Rail Transport
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1664144

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: East of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits to passenger services in Ipswich of the upgrade of (a) Ely Junction and (b) Haughley Junction.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	201997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ely Area Capacity Enhancements (EACE) scheme would create capacity to increase trains through the Ely ‘bottle neck’ from 6.5 per hour to 10 trains per hour, doubling passenger services on the Ely-King’s Lynn and Ipswich-Peterborough routes. We anticipate that the EACE scheme will take 98,000 lorry journeys off roads every year, improving road safety and reducing road congestion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/10/2023 12:58:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1549427

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the average number of days of disrupted service from weekend engineering works in the last 12 months on rail lines in England comparable to the London to Ipswich service.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	105512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The comparison requested cannot be done at short notice as it takes time for the data to be created. Network Rail will write to the MP and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that it is difficult to make such a comparison. The Great Eastern Mainline (GEML) has 20 miles of four-track from London as far as Shenfield.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2022 15:10:03 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1147982

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will fund the improvement to junctions on the A14 with the A1156 (East of Ipswich) and A12 (North), the A1189, the A1214 and A12 (South) and the A1156 (West of Ipswich) as requested by the New Anglia LEP and associated organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	293735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is considering this and other proposals for enhancements to the Strategic Road Network as part of the second Road Investment Strategy. The Strategy, which will set out an investment plan for 2020 to 2025, is expected to be announced shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Development work for improvements to Copdock Interchange (the junction between the A14 and A12(South)) is being supported with funding from the Port Infrastructure Fund, as announced on 26 September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/10/2019 12:25:21 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1180443

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bypasses: Ipswich
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will remove the requirement that 10 to 15,000 homes be provided in addition to the homes contained within the Suffolk local plans in order for funding to be allocated for the proposed Ipswich Northern Bypass.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	20576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>I understand the Cabinet of Suffolk County Council has taken the decision to cease development of the proposed Ipswich Northern Bypass scheme, removing it from consideration for funding as part of the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors Programme. Should this remain a priority and development of the scheme resumes, there will be further opportunities for funding.</p><p> </p><p>However, local planning and housing decisions are outside of the Department’s purview and it is not the Department’s policy to specify planning requirements for road schemes to be funded. The Department would simply require a local financial contribution to this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/03/2020 12:36:49 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1147966

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A14: Freight
	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 October 2019 to Question 291480 on A14: Freight, whether Highways England has carried out a formal assessment of disruptions to freight traffic on any of the UK's strategic freight routes.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	293733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England assesses the performance of, and constraints on, the Strategic Road Network for all road users in order to compile its route strategies, which help inform decisions on future investment. The most recent strategies were published in 2017. Highways England deals with incidents on the network every day and has robust contingency plans in place to minimise disruption.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/10/2019 12:17:25 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1147970

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Finance
	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 October 2019 to Question 291482, what the length of time was between the submission of a strategic outline business case by the relevant sub-national transport body and the communication of an initial assessment of the proposed scheme by his Department for the most recent scheme costing over £100 million for which his Department provided such an assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	293734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All Strategic Outline Business Cases which were submitted to the Department on 31<sup>st</sup> July have gone through a robust assessment process over the summer. This followed guidance made available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been in contact with Sub-National Transport Bodies (STBs), including Transport East, to discuss the outcomes of the assessment process for all regions’ Strategic Outline Business Cases, including that for the provision of a North Ipswich bypass. Formal advice on the scheme will be sent to Suffolk County Council shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 293732 question first answered 07/10/2019 12:40:38 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin