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58278

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) UK Chamber of Shipping and (b) European Community Shipowners Association on pay rates for seafarers subject to UK National Insurance payments employed on vessels working from UK ports; and if he will request data on pay rates from maritime employers' associations.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	199358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ministers have not had direct discussions with either body but dialogue at Ministerial and official level is continuing with relevant bodies on the wider agenda of seafarer pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently reviewing the statistical data it uses and other data sources that may be relevant for future use but this does not include an objective to collect pay rates as this is undertaken by other Departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 10:49:36 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

58298

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many journeys were made between Portsmouth and Brighton by (a) car, (b) rail and (c) bus in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	199402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Travel Survey (NTS) has trip data by mode of transport collected via a 7-day travel diary for residents of Great Britain. However, data are not available for specific local areas as the sample is too small at that level of geography to provide reliable results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some regional level results are available through combining two survey years of data together. The latest results available are for 2011 and 2012 combined. They cover all domestic journeys by all modes of transport, including car, rail and bus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9903 (at link below) shows the average number of trips per person per year by region of residence.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9905 (at link below) shows the percentage of trips within and between regions.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 199403 question first answered 12/06/2014 11:26:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

58299

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many journeys were made between Southampton and Brighton by (a) car, (b) rail and (c) bus in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	199403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Travel Survey (NTS) has trip data by mode of transport collected via a 7-day travel diary for residents of Great Britain. However, data are not available for specific local areas as the sample is too small at that level of geography to provide reliable results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some regional level results are available through combining two survey years of data together. The latest results available are for 2011 and 2012 combined. They cover all domestic journeys by all modes of transport, including car, rail and bus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9903 (at link below) shows the average number of trips per person per year by region of residence.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259042/nts9903.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table NTS9905 (at link below) shows the percentage of trips within and between regions.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259032/nts9905.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 199402 question first answered 12/06/2014 11:26:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

58303

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carers: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government Minister for Transport and Veterans on the possibility of providing free or discounted travel for carers in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	199235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Concessionary Travel is a devolved policy area and the Secretary of State has not discussed carer discounts with Keith Brown MSP, the Scottish Minister for Transport and Veterans.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 14:27:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58320

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cases of uninsured drivers have been reported, by region, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	199253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to calculate the number of uninsured drivers. However, the number of uninsured vehicles in Great Britain has fallen to 1 million from 1.4 million in 2010 due to a combination of police enforcement activity and the continuous insurance enforcement scheme. We do not have a breakdown by region.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/06/2014 14:30:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

58362

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of seafarer fatigue on maritime safety; and what steps his Department is taking to enforce manning levels on vessels.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	199411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch were active participants in the multi-partner HORIZON research project, an EC-funded study, which used simulators to identify the effect on seafarers of working hours and interrupted rest. The project report demonstrates conclusively the links between certain watch keeping patterns and the performance of seafarers (looking particularly at “sleepiness”).</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reducing the effects of fatigue on maritime safety and the health of seafarers. The output from HORIZON has been used to provide practical guidance to seafarers. The MCA remains involved with research on seafarer fatigue with other industry stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>MCA Surveyors routinely inspect UK ships and foreign flag ships in UK waters and verify hours of work records for compliance with the regulations, and check ships are safely manned in accordance the requirements of the International Maritime Organisation convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is leading the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign to ensure compliance with the hours of rest requirements of watchkeepers under STCW which will run from 1 September 2014 to 30 November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 14:33:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

58403

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that costs of public transport do not increase.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	199223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I recognise concerns passengers have about impacts of fares on household budgets, which is why for the first time in a decade average regulated rail fares have been capped at inflation for 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Outside London, bus services are deregulated and fares are mainly a matter for the commercial judgement of bus operators. However, the Government has made a commitment to retain the current Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) rate for the remainder of this parliament and has frozen the fuel duty rate until May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public transport costs in Northern Ireland are a matter for the NI Assembly.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 11:18:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

58432

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
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 ensure that overcrowding on trains is (a) regulated and (b) effectively monitored.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Capacity provided by franchised rail operators is monitored by the Department through regular passenger counts. The results enable the Department to liaise with operators where capacity problems are identified, and to ensure that potential solutions are investigated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for the rail industry to plan to fully deploy available rolling stock to best meet passenger demand, and take all reasonable steps to minimise any crowding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 10:29:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58473

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on improvements to the railways in England and Wales in Control Period 4; and what estimate he has made of how much will be spent in Control Period 5.
tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
uin	199233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Over Control Period 4, the total amount spent on enhancements on the railways in England and Wales, as set out in Network Rail's delivery plan update, was £7.557 billion (2012/13 prices).</p><p> </p><p>Over Control Period 5, it is estimated that £11.446 billion.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:38:15 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

58474

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department allocated to projects relating to cycling between (a) 2005 and 2010 and (b) 2010 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
uin	199232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>During the five financial years 2005/6 to 2009/10, the Department for Transport (DfT) provided funding for cycling through Cycling England, an arm's length organisation set up in 2005; in that period, Cycling England received £105m from the DfT.</p><p> </p><p>During the five financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15, the DfT allocated a final £63m to Cycling England, and has allocated direct funding of £224m for cycling projects, comprising: the £94m Cycling Cities and National Parks fund, £28.5m for Links to Schools / Linking Communities, the £35m cycle safety fund, £14.5m for Cycle Rail, £4.8m to the Highways Agency and £46.8m for Bikeability. In addition, the DfT's Local Sustainable Transport Fund is providing £540m for local authorities to prioritise sustainable transport projects, of which 28% or £151m is being allocated to cycling projects. So total investment by this government in cycling in the five financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15 is £438m.</p><p> </p><p>DfT funding for the LSTF and its Cycling Ambition, Cycle-Rail, and Linking Communities funds is often used to lever matching local contributions. When these other sources are included, spend on cycling in England is equal to £5 per person a year, whilst spend in the eight cycling ambition cities is around £10 per person a year. From 2015/16, the LSTF forms part of the Local Growth Fund, a long-term funding commitment of £2bn a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:36:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones