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1126465

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that transport infrastructure improvements are made in areas with a high number of new-build homes.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	254264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has invested £1.2bn through the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) to support housing and further announcements through this £5.5bn fund are expected later this year. A significant number of HIF bids include transport infrastructure. The Government is also investing in transport supporting new homes through the Transforming Cities Fund, Major Road Network, and projects in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.</p><p>The Government is further promoting integrated housing and transport planning, for example through the revised National Planning Policy Framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/05/2019 13:23:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1123918

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made on improving transport infrastructure in areas with a high number of new build homes.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	249341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has invested £1.2bn through the Housing Infrastructure Fund to support housing and further announcements through this £5.5bn fund are expected later this year. A significant number of HIF bids include transport infrastructure.</p><p>The Government is also investing in transport supporting new home construction through the Transforming Cities Fund, Major Road Network, and projects in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, and it is promoting integrated housing and transport planning, for example through the revised National Planning Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 15:20:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1064313

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
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 potential merits of promoting regional economic growth through the supply chain of large infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	223794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Transport Investment Strategy, rebalancing is a key priority for the Department, and the Government is investing to ensure that its benefits are realised across the country.</p><p>The Department's Rebalancing Toolkit is designed to help authors of Strategic Cases assess how a programme or project fits with the objective of spreading growth across the country. In addition, the Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard, which is designed to help ensure that major government procurements have a positive impact on economic growth, forms part of the development of the Commercial Cases for our major projects.</p><p>The Department's major projects also hold extensive supplier engagement programmes and these are often regionally based. For example, HS2 Ltd has engaged with over 5,000 businesses, from every corner of the UK, to promote HS2 supply chain opportunities. They have supported or hosted well over 100 events in the past three years alone, including a roadshow of events in 11 UK cities, including in Belfast.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/02/2019 11:39:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1050441

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) in total and (b) per head of population has been allocated to transport infrastructure in each region in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	213949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest CRA statistics, published by HM Treasury on 20th November 2018, include total public expenditure on transport per capita on a regional basis from 2013-14 up to 2017-18, and are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The statistics include spend on transport by all public sector organisations including the Department for Transport, Local Authorities, Public Corporations (in the case of transport, this is mainly spend by London Underground) and other Government Departments including devolved administrations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>When comparing expenditure across regions a number of factors should be considered. For example, when expenditure is presented on a “per head of population”(or “per capita”) basis, it does not account for the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside of a region can add to the transport networks. In addition, larger built-up areas tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems, though these will generate fares income which contributes to their operating costs.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for public sector capital expenditure by region are given in Table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics per capita. Capital expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure specifically, but may include some capital investment beyond transport infrastructure projects.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies (<em>£millions nominal)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>1,034</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td><td><p>1,427</p></td><td><p>1,842</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>664</p></td><td><p>743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4,022</p></td><td><p>4,549</p></td><td><p>5,335</p></td><td><p>5,770</p></td><td><p>6,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p>512</p></td><td><p>512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,136</p></td><td><p>1,393</p></td><td><p>1,824</p></td><td><p>1,807</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,432</p></td><td><p>1,542</p></td><td><p>1,968</p></td><td><p>2,121</p></td><td><p>2,188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>803</p></td><td><p>1,011</p></td><td><p>1,169</p></td><td><p>1,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>804</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>1,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>874</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>1,129</p></td><td><p>1,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>1,459</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>556</p></td><td><p>578</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup> </sup></em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Capital spending, on all transport, by all public sector bodies, per capita <em>(£s nominal)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>658</p></td><td><p>739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup> </sup></em></p><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.</em></p><p><em>Source: </em><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</a></em></p><p> </p><p>Total capital expenditure is prone to large year-on-year fluctuations as major projects are completed and funding to new projects begins. Large transport projects tend to require large sums of capital expenditure during construction, but deliver benefits for many years into the future. Consideration of this must be given when making year-on-year comparisons.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 17:40:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

997364

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to transport infrastructure projects in each region of England in each of the past three years; and what estimate he has made of that funding per head of population in those regions.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	184953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest CRA statistics, published by HM Treasury in November 2017, present data up to 2016-17 and are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The statistics include spend on transport by all public sector organisations including the Department for Transport, Local Authorities, Public Corporations (in the case of transport, this is mainly spend by London Underground) and other Government Departments including devolved administrations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>When assessing expenditure across regions it is important to compare like with like. The benefits from spend on transport interventions often accrue to people far beyond the residents of the immediate local area or region. This is particularly the case for spending on the railways which connect cities and regions across the country and deliver broader benefits beyond the region concerned. Furthermore, when expenditure is presented on a “per head of population”(or “per capita”) basis, it does not account for the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside a region can add to the transport networks. In addition, larger built-up areas tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems, though these will generate fares income which contributes to their operating costs.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for public sector capital expenditure by region are given in Table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics per capita. Capital expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure specifically.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies</strong></p><p><strong><em>£millions nominal</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - East</strong></p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,404</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>749</p></td><td><p>799</p></td><td><p>666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - London</strong></p></td><td><p>4,550</p></td><td><p>5,247</p></td><td><p>6,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - North East</strong></p></td><td><p>417</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - North West</strong></p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td><td><p>1,891</p></td><td><p>1,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - South East</strong></p></td><td><p>1,571</p></td><td><p>2,002</p></td><td><p>2,211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - South West</strong></p></td><td><p>802</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>1,333</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - Yorkshire and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>1,297</p></td><td><p>1,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>12,787</p></td><td><p>15,455</p></td><td><p>16,221</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup> </sup></em></p><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.</em></p><p><em>Source: </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</em></a></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Capital spending, on all transport, by all public sector bodies, per capita</strong></p><p><strong><em>£s nominal</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - East</strong></p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - London</strong></p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>605</p></td><td><p>693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - North East</strong></p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - North West</strong></p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - South East</strong></p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - South West</strong></p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - Yorkshire and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>293</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.</em></p><p><em>Source: </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</em></a></p><p> </p><p>For future years, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s (IPA) National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline (NCIP) 2017 shows regional transport spend. Analysis of the NCIP shows that central government transport investment is more balanced across regions than previous reports have suggested. The table below sets out the allocation of central government transport capital spending in the pipeline between 2017/18 and 2020/21, per head and across regions <strong><sup>[1]</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Investment per capita £ (2016/17 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London<sup>[1]</sup></p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>726</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>[1]</sup> As this table only looks at transport capital spending funded by central government, TfL expenditure is excluded. TfL’s capital programme is funded by a mixture of locally-retained business rates and fare receipts from TfL-operated services, and from 2017/18 onwards it receives no direct central government funding. However, DfT does directly fund major transport projects across London, such as Crossrail, and Thameslink</p><p><sup>[1]</sup> As this table only looks at transport capital spending funded by central government, TfL expenditure is excluded. TfL’s capital programme is funded by a mixture of locally-retained business rates and fare receipts from TfL-operated services, and from 2017/18 onwards it receives no direct central government funding. However, DfT does directly fund major transport projects across London, such as Crossrail, and Thameslink</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/11/2018 16:47:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

994519

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
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 ensure that local authorities which have major ports have undertaken risk assessments of the potential effect of additional customs checks on the surrounding transport infrastructure after the UK leaves the EU; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those local authorities are developing plans to avoid or reduce possible disruption.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	183828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government expects to reach a deal with the EU which will avoid any such eventuality. But as a responsible Government we have to consider all eventualities, and are working to ensure that, should no deal be achieved, additional UK customs checks do not take place at the frontier, and so do not result in disruption to surrounding transport infrastructure. The possibility, that checks required by the EU in Member States might have such an effect, is being considered where appropriate by Local Resilience Fora (LRFs), with the ports themselves closely involved; and by the Devolved Administrations in relation to ports in their territories.</p><p>Specifically in relation to the short Strait crossings from Dover and through the Channel Tunnel, we announced in May the development of Operation Brock which, in the event of serious disruption to those routes from whatever cause, will ensure that the M20 will be kept open and traffic will continue to flow in both directions. Operation Brock consists of three phases, a contraflow queuing system on the M20, a holding areas at Manston Airport and, if necessary, a holding area on the M26. The Department is working closely with the Kent Resilience Form, the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel and other associated bodies. The contraflow queuing system on the M20 will cost about £30 million to build and operate and would be used for all disruption events including those seen in 2015. The works required for the M26 are within the region of £5 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 183831 question first answered 30/10/2018 13:27:01 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

938624

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
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 Cabinet Secretary for Transport on cross border transport infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	163174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government fully recognises the social and economic importance of improving connectivity across all parts of the UK. Where there are areas of cross-border interest, my ministerial colleagues and I remain keen to collaborate with our Scottish counterparts and the Department is currently contributing to discussions on the emerging transport proposals in the proposed Borderlands Growth Deal as well as ongoing work in relation to HS2 and the strategic road network.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2018 13:08:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

893027

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions took place with the aviation sector during the preparation of the port connectivity study in relation to the surface access needs of ports and airports.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	138990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The port connectivity study was commissioned specifically to examine the current level of surface access to sea-ports in England. Discussions were therefore undertaken with relevant stakeholders who utilise that surface access. This included road and rail freight industries, logistics companies, exporters, and the port industry, but not the aviation sector directly, though some of these stakeholders may work with both aviation and port sectors</p><p> </p><p>The Government is developing a new Aviation Strategy for the UK. It will set out the long-term direction for aviation policy to 2050 and beyond. This includes reviewing how road and rail links to airports are planned and delivered.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/05/2018 16:22:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

795651

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the President of the Board of Trade on the potential merits for future UK trade of better integrating road and rail infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	902676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s Transport Investment Strategy makes clear that we can and must seek to enhance our global competitiveness by making Britain a more attractive place to trade and invest. There are a number of initiatives in this area, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A Port Connectivity Study that is considering the levels of current road and rail access to our ports. Effective links to ports are a fundamental part of a successful supply chain;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Clean Growth Strategy is examining cost-effective options TO shift more freight from road to rail; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Department will be working closely with the National Infrastructure Commission as it examines the UK’s freight sector and new measures by which Government can help businesses transport their goods faster and more efficiently.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2017 13:44:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

769748

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle funding disparities in transport infrastructure between North and South England.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	107353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out the biggest investment in transport in the North for a generation, and remains committed to ensuring that the whole country gets the transport infrastructure that it needs. Most recently, on 2 October, the Government announced an additional £100m for local road schemes in the North to tackle congestion pinch-points and speed up journeys, while an extra £300m will help push forward plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail to bolster links between Northern towns and cities with more frequent and faster services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already providing better rail journeys through the Great North Rail Project, new Northern and TransPennine franchises, and High Speed 2, the first new North-South railway in this country for over a century. This will greatly increase capacity and connections for millions of people, with high speed stations in Manchester, Leeds, Crewe and Sheffield.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2017 12:34:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn