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176567

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
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 reach a decision on Network Rail's application for a Transport and Works Act Order in connection with the Ordsall Chord project.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	222499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail’s application for a Transport and Works Act Order in connection with the Ordsall Chord project is in the process of being considered by the Department, in accordance with Transport and Works Act procedures. A decision will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Information about procedures for obtaining Transport and Works Act Orders can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-and-works-act-orders-a-brief-guide-2006" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-and-works-act-orders-a-brief-guide-2006</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/02/2015 17:24:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

176571

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North 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 (a) carry out and (b) publish an equality impact assessment of the introduction of driver-only operation on the Transpennine Express and Northern Rail franchises.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	222388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Our specifications for the Northern and TransPennine franchises are being developed in accordance with our public sector obligations under the Equality Act 2010. The specifications will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/02/2015 17:30:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

176572

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
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 effect on passenger safety of the introduction of driver-only operation on the Transpennine Express and Northern Rail franchises; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	222389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Drivers have had increased responsibilities, including for opening and closing train doors on significant parts of the rail network for up to 30 years with no negative impact on passenger safety.</p><p> </p><p>Primary responsibility for safety of train operation rests with the operator, and all franchisees have to obtain necessary licensing as a condition precedent for franchise start. Before introducing a change in operating methods, train operators must assess the risks and ensure that adequate mitigation measures are in place.</p><p> </p><p>In considering whether to specify such an option we would not be requiring the removal of on-board staff. We recognise the importance that passenger place on the presence of on-train staff and want to make sure that where appropriate all of our operators provide these benefits through an effective staff presence that meets passengers’ needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/02/2015 17:27:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

175905

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Tunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the members of the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission and Safety Authority; and why their names are not published on the Commission’s website.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) will be updating its website and publishing the members of the IGC and the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority (CTSA).</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK IGC members:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Christopher Irwin (UK, Head of Delegation)</p><p>Brian Kogan (Office of Rail Regulation)</p><p>Caroline Wake (Office of Rail Regulation)</p><p>Robin Groth (Department for Transport)</p><p>John Fuller (Department for Transport)</p><p>Paul Morgan (UK Border Force)</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office Representative (current vacancy)</p><p> </p><p><strong>French IGC members:</strong></p><p> </p><p>François Barry Delongchamps (Foreign Ministry)</p><p>Eric Rebeyrotte (Transport Ministry)</p><p>Michel Bellier (Transport Ministry)</p><p>Gilles Sanson (Interior Ministry)</p><p>Aurélie Bonal (Foreign Ministry)</p><p>Noël de Saint-Pulgent (Finance Ministry)</p><p>Pierre Mongin (Finance Ministry)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>UK CTSA members (Office of Rail Regulation unless otherwise indicated)</strong></p><p> </p><p>Caroline Wake</p><p>Alan Bell</p><p>John Gillespie</p><p>Paul Hooper</p><p>Steve Demetriou (Kent Fire &amp; Rescue Services)</p><p> </p><p><strong>French CTSA members</strong></p><p> </p><p>Eric Rebeyrotte (Transport Ministry)</p><p>Samuel Bonnier (National Railway Safety Authority)</p><p>Jean-Marc Clauzel (Interior Ministry)</p><p>Denis Gaudin (Sous-Prefet of the Pas de Calais)</p><p>Jean-Claude Martin (Transport Ministry)</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/02/2015 12:13:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

175906

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 16 October (HL2006), now that the European Commission has concluded its procedures, when they expect to ratify the Luxembourg Rail Protocol.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Now that the procedures around the European Union acceding to it have recently been concluded, the Government will now start the process of considering what it needs to do to ratify the Protocol.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/02/2015 12:15:39 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

175972

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Safety
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 Gibraltar is not excluded from the EU air safety system.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The EU air safety system is established under Regulation 216/2008. Gibraltar is within the scope of this Regulation and there are no proposals to change this. . I remain resolute that Gibraltar Airport must be included in all EU aviation legislation and we are lobbying on the importance of this to the UK in Brussels and EU capitals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/02/2015 16:28:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175973

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority on requiring airlines operating in UK airspace to have wind shear detection and alert systems fitted to commercial aircraft.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	222177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>International civil aviation is governed by the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Under the Convention, the International Civil Aviation Organisation is responsible for establishing the minimum safety standards for international aviation. Subject to compliance with those international standards, the State in which the aircraft is registered is responsible for determining what equipment it should carry. Within the EU, aircraft equipment requirements are introduced through EU legislation adopted on the advice of the European Aviation Safety Agency. There are currently no plans to introduce EU legislation to require the carriage of wind shear detection and alert systems on aircraft registered in EU Member States. We believe that this position is reasonable because the Civil Aviation Authority is not aware of any safety case which would justify the introduction of such a requirement.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/02/2015 16:19:51 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

175974

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has paid to consultants in preparation for reletting the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises; and what the name of each consultant so paid was.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	222176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has paid in preparation for the Northern and TransPennine Express (TPE) Franchise Competitions the following consultants up to December 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TPE Franchise</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>£ (including VAT)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nature of Advice</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eversheds</p></td><td><p>157,081.04</p></td><td><p>Legal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halcrow (TRL)</p></td><td><p>986,050.21</p></td><td><p>Technical</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>URS</p></td><td><p>49,451.36</p></td><td><p>Modelling</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst &amp; Young</p></td><td><p>219,133.88</p></td><td><p>Financial</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,411,716.49</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Franchise</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>£ (including VAT)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nature of Advice</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halcrow (TRL)</p></td><td><p>1,176,226.03</p></td><td><p>Technical</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parsons Brinckerhoff</p></td><td><p>22,867.20</p></td><td><p>Bid Evaluation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bevan Brittan</p></td><td><p>142,126.63</p></td><td><p>Legal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PWC</p></td><td><p>289,104.00</p></td><td><p>Financial</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,630,323.86</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This is consistent with the Department’s acceptance of the recommendations in the Brown and Laidlaw reports that external advisers be appointed for each competition.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/02/2015 16:08:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

176170

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
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 5 January 2015 to Question 219009, if he will specify the projects comprising the 850 committed route miles of electrified railways referred to in the Answer and the mileage of such railways for each project.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	222242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The railway projects are:</p><p> </p><p>Great Western 223 route miles</p><p>North West 116 route miles</p><p>Electric Spine including East West Rail 155 route miles</p><p>Midland Main Line 170 route miles</p><p>West Midlands 15 route miles</p><p>Transpennine 73 route miles</p><p>Welsh Valleys 126 route miles</p><p>Gospel Oak – Barking – Thames Docks 15 route miles</p><p> </p><p>These are rounded estimates of route miles and exclude the four route miles of electrified railway between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove authorised in the previous Government’s July 2007 rail investment strategy (HLOS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/02/2015 15:58:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

176171

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Liverpool-Manchester Railway Line
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 13 January 2015 to Question 220242, on what date he plans for all Class 319 electric trains to start running on the Liverpool to Manchester Victoria via Newton-le-Willows route.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	222235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The first Class 319 electric trains are due to enter passenger service on the Chat Moss line via Newton-le-Willows, once the electrification work is completed by Network Rail and approved for use by the Office of Rail Regulation. The full fleet of 14 trains is planned to be in passenger service from the December 2015 timetable.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/02/2015 15:42:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman