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1126626

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	Heathrow Airport: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to aircraft noise nuisance, which communities will receive compensation and noise insulation as a result of the third runway at Heathrow airport; and on what criteria that decision was based.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	254062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement sets an expectation that, in addition to controlling and reducing aircraft noise impacts, an applicant for development consent for a Northwest Runway at Heathrow Airport will be required to commit appropriate resources to mitigate the impacts of aircraft through noise insulation programmes for both private homes and public buildings.</p><p> </p><p>It notes that Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has publicly committed, following third party assessments, to provide full acoustic insulation for residential property within the full single mode easterly and westerly 60dB LAeq (16hr) noise contour of an expanded airport; and to provide a contribution of up to £3,000 for acoustic insulation for residential properties within the full single mode easterly and westerly 57dB LAeq (16hr) or the full 55dB Lden noise contours of an expanded airport, whichever is the bigger. In addition, HAL has committed to deliver a programme of noise insulation and ventilation for schools and community buildings within the 60dB LAeq (16hr) contour.</p><p> </p><p>The geographical areas that the scheme could cover is dependent on flight paths for an expanded Heathrow Airport. Preparations for the airspace change process are complex and will take some years to work through.</p><p> </p><p>In considering the case for expansion the Department commissioned a review of strategies adopted by international airports to mitigate the impact of airports on residents. In considering the scheme proposed by HAL the review found the schemes to be comparable to those on offer in other countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/05/2019 15:22:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1060859

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Airports: Noise
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 reduce the noise nuisance from planes flying over South East London to or from (a) Heathrow and (b) London City Airport.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	220723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s airspace modernisation framework will allow the industry to deliver airspace changes that will make journeys quicker, quieter and cleaner.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has secured international agreements that incentivise the development of quieter aircraft and there are several new types of aircraft now coming into service that will be significantly quieter than their predecessors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently consulting on a number of sustainable growth proposals within a new aviation strategy, including considering setting targets for noise reduction, and how best to monitor and report aviation noise at a national level.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to Heathrow, in 2017 the Government renewed the airport’s night flight restrictions, maintaining the number of movements but significantly reducing the amount of noise an airport is allowed to make.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/02/2019 14:09:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1059732

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Southwark
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 reduce flight path concentration over the London borough of Southwark.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	220049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Airports are responsible for the specific arrangements for low-level flightpaths. All proposals to alter these arrangements must follow the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) airspace change process which was revised in 2018, following the publication by the Department of revised air navigation guidance.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance requires airports who are seeking to make alterations to their flightpath arrangements to consult with those communities who may be affected by the proposed changes.</p><p> </p><p>A key requirement set out in the guidance is the need for airspace change sponsors to consider the use of multiple flightpaths to disperse air traffic, as well as undertaking a full assessment of the airspace options they are considering.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to encourage airports to work with their local communities to identify possible options that may reduce the overall adverse health impacts arising from aircraft noise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/02/2019 14:56:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1058883

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many flights flew over the London Borough of Southwark in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	219244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not record or hold this type of information.</p><p> </p><p>Airspace use is complex and it is very difficult to assess the level of air traffic over a given area. However, specific airports may be able to provide details of the level of their air traffic which impacts on certain communities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/02/2019 10:48:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1007753

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Noise
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 reduce noise pollution as a result of the operation a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	191846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government sets noise controls at Heathrow Airport, including total noise limits and aircraft movement limits for night flights.</p><p> </p><p>These controls, in conjunction with stricter aircraft noise standards negotiated by the UK at the international level, have resulted in a long-term reduction in the number of people affected by aircraft noise near the airport.</p><p> </p><p>Following the designation of the Airports National Policy Statement, it is now down to an applicant for development consent for a Northwest runway scheme to undertake a detailed assessment of the environmental effects of their scheme, and to put forward an appropriate package of mitigation measures. The Airports National Policy Statement makes clear that the Government expects noise mitigation measures to limit, and where possible reduce, the effect of aircraft noise. It also sets out specific mitigations for aircraft noise which the Government expects to see delivered. These include the applicant putting forward plans for a noise envelope which is tailored to local priorities and includes noise performance targets; developing plans for a runway alternation scheme that provides communities affected with predictable periods of respite; and an expectation that the applicant will adopt a ban on scheduled night flights for a period of six and a half hours.</p><p> </p><p>These supporting measures are subject to consultation and will be finalised through the planning process. The application will then be considered by the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of State in determining any application for development consent.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2018 15:34:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1006942

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend free bus travel to people in receipt of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) universal credit and (c) jobseeker's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	191249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Concessionary travel legislation gives local authorities the flexibility to offer discretionary local travel concessions, such as free travel to jobseekers.</p><p>The Jobcentre Plus offers a range of transport support for people seeking employment, including access to a Flexible Support Fund and a discount Travel Card.</p><p> </p><p>It is also encouraging to see operator-led initiatives, such as Stagecoach’s ‘Back on Board’ scheme, which offers jobseekers half price single and return tickets.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/11/2018 11:22:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

944758

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Noise
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 on noise pollution over Camberwell and Peckham constituency of the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	166046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement sets out the Government’s expectations for a package of supporting measures to limit the effects of noise from an expanded Heathrow airport on local communities, including the provision of predictable periods of respite, the development of a noise envelope and a six-and-a-half-hour ban on scheduled night flights.</p><p> </p><p>The Appraisal of Sustainability that accompanies the Airports National Policy Statement provides a strategic level assessment of the unmitigated noise effects of expansion, based on indicative flightpaths.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage, it is not possible to identify the exact noise effects on specific communities after expansion as the scheme remains subject to the development consent order and airspace change processes, which will include public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/07/2018 14:03:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

944759

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Noise
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 establishing a legally binding noise threshold at Heathrow airport.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	166047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement makes it clear that any noise envelope at an expanded Heathrow should be tailored to local priorities and include clear noise performance targets.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme promoter is expected to put forward proposals on how noise mitigation measures (such as a noise envelope) may be secured and enforced, including the bodies who may enforce those measures.</p><p> </p><p>The precise design of a noise envelope, including the details of any monitoring and enforcement regime, will be decided upon through the planning process, in consultation with local communities and relevant stakeholders. These will then be considered by the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of State in determining any Development Consent Order application.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/07/2018 14:06:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

942461

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of claims for compensation for delayed rail services made to Govia Thameslink Railway were successful in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	164249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of successful claims made to Govia Thameslink Railway and their proportion of the total.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number Successful</p></td><td><p>Proportion of total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>750,859</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>915,806</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>315,714</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The Department does not hold this data prior to December 2016. In the table above, 16/17 is the period December 2016 to March 2017; 18/19 is the period 1 April 2018 to 23 June 2018, the latest date for which the data is currently available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2018 13:41:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

942462

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of time was for compensation to be paid to a claimant for delayed rail services by Govia Thameslink Railway in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	164250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data prior to December 2016 and does not yet hold this data after 23 June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Govia Thameslink Railway’s average response time has been as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2016/17 (December 2016 to March 2017): 5.6 days</p><p>2017/18: 2.5 days</p><p>2018/19 (to 23 June): 2.3 days</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2018 13:36:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman