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1078626

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists died as a result of road traffic incident in (a) West Derby, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	226500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of cyclist fatalities in reported road accidents in each year between 2010 and 2017 is shown in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>The data we hold only covers reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain, we do not have data for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/03/2019 13:00:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name 226500 - Table.docx title cyclist fatalities in reported road accidents
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1092044

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
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 reduce carbon emissions from shipping.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	909957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK was a leading participant in the April 2018 negotiations that led to the Initial International Maritime Organization Greenhouse Gas Strategy. The UK continues to play a leading role in efforts to address carbon emissions from international shipping.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, we will be launching our Clean Maritime Plan in Spring 2019. This will set out plans to address both greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from shipping, and will underpin our long-term vision of zero emission shipping.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/03/2019 14:00:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1092075

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the volume of non-commercial traffic entering Portsmouth in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	234772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been working closely with the Hampshire LRF to understand traffic flows in Portsmouth, and to assess the potential for traffic disruption at Portsmouth port in the event of a no deal. Whilst our primary focus has been on freight volumes, as this is where we expect the risk of disruption to be greatest, the LRF have shared modelling with us which covers all traffic volumes, and we have been drawing on this when engaging with them on their proposed mitigations for dealing with potential traffic disruption.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 26/03/2019 14:37:11 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1092119

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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 comparative assessment he has made of the potential economic benefits for the North of England of (a) electrifying the Trans-Pennine line and (b) upgrading but not electrifying that line.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	234679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The department has undertaken an assessment of the benefits of a range of potential investments in the route. Within the £2.9bn available in this control period, this work has enabled us to direct funding to the interventions where<br>it will deliver the best value to customers including the provision of more capacity and greater reliability. It is planned that electrification will take place on the busiest sections into Leeds and Manchester.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 17:25:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1092126

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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, what plans his Department has to extend eligibility for free bus travel to combat air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	234788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Around £1 billion a year is spent on concessionary travel in England and any extensions to the scope of the statutory scheme would further increase costs. Local authorities do already however have the power to offer discretionary travel concessions over and above the statutory minimum national concession, and since 2010/11 almost all of the 89 travel concession authorities outside London have offered discretionary travel concessions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of buses to improving air quality, with one bus taking up to 75 cars off the road meaning that buses take millions of car journeys off UK roads every year, reducing greenhouse gases and congestion.</p><p> </p><p>To help enhance the attractiveness of travelling by bus, we have just announced that all operators of local bus services across England will be required from 2020 to provide high quality, accurate and open data, including on routes and timetables, fares and tickets and location data, which will enable passengers to more easily plan journeys, find best value tickets and receive service updates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is keen to support the uptake of zero emission buses, and recently announced the winners of the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme which will fund 263 zero emission buses and supporting infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 12:33:04 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1092145

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of the rail improvement projects proposed by Network Rail’s East Coast Main Line Route Study will be prioritised for investment; and how those projects will be funded.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	234723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We have already announced that we will invest up to £780m to deliver upgrades to the East Coast Main Line by the early 2020s. This is on top of the £400m invested since 2014 in power upgrades between London and Doncaster and infrastructure improvements elsewhere across the route. The Department is working with stakeholders, including Transport for the North, to identify and assess further potential enhancements for the East Coast Main Line. We will take staged decisions to progress further enhancements through the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 14:03:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1092146

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Standards
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 (a) performance and (b) passenger satisfaction figures for the East Coast Main Line; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	234724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Performance and passenger satisfaction for each train operator are continually assessed under the terms of their separate Agreements with the Secretary of State for Passenger Services on the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p><p>That said, for information, the latest overall passenger satisfaction figures for franchised operators who operate on the ECML are below (taken from the Autumn 2018 National Rail Passenger Survey published by Transport Focus):</p><p> </p><p>CrossCountry 81%</p><p>Great Northern 68%</p><p>London North Eastern Railway 87%</p><p>Northern 72%</p><p>ScotRail (managed by Transport Scotland) 79%</p><p>Thameslink 77%</p><p>Transpennine Express 73%</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 15:31:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1092147

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons Network Rail accounted for 60 per cent of delays to East Coast Main Line services in the year to February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	234725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold the information on reasons for Network Rail accounted delays to East Coast Main Line services.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 13:52:56 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1092148

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the new Azuma trains will not be operational on the East Coast Main Line other than between London and Leeds from May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	234726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Intercity Express Programme, the rollout of the new Azuma trains will be introduced along the whole of the East Coast Main Line in phases to reflect the 15 month train delivery schedule. The first phase of which will be in service between London – Leeds and London – Hull. LNER will announce dates for further service rollouts throughout the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/03/2019 13:56:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1092150

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the whole of the East Coast Main Line is ready for the delivery of High Speed Two by 2033.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	234728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd is currently identifying the works that may be required to accommodate HS2 services on the Conventional Rail Network from 2033. The initial assessment of areas where HS2 Ltd may need to undertake work is set out in the WDES, and work is ongoing to confirm which works will be needed. The works required will be detailed in the Phase 2b hybrid Bill, alongside the environmental assessment in the formal Environmental Statement, when the Phase 2b scheme is deposited in Parliament next year.</p><p> </p><p>The Volume 4 of the WDES is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/745090/HS2_Phase_2b_Working_Draft_ES_Volume_4_Off-route_effects.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/745090/HS2_Phase_2b_Working_Draft_ES_Volume_4_Off-route_effects.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 12:29:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell