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790180

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Ombudsman
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 November 2017 to Question 111403, whether the Government plans to extend the proposed Rail Passengers Ombudsman beyond the rail sector to cover other areas of passenger transport remit including aviation, buses and ferries.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	113213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Rail Delivery Group is procuring a specialist ombudsman provider to run a scheme for rail passengers. There are currently no plans to extend the remit of the Rail Ombudsman into other areas of passenger transport.</p><p> </p><p>Redress and resolution services already exist in other areas of passenger transport, such as the alternative dispute resolution arrangements in place for aviation passengers and bus passengers.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/11/2017 15:40:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

790181

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the (a) volume of traffic and (b) level of toll charges at toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>A review of the methods of application/consultation was carried out in 2014. There are no plans to carry out a further review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:19:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

790182

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the extent to which traffic queuing for toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of Parliament contributes to traffic congestion in the areas around those toll bridges.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>These toll bridges are privately owned and operated. The surrounding roads are not part of the strategic road network. These roads are therefore the responsibility of the local highway authority and the Secretary of State has no authority to carry out such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:02:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

789165

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Cardiff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Written Ministerial Statement of 20 July 2017, HCWS85, on rail update, which Cardiff station is the intended recipient of funds for improvements referred to.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	112875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>In his Written Ministerial Statement of 20 July 2017, the Transport Secretary made clear that he is committed to developing options to improve journeys for rail passengers across Wales including station improvements at Cardiff Station.</p><p> </p><p>The Cardiff Station to which the Transport Secretary was referring to in his statement was Cardiff Central Station.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/11/2017 15:43:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

789166

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
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 effectiveness of Office of Rail and Road's enforcement of train-operating company licence provisions in terms of their meeting their retail code of practice obligations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	112876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>As the independent regulator, the ORR has consumer law powers to protect passengers’ rights. The Government, in its guidance to ORR this July, made clear that the ORR should use these powers to hold industry to account.</p><p> </p><p>In June, ORR published the results of its audit of train operator websites against the Retail Code of Practice, and has identified areas for improvement in its consumer report. An update of this will be published in December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/11/2017 15:19:43 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

789167

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Delivery Group: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Rail Delivery Group spent on marketing and advertising in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	112937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold information on the Rail Delivery Group’s spending on marketing and advertising.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/11/2017 15:07:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

789168

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Delivery Group
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 effectiveness of the Rail Delivery Group; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	112938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the Rail Delivery Group’s role of providing industry leadership in the railway to achieve better outcomes for rail users. We continue to work closely with them to ensure they are well placed to provide the strategic leadership needed to deliver key reforms in the railway.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/11/2017 15:10:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

789171

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Solent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government classifies the Solent as (a) an estuary or (b) open water.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	112816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The body of water defined as The Solent is neither classified as an estuary nor as open-water. The Solent is a strait that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland England. For the purposes of safe navigation and equipment requirements for ships, the Solent is classified as Category D waters, defined as ‘tidal rivers and estuaries where the significant wave height could not be expected to exceed 2.0 metres at any time’.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/11/2017 14:11:03 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

789174

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Delivery Group: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) marketing and (b) advertising associated with the Rail Delivery Group's In Partnership for Britain's Prosperity campaign.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	112935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) is a private company funded by the membership fees paid by its members, which comprise Network Rail (a public body) and train company owning groups (which are private companies). The Department for Transport does not hold information as regards any specific contribution to In Partnership for Britain’s Prosperity made by Network Rail. The Department was not required to approve any funding.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/11/2017 15:13:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

789175

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether train-operating company participation in the Rail Ombudsman will be compulsory.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	112936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Rail Ombudsman is being introduced on a voluntary basis. In this way, the scheme will be delivered far more quickly than could be achieved through a compulsory route, enabling the benefits to be felt by passengers as soon as possible. The Rail Delivery Group issued a press release on 4 August 2017 confirming that the train companies have collectively committed to introducing a new independent ombudsman to investigate and rule on unresolved customer complaints.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/11/2017 15:16:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald