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1013075

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Flybe
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 (a) the financial sustainability of Flybe; and (b) the implications for regional aviation connectivity of Fybe's financial sustainability.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	195135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority monitors the financial position of all UK airlines, including Flybe, as part of its routine airline licensing activities. Given the commercial sensitivity of such information, it is not publicly available. Flybe recently published its latest results, and more information about its business activities can be found in its annual report.</p><p> </p><p>Flybe offers a wide range of air connections which support regional connectivity. The Government will be consulting on its policy on regional connectivity in the Aviation Strategy Green Paper later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/12/2018 11:45:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1013076

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Transport: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November to Question 191429 on Transport: Noise, what the timeframe is for publication of the response to the consultation on the Noise Action Plans.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	195051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Consultation on the draft Noise Action Plans for Roads, Railways and Agglomerations (large urban areas) closed on 15 November. Responses are currently being evaluated.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will aim to publish a summary of responses alongside the final version of the Action Plans in early 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2018 17:55:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1012487

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) targets and (b) forecasts his Department has made of rail (i) passenger and (ii) freight growth by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	194790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not set general targets for rail demand growth.</p><p> </p><p>Our latest forecasts for rail passenger demand were published in the 2017 High-level Output Specification: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-level-output-specification-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-level-output-specification-2017</a>. Network Rail’s latest proposed forecasts for rail freight are published here: https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Rail-freight-forecasts-final-report.pdf. Both sets of forecasts are for the final financial year of control period 6 (2023/24).</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/11/2018 16:23:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1012488

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Pay
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 21 November 2018 to Question 191428 on Highways England: Pay, if he will publish the review by EY into executive pay in Highways England.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	194791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The review will inform pay policy development by Government and the company. There are no plans to publish the EY review into remuneration arrangements across Highways England.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2018 14:20:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1011623

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
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 effect of proposed EU Mobility Package 1 on the (a) posting, (b) driving and (c) rest time of workers in the UK road transport industry.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	194222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest proposals in the EU Mobility Package establish a road transport sector-specific regime for the posting of workers. This is intended to provide an enforceable and proportionate set of rules, based on harmonised administrative requirements for drivers and operators and on information exchange between Member State authorities. The Government’s assessment is that this will reduce administrative burdens that can be placed on UK-based drivers operating abroad. It is also proposed to introduce a limited exemption from posting rules for bilateral international operations. UK-based drivers may therefore in some circumstances be exempt from the prevailing local minimum wage rate while working in other Member States, although this would not be expected to entail a change to their contractual entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The latest proposals in the EU Mobility Package are that the driving and rest time rules would be modified to enable a driver to return to their base at least once every four weeks. In this context, to enable more of a driver’s rest time to be taken at home, it is proposed to enable drivers to take two consecutive reduced weekly rests, provided the reduction is compensated for. The Government considers that these rules would have a very limited effect on UK-based drivers, whose working patterns do not normally entail multiple weeks away from home.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 29/11/2018 11:43:29 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1011624

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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, pursuant to the Answers of 1 and 21 November 2018 to Questions 183470 and 191425 on Railways and on Aviation: Fares, what proportion of the UK rail network will be covered by smart ticketing by the end of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	194223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough to the answer to PQ 191425 that I gave last week.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/11/2018 13:39:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1011625

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 1 and 15 November 2018 to Questions 183468 and 188838 on Cross Country Rail franchise, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of (a) overcrowding, (b) capacity and (c) congestion on that route of the Government's decision to review its options for the Cross Country franchise.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	194224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Analysis, undertaken on the Cross Country network, has shown that from Mondays to Thursdays, Cross Country trains are extremely busy in the morning and evening peak. On Fridays, crowding on Cross Country trains starts from lunchtime onwards and, on some routes, extends into the late evening. In addition Cross Country has unique issues, in that it suffers from commuter traffic even though it is a long distance TOC which accounts for current pinch points.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with the franchisee to reduce overcrowding, increase capacity and ease congestion.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/11/2018 12:18:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1010761

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Private Finance Initiative
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 viability of future private funding for (a) road and (b) rail projects as a result of the decision in Budget 2018 to abolish private finance initiatives.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	193599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has retired PF2, a model which proved inflexible, costly and overly complex. The Department for Transport is continuing to assess ways to support private investment, on a project by project basis and where it provides value for money and fair risk transfer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/11/2018 11:52:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1007164

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	Railways: Croydon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the Windmill Junction East Croydon grade-separated capacity enhancement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	191424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The proposed works at Windmill Bridge Junction and East Croydon form part of a wider Brighton Mainline (BML) upgrade programme, led by Network Rail.</p><p> </p><p>An Outline Business Case (OBC) is expected to be complete in late 2019. Consistent with our new Rail Enhancements Pipeline process, once the OBC is finalised, a decision will be made whether to progress and fund the Final Business Case (FBC) stage and further development of the project, leading ultimately to a final investment decision over the coming years. Our decision to deliver the programme will be based on there being a sound business case, planning permission, and overall affordability.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/11/2018 11:03:05 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1007165

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	Railways: Tickets
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 1 November 2018 to Question 183470 on Railways and Aviation: Fares, what proportion of the UK rail network passengers are planned to be able to use (a) smart cards and (b) mobile phones for fares by the end of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	191425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s £80m investment in accelerating smart ticketing builds on previous and existing franchise commitments, and sits alongside Government funding for Transport for the North’s smart ticketing programme and the Rail Delivery Group’s investment in barcode technology.</p><p> </p><p>Together, these programmes mean that the rail industry is on track to deliver a smart card or barcode option that passengers can choose to use for singles, returns and seasons on journeys across almost all of the rail network by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/11/2018 11:13:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald