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353933

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southeastern: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to allocate surplus Thameslink rolling stock to SouthEastern Trains in response to the submission made to his Department by SouthEastern in February 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
	uin	2338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials have asked Southeastern to consider all available opportunities within the rolling stock market and received outline options in February, with a more detailed proposal due from Southeastern by the end of the month. Any decision on the Department funding additional rolling stock must be supported by a business case which clearly demonstrates both affordability and value for money, and we will be working closely with Southeastern to assess the options, costs and benefits before taking any funding decisions.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/06/2015 11:25:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

353873

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many penalty charge notices for non-payment of the Dart Charge have been issued for since free-flow charging was introduced at the Dartford Crossing.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	2342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>As at 15 June 2015, the total of 867,897 penalty charge notices have been issued for non-payment of the Dart Charge following its introduction on 30<sup>th</sup> November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 11:29:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353874

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many penalty charge notices for non-payment of the Dart Charge issued since free-flow charging was introduced (a) have been in respect of foreign-registered vehicles and (b) remain unpaid.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	2343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>As at 15 June 151,871 Penalty Charge Notices have been passed to our European Debt Recovery Agency (EDRA) for issue to non-UK drivers.</p><p> </p><p>Currently 143,633 of these remain unpaid. Recovery of charges from overseas can be a lengthy process, as it can take several months to secure registered keeper details.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 11:32:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353875

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to implement the EU Cross-Border Enforcement Directive in respect of non-payment of fines.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	2344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government will implement the requirements of the Directive by 7 May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 11:35:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353930

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) the Office of Rail Regulation, (b) the Department's Rail Executive and (c) other bodies on the future of Network Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	2371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with a number of stakeholders to discuss a wide range of issues affecting the rail industry, including Network Rail.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Mr Patrick McLoughlin question first answered 17/06/2015 11:40:39 answering member 333 label Biography information for Lord McLoughlin
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

353931

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
	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 9 June 2015 to Question 1261, whether bi-modal IEP trains running on diesel power will be capable of running at the maximum permitted linespeed of 125 miles per hour.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	2340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The testing programme has demonstrated that the IEP train is capable of running at 125 miles per hour on diesel. Passengers can expect journey time improvements of circa 15 minutes on the routes served.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/06/2015 11:44:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

353901

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Huddersfield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funds the Government has set aside from (a) the Northern Powerhouse funding and (b) his Department's funding to improve rail links to and from Huddersfield.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	2323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Rail links to and from Huddersfield will benefit from the investment the Government is already making in the North of England rail network in support of its vision of a Northern Powerhouse. The Government has committed to the Northern Hub and electrification programmes, and capacity improvements at Huddersfield station. The new East Coast franchise awarded in November 2014 will lead to Huddersfield being introduced as a new destination for Intercity East Coast services with one service to and from London per day from 2019. The Government has also required bidders for the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises to replace outdated trains, add a third more capacity and invest in stations. In addition the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been provisionally allocated over £780m of Government Growth Deal funding over 20 years towards the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s multimodal West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund, from which priorities for local transport investment will be determined.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established Transport for the North (TfN) last year to formalise cooperation with Northern City Regions and LEPs on transport issues in the North. The aim is for TfN to speak with one voice to Government on the transport priorities for the whole of the North. The Department is working closely with TfN and Rail North to develop and prioritise the rail options so that the first tranche is ready for consideration as part of the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for the next rail investment period (CP6, 2019 – 2024). The Government is providing TfN with a development budget of up to £12.5m in 2015/16 to support its wider strategy development work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 14:10:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

353900

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on improving rail links between Huddersfield and other cities and towns in South Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	2322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport ran a public consultation to help inform the specification for the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, and received over 21,000 responses; a summary of these have been published on the Government’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The Invitation To Tender for the Northern franchise has specified the replacement of Pacers (which are currently used) on services between Huddersfield and Sheffield) by the start of 2020, and other rolling stock used on the franchise will be subject to a substantial refurbishment.　 It also specifies an increase in the Sunday service provision on this route by December 2017. Our process for evaluating franchise bids encourages bidders to exceed the minimum specifications we state, and the bids themselves are due in to the Department by 26 June. 　We are due to announce the outcome towards the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 14:31:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

353883

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	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 improve the frequency and speed of rail services between Telford and Birmingham.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
	uin	2356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>Services between Telford and Birmingham are supplied by more than one operator; London Midland and Arriva Trains Wales. Their Franchise Agreements state the minimum service provision of the train operator to protect service provision for passengers. This sees both providing hourly services Monday to Friday and where reasonable, these shall be timed with the other operator to promote a half hourly service.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the train operators cannot run fewer services than are stipulated (nor simply remove a station stop or two as this could mean that the minimum specifications for those removed station stops are not met), if the train operators believe that the demand exists for additional services (which may have quicker journey times) and they have the rolling stock, staff availability and they can obtain the required track access rights, there is nothing to stop them from running more frequent services. My Hon Friend, may wish to contact the operators to explore what options may be available to achieve quicker journeys in the short-term*.</p><p>Local Councils can also help specify and fund transport solutions if they decide that this is the best way to meet local transport needs. In doing so, they would discuss the feasibility of the scheme with Network Rail and the train operator(s). If the scheme is feasible and represents value for money, the Council would need to be prepared to fund the cost from sources which are available for transport investment.</p><p>The Department is aware of stakeholder aspirations for improvements in and to the service provision between Telford and Birmingham. As part of the competition for the new long term franchises for this route, public consultations will be opened to help inform the specification for those franchises.</p><p> </p><p>*Arriva Trains Wales contact email:<a href="mailto:customer.relations@arrivatrainswales.co.uk" target="_blank">customer.relations@arrivatrainswales.co.uk</a>; London Midland contact email: <a href="http://www.londonmidland.com/contact/contact-us/contact-form/" target="_blank">http://www.londonmidland.com/contact/contact-us/contact-form/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/06/2015 09:34:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

353891

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's budget was for new charging points for electric vehicles in each of the last 10 years; and what budget he has set for such points for the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	2358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department's budget and expenditure for new chargepoints for electric vehicles in each of the last 10 years, and for the next five years, is provided below. There was no budget for chargepoints prior to 2009/10.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2009/10***</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2010/11***</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yr</strong></p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p>0.77</p></td><td><p>0.49</p></td><td><p>0.81</p></td><td><p>0.52</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td><td><p>2.65</p></td><td><p>9.22</p></td><td><p>5.74</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yr</strong></p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p>14.64</p></td><td><p>20.64</p></td><td><p>25.90*</p></td><td><p>53.78</p></td><td><p>47.00<strong>**</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p>* Budget revised upwards to meet demand.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>** This figure includes a Highways England budget of £15m for publicly accessible chargepoints on the Strategic Road Network There will also be contributions from other OLEV schemes including the Cities, Bus and Taxi schemes as these will feature infrastructure elements.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>*** The 2009/10 and 2010/11 budgets were for the alternative fuels infrastructure grant, of which electric vehicle chargepoints were one part.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/06/2015 09:43:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

353858

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Immobilisation of Vehicles: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles the DVLA clamped in each month of the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	2297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides a monthly breakdown of the number of vehicles that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has clamped for the financial year 2014-15. The DVLA may also authorise others, such as, the police or local authority to take enforcement action against vehicles that are unlicensed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of vehicles clamped by the DVLA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of vehicles clamped by other authorities</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>4,362</p></td><td><p>852</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>4,748</p></td><td><p>801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>4,686</p></td><td><p>844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>4,766</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>4,556</p></td><td><p>828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>4,751</p></td><td><p>779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>5,008</p></td><td><p>798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>5,025</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>7,104</p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>7,019</p></td><td><p>1,722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>6,921</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/06/2015 09:50:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

353859

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much income the DVLA received from vehicle excise duty (a) fees and (b) fines in each month of the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	2298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>For the financial year 2013-14 the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) received £6,052 million from vehicle excise duty and £41 million from fines. Monthly figures are not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/06/2015 10:04:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

353855

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons vehicle excise duty is no longer valid if a vehicle changes ownership; and whether motorists were consulted about that change.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	2368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The decision to end vehicle excise duty at the point of sale was introduced as a consumer protection measure to prevent those purchasing second-hand vehicles unknowingly keeping an unlicensed vehicle in the absence of a tax disc.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This change was introduced in the Finance Act 2014. Her Majesty’s Treasury published this in draft form for public consultation in December 2013 on GOV.UK. The majority of comments received (83%) supported the change.</p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) also carried out a survey asking members of the public what they thought of the change and 78% of respondents were supportive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/06/2015 10:09:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

353899

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the Streets Ahead campaign on pavement parking.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	2335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Last year this Department received around a thousand communications from Guide Dogs campaigners in support of two Private Members’ Bills on pavement parking.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials have had contact with Guide Dogs and Living Streets over the last year, to discuss pavement parking.</p><p> </p><p>I also attended the Guide Dogs parliamentary reception in June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/06/2015 10:50:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman