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647286

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	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 levels of customer satisfaction of passengers of the Wales and Border rail franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	55093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The standard assessment of the level of customer satisfaction for train companies across Great Britain is undertaken independently by Transport Focus.</p><p> </p><p>Transport Focus undertake a National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) every six months. The latest results (Spring 2016) for Arriva Trains Wales reported overall satisfaction levels of 82%, unchanged from the result six months earlier.</p><p> </p><p>Details are on the Transport Focus website, a link to the summary results is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://d3cez36w5wymxj.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/30101622/NRPS-At-a-Glance-Arriva-Trains-Wales-Spring-20161.pdf" target="_blank">http://d3cez36w5wymxj.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/30101622/NRPS-At-a-Glance-Arriva-Trains-Wales-Spring-20161.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/12/2016 13:58:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

647278

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.17 of the Autumn Statement 2016, how the £1.1 billion investment in English local transport networks will be regionally allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	55049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The £1.1 billion investment in local transport networks is in addition to the £250 million pothole action fund. The £1.1 billion will be allocated for local highway improvements which aims to either reduce congestion at key locations, upgrade or improve the maintenance of local highway assets across the country, or unlock economic and job creation opportunities. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 55048 question first answered 05/12/2016 15:54:35 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

647279

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.17 of the Autumn Statement 2016, whether the £1.1 billion investment in local transport networks is in addition to the pothole action fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	55048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The £1.1 billion investment in local transport networks is in addition to the £250 million pothole action fund. The £1.1 billion will be allocated for local highway improvements which aims to either reduce congestion at key locations, upgrade or improve the maintenance of local highway assets across the country, or unlock economic and job creation opportunities. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 55049 question first answered 05/12/2016 15:54:35 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

647277

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether civil servants employed in his Department have been consultants to Govia Thameslink Railway in its bid for the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	55011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held in the form requested, and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2016 14:25:12 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

647268

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southern: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the exact date is of the change in the delayed repay threshold on the Southern Rail franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	55149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Work is progressing on this introduction, and is a matter of priority for both the operator and the Department. We expect to be able to announce an implementation date shortly.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2016 15:42:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

647267

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal accidents there have been on each A road in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	55148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below gives the top 20 A roads with the highest number of fatal accidents in Great Britain for 2015. The fatal accident rate per 100 miles of route length has also been provided as this allows the length of road to be taken into account when comparing the safety performance of the roads.</p><p> </p><p>Given the relatively small number of accidents on each road, the total number of fatal accidents could vary significantly between years. Accident numbers will vary between roads based on a number of factors, including: traffic volume and different types of vehicle, as well as the characteristic of the road itself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Top 20 A roads with the highest number of fatal accidents in 2015, Great Britain.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>A road number <sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of fatal accidents</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatal accident rate per 100 miles of route length <sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>4.37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A40</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A303</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A46</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A30</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A41</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A49</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A45</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A35</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A259</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A38</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A34</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A90</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A631</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5.73</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 excludes A(M) sections of road</p><p>2 Route length includes slip roads and covers the length of the road rather than length of individual carriageways.</p><p> </p><p>The attached document (Appendix 1) provides the number of fatal accidents and fatal accident rates per 100 miles of route for each of the A roads where a fatal accident was recorded in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2016 is currently unavailable. The statistics will be available after publication in June 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/12/2016 15:31:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones attachment 1 file name 055148 - Appendix 1.docx title Appendix 1
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

647276

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Staff
	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 effect of the level of planning by train operating companies of the availability of conductors or guards on train service delays and cancellations; and if he will place this information in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	55010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment; it is an operational matter for franchised train operators to ensure that their traincrew planning and management is sufficiently effective to provide the required service to passengers and to meet their franchise obligations.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2016 14:10:31 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

647282

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Staff
	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 application of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to driver only operation; and if he will place a copy of those representations in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	55191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>I have not received any formal representations on this specific point.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2016 14:47:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

647085

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Dawlish
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £50 million investment in rail resilience projects referred to in paragraph 3.25 of the Autumn Statement 2016 is intended for the Dawlish Rail Resilience Project.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	55119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The £10m of investment in Dawlish is 20% of the £50m rail resilience project investment announced in the Autumn Statement 2016. This funding will allow Network Rail’s development work to continue on the three highest priority Devon coastal sites identified in the geo-technical study which Network Rail published on 17 November. This work will include the development of an application for the necessary planning consents for the work on the cliffs along the coast to the immediate north-east of Teignmouth.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2016 15:21:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

647273

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been made available to his Department for redevelopment of rural rail stations in the Autumn Statement 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	55070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement announced £450 million to trial digital signalling technology to improve reliability, £5m development funding for Midlands Rail Hub, and £80m to accelerate the rollout of Smart Ticketing. This is in addition to the very substantial investment this Government is making in the railways, the largest since Victorian times.</p><p> </p><p>Through the ongoing Franchise Process, the Government requires train operators to work with Community Rail Partnerships to support rural rail stations and services. The Government provides funding to the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (“ACoRP”), and for the Designated Community Rail Development Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government supports improvements at all railway stations, including rural railway stations, through the National Station Improvement Programme, Station Commercial Project Facility, and Access for All.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2016 15:38:00 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff