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1124425

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A1
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any of the 11 planned road building schemes announced by Highways England in April as being paused indefinitely affect the A1; and if so, which parts.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL15474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>In delivering the road investment strategy, Highways England routinely reviews its delivery plans to ensure that proposed road schemes will deliver value for money and minimise disruption for motorists. Highways England publishes its annual Delivery Plan each year to provide details of its planned work programme for the next 12 months and beyond. The next regular update of this is scheduled to be published this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/05/2019 07:38:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1124328

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Abellio Group and Arriva
	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 10 April 2019 to Question 243472 on Abellio Group, what assurances his Department has received from owning groups (a) Abellio and (b) Arriva that any sale of their UK government rail contracts will ensure future owners have the capacity to honour all commitments including parent company guarantees and performance bonds.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	250026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The ‘Change of Control’ provisions in the Franchise Agreement give the Secretary of State unlimited right to reject any sale of a franchise such as those owned by Abellio and Arriva. In deciding whether to approve such a sale, the Secretary of State would consider the arrangements in place for securing the same or improved parent company guarantees and performance bond arrangements as currently exist. This consideration would include the financial standing of the new owning group and other elements of their capacity to honour existing commitments.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/05/2019 15:04:19 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124144

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Safety
	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 18 April 2019 to Question 245611 on Aircraft: Accidents, when (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues last had discussions with the football sector on safety and compliance issues in respect of commercial aircraft flights.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	249826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and his ministerial colleagues have not had discussions with representatives of the football industry on safety and compliance issues in respect of commercial air flights.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/05/2019 09:23:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1124440

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of the recent decision to cancel the remaining contracts with no-deal Brexit ferry operators on supply chains in the freight sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not expect there to be a significant impact on supply chains in the freight sector. Shippers will continue to have access to ferry and Channel Tunnel freight services provided on a commercial basis, as usual.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/05/2019 11:37:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1124377

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	249909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested for all three years can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, of the information that is more readily available, the Central Department and its Executive Agencies does hold information for the previous year which is as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU)</p></td><td><p>Department for International Trade (DIT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5 or fewer</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 16:04:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1124297

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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, if he will set out the (a) revenue, (b) growth and (c) investment on the East Coast mainline by successive operators of the route in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	250009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested for Virgin Trains East Coast can be found in the annual reports published on the Stagecoach website. I attach the link for reference:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.stagecoach.com/investors/financial-analysis/reports/2018.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.stagecoach.com/investors/financial-analysis/reports/2018.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The part year VTEC accounts for the period 1 April 2018 to 24 June 2018 are due to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The audited annual accounts for LNER from 24 June 2018 to 31 March 2019 will also be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/05/2019 16:05:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124344

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all three bids for the East Midlands franchise were non-compliant.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	250032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>It was a fair, open competition and Abellio provided the best bid for passengers, in which it demonstrated that it will not only meet but exceed the Department’s specifications</p><p> </p><p>In complex procurement processes such as this, it is a matter of course that there may be small technical non-compliances. These include, for example, incorrect font sizes or submitting bids in the wrong format. This does not constitute a material non-compliance which would affect the compliance of the bid as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/05/2019 14:52:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124333

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Midlands Trains: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 10 April 2019 to Question 243470, what estimate has he made of the amount of pension risk and liability the Government will be required to share on the East Midlands Trains as a result of the next actuarial valuation of the Railway Pension Scheme taking place December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	250027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The 2019 actuarial valuation of the East Midlands section of the Railways Pension Scheme will be performed by the Scheme Actuary, and the outcome will depend on the assumptions used. The Department has taken advice from the Government Actuary’s Department on the potential range of future valuation outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/05/2019 14:11:09 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124438

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of electric car charging points in each county in England and Wales; and what plans they have to increase the number of such charging points.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill
	uin	HL15487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Highways England has reviewed chargepoint provision within 20 miles of the strategic road network across relevant counties in England to determine the gaps in charge point availability and to identify locations of potential sites for new charge points to meet their commitment that motorists will be no more than 20 miles from a charge point on 95% of the strategic road network. Highways England has so far given grants to 5 local authorities (Mid Suffolk, Ryedale, South Somerset, Worthing and Shropshire) to deliver 19 chargepoints and is working with BP Chargemaster and Swarco to deliver a further 59, which will all be installed by Spring 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The UK now has over 17,000 publicly accessible chargepoints, including more than 1,700 rapid devices – one of the largest networks in Europe. Our vision is to have one of the best infrastructure networks in the world for electric vehicles, and we want chargepoints to be accessible, affordable and secure. In addition to the Highways England funding, the Government provides grants to fund chargepoints at homes, workplaces and on residential streets. These measures, along with the £400m public-private Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund, will see thousands more chargepoints installed across the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/05/2019 13:10:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3125 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill

1124402

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish an up-to-date cost estimate and business case for HS2 Phase 1; and whether they will table a motion for approval of each in both Houses of Parliament before permanent works begin.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL15451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Full Business Case for Phase One will be published later in 2019 and will include an assessment of the latest estimates of cost, schedule and benefits. Publication of the Full Business Case will support authorisation of Notice to Proceed for Phase One which is when HS2 Ltd instructs its main works civil contractors to commence construction of the railway.</p><p> </p><p>The Government already has the statutory powers to build HS2 Phase One. Authorisation of Notice to Proceed is a commercial and administrative process conducted between the Government, HS2 Ltd and its main works civil contractors, and does not therefore require a motion of parliamentary approval.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/05/2019 14:14:42 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley