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100952

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure there is an adequate number of school places; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	905641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>260,000 additional school places have been created between May 2010 and May 2013. We are on track to meet the extra pressures for places across the country.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 17:15:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91768

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Information
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 availability of websites which provide information about accessible journeys for disabled passengers after the closure of Transport Direct.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	209228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>National accessible journey planning is the one core piece of Transport Direct functionality that was not previously available elsewhere. However, several transport information providers have developed equivalent services.</p><p> </p><p>Traveline South, East &amp; Midlands commissioned a national accessible journey planning capability that launched at the end of September. This uses the same data and functionality as Transport Direct, and has been tested and found to give comparable journey plans. Transport for London and Traveline.info plan to offer nationwide accessible planning functionality later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/10/2014 11:22:49 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91770

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Information
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 accessibility of travel information and journey planning websites suggested as alternatives after the closure of Transport Direct.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	209227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The alternative sites have been found to offer equivalent functionality to that available on Transport Direct although the user interfaces are not identical. We assessed the accessibility of the public transport sites using screen reader software. This found that the Google journey planner, which is part a highly visual maps-based interface, is not accessible to screen reader users. Traveline South East was found to be accessible but with room for improvement. Traveline.info was not assessed since their new journey planner had not been launched at the time of testing. We are continuing to work with Traveline and other travel information providers to ensure that their user interfaces are made increasingly accessible.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/10/2014 11:21:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91543

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Eastern Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value is of the support provided by his Department to the Norwich in 90 campaign; and what proportion of such support has been spent on (a) secretarial support and (b) external consultants.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	208894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not provided secretarial support to the Norwich in 90 campaign but has been providing technical support within the Department’s staff resources. The Department has funded external consultancy support to the value of £60,000.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 11:21:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91544

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Directly Operated Railways
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 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 402W, on directly operated railways, what the mobilisation costs incurred by directly operated railways were in each franchise competition since 6 May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	208918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Directly Operated Railways (DOR) has incurred mobilisation costs in respect of two rail franchises since 6 May 2010. These are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 – InterCity West Coast - £1,020,000</p><p>2013/14 – Greater Western - £787,000</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2010 DOR also incurred mobilisation costs of £5.6 million with respect to the failure of the InterCity East Coast franchise in 2009.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 16:47:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91545

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Eastern Main Line: Level Crossings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many level crossings there are on the London to Norwich rail route; what assessment has been made of the number of level crossings that could be closed to improve passenger journey times; and what assessment has been made of the cost of closing level crossings as part of the Norwich in 90 proposals.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	208895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>There are 89 level crossings of all types between London and Norwich. Network Rail are currently developing detailed proposals and costings to increase speeds on the route to reduce journey times and these proposals are likely to involve changes to some existing level crossings.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 11:23:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91546

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has held with freight operating companies on the transfer of freight services from the Great Eastern Main Line to the Nuneaton to Felixstowe line.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	208896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not held direct discussions with the freight operating companies on this, as freight routeing is a matter for Network Rail, within the regulatory framework overseen by the Office of Rail Regulation. There are no current proposals to transfer all freight services from the Great Eastern Main Line to the Felixstowe to Nuneaton route; rather, the upgrading of the route from Felixstowe to Nuneaton is currently principally aimed at accommodating the anticipated growth in rail freight to and from the Port of Felixstowe.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 11:24:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

90257

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Castle Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to make an announcement on improvements to the Nottingham to Lincoln line.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	207826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My officials have been working with East Midlands Trains, local authorities, LEPs and Newark Business Club, in order to develop proposals to provide an improved train service for passengers travelling between Nottingham and Lincoln, following service cuts overseen by the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are hopeful that a decision will be made in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/09/2014 13:30:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

90379

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
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 rolling stock companies on the replacement or refurbishment of Pacer units as part of the Northern/TPE franchise consultation.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	207866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We expect to require bidders for the Northern and TPE franchises to put forward options for replacing Pacer units, which for many are a source of dissatisfaction with rail services in the North. The Secretary of State for Transport has not had any discussions with rolling stock companies regarding this as it is a matter for train operators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/09/2014 12:49:44 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

90380

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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, on what date he expects to introduce legislation to make Network Rail subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	207863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government and Network Rail have agreed that Network Rail will be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to its public functions. This requires secondary legislation, which the Government will bring forward at the next opportunity with the intention of making Network Rail subject to the Freedom of Information Act by April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Before then Network Rail will continue to exercise transparency to the public through its Transparency Strategy, which includes a voluntary information publication scheme. This was introduced in June 2012 to make the company more transparent and accountable to the wider public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/09/2014 12:40:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood