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1110186

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Unions
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 19 March to Question 232553 on Department for Transport: Trade Unions, how many induction meetings for new entrants were held in his Department in 2018; in how many of those meetings were trades unions (a) invited to make and (b) excluded from making a presentation; and how many staff attended those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	242109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Business Area</p></td><td><p>Number of induction meetings**</p></td><td><p>Number of staff that attended the induction meetings</p></td><td><p>Number of induction meetings at which the trade unions were invited to make a presentation at</p></td><td><p>Number of induction meetings at which the trade unions were excluded from making a presentation at</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Transport (central department)</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>540*</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>*Estimate only based on capacity of courses </em> <em>**’Induction meetings’ refer to formal sessions for groups of new entrants, and not any other meeting that may form part of an individual induction plan</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DfTc and VCA are in discussions with the trade union side about how to incorporate the trade union into the induction process. The induction materials given to new staff include information about joining a trade union.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/04/2019 14:49:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1110187

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Unions
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 20 March to Question 233002 on Government Departments: Trade Unions, what assessment he has made of the effect of restrictions placed on trade unions during a dispute on compliance with freedom of association and freedom of expression under the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	242110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department supports the right of employees to join a trade union, and the right of the union to communicate with its members.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s policy is not to make facilities available to the trade union for the purpose of planning, promoting, or implementing a decision to take industrial action against the Department, which it does not believe is contrary to the requirements of the Human Rights Act 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/04/2019 14:46:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1110188

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Overtime
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 19 March to Question 232554 on Department for Transport: Overtime, on what dates (a) trades unions wrote to the Department, (b) his Department replied and (c) his Department met with trades union in relation to the judgment on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v. Mr G Willetts.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	242111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Correspondence, including records of meetings, between the Department and trade unions relating to the judgement on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v. Mr G Willetts is not held centrally, or in the format requested, and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/04/2019 14:43:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1110214

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) male and (b) female direct entrants at Grade 7 level in his Department started on a higher salary level than the Grade 7 minimum in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017, (iv) 2018 and (v) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	242112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of male and female direct entrants at Grade 7 level, in DfT(c), DVLA, DVSA, MCA and VCA, who started on a higher salary level than the Grade 7 minimum, for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and up to 31 January 2019 (the latest data available at the time of writing).</p><p> </p><p>The figures shown in brackets show the total number of direct entrants for that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of male direct entrants at Grade 7 level, appointed above the Grade 7 minimum</p></td><td><p>Total number of male entrants at Grade 7 level</p></td><td><p>Number of female direct entrants at Grade 7 level, appointed above the Grade 7 minimum</p></td><td><p>Total number of female entrants at Grade 7 level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (up to 31 January 2019)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There were 16 direct entrants at Grade 7 level in DfT Rail between 2015 and 31 January 2019 with a salary higher than the Grade 7 minimum. It is not possible to disaggregate this further between male and female entrants, or the years in which they joined the Department, as it would be possible to identify individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 242113 question first answered 11/04/2019 16:53:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1110215

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) male and (b) female direct entrants at Grade 7 level in DfT Rail started on a higher salary level than the Grade 7 minimum in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017, (iv) 2018 and (v) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	242113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of male and female direct entrants at Grade 7 level, in DfT(c), DVLA, DVSA, MCA and VCA, who started on a higher salary level than the Grade 7 minimum, for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and up to 31 January 2019 (the latest data available at the time of writing).</p><p> </p><p>The figures shown in brackets show the total number of direct entrants for that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of male direct entrants at Grade 7 level, appointed above the Grade 7 minimum</p></td><td><p>Total number of male entrants at Grade 7 level</p></td><td><p>Number of female direct entrants at Grade 7 level, appointed above the Grade 7 minimum</p></td><td><p>Total number of female entrants at Grade 7 level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (up to 31 January 2019)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There were 16 direct entrants at Grade 7 level in DfT Rail between 2015 and 31 January 2019 with a salary higher than the Grade 7 minimum. It is not possible to disaggregate this further between male and female entrants, or the years in which they joined the Department, as it would be possible to identify individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 242112 question first answered 11/04/2019 16:53:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1109776

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro
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 2 April 2019 to Question 238325, if will establish a fund specifically for the extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro that can be drawn down by Nexus to improve connectivity and further develop a North East Regional Light Rail Mass Transit system.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	241016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>While the Government has no plans to establish a specific fund for the extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro, the North East city region has been shortlisted for a share of £1.22bn from the second tranche of the Transforming Cities Fund. We await formal receipt of their proposals later this year, which could include proposals for enhancing the Tyne and Wear Metro.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/04/2019 12:38:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1109777

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro
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) Nexus and (b) other relevant organisations on the expansion of the Tyne and Wear Metro system in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	241017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not had any discussions about extending the Tyne and Wear Metro system in the last 12 months. The system is locally managed by Nexus and the relevant local authorities, who are responsible for identifying opportunities to extend and improve the system, but the Department has not yet been asked to consider any specific proposals. The North East City Region has been shortlisted for a share of the £1.22 billion second tranche of the Transforming Cities Fund and, as part of the co-development process, Nexus and the relevant authorities are discussing a range of options, including Metro enhancements, with officials in the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/04/2019 14:39:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1109778

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Durham Coast Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date pacer trains will be removed from the Northern Rail Durham Coast Line.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	241018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Northern have stated they still aim to retire all Pacers by the end of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/04/2019 12:48:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1109781

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Durham Coast Line: Easington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional capacity will be provided on train services in the Easington constituency following the replacement of pacer trains on the Northern Rail, Durham Coast Line.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	241019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Northern’s refurbished ‘Sprinter’ trains will form the backbone of services on the Durham Coast following the removal of Pacers. This will deliver a 34% increase in seating capacity and even greater standing capacity when a Pacer is directly compared to a Sprinter unit. All refurbished trains will deliver a much better customer experience including free customer wifi, at seat power, customer information screens and improved lighting and seating.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/04/2019 14:15:35 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1109782

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Working Links
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2019 on Working Links, if he will commission a public inquiry into the financial risk to sub-contractors undertaking work for her Department following the (a) collapse of Working Links and (b) difficulties Community and Voluntary Organisations are experiencing obtaining contractual payments
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	241020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The DWP will not be undertaking a public enquiry into the failure of Working Links or the issues that this has caused to their supply chain partners. Ultimately, the failure of Working Links was caused by its subsidiary companies and their Community Rehabilitation Contracts. The DWP’s commercial Employment Category will seek to learn lessons and consider them when developing future commercial strategies.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/04/2019 11:46:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris