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1204719

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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 assessment he has made of the progress on the delivery of the Transpennine Rail upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	60740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The programme is rapidly progressing into its detailed design phase with early construction enabling activities happening in parallel. Peak construction is expected around 2023/2024 with final completion in the late 2020s.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/06/2020 11:37:28 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

1204720

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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, when the Transpennine Rail upgrade project will commence.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	60741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>Upgrades have already been delivered at Micklefield, we are upgrading the Calder Valley route to provide an essential alternative route during the works, and Network Rail is currently consulting on upgrades between Huddersfield and Ravensthorpe to ensure our focus is on better journeys for passengers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/06/2020 11:39:47 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

1204721

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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 route the upgraded Transpennine Rail will take.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	60742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>TRU will bring significant improvements to the existing East-West rail link across the North, from York to Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/06/2020 11:42:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

1204722

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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 estimate he has made of budget required for the Transpennine rail upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	60743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a multi-billion pound programme and the Government's biggest single investment in upgrading the country's railway in the next five years. TRU has developed an Outline Business Case that has been going through approval processes this month. Further announcements on the budget will be made as soon as that process completes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/06/2020 11:44:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

1204723

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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 assessment he has made of the benefits of the Transpennine Rail Upgrade to passengers and commuters.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	60744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a vital step towards transforming rail connectivity across the north, delivering more seats, faster journeys, a more reliable service for commuters and visible improvements to several stations along the route.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/06/2020 12:02:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

1182574

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Biodiversity and Forests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to protect the world’s (a) forestry and (b) biodiversity.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	901100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>DFID is at the forefront of global efforts to tackle illegal logging and promote sustainable trade in timber, and eliminate deforestation from supply chains. These programmes, and other assistance from the UK, are helping to preserve the world’s most valuable habitats and address biodiversity loss.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 901104 question first answered 04/03/2020 16:46:30 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

1156253

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to assess which train stations are eligible for disabled access upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	5087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Access for All programme provides accessibility improvements over and above those required by the industry. Stations are selected for this funding against a range of criteria including annual footfall, the incidence of disability in the area, and the availability of third party funding for the project. We also take into account local factors such as proximity to a hospital. Stations are also chosen to ensure a fair geographical spread of projects across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/10/2019 12:28:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1156254

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timescale is for bringing forward legislation to ensure that disability equality training for taxi drivers becomes mandatory.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	5088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is taking robust action and will introduce National Minimum Standards including mandatory disability awareness training when Parliamentary time allows. In 2020 we plan to consult on revised best practice guidance for local licensing authorities, including strengthened recommendations on the provision of disability awareness training for drivers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/11/2019 13:41:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1149392

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether her Department has plans to review the traffic light system limits on seismic disturbance.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that it will only support the exploration of our shale gas resources in a safe and sustainable way. The Oil and Gas Authority is undertaking a scientific analysis of the data from Cuadrilla’s earlier operations in 2018 which will be published shortly. The Government will set out our future approach once we have considered the findings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/10/2019 14:40:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1147017

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a national gluten-free prescribing scheme for England to avoid variation in prescribing policies across different Clinical Commissioning Groups.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	292301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 08/10/2019 15:59:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker