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1521558

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate monitoring and oversight of the construction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	901617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport monitors the construction of HS2 through formal mechanisms such as the HS2 Development Agreement, and a number of supporting forums which assess whether HS2 is being delivered to budget and schedule, and in accordance with the commitments which accompany both HS2 Acts.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also deploys a team of independent Construction Inspectors to provide independent scrutiny of construction, as well as its impact on communities and residents.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:20:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1521559

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Growth Plan 2022 on the delivery of road upgrades.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	901619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>My officials are already engaging with the delivery agencies whose schemes were identified for acceleration in the growth plan, including local authorities and National Highways, with the intent of removing barriers and delivering the schemes faster.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to deliver the £24billion Roads Investment Strategy, including 58 major improvement schemes. Ten of these were included on the list of schemes to prioritise for acceleration and we are working with NH to speed up delivery of these to boost growth across all areas of the country.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 13/10/2022 16:37:29 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1521560

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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, if she will make it her policy to implement Transport for the North’s preferred option for Northern Powerhouse Rail.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	901620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear the Government wants to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail in full. We intend to engage leaders and honourable members from the North in reaching decisions on the detail of how we deliver this.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:21:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1521561

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve the (a) reliability and (b) frequency of Avanti West Coast train services.
tabling member constituency	Macclesfield
tabling member printed	David Rutley
uin	901621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent improvement in services required.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:22:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4033 label Biography information for David Rutley

1521562

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to open a fourth round of applications for the Active Travel Fund.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	901622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Active Travel England was launched in January 2022 to manage the £710m Active Travel budget and to drive up the standards of Local Authority projects.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the process will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/10/2022 13:33:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1521563

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to open a fourth round of applications for the Active Travel Fund.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	901623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Active Travel England was launched in January 2022 to manage the £710m Active Travel budget and to drive up the standards of Local Authority projects.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the process will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/10/2022 13:35:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1521564

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing speed limits on road safety for all users.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	901624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department published a comprehensive three-year evaluation of the effect of 20mph signed-only limits in November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The report found that while 20mph limits were supported by the majority of residents and drivers, there was insufficient evidence to conclude that that the introduction of 20mph limits in residential areas had led to a significant change in collisions and casualties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 13/10/2022 13:38:54 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

1520926

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Tax Rates and Bands: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on tax rates in Scotland and other parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	901588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Growth Plan takes steps to deliver a pro-growth tax system that provides the conditions needed for businesses and people to succeed.</p><p>Our plans to cut income and property tax south of the border will generate additional funding for the Scottish Government over this spending period – adding to its already record annual block grant of £41 billion.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 12/10/2022 13:06:29 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1520927

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Ports: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of trade and biosecurity controls at the ports of Cairnryan and Stranraer.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	901591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>Through the Port Infrastructure Fund, the UK Government has provided over £600,000 to Cairnryan and Loch Ryan to build the infrastructure needed for customs and biosecurity checks.</p><p>And while biosecurity is the responsibility of the Scottish Government, our two Governments work together to ensure that biosecurity is maintained.<em> </em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 12/10/2022 13:52:56 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1520928

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Innovation and Spaceflight: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing support for Scotland's space exploration and innovation sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	901593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with colleagues in the Scottish Government, and with innovation and enterprise agencies, to maximise the opportunities offered by launch from Scotland - and ensure the benefits are shared across the UK.</p><p><br>Scotland Office Ministers attended the Farnborough Airshow in July, meeting with a number of industry stakeholders with a large footprint in Scotland, demonstrating the UK Government's ongoing commitment to the space sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 12/10/2022 13:53:52 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook