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751457

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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 plans he has to commission new rail infrastructure in the North of England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	4565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government intends later this year to set out its priorities for investment in train services and infrastructure in the next five year Control Period from 2019. This will be informed by advice from the rail industry, Transport for the North and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of Britain benefits from our investment in the railways. Improvements in rail services can be delivered by new trains and a range of infrastructure improvements. The Government keeps under close review what options will ensure the maximum value to taxpayers, passengers and freight users.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2017 15:01:58 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751456

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of public spending per capita on transport infrastructure in (a) the Liverpool City Region, (b) the North West, (c) London and (d) the South East.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	4564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Figures on public sector spend per head of population at a regional level are part of the government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics, and are included below. However, there are significant caveats to be noted regarding the interpretation of these figures for transport spending.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA attempts to allocate expenditure on the basis of which region benefits from the spend, rather than where it is made. However, this can be challenging as expenditure in one part of the country may actually benefit a different area, and this affectsmotorways, trunk roads, and the railways. For example, whilst spending on a local hospital will predominantly benefit those who live in that area, spending on a motorway or railway line will benefit not just those living nearby but also those travelling from and to other areas across the country. Whilst the Department seeksto record rail funding across the regions based on which passengers benefit, allocations are inevitably fairly imprecise.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly, in recording spending on a per capita basis (i.e. per head of resident population), the calculation for London does not account for the large number of daily commuters, visitors and tourists who use and benefit from the roads and public transport networks, but who are not London residents. In particular, as the main international gateway into the country, London is the location for a range of transport investments which are designed to serve passengers well beyond the local resident population.</p><p> </p><p>The above caveats should be taken into account when looking at the CRA figures for regional Government expenditure on transport. The figures for 2015-16 relating to locations (b), (c) and (d) from the above request are shown in the table below. This information is published for government office regions only, and therefore is unavailable for (a) Liverpool City Region.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1. Government expenditure on transport per head of population by region</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total transport spend per capita</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£365</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>HM Treasury Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) 2016</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2017 15:29:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753013

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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: Port of Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include options to link HS2 to the Port of Liverpool in the consultation announced on 17 July 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	5460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to consult on options to link HS2 to the Port of Liverpool. The government and Transport for the North continue to develop a single integrated strategy for Northern Powerhouse Rail, including a range of options for Manchester to Liverpool, and the wider NPR network. Options outlined in the Crewe Hub consultation could also result in faster journey times for some Liverpool services.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/07/2017 09:44:43 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753012

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Telecommunications
	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 17 July 2017 to Question 4563, what estimate he has made of the number of UK seafarers able to call or have Skype conversations with friends and family in the UK when they are in foreign ports.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	5459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has made no estimate of the number of UK seafarers able to call or have Skype conversations with friends and family in the UK when they are in foreign ports.</p><p> </p><p>Similar to foreign seafarers in UK ports, UK seafarers are able to use the services of seafarer welfare providers in foreign ports, such as free wi-fi, to call or have Skype conversations with people in the UK. In addition, some major foreign ports and shipowners allow UK seafarers to use their wi-fi for free</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/07/2017 09:48:03 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753718

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	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 17 July 2017 to Question 4566, how much his Department has spent (a) analysing the responses received to the draft Airports National Policy Statement and (b) undertaking an economic assessment of the effect of a new runway at Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	5979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has contracted an external provider to collect, analyse and report on the comments received from responses to the draft Airports National Policy Statement consultation, as well as the consultation on Airspace Policy that was run in parallel. These consultations closed on 25 May and we are currently analysing more than 70,000 responses, the vast majority of which relate to the draft National Policy Statement. As at the time of answering, the Department has spent approximately £458,000, excluding VAT, on this contract. The Government takes the views of the public very seriously and is considering the responses closely.</p><p> </p><p>The economic assessment of the Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme, one of three shortlisted schemes, was published in the Further Review and Sensitivities Report in October 2016 and is largely based on evidence produced by the Airports Commission. This followed an internal review supported by two academics under contract for less than £5,000, which concluded that the evidence base was fit for purpose.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 25/07/2017 09:55:47 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753717

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Port of Liverpool: 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 17 July 2017 to Question 4567, how much his Department has spent (a) examining the sufficiency of port access and connectivity in England and (b) to identify where connectivity could support economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	5980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department is examining the sufficiency of port access, and how this connectivity could support economic growth in England, as part of the ongoing Port Connectivity Study. I commissioned this new study, and it is being undertaken by Sir John Randall on a pro bono basis, working with a team in the Department’s Maritime Directorate within its existing staffing budget. The Port Connectivity Study aims to report by the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>Other work streams across road and rail investment planning, as well as regional strategies, that the Department is involved in will also consider such issues as part of their process. The Department does not collect information on its administrative spending at this level of disaggregation. Information about the Department’s spending and business plan can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 25/07/2017 10:20:20 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753719

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2017 to Question 4564, what assessment he has made of the quality of the analysis in the National Infrastructure Pipeline 2016, published on 23 March 2016; and what the reason is for the difference in the figures in that publication and in Answer of 17 July 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	5978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline (NICP) are not directly comparable.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA provides comprehensive historical analysis of public sector spend on transport by region up to 2016, outlining spend on maintaining and administering the transport network, such as maintaining the local road network. It also includes the actual investment to build new infrastructure, such as investment in a new bypass. CRA data are National Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The NICP differs from the CRA in that it is a forward-looking view focused on planned projects. It is intended to provide industry with a strategic view of the planned investment in projects to deliver new infrastructure and construction projects across the public and private sectors, including the transport network, up to 2021 and beyond. The IPA makes clear that the NICP is based on non-comprehensive, unaudited administrative data and should not be considered as National Statistics or Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>It is very difficult to offer a meaningful regional breakdown of infrastructure investment based on the NICP. This is because only around 40% of the value of projects in the pipeline to 2020/21 has been allocated to individual English regions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2017 11:02:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753716

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Port of Liverpool: 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 17 July 2017 to Question 4567, how much his Department plans to spend on (a) setting out its priorities for investment in train services and (b) consulting with the rail industry, Transport for the North and other stakeholders.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	5981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on its administrative spending plans at this level of disaggregation. Information about the Department’s spending and business plan can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2017 11:06:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758303

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Sign Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	9011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport take account of the needs of all groups in developing its policies and delivering its services. The department aims to make all its information and correspondence accessible and responds positively to requests for information in different formats, including British Sign Language. We have a policy of fulfilling reasonable requests where costs are proportionate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 15/09/2017 09:39:47 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

804432

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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 plans he has for a new rail line between Liverpool and Hull.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Transport for the North (TfN) in their development of a business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail, which aims to connect the major cities of the North. I look forward to receiving their business case in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2017 14:15:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson