Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

834622

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the trend in the level of passenger journeys made by bus by people aged (a) 16 and under, (b) 17-20 and (c) 21-29 since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	126070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport funds the National Travel Survey (NTS), a series of annual household surveys which provide consistent data on personal travel behaviour for all residents of England. The latest year for which data are available is 2016. Estimates for the number of bus trips per person per year by the requested age groups, for the years 2010 to 2016, are given in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Average number of local and non-local bus trips<sup>1</sup>, by age group: England, 2010-2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Trips per person per year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>17-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>1 'Bus trips' includes local buses in London and elsewhere, and non-local buses, where the bus stage was the longest part of the trip, by distance.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><em>Source: DfT, National Travel Survey</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures suggest that there has been a fall, in 2016, in the number of bus trips taken by all ages shown. The survey is subject to sampling error, however, so single year on year changes should be interpreted with caution.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/02/2018 13:41:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

834623

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the causes of decline in the number of passenger journeys made by bus since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	126071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of factors that may explain the fall in bus patronage on local bus services seen in recent years. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Transport for London attribute the fall in bus patronage in London in the last three consecutive years to increased congestion and road works which has affected bus performance by reducing average bus speeds. This may also result in people switching to other modes of transport such as light rail.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Car ownership: Household car ownership remains high and is likely to have contributed to falling bus patronage. Data from the National Travel Survey (NTS) shows that 77% of households in England owned at least one car or van in 2016, up from 75% in 2010.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Online shopping: The growth in online shopping in recent years may have led to a fall in people using the bus for shopping trips. Data from the National Travel Survey shows that there were 13 shopping trips per person per year on local bus in England in 2016, down from 19 per person per year in 2010.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Reductions in local authority supported services: Vehicle mileage on local authority supported services in England outside London has decreased each year since peaking in 2009/10.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 presents local authorities with new powers to bring about change, and unlock the potential for the bus industry to achieve more for passengers. In particular, new enhanced partnership and advanced quality partnership powers provide the framework for authorities to work side by side with operators to set a shared vision for bus services in their area.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/02/2018 12:00:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

828258

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Carillion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department made an assessment of the viability of Carillion to deliver on its contractual responsibilities and remain solvent prior to awarding the company a High Speed Two contract in July 2017; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	124218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department did not award a High Speed Two contract to Carillion in July 2017. A joint venture called CEK JV (comprising Carillion, Eiffage and Kier) was awarded the contract in July 2017. HS2 Ltd undertook due diligence on the CEK Joint Venture prior to the MWCC Award in July. The CEK Joint Venture met the required financial standing criteria. HS2 has carried out additional due diligence and sought re-assurance of both Joint Venture partners, Kier and Eiffage, that they remain committed and capable to deliver the contract. Each company's Boards have both given that assurance and confirmed that they underwrite the performance of each other and have the capacity to deliver the HS2 contract.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/01/2018 15:11:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

830203

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	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 effect of the liquidation of Carillion on apprenticeships in the rail supply chain; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	124864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies are the primary source of engagement with Carillion PLC. Specifically within the rail sector, on HS2, one of Carillion’s other Joint Venture partners, Kier, has confirmed that they will take on Carillion’s apprentices. Also, the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) are working to redeploy apprentices and trainers through the NSAR Connect Service.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/01/2018 17:02:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1038573

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Deloitte, (b) Slaughter and May and (c) Mott MacDonald were paid to undertake due diligence assessment work as part of the freight ferry preparations in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	206829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The contracts remain live, so it is not yet possible to determine the total of fees paid.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/01/2019 15:00:24 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1041474

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has held with freight operating companies on the potential need for additional freight services from Folkestone, Dover and other ports in the south of England.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	208288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department, individually and in conjunction with Border Delivery Group, has engaged in numerous discussions with freight operators about the outlook for freight traffic in the south of England.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/01/2019 14:37:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

997166

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Motor Vehicles
	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 13 March 2018 to Question 131715 on motor vehicles, what proportion of the fleet (a) owned and (b) leased by the (i) Government Car Service, (ii) Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency, (iii) Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, (iv) Maritime & Coastguard Agency and (v) Vehicle Certification Agency are ultra-low emission vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	184986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below lists the number of (a) owned (b) leased vehicles in the fleets operated by the Department for Transport and its Agencies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Transport &amp; Agencies</strong> <strong>Fleet</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outright Purchased</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leased</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>% of Fleet</em></strong> <strong><em>Ultra-Low</em></strong> <strong><em>Emission</em></strong> <strong><em>Vehicles</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCS, Government Car Service DfTc</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10.47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MCA, Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVSA, Driver Vehicle &amp; Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>977</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VCA, Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVLA, Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>33.33%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Chancellor announced in the Autumn Statement 2017 that 25% of cars in the central government fleets will be ultra-low emission by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/11/2018 16:50:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

942609

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Press Releases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the language used in his Department's press releases to ensure that such releases are measured and reasonable.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	164446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>All press releases by my Department aim to be measured, reasonable and in line with the requirements of the Civil Service Code.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/07/2018 11:32:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

988836

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the change has been to his Department's budget in real terms in each year since 2010; and what the projected change will be in real terms in each year to 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	180207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>DfT expenditure for the years from 2010/11 to 2019/20 (the final year of the current Spending Review period) is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>Two separate tables are provided to reflect the major change in the accounting treatment of Network Rail from the 2015/16 financial year onwards, following its earlier reclassification from the private sector into the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>For years up to and including 2014/15, Network Rail was not within the DfT Group accounts and DfT’s annual grant to Network Rail was therefore scored as Capital DEL expenditure (nominal value between £3bn and £4bn per year in each year shown). From 2015/16 onwards, Network Rail came into the DfT Group and its annual grant from DfT (which remains in place) became an intra-group transfer, and as such no longer scores as Capital DEL expenditure. Meaningful comparisons between these two periods cannot be made for this reason.</p><p> </p><p>Data shows spending outturn for years up to 2017/18, and spending plans for 2018/19 and 2019/20. Network Rail spending is currently classified in AME and is outside the scope of these figures. Departmental budgets from 2020/21 onwards are have not yet been agreed and will be set as part of next year’s Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2010/11 to 2014/15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>5,806,274</p></td><td><p>5,487,143</p></td><td><p>5,191,309</p></td><td><p>4,701,510</p></td><td><p>3,459,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>7,928,710</p></td><td><p>7,933,844</p></td><td><p>8,536,711</p></td><td><p>8,545,473</p></td><td><p>9,446,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>13,734,984</p></td><td><p>13,420,987</p></td><td><p>13,728,020</p></td><td><p>13,246,983</p></td><td><p>12,906,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (2017/18 prices)</p></td><td><p>15,372,493</p></td><td><p>14,826,138</p></td><td><p>14,866,033</p></td><td><p>14,086,691</p></td><td><p>13,550,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real-terms change year-on-year</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em>-3.6%</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.3%</em></p></td><td><p><em>-5.2%</em></p></td><td><p><em>-3.8%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2015/16 to 2019/20</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>3,069,420</p></td><td><p>2,926,615</p></td><td><p>3,673,000</p></td><td><p>3,761,009</p></td><td><p>3,327,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>5,960,594</p></td><td><p>5,419,249</p></td><td><p>6,351,907</p></td><td><p>8,069,900</p></td><td><p>10,518,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (nominal)</p></td><td><p>9,030,014</p></td><td><p>8,345,864</p></td><td><p>10,024,907</p></td><td><p>11,830,909</p></td><td><p>13,845,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (2017/18 prices)</p></td><td><p>9,405,417</p></td><td><p>8,504,327</p></td><td><p>10,024,907</p></td><td><p>11,452,961</p></td><td><p>13,236,994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real-terms change year-on-year</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em>-9.6%</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.9%</em></p></td><td><p><em>14.2%</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.6%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><p>2019/20 plans: 2017/18 DfT Annual Report &amp; Accounts</p><p>2018/19 plans: 2018/19 DfT Main Estimate</p><p>Outturn: DfT Annual Report &amp; Accounts for 2017/18 and earlier years</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:27:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

927019

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what government targets are in place for spending on research and development in (a) automotive, (b) aviation and (c) rail technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	155303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no targets or any specific limitations in place for spending on research and development in automotive, aviation and rail technologies.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/06/2018 13:24:08 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald