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785156

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Network Rail, (b) Transport for London, (c) his Department, (d) Transport for the North and (e) Rail North have spent on advertising in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	111783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail, Transport for London, the Department for Transport and Transport for the North carry out a range of different legislative and operational functions. The expenditure on advertising will reflect those functions.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail and Transport for London have direct operational responsibility for transport networks and need to inform and advise users of those networks. The Department for Transport has national strategic, regulatory, operational and enforcement responsibilities. The role of Transport for the North is to provide a strategic transport vision for the North of England.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Network Rail</strong></p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s expenditure on advertising focuses on public information campaigns including: level crossing safety campaigns; travel disruption information; and apprentice and graduate recruitment. Figures are in the table below. It includes spending across its network.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Media Buying Spend Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/2010</strong></p></td><td><p>Not known</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/2011</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,865,574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/2012</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,446,679</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,863,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,476,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/2015</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,210,642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£714,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£915,154</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Transport for London</strong></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures for the amount Transport for London has spent on advertising.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Department for Transport</strong></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The central Department for Transport’s spend reflects its national role and the mix of responsibilities:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Organisation</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2009-10</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010-11</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011-12</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012-13</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013-14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2014-15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015-16</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2016-17</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017-18</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Department for Transport Central</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£1,999,946</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£810,450</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£688,272</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£712,091</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£2,788,957</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£977,343</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£2,478,424</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£597,449</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£799,416</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">The response contained information that was incorrect as a result of miscoding of the spend information in the departmental spend analytics system. These coding errors have been addressed. The central Department for Transport’s majority of advertising expenditure relates to the THINK! Road Safety campaign, which was incorrectly not included in the table in the original answer showing the central Department’s advertising expenditure</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Organisation</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2009-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017-18*</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Department for Transport Central</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£17,130,901</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£585,578</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,119,352</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£2,339,750</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,760,794</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£3,719,491</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£9,451,137</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£6,007,213</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£1,158,660</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">*2017/18 spend figures are up to October 2017.</ins></p><p><em>N.B.</em></p><ul><li>These figures reflect the change in policy in regards to paid-for advertising introduced by the Coalition Government following the May 2010 General Election.</li></ul><p><strong>Transport for the North</strong></p><p> </p><p>Transport for the North is responsible for the development of a long term, strategic transport vision for its region. It does therefore not have network management responsibilities, nor the advertising requirements that come with them. The figures below are therefore not comparable as the spending serves very different functions.</p><p> </p><p>The figures below cover spending by TfN on the advertising of vacancies required as the organisation has developed to take on its strategic transport planning role.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>No data</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>£25k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>£25k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Rail North</strong></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information about the expenditure of Rail North Ltd on advertising.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/11/2017 12:26:42 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2017 10:58:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 22197 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

43856

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure provision of adequate rolling stock to serve the Hull-Manchester train route from April 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	192519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working with train operators and the rolling stock companies to ensure that adequate rolling stock is available to provide continued levels of service to passengers on the route.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

43857

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that the new Transpennine Express franchise due to begin in 2015 maintains hourly direct services between Hull and Manchester.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	192520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The new directly awarded franchise for TransPennine that begins in April 2015 will aim to provide train services at the same level as is currently available to passengers today until the start of the new competed franchise, expected in February 2016. answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

77228

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made in securing rolling-stock to serve cross-Pennine routes post-electrification; and whether he plans to use new rolling stock or a redeployment of current stock.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	205118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Following North West and North TransPennine electrification we expect bidders who are bidding for the TransPennine (TPE) franchise to propose high quality and high performing rolling stock suitable to serve the mix of passengers and journey types on TPE. Bidders will have the freedom to propose whether to use new rolling stock or redeploy current stock.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/07/2014 11:50:30 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

170113

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) make and model and (b) carbon dioxide output was of each car in the Government Care Service fleet in the last four years; and whether each such car was assigned to Ministers or officials or to both.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	218534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The attached table lists the makes and models of cars in the Government Car Service fleet over the past four years together with the CO2 emissions for each.</p><p> </p><p>Pre April 2012 all cars were part of a government car pool and could be booked separately by Ministers and senior officials.</p><p> </p><p>Post April 2012 cars were allocated to Departments as Departmental Pool Cars for use by Ministers and senior officials and then managed by each Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/12/2014 09:52:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry attachment 1 file name 218534 - Table - CO2 emissions from GCS car fleet.pdf title table_218534 C02 emissions from the GSC car fleet
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

347106

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 8 November 2010 to Question 21910, Official Report, column 112W, how many accidents involving a car towing, by item on tow, there have been in the UK since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The table below gives the number of accidents involving a car towing, by item on tow, each year from 2010 to 2013 in Great Britain.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>Reported accidents involving a car towing, by item on tow: GB 2010 to 2013</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accident year</p></td><td><p>Single trailer</p></td><td><p>Double trailer</p></td><td><p>Caravan</p></td><td><p>Other<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>1. Including accidents involving multiple cars towing different items</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information for Northern Ireland so cannot provide figures for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for 2014 will be available from the 25<sup>th</sup> June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/06/2015 10:22:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

386772

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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 his Department notified bidders for the TransPennine Express Rail franchise that rail electrification would not be delivered on the original timetable.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	4937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Invitation To Tender for the TransPennine Express competition was issued in February, formally notifying bidders that they should not assume that Trans-Pennine electrification would be completed for the purposes of their bids.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/07/2015 13:05:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

386773

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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 the effect of the delay to electrification of the Transpennine line on procurement of new rolling stock for the Transpennine franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	4938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The TransPennine Express Invitation to Tender, published on 27 February 2015, did not require bidders to procure electric rolling stock for the trans-Pennine route, on the basis that this would be delivered through changes to the Franchise Agreement that would be negotiated during the new franchise when the detailed plans for electrification were in place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The franchise specification requires bidders to deliver a substantial increase in capacity into the major cities in the north of England by December 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/07/2015 13:17:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

424995

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	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 he expects new rolling stock to be introduced on the forthcoming Transpennine Express franchise; and whether that rolling stock is planned to be diesel or electric powered.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	14008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Bids are currently being evaluated for the TransPennine Express (TPE) franchise and we expect to announce the winning bidder and its rolling stock plans by the end of the year. When the detailed plans for TransPennine electrification are confirmed, the Department will work with the TPE franchisee to ensure that the necessary rolling stock is put into place; this is expected to take place during the franchise term.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/11/2015 16:59:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

424998

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	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 he will make it his policy to ensure that direct rail services between Hull, Leeds and Manchester continue regardless of which parts of that route are electrified.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	14013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value that passengers attach to direct services in preference to having to change trains.</p><br /><p>The specification for the new TransPennine Express franchise, which starts in April 2016, requires the future franchisee to continue to operate through services between Hull and Manchester. The Government’s response to the consultation on the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, published in February, made clear that decisions on the post-electrification service pattern for Hull would be taken during the life of the new franchises. In the meantime, the specifications for the new franchises will provide Hull passengers with an improved weekday evening service back from Manchester, a full hourly all-day service to/from York, and additional trains to/from Scarborough.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/11/2015 17:03:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson