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715786

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A19: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents there have been on the A19 between Seaham and the Testos roundabout in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	70174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Number of reported personal-injury traffic accidents, by severity, on A19 between 2011 and 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>A19 (Total)</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>A19 (Seaham to Testos)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fatal</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p>Fatal</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Road casualty figures for 2016 will be published in June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 70176 question first answered 20/04/2017 14:59:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

715787

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A19: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents there have been on the A19 in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	70176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Number of reported personal-injury traffic accidents, by severity, on A19 between 2011 and 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>A19 (Total)</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>A19 (Seaham to Testos)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fatal</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p>Fatal</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Road casualty figures for 2016 will be published in June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 70174 question first answered 20/04/2017 14:59:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

773088

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the beer duty increases announced in the March 2017 Budget on beer consumption in the (a) on-trade and (b) off-trade.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	108561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The Treasury keeps all taxes under review and engages with a wide variety of organisations to understand industry developments, including the beer and pub industry and public health groups.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 108562 question first answered 26/10/2017 14:30:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

773089

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes in beer duty on the cost of beer production.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	108562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The Treasury keeps all taxes under review and engages with a wide variety of organisations to understand industry developments, including the beer and pub industry and public health groups.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 108561 question first answered 26/10/2017 14:30:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

347713

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Durham Coast Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on investment in the East Durham section of the coastal railway line between Sunderland and Hartlepool.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The construction of a new station at Horden is being promoted by Durham County Council and funded from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal. To date, no approval has been sought from the Secretary of State for its opening. The Department would expect the sponsors to work with the future Northern franchisee to develop a deliverable plan.</p><br /><p>The Invitation to Tender for the northern rail franchise, published in February 2015, confirmed that we would be asking bidders to replace the Pacer trains and introduce 120 new-build vehicles by January 2020. This is part of our transformation of rail travel in the north and a step in the creation of a northern powerhouse for the UK economy.</p><br /><p>The Government established Transport for the North (TfN) in October 2014 to formalise cooperation on transport issues in the North. The aim is for TfN to speak with one voice to Government on the transport priorities for the whole of the North. The Department is working closely with TfN and Rail North to develop and prioritise the rail options so that the first tranche is ready for consideration as part of the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for the next rail investment period (CP6, 2019 – 2024).</p><br /><p /><p>Northern Rail provides an hourly service in each direction between Newcastle and Middlesbrough throughout the day with some additional trains at peak times with some through trains serving Hexham and Nunthorpe. Northern improved the Sunday service frequency between Newcastle and Middlesbrough in May 2015 so trains now run every hour in each direction through the week.</p><p /><p>The ITT for the future franchise requires bidders to provide a materially similar number of train services along the Durham Coast line each day of the week.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/06/2015 13:08:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

424369

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Disability
	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 effectiveness of his Department's policies on increasing access to public transport for disabled passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	13709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>We have made significant progress since 2010 on increasing access to public transport.</p><br /><p>Compliance with bus accessibility regulations is 89% of buses in England in 2015 compared to 59% in 2009-10; while 60% of rail vehicles, up from less than 40% in 2010, were built or fully refurbished to modern access standards.</p><br /><p>By the end of this year Access for All will have completed more than 150 step-free routes at rail stations against a target of 125. More than 1,200 stations have also received smaller scale improvements. To build on this success £160m has been allocated to another 68 stations to be delivered by 2019.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/11/2015 11:52:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

347728

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Horden
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the expected delivery date is for the completion of Horden Railway Station.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The construction of a new station at Horden is being promoted by Durham County Council and funded from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal. To date, no approval has been sought from the Secretary of State for its opening. The Department would expect the sponsors to work with the future Northern franchisee to develop a deliverable plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Invitation to Tender for the northern rail franchise, published in February 2015, confirmed that we would be asking bidders to replace the Pacer trains and introduce 120 new-build vehicles by January 2020. This is part of our transformation of rail travel in the north and a step in the creation of a northern powerhouse for the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established Transport for the North (TfN) in October 2014 to formalise cooperation on transport issues in the North. The aim is for TfN to speak with one voice to Government on the transport priorities for the whole of the North. The Department is working closely with TfN and Rail North to develop and prioritise the rail options so that the first tranche is ready for consideration as part of the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for the next rail investment period (CP6, 2019 – 2024).</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">There is currently a two-hourly Northern service on the Middlesbrough-Sunderland-Newcastle route, with a couple of extra services. By December 2017, this will become an hourly service.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p /> <p>Northern Rail provides an hourly service in each direction between Newcastle and Middlesbrough throughout the day with some additional trains at peak times with some through trains serving Hexham and Nunthorpe. Northern improved the Sunday service frequency between Newcastle and Middlesbrough in May 2015 so trains now run every hour in each direction through the week.</p><p /> <p> </p></ins><ins class="ministerial">The ITT for the future franchise requires bidders to provide a materially similar number of train services along the Durham Coast line each day of the week.</ins></p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/06/2015 13:08:06 question first ministerially corrected 17/06/2015 14:36:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones previous answer version 2943 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

506712

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Horden
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the development of a new railway station at Horden; and when that development is expected to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	32876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Horden Station is currently being worked on by Durham City Council and is in the advanced stages of the design phase of development. The outcome of this phase will give direction to the funding requirements and delivery plans going forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/04/2016 12:36:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

521669

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Horden
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had about funding the construction of a new rail station at Horden.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	38498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Officials from Rail North met with Durham County Council on 21 April to discuss its aspirations for a new station at Horden and potential funding sources, including the New Stations Fund. The new station may also be included in the draft Rail North Single Investment Plan.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/06/2016 14:30:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

521667

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding streams are available for the construction of new rail stations in the North of England.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	38499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>We have made available up to £20 million towards the construction costs of new and re-opened railway stations through the New Stations Fund, details of which, including bidding criteria, will be published shortly. Promoters of new stations may also be able to bid for funding from Local Growth Deals and to seek contributions from local authorities or other third parties. Under the first round in 2013, funding was awarded to five stations, three of which are now open (New Court, Pye Corner and Lee Bridge).</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/06/2016 15:25:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris