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947350

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	5G: Great Western Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish proposals for 5G signal on the Great Western Mainline between Paddington and Penzance.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	168112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>5G is an experimental technology that will be deployed by mobile network operators once it is commercially available. The Government recognises the importance of rail connectivity and wants to see high quality coverage where people live, work and travel. Wi-Fi equipment on railways will continue to be rolled out. The Government is also planning to run 5G trials that will support improvements to rail passenger connectivity in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/09/2018 11:06:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

984523

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	5G: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what rail lines are being considered for the 5G trials that will support improvements to rail passenger connectivity.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	177386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government allocated £35 million to projects that will support improvement to rail passenger connectivity, including the Trans-Pennine Initiative (TPI). This is a joint project between the 5G Testbeds and Trials and Local Full Fibre Networks Programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The projects involved are to : <br></p><ul><li>upgrade the Network Rail test track in Melton Mowbray, and</li><li>to install trackside infrastructure along part of the Trans Pennine route, this will include the rollout of fibre between Manchester and York.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:42:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

984524

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	5G: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to announce the specification for the 5G trials that will support improvements to rail passenger connectivity.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	177387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Government allocated £35 million to projects that will support improvement to rail passenger connectivity, including the Network Rail test track in Melton Mowbray, and the Trans-Pennine Initiative (TPI).</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018, the Government released a Call for Information to parties interested in taking part in these projects. This Call included questions on a range of options for connectivity delivery, including 5G. The responses to these are informing our approach to next steps. A technical specification for the project is expected in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2018 16:41:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

731490

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A38: Devon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on the A38 in Devon in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The funding for schemes follows fiscal year cycles and accordingly spend is defined by year 2010/11 2011/12 etc.</p><p> </p><p>The historic spend figures for the A38 in Devon are as follows:</p><p>2010/11 - £2,985,863.17</p><p>2011/12 - £4,533,488.18</p><p>2012/13 - £3,999,018.54</p><p>2013/14 - £6,390,422.47</p><p>2014/15 - £20,452,939.65</p><p>2015/16 - £26,076,203.37</p><p>2016/17 - £9,129,144.01</p><p> </p><p>The peak in spend between 2014-2016 reflects the pinch point schemes which were delivered on the A38 within the Devon</p><p>In addition, annual routine maintenance such as grass cutting is funded from a separate maintenance budget and spend for this is excluded from the above figures.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/06/2017 14:12:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

731495

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A38: Devon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to the A38 in Devon in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The funding for schemes follows fiscal year cycles and accordingly spend is defined by year 2017/18 2018/19 etc. Additionally, these figures are forecasts and as such they are not are sub divided by county boundaries at the current time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Current forecast spend for the A38 within Devon and Cornwall is:</p><p>2017/18 - £17,367,440</p><p>2018/19 - £12,366,121</p><p>2019/20 - £11,900,162</p><p> </p><p>The forecast yearly spending figures for the A38 may be subject to change and regional prioritisation but could include schemes on bridge joint replacement, carriageway improvements and drainage works. This work is governed by a series of periodic checks and / or defined maintenance schedules.</p><p> </p><p>Annual routine maintenance, such as grass cutting, is funded from a separate budget and this is excluded from these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The funding settlement post 2020 is still being developed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/06/2017 14:24:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

884921

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A38: Devon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the A38 between Plymouth and Exeter to be upgraded to Highway England’s Expressway standard.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	135909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department consulted over the winter on Highways England’s proposals for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2), which included specifying a possible Expressway standard. The consultation responses will inform development of the RIS2 investment plan covering all aspect of strategic road enhancements including potential Expressways. The Department intends to announce its decisions in mid-2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2018 13:14:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

909223

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised for the public in each of the last five years from Air Passenger Duty by (a) reduced rate, (b) standard rate and (c) higher rate in (i) band A and (ii) band B.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	146352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Total receipts from Air Passenger Duty are published at the following link and this also includes passenger numbers declared by traders at the various bands and rates:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 30/05/2018 14:12:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

839035

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of levels of mortality linked to outdoor air pollution exposure at local authority level.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	127595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England’s 2014 report ‘Estimating local mortality burdens associated with particulate air pollution’ estimated the mortality burden in 2010 associated with long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution at local authority level, expressed in terms of attributable deaths and associated loss of life. Further information is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimating-local-mortality-burdens-associated-with-particulate-air-pollution" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimating-local-mortality-burdens-associated-with-particulate-air-pollution</a></p><p> </p><p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework will release updated data in May 2018, including the indicator 3.01 Fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 127598 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:24:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

838542

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to indicator 3.01 of Improving outcomes and supporting transparency, updated in August 2016, what data does his Department holds on the level of mortality linked to air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	127362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework for England reports on a range of indicators for local authorities, including an indicator for air pollution expressed as the fraction of adult mortality attributable to long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution (Indicator 3.01).</p><p> </p><p>In England, approximately 4.7% of all adult deaths in 2015 were attributable to long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/02/2018 17:21:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

847794

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update indicator 3.01 in the Public Health Outcomes Framework to include morbidity as well as mortality linked to anthropogenic PM2.5 to reflect the role of that pollutant in exacerbating cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses and increasing the risk of a health episode being experienced by those living with those conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	129470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework 3.01 indicator provides the fraction of adult mortality attributable to long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution. There are no plans to update this indicator to include morbidity.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/03/2018 15:43:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard