Railways: Tree Felling Ceredigion To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trees have been felled by Network Rail as part its lineside tree felling programme to date. 253699 Transport false 2019-05-13 27 2019-05-21T11:44:23.29Z Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones false 2019-05-21 Biography information for Andrew Jones <p>Network Rail does not have a lineside tree felling programme, however Network Rail does have a statutory duty to ensure that the railways remain safe and reliable for the millions of people who use the network every day. In the last year, there were more than a thousand incidents where trees caused disruption to the network, which in some cases resulted in injuries among train drivers and members of the public.</p> Transport Biography information for Ben Lake 1 Department for Transport House of Commons Ben Lake 2019-05-21T11:52:28.55Z Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones false 2019-05-21 <p>Network Rail does not have a dedicated lineside tree felling programme.</p> 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trees Network Rail plans to fell as part of its lineside tree felling programme up to the expected conclusion of that programme in 2024. Ceredigion Department for Transport Transport false 253700 Ben Lake Railways: Tree Felling 27 2019-05-13 Transport 27 Transport To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trees Network Rail are planning to replant to replace the loss of biodiversity resulting from its lineside tree felling programme. false Transport Ben Lake Ceredigion 2019-05-21T12:01:41.357Z Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones false 2019-05-21 <p>Network Rail does not have a lineside tree felling programme. While Network Rail has carried out replanting, where appropriate, on individual projects, it does not hold central data on the number of trees replanted across its estate.</p> Railways: Tree Felling 2019-05-13 Department for Transport 253701 1 Railways: Tree Felling Transport Ben Lake 253702 Department for Transport 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessments Network Rail carry out to classify a lineside tree as safety critical. 27 2019-05-13 Ceredigion false 2019-05-21T12:22:45.297Z Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones false 2019-05-21 <p>Network Rail’s lineside engineers and surveyors consider a range of factors as part of their routine assessment of lineside trees, and whether these are considered safety critical or not. In the last year, there were more than a thousand incidents where trees caused disruption to the network, which in some cases resulted in injuries among train drivers and members of the public. Factors include the condition of the trees themselves, any identifiable hazards to oncoming trains and the safety risks associated with leaves on the line. This is in accordance with Network Rail’s own standards for vegetation management, which is based on existing forestry and environmental legislation.</p> Transport Railways: Tree Felling Ben Lake 2019-05-13 253703 1 Department for Transport false 27 2019-05-21T12:28:41.527Z Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones false 2019-05-21 <p>Network Rail has a statutory duty to ensure that the railways remain safe throughout the year, and are therefore expected to intervene to address imminent safety risks or hazards that present themselves at the lineside, whenever this may be the case. As part of fulfilling this duty, Network Rail work with independent ecologists and arborists to identify nesting birds and protected species before commissioning any devegetation work, so that appropriate mitigation can be put in place to protect them and minimise disturbance.</p><p> </p> Transport To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the independent review of Network Rail’s lineside vegetation management, published in November 2018, for what reasons Network Rail has felled trees during the nesting season. Ceredigion Transport 27 South Antrim Transport 1 2019-05-21T11:38:34.06Z Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones false 2019-05-21 <p>The government is committed to reducing the adverse environmental impacts of transport. Reducing plastic and non-recyclable waste on public transport is predominantly a matter for transport operators. However, the Department for Transport (DfT) encourages improvements. For example, DfT sets targets in rail franchise agreements for operators to reduce waste to landfill and to increase the proportion of waste that is recycled.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail (NR) has installed drinking facilities in nine stations to reduce plastic waste and plans to introduce facilities to all other NR-managed stations. By the end of 2020, NR plans to ban retailers from supplying plastic cutlery and cups, implement a coffee cup recycling scheme, and expand the roll-out of coffee ground recycling to all NR-managed stations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> Public Transport: Waste Transport false Paul Girvan 253704 Biography information for Paul Girvan Department for Transport To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) disposable and (b) non-recyclable waste on public transport services. 2019-05-13 Transport Biography information for Greg Hands false 1 2019-05-21T12:48:47.203Z Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones false 2019-05-21 <p>Transport for London’s budget for the British Transport Police is a matter for the Mayor of London to determine and the Department does not hold this data.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been Transport for London's budget for the British Transport Police (a) each year since 2015 and (b) what that budget proposal is for (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22. Greg Hands Chelsea and Fulham 2019-05-13 27 British Transport Police: Finance Department for Transport 253533 Transport Greg Hands To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport Police officers there have been on the Transport for London network in each of the last five years; and how many of those officers are planned to work on the Transport for London network in (a) 2019 and (b) each of the next three years. 253534 2019-05-13 false Transport 2019-05-21T12:45:39.917Z Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones false 2019-05-21 <p>The table below shows the budgeted number of British Transport Police (BTP) police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) funded by TfL for the TfL network. BTP reimburse TfL with funding for vacant posts throughout the year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Police Officer budgeted TfL establishment</p></td><td><p>PCSO budgeted TfL establishment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>808</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>759.5</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The above data is at 1 April of each year. The data for the current year is subject to review.</p><p> </p><p>The policing resource for future years is subject to negotiation between TfL, BTP and the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA).</p><p> </p> 1 Chelsea and Fulham Transport Department for Transport 27 British Transport Police 1 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 254842 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Biography information for Angela Crawley Angela Crawley false Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Service Industries: UK Trade with EU 2019-05-21T14:56:57.8Z Pendle Andrew Stephenson false 2019-05-21 Biography information for Andrew Stephenson <p>On 28 November 2018, Her Majesty's Government released a detailed economic assessment of the effect of multiple EU Exit scenarios on the strength of all parts of the UK economy, including the services sector.</p><p>The Government works closely with the sector through the industry-led Professional and Business Services Council (PBSC). The Council is made up of representatives from the PBS sector, with a number of working groups focusing on important issues and opportunities for growth and employment in the sector.</p> Lanark and Hamilton East 201 To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU single market on the (a) strength of and (b) level of jobs in the UK service sector. 2019-05-15 1 Morecambe and Lunesdale David Morris Biography information for David Morris false 201 To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) rogue and (b) incompetent builders in the construction industry; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce that number. Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2019-05-15 254822 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2019-05-21T16:48:00.95Z Pendle Andrew Stephenson false 2019-05-21 Rochester and Strood Kelly Tolhurst <p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of rogue and incompetent builders in the construction sector. However, the Government has endorsed the TrustMark scheme to reduce the number of rogue and incompetent builders; and to identify local traders who have undergone independent checks for both trade competence and good trading practice. This scheme gives consumers increased confidence and ability to choose registered businesses including builders who adhere to and maintain high standards.</p><p> </p><p>TrustMark is actively involved with Trading Standards to provide further protection to consumers affected by rogue builders. Where a company has committed a criminal breach of consumer law, Trading Standards can prosecute in the criminal court and the court can impose a fine or imprisonment for a serious offence.</p> Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Construction: Trading Standards 1 10 291 0