The Department is aware that additional capacity is needed on Cross Country routes, including Oxford. The Department is working with the operator to introduce extra rolling stock into Cross Country. This remains a priority for the Department as we consider successor franchise arrangements when the current franchise ends.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harrogate and Knaresborough"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Jones"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-24T14:35:49.817Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "High Speed Trains: Oxford"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing high speed trains on Cross Country services serving Oxford to increase capacity.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4656", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Layla Moran"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oxford West and Abingdon"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Layla Moran"} ], "uin" : "266145"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132807", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132807/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government Car Service (GCS) have procured 65 vehicles since July 2015.<\/p>
The table below shows (a) make, (b) model and (c) country of manufacture:<\/p>
<\/p>
(a)Make (b)) Model<\/strong><\/p><\/td> ( c ) Country of Manufacture<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Land Rover Discovery 3.0 HSE Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Land Rover Discovery 3.0 HSE Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Diesel Luxury<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Diesel Luxury<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Diesel Luxury<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Diesel Luxury<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Diesel Luxury<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Diesel Luxury<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Diesel Luxury<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Diesel Luxury<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 Petrol Portfolio<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ford Galaxy 2.0 Ecoboost Titanium<\/p><\/td> PORTUGAL<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar F-Pace 2.0d 180ps Portfolio<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar F-Pace 2.0d 180ps Portfolio<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Land Rover Discovery 3.0 SDV6 Landmark Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mondeo 2.0TiVCT Titanium Hybrid<\/p><\/td> SPAIN<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nissan Leaf 30kw Acenta<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nissan Leaf 30kw Acenta<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ford Galaxy 2.0 Ecoboost Titanium<\/p><\/td> BELGIUM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ford Galaxy 2.0 Ecoboost Titanium<\/p><\/td> BELGIUM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 V6 340PS Portfolio<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 V6 340PS Portfolio<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XJ LWB 3.0 V6 340PS Portfolio<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Honda CR-V EX 2.0 I-VTEC<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar I-PACE EV400 SE<\/p><\/td> AUSTRIA<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar I-PACE EV400 SE<\/p><\/td> AUSTRIA<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Range Rover 2.0 P400e Vogue 4dr Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Range Rover 2.0 P400e Vogue 4dr Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Range Rover 2.0 P400e Vogue 4dr Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Range Rover 2.0 P400e Vogue 4dr Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Range Rover 2.0 P400e Vogue 4dr Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar I-PACE EV400 SE<\/p><\/td> AUSTRIA<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar I-PACE EV400 SE<\/p><\/td> AUSTRIA<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar I-PACE EV400 SE<\/p><\/td> AUSTRIA<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XF Saloon 2.0i Prestige 4dr Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jaguar XF Saloon 2.0i Prestige 4dr Auto<\/p><\/td> UNITED KINGDOM<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have been procured for the Government Car Service since July 2015; and what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) country of manufacture is of those vehicles.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1439", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Norman Lamb"}
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], "uin" : "266122"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132812", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132812/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government\u2019s recently strengthened National Planning Policy Framework says that local authorities should promote healthy, inclusive and safe places which encourage walking and cycling. The Department for Transport\u2019s guidance on Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) helps local authorities to identify priorities for investment and a pipeline of projects to encourage more walking and cycling.<\/p> <\/p> The Department has also recently revised its Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions to enable the use of various innovations which will support the uptake of cycling, including low-level cycle signals, a new parallel crossing for pedestrians and cyclists, and new ways of signing cycling and walking routes.<\/p> <\/p> The Department is updating Local Transport Note 2/08 \u2018Cycle Infrastructure Design\u2019 and will publish the updated guidance in due course.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cycling"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to amend road planning regulations to encourage the uptake of cycling; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"}
], "uin" : "266151"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132853", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132853/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Hybrid and fully-electric aircraft have the potential to transform aviation. Whilst no specific assessment of this nature has been made, the Government has committed £155m to support a new era of cleaner and greener aviation.<\/p> <\/p> This includes £125m of Government funding for the Future Flight Industrial Strategy Challenge to support the next generation of electric planes and autonomous aircraft, alongside support for projects such as the joint Rolls Royce, Airbus and Siemens E-Fan X, a hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.<\/p> <\/p> Our consultation on Aviation 2050, the Government\u2019s long-term vision for aviation, sought views on how to address the environmental challenges and the role that new technology and innovation can play in sustainable growth for aviation. We will publish the White Paper later in 2019.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4116", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Ellis"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-24T11:30:34.447Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Aircraft: Electric Motors"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of all domestic flights being made by electric aircraft by 2040.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1436", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Farrelly"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Farrelly"}
], "uin" : "266115"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132855", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132855/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The 25 Year Environment Plan noted that the Government would explore different infrastructure options for managing residual waste, including the production of biofuels for transport and emerging innovative technologies.<\/p> <\/p> Under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), biofuels reported as being made from waste have risen from 12 per cent of total biofuel supply in the first year of the obligation 2008/09 to 66 per cent in 2017/18.<\/p> <\/p> Building on that success the Government introduced changes to the RTFO last year which extended eligibility for rewards under the RTFO to aviation fuels. We are also making available up to £20 million of matched capital funding to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels to be used in aeroplanes and lorries through the Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition.<\/p> <\/p> The Department is also discussing with industry whether fuels produced from non-biogenic wastes, including those that are difficult to recycle, should be supported under the RTFO.<\/p> <\/p> The Government\u2019s new aviation strategy, Aviation 2050 \u2013 The future of UK aviation<\/em>, will be published later this year. Through consultation on that Strategy the Government is considering further policies it can put in place to assist the long-term uptake of sustainable alternative fuels in this sector.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4116", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the 25 Year Environment Plan, whether his Department plans to provide additional support for the development of sustainable aviation fuels.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1436", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Farrelly"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Farrelly"}
], "uin" : "266116"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132859", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132859/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In December 2018 the Government published a green paper on its new aviation strategy, \u2018Aviation 2050 \u2013 The future of UK aviation\u2019. This included proposals for tackling aviation\u2019s carbon emissions, taking into account the UK\u2019s domestic and international obligations.<\/p> <\/p> One of the potential carbon abatement measures consulted on in the green paper is to ask airports to publish league tables of the environmental efficiency of airport and airline operations.<\/p> <\/p> The public consultation on the green paper closed on 20 June 2019, and the department will now consider the responses and assess the merits of the potential carbon abatement measures to determine which will be taken forward. The final Aviation 2050 strategy will present a clear approach to carbon abatement and ensure that aviation contributes its fair share to action on climate change. It is due to be published later this year.<\/p> <\/p> Aggregate airline emissions are already published at a European level through the EU Emission Trading System (ETS). Reporting coverage will be expanded under the International Civil Aviation Organisation\u2019s (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) which includes all airline emissions on international routes. The first emissions data for CORSIA will be available during 2020.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4116", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Ellis"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Aviation: Exhaust Emissions"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring airlines to publish emission output estimates to (a) transparency and (b) aircraft efficiency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1436", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Farrelly"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle-under-Lyme"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Farrelly"}
], "uin" : "266117"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132947", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132947/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Omitting scheduled station stops (\u2018skip-stopping\u2019) is used in exceptional circumstances where there is disruption to restore the service to schedule for the peaks as quickly as possible.<\/p> <\/p> We expect the operator to make the correct operational decisions which balance the needs of passengers who are inconvenienced by taking stops out of service against the wider advantage to passengers of getting services back on schedule as soon as possible. Operators are expected to communicate this to passengers in good time where possible, and to provide affected passengers with advice on the alternative options to complete their journey.<\/p> <\/p> Officials meet regularly with GTR to discuss performance and the operator has confirmed that it tries to protect stations like Arlesey where there are no alternative modes of transport. Where trains do miss these stations GTR has a procedure to try and ensure that the next fast service does call there.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Jones"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Arlesey Station"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle the practice of stop-skipping on the Great Northern line at Arlesey.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1201", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alistair Burt"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Alistair Burt"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132955", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132955/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The industry timetable change assurance programme management office assesses all timetable bids for their deliverability, including the Great Western Railway 2019 timetable, and will work with all operators to ensure appropriate operational plans are in place to mitigate any outstanding risks to the smooth introduction of the timetable.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Jones"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-24T14:08:44.033Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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