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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133550/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Within the South Western Railway (SWR) /Network Rail (NR) joint control centre, there are systems that have already been put in place in order to take account of rolling stock and disruptions caused by train crew issues. These include a Train Crew Rostering System, Decision Support System and Fleet Diagnostics System. These are in addition to the usual Control Centre systems and software (and hardware) upgrades that SWR have introduced across the business that are not specific to the Control Centre.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when South Western Railway will procure the support software necessary to be installed in the Control Centre for the purposes of taking account of rolling stock and disruptions caused by train crew issues.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133653/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government\u2019s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The statistics include spend on transport by all public sector organisations including the Department for Transport, Local Authorities, Public Corporations (in the case of transport, this is mainly spend by London Underground) and other Government Departments including devolved administrations.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When comparing expenditure across regions a number of factors should be considered. For example, when expenditure is presented on a \u201cper head of population\u201d (or \u201cper capita\u201d) basis, it does not account for the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside of a region can add to the transport networks. In addition, larger built-up areas (such as London) tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems, and these will generate fares income which contributes to their operating costs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Statistics for public sector capital expenditure by region of England are given in Table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics per capita. Capital expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure specifically, but may include some capital investment beyond transport infrastructure projects.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Table 1: Total capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies (<em>£millions nominal)<\/em><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014-15<sup>1<\/sup><\/p><\/td><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>469<\/p><\/td><td><p>597<\/p><\/td><td><p>746<\/p><\/td><td><p>795<\/p><\/td><td><p>664<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>East of England<\/p><\/td><td><p>973<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,034<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,176<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,410<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,427<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>London<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,875<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,022<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,549<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,335<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,770<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>North East<\/p><\/td><td><p>295<\/p><\/td><td><p>323<\/p><\/td><td><p>406<\/p><\/td><td><p>521<\/p><\/td><td><p>512<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>North West<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,117<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,136<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,393<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,824<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,807<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South East<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,195<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,432<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,542<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,968<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,121<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South West<\/p><\/td><td><p>624<\/p><\/td><td><p>662<\/p><\/td><td><p>803<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,011<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,169<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>826<\/p><\/td><td><p>804<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,087<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,329<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,311<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber<\/p><\/td><td><p>805<\/p><\/td><td><p>874<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,084<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,335<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,129<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em><sup>1<\/sup><\/em><em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Source: <\/em><em><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis<\/a><\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Table 2: Capital spending per capita, on all transport, by all public sector bodies<em>(£s nominal)<\/em><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014-15<sup>1<\/sup><\/p><\/td><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>£103<\/p><\/td><td><p>£130<\/p><\/td><td><p>£161<\/p><\/td><td><p>£170<\/p><\/td><td><p>£140<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>East of England<\/p><\/td><td><p>£165<\/p><\/td><td><p>£174<\/p><\/td><td><p>£195<\/p><\/td><td><p>£232<\/p><\/td><td><p>£233<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>London<\/p><\/td><td><p>£466<\/p><\/td><td><p>£478<\/p><\/td><td><p>£533<\/p><\/td><td><p>£616<\/p><\/td><td><p>£658<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>North East<\/p><\/td><td><p>£113<\/p><\/td><td><p>£124<\/p><\/td><td><p>£155<\/p><\/td><td><p>£198<\/p><\/td><td><p>£194<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>North West<\/p><\/td><td><p>£158<\/p><\/td><td><p>£160<\/p><\/td><td><p>£195<\/p><\/td><td><p>£254<\/p><\/td><td><p>£250<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South East<\/p><\/td><td><p>£137<\/p><\/td><td><p>£163<\/p><\/td><td><p>£174<\/p><\/td><td><p>£220<\/p><\/td><td><p>£235<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South West<\/p><\/td><td><p>£117<\/p><\/td><td><p>£123<\/p><\/td><td><p>£148<\/p><\/td><td><p>£185<\/p><\/td><td><p>£212<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>£146<\/p><\/td><td><p>£142<\/p><\/td><td><p>£190<\/p><\/td><td><p>£231<\/p><\/td><td><p>£226<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber<\/p><\/td><td><p>£151<\/p><\/td><td><p>£164<\/p><\/td><td><p>£202<\/p><\/td><td><p>£248<\/p><\/td><td><p>£208<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em><sup>1<\/sup><\/em><em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Source: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis<\/a><\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Total capital expenditure is prone to large year-on-year fluctuations as major projects are completed and funding to new projects begins. Large transport projects tend to require large sums of capital expenditure during construction, but deliver benefits for many years into the future. Consideration of this must be given when making year-on-year comparisons.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Please note that 2017-18 data is available on HM Treasury\u2019s publication webpage:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Ellis"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "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, how much capital funding from the public purse has been spent on transport infrastructure projects in each region of England in the years 2012-13 to 2016-17; and what estimate he has made of that funding per head of population in those regions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3952", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Chesterfield"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Toby Perkins"}
      ], "uin" : "267297"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133744", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133744/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The aviation noise-related discussions during the meeting between the Aviation Minister and the Chief Executive of London City Airport on 11 June focused on the level of noise complaints and the airport\u2019s sound insulation scheme.<\/p><p>Through the Aviation 2050 green paper, the Government has been consulting on proposals as to how sustainable growth should be defined in terms of aviation noise, including a requirement for all major airports to set out a plan which commits to future noise reduction. The consultation period on the green paper closed on 20 June. We will use the responses and feedback gathered during consultation to finalise the Government\u2019s future vision for aviation, with the final white paper due to be published at the end of this year.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4116", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Northampton North"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Ellis"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-26T12:37:43.53Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "London City Airport: Noise"}
      , "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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2019 to Question 261130, what the outcome was of the discussions on noise pollution at the meeting on 11 June 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1447", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Romford"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Rosindell"}
      ], "uin" : "267228"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133152", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133152/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>The Department has not made an estimate of the cost of replacing diesel trains. The Government has set out its ambition to remove all diesel-only trains from the network by 2040, and the rail industry are producing a decarbonisation report which will set out how it can achieve this objective.<\/p><p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/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" : "2019-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-26T13:24:42.897Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Trains: Procurement"}
      , "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 estimate he has made of the cost of replacing diesel trains with hybrid and electric trains.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1597", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Simpson"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Upper Bann"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "David Simpson"}
      ], "uin" : "266712"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133295", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133295/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>On 25 April 2019, Crossrail Ltd (CRL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transport for London, announced that it had agreed a plan to complete the outstanding works and bring the Elizabeth line into passenger service at the earliest possible date.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Given the risks and uncertainties remaining on the project, CRL has identified a six-month delivery window for opening of the central section with a midpoint at the end of 2020.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The revised schedule will continue to be tested by CRL and the CRL Board through a thorough assurance process including close scrutiny from the Project Representative. The schedule will also be subject to challenge from both the Department and TfL as joint Sponsors.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><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" : "2019-06-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are no further delays to the opening of Crossrail beyond March 2021.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1198", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir David Evennett"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bexleyheath and Crayford"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir David Evennett"}
      ], "uin" : "266792"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133296", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133296/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>At this crucial stage of the Crossrail project, it is essential that Government remains focused on the full delivery of the current agreed scheme as its priority.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Government is supporting local partners to develop a business case for enhancing transport services between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has recently announced that they are providing £4.85 million to develop low-cost proposals, subject to suitable housing ambition.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>MHCLG have been clear that any transport enhancements would require a strong final business case with a detailed evidence base that demonstrates that the scheme would be technically feasible, offer value for money (including the identification of funding) and deliver ambitious new housing in the area.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><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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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1198", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir David Evennett"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133486", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133486/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The technical standards applicable to the current domestic passenger fleet vary depending on the age of the vessel with new build ships being subject to updated standards. These newer standards are considered to provide a higher safety standard than that required for older ships. Concurrent with these developments, the standards for existing vessels have remained mostly unchanged.<\/p><p>The aim of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency\u2019s (MCA\u2019s) proposed changes to standards for older passenger ships is to bring their level of safety as far as possible up to that required for new build ships in order to lessen the safety gap in key areas and thus achieve an acceptable level of safety for the travelling public in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century.<\/p><p>The proposed changes have been formed out of a review of standards. This review took place against a background of Lord Justice Clarke\u2019s Thames Safety Inquiry into the accident involving the passenger ship MARCHIONESS and the dredger BOWBELLE on the tidal Thames, a Formal Safety Assessment carried out for the UK government into domestic passenger ship safety, and the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) recommendations.<\/p><p>The proposed changes were the subject of a public consultation which ran from 6 November 2018 to 29 January 2019. Following feedback received in the consultation the MCA have reviewed the proposed changes and in some areas the changes have been modified to maintain proportionality whilst still achieving an acceptable level of safety for the travelling public. These modified proposals are the subject of a second public consultation which was launched on 29 May 2019 and runs until the 10 July.<\/p>"}
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