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385133

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what flexibility exists between his Department's maintenance and integrated transport budgets to enable funding to be re-allocated to increase spending on road maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	3797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport allocates capital funding grants for local highways maintenance and integrated transport block to local highway authorities. This funding is not ring-fenced and it is entirely for each highway authority to decide, based on their needs and priorities, as to how this funding is spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/06/2015 10:54:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

385135

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Belfast City Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to maintain the current level of connectivity between Heathrow Airport and Belfast City Airport before a decision is reached on additional runway capacity in South East England.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>In the UK airports, and the airlines that use them, operate in a competitive, commercial environment. It is for individual airlines make market-based decisions regarding the air services that they operate, and from which airports. It is not open to the Government to compel airlines to operate air services between specific airports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2015 13:40:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

385136

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects electrification of the Great Western Line to Swansea and Valleys Lines in Wales to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	3919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>On 25 June the Secretary of State announced that Great Western was a top priority for delivery.　We are committed to electrifying the Great Western line to Swansea and are contributing £125million to the Welsh Government’s Valley Lines electrification scheme. A huge amount of investment will be going into Wales, in terms not only of the track, but the new trains.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The Secretary of State also described some of the challenges Network Rail is facing. That is why he has asked the new chair of Network Rail to develop proposals by the Autumn for how the rail upgrade programme will be carried out.</p><p /> <p> </p><p><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong></strong></p><p /><p><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/06/2015 13:54:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

385137

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the commissioned Hitachi trains intended for the Great Western Line are able to run on both diesel and electricity.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	3920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The commissioned Hitachi trains for the Great Western line will have two configurations, one running on electric power and a second bi-mode capable of running on either diesel or electric power.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/06/2015 13:58:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

385138

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to reduce the extent of the electrification on the Great Western Line.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	3921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister recently stated, we are absolutely committed to electrifying the Great Western mainline to Cardiff and through to Swansea and are contributing £125million to the costs of the wider Valley Lines electrification scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/06/2015 13:44:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

385142

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to devolve Network Rail functions to the Welsh Government; and whether he plans to restructure Network Rail.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	3924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to devolve responsibilities in relation to Network Rail’s delivery of the current five-year Rail Investment Strategy (RIS). We are working closely with the Welsh Government on the development of options for the next RIS for the period 2019-2024.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to restructure Network Rail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/06/2015 14:05:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

384547

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: East of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that bidders for the next contract for the Greater Anglia rail passenger service take steps so that the living wage is paid through the contract chain.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	3409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department is open to receiving bids for the East Anglia franchise containing commitments to pay the living wage but salary and benefit arrangements are a matter for employers to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/06/2015 13:26:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

384548

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: East of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations there are on the Greater Anglia rail franchise; and how many of those stations are unstaffed.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	3410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>There are 131 stations managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, whilst their services call at 147 stations. Of those 131 stations, under the terms of the Franchise Agreement, 67 have staffed ticket offices. All other staffing decisions are a matter for the operator and they have no need to inform us of their decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/06/2015 13:33:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

384549

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Abellio Greater Anglia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff are employed by Greater Anglia rail passenger services.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	3411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>As of 12 June 2015, there are 3,133 staff employed by Abellio Greater Anglia (AGA). On the AGA Franchise, the Department monitors the staffing levels of guards and train crew (1090 on 12 June), cleaning staff (220 on 12 June) and catering staff (57 on 12 June). The Department does not monitor the other categories to this level of granularity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 3408 question first answered 25/06/2015 13:16:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

384550

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Abellio Greater Anglia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff are employed by Greater Anglia rail passenger services as (a) station staff, (b) ticket office staff, (c) guards or train crew, (d) cleaning staff, (e) catering staff, (f) security staff, (g) administrative staff and (h) managerial staff.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	3408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>As of 12 June 2015, there are 3,133 staff employed by Abellio Greater Anglia (AGA). On the AGA Franchise, the Department monitors the staffing levels of guards and train crew (1090 on 12 June), cleaning staff (220 on 12 June) and catering staff (57 on 12 June). The Department does not monitor the other categories to this level of granularity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 3411 question first answered 25/06/2015 13:16:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis