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818723

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date	08/01/2018
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 the timetable is for the introduction of new funding for the major road network.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>On 23<sup>rd</sup> December 2017 the Department launched a consultation on ‘Proposals for the creation of a Major Road Network’. This consultation will close on 19<sup>th</sup> March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>A formal consultation response will be published during summer 2018 prior to the launch of the Major Road Network (MRN) programme before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The MRN will receive a dedicated portion of the National Roads Fund which will be established in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will consider whether there is a need to identify schemes for early entry to the MRN Investment Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2018 11:04:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

816809

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to transparency data, DfT's gender pay gap report 2017, published 18 December 2018, if he will break down the pay gap data for median, mean and bonus pay by (a) grade and (b) profession.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	121236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Information on the Department for Transport’s gender pay gap for mean and median pay by grade is published by the Office for National Statistics in tables 32 and 33 respectively of the Civil Service statistics publications at <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics</a>. There are some minor differences in the scope between the ONS and GEO calculations, which can cause differences in the overall figures.</p><p> </p><p>The information on bonus pay by grade and the mean, median and bonus pay by profession is not readily available and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2018 13:02:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

816836

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which overseas trips Ministers of his Department have made since July 2016; and what were the costs of each such trip.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	121263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Details of overseas trips (including total costs for Ministers) are routinely published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2018 12:38:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

816864

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police: Firearms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport Police officers have (a) applied for and (b) been granted an individual firearms licence since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	121291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The British Transport Police currently has 155 authorised firearms officers. Their authority to carry firearms is derived from Section 58 of the Firearms Act 1968 as amended by Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. There is no requirement for them to possess individual firearms certificates.</p><p>Prior to the amendment to the Act, officers were required to obtain personal firearms licences. During the period in question, BTP records show that 56 officers applied for and were granted relevant firearms licences.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2018 12:55:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

809814

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118502, what the estimates used by his Department as determined by the Office of the Rail Regulator for the current control period are.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	120434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Full track access charges are published by Network Rail on the following website:</p><p><a href="https://www.networkrail.co.uk/industry-commercial-partners/information-operating-companies/cp5-access-charges/" target="_blank">https://www.networkrail.co.uk/industry-commercial-partners/information-operating-companies/cp5-access-charges/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The difference between the average maintenance cost per mile of track applied by Network Rail to franchisees operating electric trains and bi-mode trains for the control period in question indicated that track maintenance costs were expected to be approximately 11-12% higher than electric trains of the same design.</p><p> </p><p>The final track access charges relating to the Intercity Express Programme trains will be published by Network Rail in due course.</p><p>Whilst heavier than the electric Intercity Express Programme trains the bi-modes are still lighter than the High Speed Trains they are replacing which means less track wear and damage with lower operating costs – a benefit to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Through the use of bi-modes we can improve journeys for passengers sooner and reduce the need for as much disruptive engineering work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2018 12:43:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris