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909257

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made on the establishment of the Major Road Network.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Clarke
uin	905542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Last December the Department launched a consultation on ‘Proposals for the creation of a Major Road Network’ which closed on 19th March.</p><p> </p><p>A formal consultation response will be published during summer 2018 prior to the expected launch of the Major Road Network (MRN) programme before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/05/2018 10:09:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke

909297

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the expansion at Heathrow Airport on the (a) sustainability and (b) capacity of regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The revised draft Airports National Policy Statement on new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South-East of England considers impacts of Heathrow expansion on airports across the UK. It finds that a North-West runway at Heathrow delivers the best connectivity for the UK as a whole, with regional airports expected to continue displaying strong passenger growth by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the best connected countries in the world by air, with six airports handling more than five million passengers per annum, offering an intensive short-haul network and an increasing number of long-haul destinations. In addition almost 30 regional airports offer important direct connectivity to key business and leisure destinations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is developing a new, long-term Aviation Strategy to 2050 and beyond which aims to achieve a safe, secure and sustainable aviation sector that meets the needs of consumers and of a global, outward-looking Britain. A ‘Next Steps’ document published in April, stated that the Government will consider whether our nations and regions are suitably connected by either air or surface access transport to the rest of the UK and to key overseas markets.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 146706 146710 question first answered 25/05/2018 12:38:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

909298

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential restrictions that will be required on the expansion of regional airports in order to meet targets set in the Climate Change Act 2008 in the event that the expansion at Heathrow Airport takes place.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Updated Appraisal Report, published alongside the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement in October 2017, sets out the carbon scenarios used by the Government to address uncertainties over the future policy treatment of international aviation emissions. It confirms that expansion via a Northwest Runway at Heathrow Airport can be delivered within the UK’s carbon obligations under the Climate Change Act 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that growth in the aviation sector, including at regional airports, is compatible with the UK's climate change obligations. Even in a scenario where aviation carbon emissions are capped to the Committee on Climate Change’s planning assumption of 37.5 MtCO2, the analysis showed that passenger numbers would continue to grow at regional airports. The Government will continue to develop policy relating to carbon emissions from aviation as part of the new Aviation Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/05/2018 12:40:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

909299

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the costs and benefits to (a) the public purse and (b) passengers of the expansion of regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The revised draft Airports National Policy Statement on new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South-East of England considers impacts of Heathrow expansion on airports across the UK. It finds that a North-West runway at Heathrow delivers the best connectivity for the UK as a whole, with regional airports expected to continue displaying strong passenger growth by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the best connected countries in the world by air, with six airports handling more than five million passengers per annum, offering an intensive short-haul network and an increasing number of long-haul destinations. In addition almost 30 regional airports offer important direct connectivity to key business and leisure destinations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is developing a new, long-term Aviation Strategy to 2050 and beyond which aims to achieve a safe, secure and sustainable aviation sector that meets the needs of consumers and of a global, outward-looking Britain. A ‘Next Steps’ document published in April, stated that the Government will consider whether our nations and regions are suitably connected by either air or surface access transport to the rest of the UK and to key overseas markets.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 146704 146710 question first answered 25/05/2018 12:38:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

909300

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Environmental Impact Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to develop the Government's methods of assessment of the environmental impacts of airport expansion.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has prepared an Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) to support the development of the Airports NPS and assess the environmental impacts of airport expansion. The AOS has been developed by external expert consultants, with advice of specialists from across Government and, where appropriate, in line with the Department’s published Transport Appraisal Guidance (Web-TAG). The Government has consulted on the AoS twice, most recently between October and December 2017, and is considering comments on the appraisal methods and appraisal results raised in consultation responses. The AoS will be updated, if required, prior to laying any final proposed Airports NPS in Parliament. Web-TAG is kept under periodic review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/05/2018 12:42:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

909301

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates he has made of the level of financial support from the public purse that would be necessary to facilitate the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that any scheme for additional airport capacity should be financed by the private sector. The Airports Commission concluded that all three of its shortlisted schemes were financeable without public support.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement, independent financial advisers have undertaken further work for the Government, and agree that all three schemes are financeable without on that basis.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited would also pay in full the cost of any surface access required for airport expansion. Where there is a surface access scheme that is not solely required to deliver airport capacity and that has a wider range of beneficiaries the Government, along with relevant stakeholders, will consider the need for a public contribution alongside an appropriate contribution from the airport on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 146712 146713 question first answered 25/05/2018 12:30:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

909302

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made on the effect of the development of aircraft technology on the future role of hub airports.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department recognises that emerging technologies such as electric aircraft and automation have the potential to benefit passengers and the UK’s transport market; for example, by providing new options for how passengers or goods travel between our cities and regions. This could have an impact on how the UK’s airport network is used, potentially improving how we use our airports and our transport networks.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s developing Aviation Strategy, we continue to engage with the aviation industry throughout the strategy process to understand the specific effects on airports.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/05/2018 12:34:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

909327

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average flight time is between (a) London City airport and Glasgow and (b) Glasgow and London City airport.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	146788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not routinely collect or publish information pertaining to average flight times between airports. According to data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) the only airline that operated a service between London City and Glasgow in 2017 was British Airways under the BA CityFlyer Ltd subsidiary. Consequently, this information should be obtainable from the airline.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/05/2018 12:23:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

909361

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes: Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the financial benefit to the public purse of an increase in long-haul aviation traffic from regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The revised draft Airports National Policy Statement on new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South-East of England considers impacts of Heathrow expansion on airports across the UK. It finds that a North-West runway at Heathrow delivers the best connectivity for the UK as a whole, with regional airports expected to continue displaying strong passenger growth by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the best connected countries in the world by air, with six airports handling more than five million passengers per annum, offering an intensive short-haul network and an increasing number of long-haul destinations. In addition almost 30 regional airports offer important direct connectivity to key business and leisure destinations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is developing a new, long-term Aviation Strategy to 2050 and beyond which aims to achieve a safe, secure and sustainable aviation sector that meets the needs of consumers and of a global, outward-looking Britain. A ‘Next Steps’ document published in April, stated that the Government will consider whether our nations and regions are suitably connected by either air or surface access transport to the rest of the UK and to key overseas markets.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 146704 146706 question first answered 25/05/2018 12:38:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

909363

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of a third runway at Heathrow on the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that any scheme for additional airport capacity should be financed by the private sector. The Airports Commission concluded that all three of its shortlisted schemes were financeable without public support.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement, independent financial advisers have undertaken further work for the Government, and agree that all three schemes are financeable without on that basis.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited would also pay in full the cost of any surface access required for airport expansion. Where there is a surface access scheme that is not solely required to deliver airport capacity and that has a wider range of beneficiaries the Government, along with relevant stakeholders, will consider the need for a public contribution alongside an appropriate contribution from the airport on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 146708 146713 question first answered 25/05/2018 12:30:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable