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917067

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date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Tyne and Wear
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department has provide to (a) South Tyneside and (b) Gateshead local authorities for the repair and maintenance of potholes.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	149617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has provided South Tyneside Local Highway Authority £6.567 million from 2015/16 to 2018/19 for local highways maintenance. This funding includes £0.417 million from the Pothole Action Fund to allow the repair of potholes or stop them forming in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided Gateshead Local Highway Authority £11.478 million from 2015/16 to 2018/19 for local highways maintenance. This funding includes £0.626 million from the Pothole Action Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport announced in January 2017 that it is undertaking an innovative trial on the way potholes are identified and managed, working in partnership with Thurrock, York and Wiltshire councils and two private sector SMEs, Soenecs and Gaist. This trial allows high-definition cameras to be mounted to refuse collection vehicles and by deploying innovative intelligent software will identify road surface problems before they become potholes. The trial recently won an award for the best use of new technology in the highways sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced in March 2018 that it is investing more than £900,000 in innovations using connected vehicles to help councils manage and plan maintenance works more efficiently. These trials will ultimately help to provide councils with data to enable them to repair potholes before they occur as well as to maintain their other assets more effectively as part of their asset management plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also providing funding to the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) to work on technological and innovative improvements to future-proof the local road network.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2018 14:53:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

917070

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on passenger safety of overcrowding on trains.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	149653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>All franchises let by Department for Transport require the train operator to take reasonable steps to address crowding.</p><p> </p><p>Safe assessment and operation of services is a matter for individual rail operators’ safety management systems as certificated by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). We expect all franchised operators to discharge the Franchise Agreement in line with industry safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 149654 question first answered 12/06/2018 07:00:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

917072

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the merits for passenger safety of a maximum ratio of passengers to seats in trains.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	149654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>All franchises let by Department for Transport require the train operator to take reasonable steps to address crowding.</p><p> </p><p>Safe assessment and operation of services is a matter for individual rail operators’ safety management systems as certificated by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). We expect all franchised operators to discharge the Franchise Agreement in line with industry safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 149653 question first answered 12/06/2018 07:00:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

917101

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of the proposed works to Bromham Road bridge on journey times for passengers travelling on the replacement bus service from Wellingborough to Bedford.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	149697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has currently been made. Until all approvals have been granted, the timing for the proposed work remains unknown to enable a full assessment of any journey impact, which we would expect East Midlands Trains to undertake.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/06/2018 07:04:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

917102

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services from Bedford to London have not stopped at West Hampstead since 20 May 2018; and what discussions he has had with Govia Thameslink on those services no longer stopping at West Hampstead.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	149698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>As part of the new timetable, West Hampstead Thameslink is now classified as a metro station and Bedford as a main line station. The metro services that will call at West Hampstead during peak times will start from St Albans and Luton.</p><p> </p><p>A key part of the strategy for the new timetable is to deliver capacity and performance benefits by separating main line and metro services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport worked with the rail industry to specify the details of this timetable. This was consulted on three times by Govia Thameslink Railway, as the operator of Thameslink services, in one of the largest ever consultations to take place on the railways.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/06/2018 07:07:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

917119

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A75
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to upgrade the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	149642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Road investment in Scotland is a devolved matter and any plans to improve the A75 therefore fall to the Scottish Government. Where there are areas of cross-border interest, UK Ministers remain keen to collaborate with their Scottish counterparts. The Department is contributing to discussions about the proposed Borderlands Growth Deal, which includes an aspiration to improve the A75.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 149643 question first answered 12/06/2018 07:57:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

917120

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A75
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Mid and East Antrim Council and (b) the Dumfries and Galloway Council on the effect on the local economy of improvements on the A75.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	149643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Road investment in Scotland is a devolved matter and any plans to improve the A75 therefore fall to the Scottish Government. Where there are areas of cross-border interest, UK Ministers remain keen to collaborate with their Scottish counterparts. The Department is contributing to discussions about the proposed Borderlands Growth Deal, which includes an aspiration to improve the A75.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 149642 question first answered 12/06/2018 07:57:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

917213

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allocate additional funding to local authorities who own aerodromes to release the economic potential of those facilities.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	149562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Most airport operators whether in the commercial private sector, or in public/private partnerships operate as private commercial undertakings.</p><p> </p><p>In this regard, the UK’s aviation industry operates essentially without subsidy. It is therefore for local authorities to determine any additional funding for any aerodromes they own. Additionally, provision of public funding for airports needs to comply with the European Community State aid guidelines for airports and airlines.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2018 08:08:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

917215

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many commercial pilots were trained in the UK in each of the last five years of which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	149563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of pilots who, according to the Civil Aviation Authority’s records, had an initial UK commercial licence issued each year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Year Number of pilots .</strong></p><p>2013 1883</p><p>2014 1894</p><p>2015 1850</p><p>2016 1776</p><p>2017 1960</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of pilots trained in the UK are not available. Applicants for a UK commercial pilot’s licence are not necessarily trained in the UK, and many pilots come to the UK for training but will have a licence issued by their own national aviation authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will explore current and future skills shortages in aviation, such as pilot training, as part of the Aviation Strategy which is due for publication in 2019. This will be a long term strategy to 2050 and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The Aviation Strategy ‘Next Steps’ document, published April 2018, highlighted a number of considerations for Government to address skills shortages. These included further collaboration between industry and education providers, realising the full potential of General Aviation training grounds and work to better understand the extent of such skills gaps and how these may affect the aviation sector in future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 149564 question first answered 12/06/2018 08:05:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

917216

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of pilots that are trained in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	149564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of pilots who, according to the Civil Aviation Authority’s records, had an initial UK commercial licence issued each year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Year Number of pilots .</strong></p><p>2013 1883</p><p>2014 1894</p><p>2015 1850</p><p>2016 1776</p><p>2017 1960</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of pilots trained in the UK are not available. Applicants for a UK commercial pilot’s licence are not necessarily trained in the UK, and many pilots come to the UK for training but will have a licence issued by their own national aviation authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will explore current and future skills shortages in aviation, such as pilot training, as part of the Aviation Strategy which is due for publication in 2019. This will be a long term strategy to 2050 and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The Aviation Strategy ‘Next Steps’ document, published April 2018, highlighted a number of considerations for Government to address skills shortages. These included further collaboration between industry and education providers, realising the full potential of General Aviation training grounds and work to better understand the extent of such skills gaps and how these may affect the aviation sector in future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 149563 question first answered 12/06/2018 08:05:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess