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1683334

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department provided in operating subsidies to each train operating company in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	10478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road publish data on franchise payments made to, or received from, operators on their Rail Industry Finance data portal. The portal can be accessed on their website. The tables which answer the question are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Table 7273: Government subsidy by franchised passenger operator (up to 2018-19)</li><li>Table 7226: Franchised Passenger Train Operator Finances since 2015-16 by Franchise</li></ul> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/01/2024 13:49:37 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1683344

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with rail company operators on the reasons for which there are differences in the cost of (a) online and (b) ticket machine ticket purchases.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	10552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Ticket Vending Machines are typically used to purchase low price, short distance fares on the day of travel, rather than advanced fares. We are working closely with industry to improve the rail retailing offer and make it quicker and more convenient for passengers to buy tickets, including by rolling out pilots on simpler fares and pay-as-you-go technology.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 10553 question first answered 26/01/2024 11:42:03 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1683347

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Isle of Man
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with the Isle of Man Government on employment practices on Isle of Man Steam Packet Company passenger ships that use UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	10461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>My Department has had no such discussions.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 11:26:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1683355

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with Avanti West Coast on their internal communications strategy since 10 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	10462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Senior officials are having discussions with Avanti West Coast relating to recent issues following an internal presentation that was leaked which concerned its contractual Service Quality Regime. Ministers and senior officials are alsospeaking to First Rail Holdings (Avanti’s parent company).</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/01/2024 13:52:28 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1683363

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will make an assessment of the disparities in pricing between (a) online retailers of train tickets and (b) station based ticket machines.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	10553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Ticket Vending Machines are typically used to purchase low price, short distance fares on the day of travel, rather than advanced fares. We are working closely with industry to improve the rail retailing offer and make it quicker and more convenient for passengers to buy tickets, including by rolling out pilots on simpler fares and pay-as-you-go technology.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 10552 question first answered 26/01/2024 11:42:03 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1683368

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: North Sea Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) supervision there is and (b) checks there are of operators and vessels transporting North Sea oil for refining.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	10550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is responsible for ensuring that UK Flagged ships are compliant with all the relevant international conventions and any other additional UK requirements. The ships would have appropriate certification with periodical surveys/audits being carried out by the MCA or one of the UK’s recognised organisations. Companies operating these ships are subject to audits on an annual basis by the MCA or one of the UK’s recognised organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Foreign flagged ships would be subject to port state control inspections when they call at a UK port. This is to ensure that they are compliant with all applicable international conventions. The flag state of the vessel is responsible for the oversight of the operating companies.</p><p> </p><p>This is applicable to all ships operating in the North Sea irrespective of whether or not they carry North Sea oil.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 11:18:59 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1683373

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: North Sea Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish data held by his Department on the ownership and flag status of ships transporting (a) Forties Pipeline oil and (b) UK North Sea oil generally for refining overseas.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	10551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold data on ships transporting Forties Pipeline oil and UK North Sea oil generally for refining overseas.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 11:17:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1683402

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have taken place between his Department, Royal Mail Group Ltd, and rolling stock leasing companies on future rail freight capacity for (a) parcels and (b) letter traffic.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	10464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>My officials have had general discussions with rail freight industry stakeholders, including a rolling stock leasing company, on various initiatives stakeholders are planning or undertaking for transporting parcels and letters by rail freight. Express Freight was identified as an emerging core market in our recently announced rail freight growth target and we are keen to support its development. In 2022 Varamis Ltd was awarded a grant through our ‘First of a Kind’ initiative to support its activities in developing express rail freight.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/01/2024 13:54:16 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1683428

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with car insurance providers on the impact of their policies on writing-off cars on trends in the level of car insurance policies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues. These include the cost of insurance, and factors that can impact on this.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/01/2024 08:30:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683513

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that electric vehicle charging stations are accessible to disabled motorists.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	10558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all electric vehicle drivers can easily use public chargepoints. There are now over 53,600 available.</p><p> </p><p>The Publicly Available Standard (PAS) 1899 provides specifications on designing and installing accessible chargepoints. It also considers chargepoints in the context of their wider built environment to ensure that the needs of other road and pavement users are reflected.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is actively encouraging local authorities, and other relevant parties, to incorporate accessibility into their procurement models, especially as part of applications for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor progress to assess whether further intervention is required, including through a 24-month review into implementation of PAS 1899.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 25/01/2024 09:43:45 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols