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852518

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Snow and Ice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to prepare transport infrastructure for severe winter weather.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	904124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Significant efforts have been made this year across the transport sectors, including road, rail and air, to boost resilience and preparedness.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with all key transport operators, the local government sector, salt suppliers and other key partners to ensure that disruption to our transport network are kept to a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/03/2018 11:51:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

852519

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department plans to respond to the Peninsula Rail Task Force report and set out a rail strategy for the South West.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	904121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I wrote to the Chair of the Peninsula Rail Task Force this week setting out the Governments response to the Task Force report.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/03/2018 12:04:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

851545

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Business Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which members of his Department's board are responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former Ministers and senior civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	130308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>All business appointments for former Ministers are handled by the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, and not by the Departmental Board, as set out in the Ministerial Code (section 7.25).</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Permanent Secretary is responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former senior civil servants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/03/2018 09:02:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

851560

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for its policies on the East Coast mainline of the findings of a Populus poll in 2017 that 76 per cent of the UK population favour returning railways to public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	130323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The public sector already has an important role to play on Britain’s railways, with Network Rail working closely with train operating companies to deliver services and improvements. The department is committed to making this collaboration between the public and private sectors even stronger on the East Coast.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently reviewing two options for the continuation of services on the East Coast. One is to allow Stagecoach to continue operating the service under a very strictly designed short-term arrangement. The second is for the franchise to be directly operated by the Department for Transport, through an operator of last resort. The Department will choose the option that offers best value for money for taxpayers and protects the interests of passengers.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/03/2018 13:19:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

851608

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Transport of 27 February 2018, Official Report, column 793, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of trains in the north of England which will be (a) replaced and (b) refurbished by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	130371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Northern franchise will introduce 281 new vehicles (equivalent to 37% of the current fleet*) into the franchise from 2018 onwards to replace the 208 ‘Pacers’. 82% of the Northern fleet will be refurbished.</p><p> </p><p>84% of TransPennine Express trains will be refurbished ‘as new’ by July 2018, with the remaining 16% being replaced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*based on numbers on day one of the franchise</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/03/2018 15:20:45 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

851612

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: West Midlands
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 adequacy of local bus services in (a) Coventry South constituency, (b) Coventry and the (c) the West Midlands since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	130375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The bus market in England outside London is deregulated and decisions regarding service provision are primarily a matter for bus operators, although local authorities do support socially necessary routes that are not commercially viable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools local authorities need to improve local bus services. We are working with local authorities to determine which of the powers provided are best able to support bus networks in their areas.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/03/2018 16:28:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

851621

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
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 27 February 2018 to Question 128316, on Network Rail: Property, what the (a) proceeds and (b) costs were in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	130384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The proceeds and costs for property sales are set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gross proceeds</p></td><td><p>£111m</p></td><td><p>£99m</p></td><td><p>£40m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Costs</p></td><td><p>(£20m)</p></td><td><p>(£24m)</p></td><td><p>(£7m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Net proceeds</strong></p></td><td><p>£91m</p></td><td><p>£75m</p></td><td><p>£33m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/03/2018 14:47:26 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

851663

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost is of the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme to date; and how many people have used that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	130426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The total cost is of the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme to date is £28.7 million and our records show that the scheme has helped people install just under 46,700 home chargers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 14:30:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

851665

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Eastern Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will discuss with (a) HM Treasury, (b) the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, (c) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and (d) other key stakeholders steps to establish the funding necessary to the deliver the key strategic rail infrastructure improvements identified by the Great Eastern Main Line Rail Task Force.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	130428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department is developing a new approach to rail enhancements, building on the process set out in the “Memorandum of Understanding between Department for Transport and Network Rail on Rail Enhancements,” which will be set out shortly. This approach will take the form of a pipeline, and will focus on ensuring investment which best addresses the needs of passengers and freight, and that funding commitments appropriately reflect the stage of development of enhancements.</p><p> </p><p>The improvements identified by the Great Eastern Main Line Rail Task Force will be taken forward under this approach. They have not yet progressed to a decision to deliver, so we cannot confirm funding for their delivery at this time. If the Task Force is able to identify alternative sources of funding, the Department may be able to progress the schemes further through the pipeline.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/03/2018 15:38:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

851666

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the (a) A12 widening scheme and (b) the dualling and upgrading the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	130429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme is in an early stage of development and our current assumption is that it will cost in excess of £500m The A120 upgrade between Braintree and the A12 is being developed by Essex County Council and their current estimate is between £475m and £825m in 2016 prices.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/03/2018 08:58:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel