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435941

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Newcastle Station
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 30 November 2015 to Question 17745, whether provision was made for investments in Newcastle Station with a payback period longer than the East Coast Franchise Agreement, when his Department concluded that Virgin Trains East Coast were the best value to the public purse and passengers to continue as manager of that station.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	18918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>Mechanisms exist within the Franchise Agreement that allow stakeholders and operators to propose long term investments with payback periods beyond the length of the Franchise term. We are encouraging such investment proposals at Newcastle station.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/12/2015 15:09:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

432340

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Newcastle Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the decision was taken to transfer Newcastle Central Station to Virgin East Coast rather than to Network Rail.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The East Coast Franchise Agreement provided for the potential transfer of Newcastle Station to Network Rail. The decision to continue with the existing management arrangements of the stations was taken in late August 2015 following a period of negotiation between Virgin Trains East Coast and Network Rail.</p><br /><p>The Department concluded that the best value to the public purse and passengers was to continue with the existing arrangements already in place at Newcastle rather than transfer the station.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/11/2015 15:23:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

432040

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Telecommunications Systems
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 20 November 2015 to Question 16679, on railways: telecommunications systems, how much was spent from the public purse on the Quicksilver project before it was terminated.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Project Quicksilver was a Network Rail programme that was initiated prior to the reclassification of Network Rail as a public body and was conducted from 2011 to 2015. Project Quicksilver covered two discrete programmes of work but was run by a single team – focused on mobile connectivity and commercial exploitation of the network. These two elements cannot be disaggregated.</p><br /><p>The industry was not able to find a solution that satisfied the commercial requirements of all parties to deliver the mobile connectivity improvements. As a result, Network Rail terminated the procurement.</p><br /><p>The total cost recorded by Network Rail was £6.86m.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/11/2015 12:02:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

429426

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the requirements are for the funding and delivery of wifi on existing rail franchises.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	16950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>On all Department for Transport-controlled rail franchises, in England and Wales, free Wi-Fi is being introduced. All train operators bidding for new franchises and direct award agreements will have to include this specification in their bid.</p><p>Where there was no new franchise agreement due by December 2016, almost £50 million of funding is being released from the Department for Transport to ensure Wi-Fi is available on selected services. The operators in this group are:</p><ul><li>Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN);</li><li>Southeastern;</li><li>Chiltern; and</li><li>Arriva Trains Wales.</li></ul> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/11/2015 17:09:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

429427

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements for wifi delivery his Department plans to put in future rail franchises; and how his Department plans to assess the quality of wifi service provided pursuant to those franchises.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	16951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>On all Department for Transport-controlled rail franchises, in England and Wales, free Wi-Fi is being introduced. All train operators bidding for new franchises and direct award agreements will have to present a phased implementation plan for free Wi-Fi, which will deliver Wi-Fi on the majority of all franchised train fleets by end of 2018.</p><p>Train operators will be required to monitor and report on performance, availability and usage of the service.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/11/2015 17:11:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

428847

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total annual consumption of wifi data on trains operated by each franchise; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	16677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The consumption of data by on-train wi-fi varies by the commercial model and proposition offered by the train operating companies.</p><br /><p>We have made no estimate of total annual consumption.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/11/2015 13:47:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

428848

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Telecommunications Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the Quicksilver project to build out wifi and mobile infrastructure alongside rail lines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	16679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>Project Quicksilver was a rail industry procurement led by Network Rail to improve mobile coverage along railway routes for the benefit of passengers.</p><br /><p>Despite receiving a number of positive bids, the industry was not able to find a solution that satisfied the commercial requirements of all parties and delivered the desired connectivity improvements. As a result, Network Rail terminated the procurement.</p><br /><p>The Government recognises that dropped calls and intermittent access to the internet are frustrations felt by many rail passengers. We are working with the rail and telecommunications industries to reach a collective understanding of the technical and commercial challenges and the potential solution to this problem.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/11/2015 13:54:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

428344

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with whom did the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency share licence data in 2014-15; and what payments were received for such data sharing.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	16479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) discloses personal data from its registers to authorised third parties with a legitimate reason for requesting it. Data is only disclosed where it is fair and lawful to do so and in compliance with the Data Protection Act. Comprehensive safeguards are in place to ensure that DVLA data provided to third parties is requested for specific purposes and is used appropriately. Information on the organisations that the DVLA discloses data to can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/who-dvla-shares-data-with" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/who-dvla-shares-data-with</a></p><p>In 2014/15, the DVLA received £15.1m from data sharing activities. The DVLA’s data release charges are set to recover the cost of providing the information. While DVLA is permitted to charge a fee for the release of information under the reasonable cause provisions, it is not permitted to profit from it. The fees are set to recover the related administrative costs and so that it is the applicant and not the taxpayer who funds this activity.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/11/2015 14:46:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

426615

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards are in place to avoid mistakenly withdrawing motor tax following erroneous or malicious notification of cars being exported or going off road.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	15142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) requires specific information or documentation before it will process a notification that a vehicle has been exported or taken off the road.</p><br /><p>In order to be able to make such notifications electronically (where such a service is available) a unique reference number from the vehicle registration certificate and/or vehicle excise duty renewal letter must be used. This helps to ensure that it is the registered keeper of the vehicle making the notification.</p><br /><p>If the notification cannot be made electronically, the registered keeper must use the appropriate section of the vehicle registration certificate or write to the DVLA.</p><br /><p>When the off road or export notification has updated the DVLA’s records, a refund of any remaining vehicle excise duty will be issued to the registered keeper. Unexpectedly receiving this payment should prompt the keeper to contact the DVLA if they did not make the notification themselves.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/11/2015 17:23:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

349041

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
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 vehicle hire companies on the ending of the physical paper driving licence.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	1495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The photocard licence remains a physical document. The changes which took place on 8 June abolished the paper counterpart to the driving licence. Old style paper licences remain valid.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has actively engaged with the vehicle rental industry about the abolition of the paper counterpart to the driving licence. Recently, this has included weekly conference calls with the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) and also a number of workshops with a large number of car hire company representatives.</p><p> </p><p>A comprehensive range of publicity materials was developed specifically for the vehicle rental sector and its customers. These were intended to help businesses to prepare themselves and their customers for the change. These communications were also provided to Lease Europe, which is the European equivalent of the BVRLA.</p><p> </p><p>The full range of publicity material is online at <a href="http://dvla.dft.gov.uk/dvla-aoc-toolkit.html" target="_blank">http://dvla.dft.gov.uk/dvla-aoc-toolkit.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/06/2015 15:19:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah