Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

583936

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote the role of regional airports in stimulating the UK economy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL1983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>The government made clear in its Aviation Policy Framework, that airports across the UK make a vital contribution to the growth and recovery of regional and local economies and their role in helping to accommodate wider forecast growth in demand for aviation in the UK. The government recognises that regional air connectivity across the UK is also very important and announced in November 2015 that it will provide around £7million of start-up aid from the Regional Air Connectivity Fund over the next three financial years to support 11 new air routes from smaller airports. The Fund is also providing support to two Public Service Obligation routes from London to Dundee and Newquay. The UK government has also recently agreed in principle to support the air route between City of Derry Airport and London.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/09/2016 12:13:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

584036

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department offer local authorities on issuing Hackney carriage or private hire driver licences to people based outside their local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	46501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities can issue licences to prospective Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle drivers irrespective of where the driver lives. The Department provides Best Practice Guidance for local authorities to help them develop their own standards for taxi and PHV operators, drivers and vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 46515 question first answered 10/10/2016 12:46:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

584132

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London City Airport: Security
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 security at London City Airport after the recent protestor security breach.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	46525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>We keep aviation security under constant review. The Civil Aviation Authority, as regulator, has carried out a full investigation of the incident on 6 September, and will continue to monitor London City Airport’s response to the incident and subsequent investigation. For obvious reasons we would not comment publicly on the details of this response.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 13/10/2016 14:28:58 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

584153

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there has been in passenger numbers on trains in Suffolk since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	46620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The number of journeys made by rail in Suffolk during 2014-15 has increased by 23% since 2009-10, in line with the strong growth nationally in rail journeys. The number of journeys since 2009-10 is shown below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of journeys in Suffolk</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage change from the previous year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>6,121,321</p></td><td><p>-0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>6,129,781</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>6,068,473</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>5,688,434</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>5,423,631</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>4,971,597</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Office of Rail and Road</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/10/2016 11:16:40 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

584154

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on rail companies charging taxi drivers to use taxi ranks at train stations.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	46630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Decisions to charge taxi operators for accessing taxi ranks at railway stations are a commercial matter for the train company operating the station.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/10/2016 12:41:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

584155

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Southern Railway has paid in compensation to Network Rail since the start of that franchise.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	46631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Under their track access agreement, compensation for unplanned disruption passes between Govia Thameslink Railway and Network Rail based upon which party is responsible for each disruptive incident. The Department does not see the breakdown of the compensation paid by each party. The net figures covering the years 2011-12 to 2014-15, are published on Network Rail's website (‘Payments for disruption on the railway made under schedule 8’) at the following address:</p><p><a href="http://www.networkrail.co.uk/transparency/datasets/#_blank" target="_blank">http://www.networkrail.co.uk/transparency/datasets/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/10/2016 12:27:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

584156

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Southern Railway (a) has paid to passengers in compensation and (b) received in compensation from Network Rail since the start of that franchise.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	46632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) The delay repay compensation figures for all Train Operating Companies covering the years 2009-10 to 2014-15 are published on the GOV.UK website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passenger-charter-compensation-between-2009-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passenger-charter-compensation-between-2009-to-2015</a>. Figures for the 2015-16 financial year for all Train Operating Companies are expected to be published on the GOV.UK website later this year. Releasing all the figures at the same time will allow everyone to see them together which will provide a clear and consistent publication and help avoid misinterpretation and confusion.</p><p> </p><p>b) Under their track access agreement, compensation for unplanned disruption passes between Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Network Rail based upon which party is responsible for each disruptive incident. The Department does not see the breakdown of the compensation paid by each party. The net figures covering the years 2011-12 to 2014-15, are published on Network Rail's website (‘Payments for disruption on the railway made under schedule 8’) at the following address:</p><p><a href="http://www.networkrail.co.uk/transparency/datasets/#_blank" target="_blank">http://www.networkrail.co.uk/transparency/datasets/</a></p><p>Payments to train operators, made through the performance regime, are not designed to cover the refund claims which passengers make. They are instead designed to hold train operators financially neutral to the long-term revenue impact as a result of disruption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/10/2016 12:23:43 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

584158

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 23 March 2016, to Question 31738, when he plans to publish the findings of the London and South Coast Rail Corridor Study.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	46666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The study is now complete and the findings are being carefully considered by Ministers. We remain committed to publishing the findings, and Hon Members with constituencies along the study route will be notified when this happens.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/10/2016 09:39:12 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

584159

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Edinburgh Airport: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department expects an updated Strategic Noise Map for Edinburgh Airport to be available.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	46656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>As noise is a devolved matter, the UK Government is not able to answer questions on noise mapping for Scottish airports. This is the responsibility of the Scottish Government and they will be able to advise on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/10/2016 15:24:45 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

584160

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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 the outcome of the EU referendum on the timetable for a decision on Heathrow expansion.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	46663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the important infrastructure projects the country needs. This includes delivering runway capacity to the timetable set out by the Airports Commission. The Government’s work in preparation for negotiations to leave the EU does not affect the timing of this decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/10/2016 15:28:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson