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933740

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the justification under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the delay in providing a PwC Report on the comparative costs of developing and constructing high speed rail lines in Europe and elsewhere, requested on 30 November 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL9127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The PWC report on the comparative costs of developing and constructing high speed lines in Europe and elsewhere was withheld under section 22 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is intended for future publication. In applying this exemption we had to balance complex public interest consideration in withholding or disclosing the report. We found the balance to be in favour of withholding at that time and that remains our position.</p><p> </p><p>I can reaffirm that HS2 Ltd intend to publish this report in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 16/07/2018 13:42:49 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

933755

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Monarch Airlines: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in (1) seeking recovery of the costs incurred in repatriating customers of Monarch Airlines to the UK, and (2) their negotiations with Greybull and its associates, the owners of the airline, in contributing to repayment to tax payers.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL9141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord back to my previous response to his question on 25 April 2018 (HL7119). We are seeking to recover costs of the operation from several third parties, however a final position on cost recoveries is unlikely to be known until the completion of the administration, which may take several months. We are, of course, determined to ensure that as much of taxpayers’ money is recovered as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The administrator, KPMG, has since published a progress report for the administration of Monarch Airlines Limited, which is freely available from http://www.insolvency-kpmg.co.uk. This report provides an interim update, which will inform our ongoing negotiation with Greybull.</p><p> </p><p>We will in due course be able to report back with more detail.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/07/2018 12:51:27 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

933786

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant: Eligibility
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 allow (a) electric battery, (b) hybrid and (c) hydrogen-fuelled buses to be eligible for the Bus Service Operators Grant.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	159654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Hybrid buses are eligible for both the bus service operators grant and the low carbon emission bus incentive depending on what fuel is used. The government wishes to increase the uptake of ultra-low and zero emission buses, and will look at possible changes to incentivise this during stage 2 of the bus service operators grant reform process.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/07/2018 13:38:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

933810

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been killed on railway lines in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	159599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Official statistics relating to the number of fatalities on the mainline, London Underground and other light rail networks in Great Britain are published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) on their website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/browsereports/5" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/browsereports/5</a></p><p> </p><p>These tables accompany an annual ORR statistical release. The latest publication (for 2016-17) can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/25622/rail-safety-statistics-2016-17.pdf" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/25622/rail-safety-statistics-2016-17.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/07/2018 14:11:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

933921

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn Tunnel: Closures
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 29 June 2018 to Question 155763, on Severn Tunnel: Closures, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of the engineering work during the temporary closure of the Severn Tunnel in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	159567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The costs of engineering work during the temporary closure of the Severn Tunnel are factored into the overall programme costs. We are investing over £5bn in the Great Western route to deliver faster, more reliable services and new trains with thousands more seats.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/07/2018 13:39:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

933927

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on promoting premium (a) diesel and (b) petrol to motorists as a result of the lower levels of harmful emissions from those fuels; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	159560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes any improvements in fuels that reduce the environmental impact of transport.</p><p> </p><p>It is not the role of Government to promote premium fuels; it is for the manufacturers and retailers to supply evidence of benefits from fuels they define as “premium” to their customers and promote them accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2018 12:57:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

933958

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue his Department has received from Govia Thameslink Railway from first class ticket premiums on (a) Thameslink, (b) Great Northern, (c) Southern and (d) Gatwick Express services for each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	159570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Govia Thameslink Railway does not report revenue to the Department at the level of detail requested. Total Passenger Revenue for the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise can be found on the Office of Rail and Road Data Portal at the following link: <a href="http://orr.gov.uk/rail/publications/reports/uk-rail-industry-financial-information" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/rail/publications/reports/uk-rail-industry-financial-information</a>. From this data, the total Passenger Income for 2016/17 (the latest year for which data is available) was £1.24 Billion.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2018 12:59:46 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

934009

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West 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 (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have made of the effect on (i) business and (ii) the visitor economy on Blackpool of the decision by Network Rail to close all direct lines north of London on the West Coast Line for engineering works at Wembley for the first three weekends in August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	159515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport expects Network Rail to work with Train Operators to seek to minimise the inconvenience to passengers of essential engineering work.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/07/2018 14:29:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

934010

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North West
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 on on (i) businesses and (ii) the visitor economy in Blackpoolof Network Rail's decision to close the lines between Manchester and Preston for upgrade works from 25 August 2018 to 2 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	159516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Network Rail programme has been agreed with the train operators to enable the completion of this key upgrade before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>Once complete, it will enable modern trains to run, with more seats. Network Rail has also recently completed the upgrade of the route to the north of this, between Preston and Blackpool meaning that, together, these improvements will enable modern, faster trains, with more seats, to run between Blackpool and Manchester. This will also mean that trains currently in use between Manchester and Preston can be used elsewhere on the network, enabling an improved service across the north.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport expects Network Rail to work with Train Operators to seek to minimise the inconvenience to passengers of essential engineering work.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/07/2018 14:19:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

934011

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for the North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the full details of the routes and services covered by the compensation scheme for the Transport in the North service area; as set out in the letter of 29 June 2018 to hon. Members from the Minister of State for Transport.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	159517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>Transport for the North and/or the Train Operator will publish the details of the scheme once Transport for the North has determined the scope of the package.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/07/2018 14:22:51 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden