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1172532

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date	22/01/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been (a) paid to and (b) is due to be paid to under contract provisions (i) Atkins, (ii) BAM Nuttall, (iii) Balfour Beatty, (iv) Rivault Bouyges Travaux Publics, (v) Costain, (vi) EiffageGenie Civil, (vii) Keltbray Group (Holdings) Ltd, (viii) Kier, (ix) Mace, (x) Mott Macdonald, (xi) Ramboil, (xiii) Stantec, (xiv) Sir Robert McAlpine, (xv) Skanska, (xvi) Strabag, (xvii) VINCI plc, (xviii) VolkerWessels UK and (xix) WSP UK for work connected to HS2 in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	6592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>a) All contractual payments over £25000 are published online as part of the Government’s transparency agenda, and can be found at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/804be0c6-ae01-4899-bbb9-2317dff1a4f9/spend-over-25-000-in-department-for-transport-and-its-arms-length-bodies" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/dataset/804be0c6-ae01-4899-bbb9-2317dff1a4f9/spend-over-25-000-in-department-for-transport-and-its-arms-length-bodies</a></p><p>b) Over 2000 organisations have been awarded contracts to deliver HS2 work to date. The Oakervee Review into High Speed 2 is under consideration. Contracts going forward will depend on decision that follow this.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 27/01/2020 17:30:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1172538

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to improve transport connections between the North East of Scotland and the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the social and economic importance of improving connectivity across all parts of the UK. Whilst responsibility for transport infrastructure in Scotland lies with the Scottish Government, where there are areas of cross-border interest, my ministerial colleagues and I remain keen to collaborate with our Scottish counterparts. For example, the Dundee PSO study on Carlisle to Edinburgh line. We always stand ready to work with Members to develop new links.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 31/01/2020 13:37:34 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1172593

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Iron and Steel
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 total cost of UK steel and steel tubes as a proportion of all steel procured by his Department in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	6635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>In DfT, steel is only purchased directly by Network Rail. Between Jun 2018-19 the value of their UK steel procurements was approximately 93% percent of the total value of their steel contracts. The next report will be on data from Jun 2019-20. Both Highways England and High Speed Two Ltd procure steel through their respective supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 6636 question first answered 29/01/2020 17:42:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1172595

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Iron and Steel
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 total cost of UK steel and steel products as a proportion of all steel procured by his Department in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	6636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>In DfT, steel is only purchased directly by Network Rail. Between Jun 2018-19 the value of their UK steel procurements was approximately 93% percent of the total value of their steel contracts. The next report will be on data from Jun 2019-20. Both Highways England and High Speed Two Ltd procure steel through their respective supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 6635 question first answered 29/01/2020 17:42:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1172621

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
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 his Department’s decision to delay the re-tendering of the East Midlands Trains franchise from October 2015 to August 2019 on the compliance of that operator’s fleet with rail accessibility requirements which came into force on 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	6705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2020 answer text <p>No specific assessment on rolling stock compliance has been made regarding the effect of re-scheduling the franchise competitions. We continue to push the rail industry for continuous improvement to deliver accessible journeys, and an accessible fleet is planned to be in place on the East Midlands franchise from December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 31/01/2020 14:02:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1172622

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Western Railway: Finance
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 17 January 2020 to Question 1753, what assessment he has made of the (a) forward and (b) backward looking financial ratios of First/MTR on South Western Railway received by his Department on 20 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	6706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2020 answer text <p>The latest financial ratios received by South Western Railway on 17<sup>th</sup> January 2020 confirmed that they were fully compliant with the relevant financial ratio requirements of its Franchise Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 31/01/2020 14:06:03 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1172625

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the report of the Rail Industry Decarbonisation Task Force, entitled Final report to the Minister for Rail, published on 20 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	6662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is ensuring that the railways play their part in delivering our ambitions to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and to reduce the air pollution created by transport. The work of the Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce has informed the Government and rail industry’s approach to decarbonisation over the last year.</p><p> </p><p>I accept the recommendations in the taskforce’s final report. In line with those recommendations, Network Rail is developing a Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy, with the Department and industry partners. The Strategy will inform Government decisions in 2020 about the scale and pace of further rail decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this work, the Government announced the Transport Decarbonisation Plan on 15 October last year to bring together a bold and ambitious programme of coordinated action needed to end the UK’s transport emissions by 2050. We are aiming to publish a call for engagement document in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/01/2020 17:48:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1172627

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on developing market-led proposals for rail infrastructure investment.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	6663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>We continue to welcome market led proposals and the Market Led Guidance remains live at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-market-led-proposals" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-market-led-proposals</a>. Where proposals have been received we have engaged with backers and where appropriate supported their engagement with Network Rail and the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline process.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/01/2020 17:44:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1172629

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail replacement services that take place on vehicles that are compliant with the Persons of Reduced Mobility Technical Specification for Interoperability.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	6664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everybody has the same opportunity to use the rail network. According to the data collated by the Office of Rail and Road, for the last 13 rail periods, 38,102 vehicles out of a total of 98,232 (or 38.8%) that were used as rail replacement services were compliant with Public Service Vehicle Accessibility Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>I met with industry on 14 January to discuss this issue and tasked it with producing a robust, achievable plan with a series of milestones and delivery points to show how train operators will move to providing fully compliant rail replacement services. I expect to receive a copy of this plan by the Easter recess.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/01/2020 16:51:32 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1172646

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port Glasgow Station: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the Public Purse to Port Glasgow Train Station through the Access for All scheme.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	6751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The process to select options to make Port Glasgow more accessible is underway. The anticipated cost of the project will be known once a single design has been identified. Sufficient funding is available to deliver an accessible route both into the station, and to and between each platform. All Access for All projects are due to be completed by 2024 at the latest.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/01/2020 16:37:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan