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997565

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: CCTV
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of CCTV in taxis and private hire vehicles on the vehicle owners.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	185618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has considered both the potential costs and benefits to passengers and drivers of CCTV to inform the Statutory Guidance for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities that will be consulted on shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/11/2018 16:42:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

997594

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pollinators: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps (a) his Department and (b) agencies of his Department have taken to support the National Pollinator Strategy on (i) roads (ii) railway lines.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	185806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Highways England Biodiversity Plan (2015-2020) includes support for the National Pollinator Strategy. This covers such things as the creation and restoration of species-rich grasslands, both on the green verges of the Strategic Road Network and as part of the construction of new schemes.</p><p>Network Rail is exploring opportunities to create new pollinator habitats across its estate. A range of initiatives are aimed at protecting pollinators, such as the Green Transport Corridors Project in Cumbria and South Yorkshire</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2018 10:24:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

997627

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Trains: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of CrossCountry trains on the replacement of rolling stock after the first batch of Voyager trains comes off lease next year.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	185810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has cancelled the Cross Country franchise competition in light of the Rail Review. It is now considering options for the next franchise once the current contract ends in October 2019, so passengers continue to get the services they need. The chosen option will address the need for suitable rolling stock.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/11/2018 13:26:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

997645

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
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 changing Class E airspace to transponder mandatory zones on the operation of gliding clubs in the UK.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	185594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>There has been no assessment of the potential impacts of changing Class E airspace to transponder mandatory zones. Any such assessments are a matter for the independent Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).</p><p> </p><p>However, as the Government continues to modernise our airspace, it needs to be mindful of longer term changes that will have an impact on wider airspace management. This includes the increasing need to enable the safe integration, rather than segregation, of all aircraft. This is why, as part of the Aviation Strategy, the department is working with the CAA to explore a new policy on mandating electronic identification for all users.</p><p> </p><p>All proposals to change the UK’s airspace design will need to be assessed according to the CAA’s own airspace change process which is set out in CAP1616. This includes the need to consult with all who may be affected by the proposal including members of the gliding community and other general aviation airspace users.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 185595 question first answered 05/11/2018 11:16:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

997647

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
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 potential effect of changing Class E airspace to transponder mandatory zones on access to airspace for general aviation traffic.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	185595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>There has been no assessment of the potential impacts of changing Class E airspace to transponder mandatory zones. Any such assessments are a matter for the independent Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).</p><p> </p><p>However, as the Government continues to modernise our airspace, it needs to be mindful of longer term changes that will have an impact on wider airspace management. This includes the increasing need to enable the safe integration, rather than segregation, of all aircraft. This is why, as part of the Aviation Strategy, the department is working with the CAA to explore a new policy on mandating electronic identification for all users.</p><p> </p><p>All proposals to change the UK’s airspace design will need to be assessed according to the CAA’s own airspace change process which is set out in CAP1616. This includes the need to consult with all who may be affected by the proposal including members of the gliding community and other general aviation airspace users.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 185594 question first answered 05/11/2018 11:16:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

997655

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Deeside Industrial Park
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 25 October to Question 182105, if he will allocate funding (a) to accelerate the improvement in public transport links between Birkenhead and the Deeside Industrial Park and (b) for the provision of interim additional bus services between those destinations.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	185529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The provision of improved local public transport links between Birkenhead and the Deeside Industrial Park, including additional bus services, is an issue for the Liverpool City Region Mayoral Combined Authority, as local transport authority, to consider. The Government is providing significant funding to the Combined Authority to improve local transport through its Growth and Devolution Deals. In addition, the recent Budget increased the Metro Mayor’s Transforming Cities Fund allocation by £38.5 million to £172.5 million for investment in local sustainable transport priorities, including bus. Improvements to local rail links are included in the new Wales and Borders franchise let by the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/11/2018 13:20:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

997665

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Cheshire
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 undertake improvements to the A540 as part of the Road Investment Strategy 2.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	185628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Road Investment Strategy focuses on the strategic road network operated by Highways England, which does not include the A540. This road is the responsibility of the local highway authority, and most Government funding for local roads improvements in this area comes from the Cheshire and Warrington Growth Deal, which is worth £201million over six years.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/11/2018 13:36:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

997678

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average journey time was to cross the Dartford Crossing northbound at peak times in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	185533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below contains the available average all-day journey time data for the northbound route from M25 Junction 2 to M25 Junction 30 which encompasses the Dartford Thurrock Crossing. This data represents that which has been collected and processed on a consistent and comparable basis since 2014. Unfortunately, the peak time only data for the same period is not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Average Journey Time, Dartford Crossing Northbound (M25 J2 - J30), 2014-18</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time period (month-year)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average journey time (minutes: seconds)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Time period (month-year)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average journey time (minutes: seconds)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>06:48</p></td><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>07:01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>08:32</p></td><td><p>Feb-17</p></td><td><p>07:32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>07:56</p></td><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>07:26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>08:32</p></td><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>08:05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>08:57</p></td><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>07:45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>09:28</p></td><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>08:55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>10:19</p></td><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>09:38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>11:22</p></td><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>10:14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>09:38</p></td><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>08:41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>09:54</p></td><td><p>Oct-17</p></td><td><p>08:30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>09:56</p></td><td><p>Nov-17</p></td><td><p>08:48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>08:42</p></td><td><p>Dec-17</p></td><td><p>08:42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>07:20</p></td><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>06:45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>08:26</p></td><td><p>Feb-18</p></td><td><p>07:56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>08:11</p></td><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>08:34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>08:30</p></td><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>09:09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>08:36</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>08:29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>09:16</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>08:59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-15</p></td><td><p>08:59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-15</p></td><td><p>09:40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>08:00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-15</p></td><td><p>08:20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-15</p></td><td><p>08:38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-15</p></td><td><p>09:11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>08:31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>09:05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>08:02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>09:10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>09:28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>09:13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>10:12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>10:55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>10:39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>12:02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-16</p></td><td><p>09:29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>08:07</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2018 12:45:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

997695

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
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 part two of the Road Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	185629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department published the Draft Road Investment Strategy 2 which sets out its objectives and the financial resources available for the next Road Period (2020-25), alongside the Budget. The Government expects to publish the final Road Investment Strategy for the second Road Period (2020-25) in late 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/11/2018 13:48:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

997719

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport currently employees 236 apprentices across our central department and four executive agencies. This figure is made up of apprentices who have been externally recruited and existing employees undertaking an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>This figure does not include apprentices employed by the Department waiting to start their apprenticeship.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/11/2018 16:36:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden