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100615

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce measures to reduce the use of diesel engines as compared to petrol engines because of the effects of diesel fumes on health.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Progressively tighter new vehicle European emission standards have reduced harmful particulate matter pollution emissions from diesel vehicles to a point where they are now equivalent to those from petrol vehicles. The latest emission standard for lorries and buses, Euro VI, will in addition substantially reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Government experts are working with the European Commission and other member states to ensure that the Euro 6 emission standard for diesel cars and vans will also deliver reduced NOx emissions.</p><p> </p><p>In addition between 2011 and 2020 we have committed over two billion pounds to increase the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles, on active and sustainable travel and to support green transport initiatives, which will help to improve air quality.</p><p> </p><p>As such, the Government has no current plans for any specific restriction or prohibition on the production or sale of diesel vehicles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/11/2014 13:45:31 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

100630

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England, particularly between East Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
uin	HL2361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England has been assessed in a number of studies including the Northern Hub and Network Rail’s Lancashire and Cumbria and North-West Route Utilisation strategies. The case will be further addressed in respect of Network Rail’s Control Period 6 (2019-20<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del>4) and beyond through the Northern Route Study as part of Network Rail’s Long Term Planning Process to inform decisions on the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for Control Period 6.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/10/2014 12:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2014 12:17:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer previous answer version 25208 answering member printed Baroness Kramer answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

100509

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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, when his Department plans to appoint the High Speed 2 Residents Commissioner; where that Commissioner will be based; to whom that Commissioner will be accountable; and how many staff at what level that Commissioner will have.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	211416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>We anticipate that following the recruitment process we will be able to announce the Residents’ Commissioner in December.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner will report to Sir David Higgins, the Chairman of HS2 Ltd. This will create a direct link to ensure that the Commissioner’s views are heard at the highest level.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner will be based at HS2 Ltd’s head office in Canary Wharf and will have one staff member available to provide administrative support, as well as drawing on support from relevant teams across the organisation.　 This is a new role and so resource will be reviewed in consultation with the Commissioner once in post.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 29/10/2014 11:20:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

100510

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Northern Ireland
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 number of passengers on flights originating in Northern Ireland who take connecting flights from other UK Airports in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	211412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The estimated numbers of passengers on flights originating in Northern Ireland who take connecting flights from other UK airports in each of the last five years are given in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Passengers originating in Northern Ireland who transfer at UK airports, 2009 - 2013</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Year</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>Transfer passengers (000's)</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>571</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>506</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>400</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>441</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>343</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>These figures are based on data from the CAA’s passenger surveys and reflect those airports which form part of the continuous survey (Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and Manchester). These airports account for the majority of transfer passengers travelling from Northern Ireland.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 28/10/2014 15:57:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

100511

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, from where his Department plans to secure trains to run on the Midland mainline when electrification of that line is completed.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	211462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>No decisions have been taken regarding the procurement of electric rolling stock for the Midland Main Line. This will be a matter for the train operator. An announcement on this will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/10/2014 14:11:52 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

100512

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Maritime and Coastguard Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the conclusions of its review of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's survey and inspection capability.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	211527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency will be implementing internal plans over the next 12 months to match the resources available for the conduct of marine surveying and ship inspection activities to fulfil national and international obligations.</p><p> </p><p>This will involve improving efficiency, targeting activities based on risk, different ways of working to capitalise on technology, and maximising potential income.　 This is normal management activity to match resources to tasks and will not result in a formal report.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 29/10/2014 14:49:29 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

100514

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ships the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has detained following an inspection conducted in line with the MCA's port state control responsibilities in each of the last five years; and what the (a) reasons for detention and (b) flag registry were in each such case.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	211528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The attached table shows the International Maritime Organization (IMO) number and flag of each ship, in every year between 2009 and 2013, which has been detained in UK ports following a port state control inspection by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.</p><p> </p><p>There are many reasons why a ship can be detained. Details about the detentions for each ship can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.parismou.org/inspection-search" target="_blank">https://www.parismou.org/inspection-search</a></p><p /> <p /> <p>and searching using the ship’s IMO Number.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In the case of a detention, the Port State Control inspector has found serious deficiencies which demonstrate that the ship does not comply substantially with the applicable requirements of the relevant International Conventions for the ship. These serious deficiencies are considered to affect the safety of the ship, or the crew or the environment or the living and working conditions on board such that the inspector has to return to the ship to verify that all the deficiencies have been rectified before departure of the ship from the UK.</p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 29/10/2014 14:48:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes attachment 1 file name 211528 - table - Detentions by year and flag.pdf title 211528 - table of detentions by year and flag
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

100515

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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, where, when and how often the job of HS2 Resident's Commissioner will be advertised.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	211589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The job is currently advertised on the HS2 website by clicking on the link to ‘Jobs’. The advert has been placed in the following media:</p><p> </p><p>From Thursday 23 October 2014: The Guardian newspaper and The Lawyer websites</p><p> </p><p>Friday 24 October 2014: Property Week publication – it will also appear on the Property Week website from 24 October</p><p> </p><p>Sunday 26 October 2014: Sunday Times – in print and online and on the Sunday Times iPAD version.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/10/2014 17:14:30 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

100517

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to issue guidance to (a) Network Rail and (b) train operating companies that they should implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting in their premises.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	211602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Network Rail is responsible for managing its estates in an operationally- effective and cost-efficient way. The choice of lighting used in Network Rail’s premises is an operational matter for the company.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has no locus to mandate the type of lighting that train operating companies use on their premises. Many depots are owned by the train manufacturers rather than by Network Rail or the train operators, as the contracts for the rolling stock often include maintenance. At stations, when lighting systems are due for renewal, they would normally be replaced with the current modern equivalent standard of lighting.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/10/2014 15:54:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

100518

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lights throughout his Department's buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in his Department which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	211601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport will consider installation of LED lights during major refurbishment projects where cost effective to do so. Information on the proportion of lighting which is currently LED is not centrally recorded and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/10/2014 14:10:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell