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674900

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on improving surface access to each airport in the South East of England since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	60519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>This Government’s multi-billion investment programmes for our national road and rail networks, and funding for local authority transport improvements, includes many transport schemes that benefit people travelling to and from an airport.</p><p> </p><p>However, due to the number of schemes and the mixture of capital and resource funding, information on total spending on surface access schemes improving accessibility to airports in the South East of England airports is not readily available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Government has, however, provided significant investment for projects which improve access to airports in the South East, for example, the £14.8 billion Crossrail scheme which will serve Heathrow airport; the £6.5 billion Thameslink Programme which increases capacity and improves reliability for passengers travelling to Gatwick and Luton airports, along with a new £53 million platform at Gatwick airport station; and the over £300 million investment on the M1 between junction 10 and 13, and the £30 million enhancements to junction 10a of the M1 that improve access to Luton airport.</p><p> </p><p>Investment has also been committed for upgrades to the M4 motorway (around £750 million) near Heathrow, as well as up to £250 million on improvements to sections of the M23 serving Gatwick, and up to £25 million on improvements to the M11 improving access to Stansted airport.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/01/2017 13:16:04 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

674901

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	c2c
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the legal basis for the proposed sale by National Express of the c2c franchise to Trenitalia; what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) external stakeholders on that proposed sale; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	60543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has received a request from National Express Group to give his consent to a Change of Control for them to sell the Essex Thameside franchise to Trenitalia. The Secretary of State’s role is to give or withhold consent to the sale as provided for in the Franchise Agreement. This is at the Secretary of State’s discretion, and is exercised on a case by case basis. General guidance on process can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-franchise-change-of-control-policy-statement/rail-franchise-change-of-control-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-franchise-change-of-control-policy-statement/rail-franchise-change-of-control-policy-statement</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not discussed the proposed Change of Control externally.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/01/2017 14:18:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

673989

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 16 January (HL4450), what were the uncertainties in Transport for London’s business case concerning the operational risks in splitting a franchise and the claimed benefits; how those differed from the risks in the Department for Transport’s own business case for a single franchise; how the risks associated with a split franchise differed from the risks on other lines where there is more than one franchise operator; and what comparative assessment they have made of the benefits to passengers using services provided by London Overground.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport carefully considers business cases from scheme promoters on a regular basis. In terms of Transport for London’s business case, there were a number of uncertainties concerning the operational risks in splitting a franchise. These uncertainties included:</p><ul><li>The impact of devolution on overall operational performance across the whole of the South Eastern network;</li><li>The increased pressure on stabling capacity further to devolution and the lack of detail on the necessary resultant investment; and</li><li>Inefficiencies such as those arising as a result of splitting staff and management systems across two organisations following devolution.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Many of the benefits claimed by Transport for London (TfL) in their business case were not resourced, and could be implemented through the upcoming franchise without incurring the significant costs of splitting services or the risks outlined above.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department’s business case for the South Eastern franchise takes into account a wide range of risks and opportunities for the franchise and the Department does not comment on these at this stage in the franchise competition process.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Each franchise is different and has unique operational circumstances and it would not, therefore, be appropriate to compare the risks associated with splitting the South Eastern franchise against risks on other lines where there is more than one franchise operator.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has fully considered the Business Case TfL presented which included detail on the benefits provided to passengers on London Overground.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/01/2017 12:00:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

674011

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Hazardous Substances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the statutory duties of (1) the Civil Aviation Authority, and (2) owners of British passenger aircraft, towards passengers and crew members to (a) prevent exposure to hazardous substances, and (b) manage incidents where passengers and crew are exposed to hazardous substances, when an aircraft is outside British airspace.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is under a statutory duty to provide assistance and advice to the Secretary of State including by the provision of advice on the health of air passengers and crew, and investigating new aviation health concerns.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA is responsible for issuing Certificates of Airworthiness at a national level for individual aircraft. One requirement for a certificates of airworthiness to be issued is that it must be demonstrated that the aircraft and its engines must not have design features which experience has shown to be hazardous, and the design should take account of the effects of component deterioration or failure to minimise the concentration of potentially toxic products.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA has a further duty under the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004. This applies to persons employed as crew members for commercial air transport, employers have a duty to ensure that “each crew member employed by him is at all times…provided with adequate health and safety protection” so as to preserve the health and safety of the crew from “any hazards that may threaten his health or safety during the course of his undertaking his work and are capable of being provided by his employer.” This duty does not extend to passengers. The CAA is the enforcing authority for the 2004 Regulations in respect of the occupational health and safety of crew members while they are on board.</p><p> </p><p>For owners of aircraft in Great Britain, specific duties in relation to health and safety are imposed on employers by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which the Health &amp; Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the management of incidents where passengers and crew are exposed to hazardous substances, immediate responses and subsequent actions, including investigation, are the aircraft operator's responsibility under its emergency procedures and safety management systems. There may also be applicable airport procedures.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/01/2017 12:30:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

674364

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the replacement of Pendolino trains with trains of at least equal speed on the West Coast Mainline when Pendolino trains come to the end of their serviceable life.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	60205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>There are no current plans to replace Pendolinos. It will be for the operator of the West Coast Partnership franchise, which will begin in April 2019, to decide their future fleet strategy on the classic network.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/01/2017 13:34:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

674366

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph B.18 of the Civil Aviation Authority's Guidance on the application of the airspace change process document, published in March 2016, whether guidance will be issued to airports on their needing to conduct an impact assessment on livestock, animals and biodiversity.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Michelle Thomson
uin	60256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consult shortly on airspace matters. This consultation will include a draft of new guidance to the Civil Aviation Authority on the environmental factors it should take into account when exercising its air navigation functions.</p><p> </p><p>It is expected that the revised guidance will be in place by the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/01/2017 13:26:55 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4422 label Biography information for Michelle Thomson

674367

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2017 to Question 59476, what estimate he has made of the total amount to be spent by his Department on the development of ultra-low emission technology for road vehicles in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	60289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The government has committed to spend over £600m this parliament to encourage the uptake of ultra low emission vehicles in the UK. Precise annual budgets for the next five years have not been set, but we expect over £100m to be spent during this Parliament, ensuring the UK remains at the forefront of ultra low emission vehicle technology development. To date, every £1 of Office for Low Emission Vehicles funding through Innovate UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Innovation Platform has been forecast to return £20 to £34 over 15 years.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/01/2017 13:30:59 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

674483

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tintwistle, Hollingworth and Mottram Bypass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made to date on the Mottram bypass.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	60463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Highways England is progressing with the design and assessment of options for the Mottram Bypass as part of the wider Trans-Pennine Upgrade Programme announced by the Government in the Road Investment Strategy in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Planning for a Non Statutory Public Consultation on the options is under way and scheduled to take place in spring 2017. Details of the consultation approach will be shared with stakeholders and local Members of Parliament in early February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Two public awareness events were held in Hollingworth and Tankersley in October 2016 to inform the public of the planned improvements and to obtain early feedback on the emerging proposals. These events were also helpful in seeking a consensus on the potential extension of the benefits of the Mottram bypass to the residents of Hollingworth and Tintwistle.</p><p> </p><p>The feedback from the local events has helped inform the development of the proposals which will be shared with the public at the consultation planned for spring 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Following non-statutory consultation in spring 2017, Highways England will consider the feedback before making a recommendation to the Secretary of State for a Preferred Route in summer 2017.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/01/2017 13:38:22 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

673599

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Greater London
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 merits of extending London City CTR control zones eastward to restrict helicopter flights over the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	60095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/01/2017 11:20:04 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

673601

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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, (a) how much steel in weight his Department has procured, (b) for what purpose that steel was procured and (c) what the countries of origin of that steel were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	60077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department has procured 650,000 tonnes of steel for steel rails in the last five years. The majority of this is from the UK, with just 2,500 tonnes supplied by Spain and Austria each year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>16/17 – 115,000t</p><p>15/16 – 130,000t</p><p>14/15 – 135,000t</p><p>13/14 – 145,000t</p><p>12/13 – 125,000t</p><p> </p><p>The Department has procured a further 20,493 tonnes of steel over the last five years for gantries and bridges on the motorway network. 20,391 tonnes of this steel originated from the UK, with a further 102 tonnes of steel supplied from countries in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>Steel is also procured by the Department’s contractors for new stations, station improvements, and for use of the strategic road network. The Department does not hold details of how much steel was procured by contractors or its country of origin.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/01/2017 11:11:20 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron