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1548764

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date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to improve services delivered by Avanti West Coast from Birmingham International Station.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	104207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department continues to closely monitor Avanti West Coast’s (AWC’s) delivery of its timetable recovery plan. The plan includes a step-up in service frequency between Birmingham International and London Euston to two trains per hour from 12 December, and a third train in targeted hours throughout the day.</p><p> </p><p>Both the Office of Rail and Road and Network Rail have reviewed AWC’s plan and are supportive of the proposition, noting its full and successful delivery requires agreement with unions. The Department will continue to hold AWC to account for matters within its control.</p><p> </p><p>The Birmingham International to London Euston route is also served by West Midlands Trains. From 12 December there will be at a combined service of at least 4 trains per hour each way for most of the day, with up to 5 trains per hour at peak times.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/12/2022 12:19:00 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1548800

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) providing funding and (b) implementing mechanisms to help support sustainable aviation fuel through a (i) Contracts for Difference mechanism or (ii) equivalent scheme.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	104121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant challenges facing investment in emerging technologies such as SAF. That is why the Government launched the £165 million Advanced Fuels Fund in July and is actively looking at what more is needed to create the long-term conditions for competitive SAF projects in the UK. The Department recently commissioned an independent review to look at evidence that industry has provided regarding the barriers, opportunities and conditions required for a competitive SAF industry in the UK. More information will be provided on this in due course, subject to interactions with wider fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/12/2022 09:23:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1548801

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express: Standards
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 TransPennine Express train services were subject to a p-coded cancellation in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	104344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold all information relating to &quot;p-coded&quot; services, which is a broad term used in the rail industry for planned alterations to the timetable including omissions from the plan of the day, such as engineering works, Bank Holidays, industrial action, and special events.</p><p> </p><p>TransPennine Express’ approach to managing the consequences of issues such as staff shortages is to either reduce the timetable in advance, or to cancel them on the day.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the Member to set out the situation in greater detail and will place a copy of that letter in the library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 09/12/2022 08:58:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1548883

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's (a) laptops, (b) mobile phones, (c) memory sticks and (d) external hard drives have been lost or stolen in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	104242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>DfT has recorded the total number for all agencies of devices reported lost/stolen from 2018 – 2022 as below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Laptops</p></td><td><p>Mobiles</p></td><td><p>Memory Sticks</p></td><td><p>External Hard Drive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>If a member of staff reports a device as lost or stolen, DfT will try and issue a remote wipe of the device and request that the IMEI is blocked. Laptops are fully encrypted.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/12/2022 10:23:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1548957

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Civil Servants in his Department with relevant knowledge to be seconded to local licensing authorities to deal with the backlog in processing taxi and private hire vehicle licensing applications.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	104269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible for setting the regulatory framework for the licensing of the taxi and private hire vehicle sectors. Local licensing authorities are responsible for processing licensing applications. The Department published the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards in 2020, providing guidance for licensing authorities. This states that licensing authorities should ensure that all individuals that determine whether a licence is issued or refused are adequately resourced to allow them to discharge the function effectively and correctly. These individuals that determine whether a licence is issued should be required to undertake sufficient training.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/12/2022 13:56:03 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1549088

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's Dispute Handling Guide for Train Operating Companies.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	104322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Dispute Handling Guide has previously been disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. A copy of this will also be published on gov.uk shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/12/2022 12:16:55 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1549089

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Strikes
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 risks for its work related to planned industrial action by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; and what steps his Department has taken to mitigate those risks.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	104323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department is working with industry to ensure that we are taking all possible steps to keep as much of the railway as possible running for passengers and freight, and that passengers and businesses are kept fully informed of the impact of disruption. Network Rail is also working to ensure as many planned engineering works as possible can go ahead in the Christmas period.</p><p>Departmental officials are taking part in regular roundtables and bilateral discussions with those industries most disrupted by industrial action so the Department and rail industry can better understand the concerns of businesses and passenger groups.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/12/2022 13:52:59 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1549090

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department met with representatives from the train operating companies since January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	104324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly hold meetings with representatives from the train operating companies.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/12/2022 13:54:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1549103

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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: Finance
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 impact of inflation on the cost of HS2; and whether his Department plans to update the financial modelling.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	104184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>Along with the rest of the construction sector and wider economy, HS2 is experiencing higher levels of inflation. This is creating pressures against HS2’s existing annual funding settlements, which we are working through following the Autumn Statement. The most recent position on HS2 was reported in the six monthly update to Parliament in October.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2022 14:34:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1549104

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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: West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Phase 2 of HS2 will reduce or increase capacity of the West Coast Main Line north of Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	104185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>HS2 will provide high-speed inter-city services on dedicated lines that will free up train paths and platforms on the West Coast Main Line, and generate much-needed additional network capacity for both passenger and freight services.</p><p> </p><p>The indicative train service assumptions that inform the HS2 and NPR business cases included HS2 services to several destinations on the north end of the West Coast Main Line that may free up conventional rail paths to those destinations. No final decisions have been made on the train service that will run when HS2 becomes operational. These decisions will be taken nearer the time, drawing on advice from the West Coast Partnership and Network Rail, and will be subject to public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2022 14:38:57 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson