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1678458

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the publication by York Aviation entitled UK Business Survey: Importance of Express Services, published November 2023, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the express aviation services sector.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	7315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The growing importance of air freight in the UK supports the Government’s ambition to drive economic growth and increase the UK’s global impact through unlocking trading opportunities. The Air Freight sector including express aviation services operate almost exclusively in the private sector. We help express aviation services by working to ensure that our comprehensive Air Services Agreement (ASA) portfolio remains fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has recently published a consultation on 4 December on airport slot allocation system reform. The consultation is open until 8 March 2024 and we welcome views from all stakeholders including air freight operators. We also intend to consult during early 2024 on proposals for the next night flight regime at Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted Airports.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 08/01/2024 10:45:11 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1678464

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chalkwell Station: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of when work will begin on the (a) accessible lift and (b) bridge at Chalkwell station.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	7460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail have now completed the design for an Access for All scheme at Chalkwell station. A delivery contractor was appointed on 8 December and the hon member will be notified when work on site is due to commence.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/01/2024 16:01:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1678481

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Shrewsbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the potential impact avoiding compulsory purchase of properties for the building of the North West Relief Road on the cost of building that Road.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	7308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The governance of a local road scheme such as the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road, including considering any potential impact of compulsory purchase of properties for that road scheme, is overseen by the local authority, in this case, Shropshire Council. This would therefore be a matter for them.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/01/2024 10:17:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1678482

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Shrewsbury
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 increasing the number of daily direct trains between Shrewsbury and London.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	7309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The pandemic has changed travel habits, and we have seen some substantial changes in passenger demand for rail travel. Operators are using this opportunity to reassess their services to ensure they provide rail timetables that meet new passenger travel patterns, are fit for the future, and carefully balance cost, capacity and performance.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/01/2024 16:22:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1678485

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Luton Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with Hertfordshire County Council on the expansion of Luton Airport since 2020.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	7419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not held any discussions with Hertfordshire County Council on the expansion of Luton Airport since 2020.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 08/01/2024 09:47:34 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1678535

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will update the assessment criteria for blue badge parking permit qualifications to cover people with degenerative medical conditions.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	7436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>Applications to the Blue Badge scheme are not dependent upon condition but are based on the need of the applicant to park closer to their destination. People with degenerative medical conditions could receive a badge if they meet the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the relevant local authority to decide if an applicant is eligible for a Blue Badge. The Department has no plans to change the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/01/2024 09:18:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1678536

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manchester Airport: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of (a) outbound and (b) inbound passenger numbers at Manchester Airport in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	7437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>Airport level passenger demand forecasts last published by the Department are available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-aviation-forecasts-2017&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Southall%40dft.gov.uk%7C3762aaf54cc8423817eb08dc007d0ff8%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638385784342159304%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lK4kocTDs0hXF7IG4gMUNFt7OtqLD039LOEpZ4p4eP0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK aviation forecasts 2017 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. However, given the COVID-19 pandemic occurred after these forecasts were produced, the Department would not recommend their use in the near term. The Department is currently preparing to produce and publish new passenger demand forecasts in 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 09/01/2024 09:12:36 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1678539

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock
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 5 December 2023 to Question 4396 on West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock, how much funding his Department plans to provide through the West Midlands Trains National Rail Contract for depot and stabling facilities for the Class 730 train fleet.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department continues to work closely with West Midlands Trains on new and additional depot and stabling facilities for the Class 730 train fleet. As these projects are live and the size of the final programme is still being determined, the costs are not yet known, and funding options continue to be developed and should be finalised in 2024.</p><p>Overall, however, this will be a major investment in the region’s railways.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/01/2024 16:20:40 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1678335

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people usually resident in the UK travelled to the UK via (a) sea, (b) tunnel and (c) air in each year between 2013 and 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	7227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold data on the number of people usually resident in the UK that travelled to the UK via sea, tunnel, or air in each year between 2013 and 2022.</p><p>Data on the number of visits abroad by UK residents from 2013 to 2022 is available, however. This data is published in table TSGB0113 of the Transport Statistics Great Britain publication and reproduced as <strong>Table 1 </strong>below. The data in this table is collected as part of the Office for National Statistics’ International Passenger Survey, but the Department for Transport does not hold equivalent data for UK residents travelling to the UK. It is assumed that most UK residents travelling abroad will return to the UK at the end of their visit, but not always by the same mode of transport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: </strong>Visits abroad by UK residents (in thousands) by mode of transport</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Air</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sea</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Channel Tunnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>54,862</p></td><td><p>7,980</p></td><td><p>6,117</p></td><td><p><strong>68,959</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>57,893</p></td><td><p>8,173</p></td><td><p>6,138</p></td><td><p><strong>72,204</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>63,438</p></td><td><p>7,902</p></td><td><p>6,278</p></td><td><p><strong>77,619</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>68,342</p></td><td><p>7,639</p></td><td><p>5,776</p></td><td><p><strong>81,757</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>73,746</p></td><td><p>7,489</p></td><td><p>6,007</p></td><td><p><strong>87,242</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>76,356</p></td><td><p>7,496</p></td><td><p>6,719</p></td><td><p><strong>90,571</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>79,534</p></td><td><p>7,150</p></td><td><p>6,402</p></td><td><p><strong>93,086</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Note 1]</p></td><td><p>[x]</p></td><td><p>[x]</p></td><td><p>[x]</p></td><td><p><strong>[x]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 [Note 2] [Note 3]</p></td><td><p>17,061</p></td><td><p>1,174</p></td><td><p>907</p></td><td><p><strong>19,142</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 [Note 2]</p></td><td><p>62,243</p></td><td><p>4,371</p></td><td><p>4,337</p></td><td><p><strong>70,950</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note 1: No data were collected for Q2 to Q4 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Due to data only being available for the first 3 months of 2020, this year has been omitted.</p><p>Note 2: Data collection from Dover port was restarted in Q3 2021 but no data were collected from the Eurotunnel for 2021 and the first two quarters of 2022. Eurotunnel estimates for Q4 2021, Q1 2022 and Q2 2022 are based on modelling passenger numbers with the data collected from the London Eurostar terminal.</p><p>Note 3: Movements across the Irish land border are excluded from 2021.</p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/tsgb01-modal-comparisons" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/tsgb01-modal-comparisons</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 08/01/2024 10:00:27 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1678339

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is planning to reform the slot allocation process to support air cargo operators.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	7191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government published a consultation on 4 December on airport slot allocation system reform. The consultation includes proposals to make the system more efficient, dynamic and transparent and is designed to balance the interests of both airports and airlines, including air cargo operators. The consultation is open until 8 March 2024 and we welcome views from all stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 20/12/2023 11:10:18 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith