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1602800

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mid-Kent Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with Southeastern on the potential merits of reinstating Cannon Street services on the mid-Kent (Hayes) line in the context of recent levels of congestion at London Bridge station.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	162160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>To reduce congestion at busy junctions and give better punctuality and fewer cancellations for Southeastern customers overall, all trains on the Hayes line now go to London Charing Cross.</p><p> </p><p>This means that customers looking to travel to Cannon Street need to change on to frequent connecting services at London Bridge or Lewisham. As the train operator, Southeastern are responsible for the detailed planning of their timetable and in doing so have to weigh up a range of factors such as passenger demand, operational impacts, customer feedback and financial constraints.</p><p> </p><p>Department officials hold regular discussions with the Southeastern covering all aspects of their service including timetable development. Recent scenes of crowding at London Bridge, which attracted media attention, were unrelated to the timetable.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/03/2023 17:08:38 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

1602896

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
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, how many and what proportion of Avanti West Coast trains were cancelled between Stockport and London Euston in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	162317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely collect this information centrally as this is the responsibility of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Their latest published data on train cancellations can be found on the ORR website.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/03/2023 09:33:28 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1602897

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
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 TransPennine Express trains have been delayed for more than 15 minutes since 1 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	162318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely collect this information centrally as this is the responsibility of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Their latest published data on train cancellations can be found on the ORR website.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 162319 question first answered 14/03/2023 09:29:58 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1602898

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
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 TransPennine Express trains have been cancelled due to staff shortages since 1 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	162319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely collect this information centrally as this is the responsibility of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Their latest published data on train cancellations can be found on the ORR website.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 162318 question first answered 14/03/2023 09:29:58 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1602354

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake a future review of the effectiveness of the cycling and walking plan for England.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	161240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Progress on the delivery of the Government’s Gear Change plan will be outlined in the next statutory ‘Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Report to Parliament’.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/03/2023 10:59:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1602364

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	St Pancras Station: Immigration Controls
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 help ensure the smooth flow of Eurostar passengers at St Pancras.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	161377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important benefits international rail services provide for citizens and businesses, providing fast and sustainable connections to European destinations. Ensuring the smooth flow of passengers at St Pancras remains a priority for Government.</p><p> </p><p>My Department, together with the Home Office as the lead Department on borders, routinely engages with the French Government, Eurostar and other relevant parties in discussions on border-related matters and also to ensure that respective arrangements between the UK and French authorities work as effectively as possible.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/03/2023 17:13:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1602372

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
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 ringfencing future funding to local authorities for the (a) repair of potholes and (b) resurfacing of public highways; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	161238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) allocates capital funding through the section 31 grant process so that local highways authorities can most effectively spend this funding on maintaining and improving their respective networks, based upon their local knowledge, circumstances, and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Section 31 grant funding is not ringfenced as set out in the Local Government Act 2003; it is up to the highway authority how to spend this funding to fulfil its statutory duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. Local decision makers are democratically accountable for the decisions they take.</p><p> </p><p>DfT strongly encourages authorities to spend their allocations on highways maintenance activities and advocates a risk-based whole lifecycle asset management approach to local authority highways maintenance programmes. This considers all parts of the highway network, such as gulleys, bridges, cycleways, and lighting columns – and not just the fixing of potholes.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/03/2023 11:02:27 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1602374

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	National Highways: Planning
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 2 March 2023 to Question 903834 on National Highways: Planning, if he will hold discussions with National Highways on taking steps to recommend the refusal of a planning application when applicants fail to provide sufficient information for more than one year.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	161216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s expectation is that all planning applications are determined in a timely manner and within statutory periods.</p><p> </p><p>The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (“the DMPO”) sets out the requirements for consultation with National Highways in respect of applications submitted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the provisions for the company to respond to such consultations.</p><p> </p><p>When consulted on an application for planning permission, National Highways will issue a formal response to the relevant local planning authority within statutory timeframes. Where appropriate, planning conditions will be recommended to mitigate any unacceptable impacts on the Strategic Road Network that are identified through the assessment process.</p><p> </p><p>The Town and Country Planning (Development Affecting Trunk Roads) Direction 2018 requires local authorities to refer a planning application to the Secretary of State where the authority has resolved to approve the application against the recommendation of National Highways. The Secretary of State must then decide whether to issue a direction to the Local Planning Authority with respect to application in question.</p><p> </p><p>As you will appreciate, the Secretary of State adopts a quasi-judicial role in the planning system and as such it would not be appropriate to discuss any individual cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/03/2023 11:04:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1602377

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to launch a communications campaign to increase awareness of the national parking platform in local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	161443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>My department recognises the importance of the National Parking Platform which is why we have provided £800,000 to fund the pilot in Manchester. We are considering the governance and funding models to roll a national parking platform out nationwide. The department commissioned user research to identify the potential benefits and continues to work closely with the parking sector to promote local authority awareness.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 161444 question first answered 14/03/2023 13:05:01 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1602381

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Databases
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 local authorities adopting the National Parking Platform.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	161444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>My department recognises the importance of the National Parking Platform which is why we have provided £800,000 to fund the pilot in Manchester. We are considering the governance and funding models to roll a national parking platform out nationwide. The department commissioned user research to identify the potential benefits and continues to work closely with the parking sector to promote local authority awareness.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 161443 question first answered 14/03/2023 13:05:01 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt