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	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department will save by cancelling the Cardiff to Swansea electrification project.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	105064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to my response to PQ 8933 answered on 11 September.</p><p> </p><p>From the end of this month, passengers in Wales will benefit from new Intercity Express trains which will each deliver over 130 extra seats, faster journey times and improved connectivity for South Wales to London with 40% more seats in the morning peak once the full fleet is in service. There will be more seats for South Wales passengers by virtue of longer trains and (more frequent services to Bristol and Cheltenham thereby releasing space on London to Cardiff and Swansea services.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers will benefit sooner and experience less disruption compared with putting up intrusive wires and masts along routes where they are no longer required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2017 14:58:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

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	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) cycling and (b) walking infrastructure projects in each of the last 20 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	153772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a detailed breakdown of funding allocated for cycling and walking infrastructure projects in each of the last 20 years.</p><p> </p><p>In total £1.2 billion has been identified which may be invested in walking and cycling in England over the current five-year Spending Review period (2016/17 - 2020/21). The money comes from a range of ring-fenced and non-ring-fenced funding streams across a number of Government departments, as set out in the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, which was published in April 2017 and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has made further support available for cycling and walking infrastructure in England through various funds, including the National Productivity Investment Fund, Housing Infrastructure Fund, Transforming Cities Fund and Clean Air Fund. Decisions on bidding for funding/the allocation of awarded funding for dedicated cycle networks are for local authorities to make alongside their other local priorities.</p><p> </p><p>In the previous five-year period (2011/12 – 2015/16), the Government allocated over £900m for Cycling and Walking projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/06/2018 14:04:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

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	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what rules are in place for the testing of (a) drugs and (b) alcohol consumption by commercial pilots.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	164894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 sets out a prescribed alcohol limit for people involved in aviation activities, including flight crew. The Act authorises the police to test flight crew for drugs and alcohol after accidents or incidents, or with due cause at any other time.</p><p> </p><p>Under European aviation safety regulations, all UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) holders should have a drug and alcohol policy, as part of their Safety Management System. Trained staff carry out screening tests usually by mouth swab, breath, blood, hair or urine sample. A confirmed positive result should be reported to the Civil Aviation Authorities medical department. The Civil Aviation Authority publishes guidance for AOC holders on drug and alcohol policies, including testing, which can be found at <a href="http://www.caa.co.uk/cap1686" target="_blank">www.caa.co.uk/cap1686</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/07/2018 13:39:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane