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347716

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Woodhead Line: Tunnels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the condition of the Woodhead Tunnels and their suitability for potential transport use in future; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The previous Government announced on 5 November 2013 that it would not be purchasing the Victorian rail tunnels at Woodhead on the former Manchester to Sheffield line from National Grid in order to instigate an inspection and maintenance regime on those tunnels. That decision, taken following consultation with 40 local MPs, statutory bodies, and Network Rail reflected the following key considerations:</p><p> </p><p>· The Government has committed funding to the Northern Hub programme. This includes schemes to increase capacity and line speeds on the Hope Valley route between Manchester and Sheffield.</p><p> </p><p>· A study carried out by Network Rail had indicated that demand for travel between Manchester and Sheffield could more than double in thirty years. With the planned investment, the Hope Valley line and its trains could accommodate this growth. If freight grows, schemes have also been identified which could enable more freight trains to run.</p><p> </p><p>· The Victorian tunnels were not in a good condition and would have required on-going funding to keep them in a condition necessary for possible re-use. These costs would have fallen on the taxpayer or meant less money for other vital rail investment in the north.</p><p> </p><p>· If an additional rail route were required between Manchester and Sheffield, it is unlikely that even the modern tunnel at Woodhead would be suitable for re-use and, given advances in tunnelling technology as witnessed by Crossrail, the best solution would most likely be the construction of a new tunnel.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/06/2015 09:17:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

391519

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Woodgrange Park Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve passenger services through Woodgrange Park rail station.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	8104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>In the September 2013 Spending Review, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced funding to electrify the Barking to Gospel Oak line on which Woodgrange Park station is situated. Network Rail has already begun the extensive infrastructure work required to achieve this, and expects to complete the work in mid 2017. This upgrade will enable higher capacity electric trains to operate, facilitating more reliable services for passengers and freight, as well as reduced noise and pollution for line side neighbours.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Network Rail will also be working with Transport for London (TfL) to extend the platforms along the route. This means that London Overground will be able to operate new four-car electric trains as opposed to the current two-car diesel stock. TfL has now placed the order for the new trains and, following the route upgrade, it expects to introduce them onto the network from early 2018. This will almost double the passenger capacity of the existing service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/09/2015 08:01:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1050591

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wolverhampton Station: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Wolverhampton train station has been accredited under the Secure Stations Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	214038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Wolverhampton Station has a valid accreditation under the Secure Stations Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2019 13:43:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

999337

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wolverhampton Station: Disability
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 adequacy of the level of access for disabled and partially sighted people at Wolverhampton Railway Station.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	186313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Inclusive Transport Strategy included a commitment to extend our Access for All programme (AfA) with an additional £300m of funding.</p><p> </p><p>The department has asked the industry to nominate stations for the new funding by 16 November this year. Nominated stations will be selected based on their annual footfall, weighted by the incidence of disability in the area. We will also take into account local factors such as proximity to a hospital or the availability of third party funding for the project. We will also ensure that there is a fair geographical spread of projects across the country.</p><p> </p><p>West Midland Train’s application to the AfA fund is going to come via the West Midlands Station’s Alliance. This is a unique arrangement where the Train Operating Company has come together with Network Rail and local government (in the form of the West Midlands Rail Executive) to improve the coordination between the various parties responsible for station assets. This includes better alignment of the incentives to invest in station enhancements.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/11/2018 16:04:24 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

426850

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wolverhampton Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will publish a timetable for the refurbishment of Wolverhampton train station.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	15213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The refurbishment of Wolverhampton train station is part of the Wolverhampton Interchange Scheme, which is being driven forward by a partnership of Wolverhampton City Council, Centro, Neptune, Network Rail, Virgin Trains and the Canal and River Trust. The Department is not leading on this project.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/11/2015 16:58:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1680781

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wokingham Borough Council: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grants were provided by his Department to Wokingham Borough Council in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial year; and how much was awarded in each grant.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	8642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Wokingham Borough Council have received the following grants from the Department for Transport:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grant</p></td><td><p>FY 2022-23</p></td><td><p>FY 2023-24 to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bus Recovery Grant – Local Transport Fund</p></td><td><p>£225,225.24</p></td><td><p>£131,792.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced Bus Partnership Capacity (Revenue) Grant 2022/23</p></td><td><p>£171,000.00</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bus Service Improvement Plan</p></td><td><p>£200,661.00</p></td><td><p>£200,661.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bus Service Operators Grant Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>£111,461.00</p></td><td><p>£111,461.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authorities Capability Fund</p></td><td><p>£127,359.00</p></td><td><p>£63,680.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authorities Infrastructure Fund</p></td><td><p>£578,805.00</p></td><td><p>£27,410.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>On-street Residential Charge Point Scheme</p></td><td><p>£130,125.00</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Capability Fund</p></td><td><p>£50,670</p></td><td><p>£115,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Budget 2023 Maintenance Funding</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£589,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maintenance funding uplift from HS2 Euston savings</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£418,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Wokingham Borough Council was also allocated for 2022 to 2025 (3 years) the following grant awards: Pothole Fund £1.473m, Highways Maintenance Block £1.841m and Integrated Transport Block £0.740m.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 16/01/2024 16:51:49 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1730383

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Witham Station: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide funding for the renovation of Witham railway station.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Funding decisions on station renovations such as Witham will be taken in due course, as part of departmental planning for 2025/26 and beyond. At this time, there are no timescales for when delivery of a Witham upgrade scheme might be possible.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 14/10/2024 16:37:30 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1126152

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 9 May 2019 to Question 249276, if he will provide the figures for the number of workers in the offshore wind sector transported by helicopter (a) to and (b) from wind farms on the UK continental shelf in each year for which there are records.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	253568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/05/2019 10:05:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1240959

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 potential merits of allocating funding to the maritime sector to help support growth in the production of offshore wind energy.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	99656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of our economy-wide net zero target, Government has commissioned and published extensive work considering the options for decarbonising the maritime sector, including the role of public funding. This research suggests that maritime decarbonisation could result in economic benefits to the UK of up to £510 million per year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made a specific assessment of the potential merits of allocating funding to the maritime sector for the purpose of supporting the growth in the production of offshore wind energy.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/10/2020 12:55:26 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1255457

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 role of the UK maritime industry in supporting the Government's targets for increasing offshore wind production.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	120903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>While my Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is responsible for the Government’s targets on offshore wind production, my officials and I regularly engage the maritime sector on all relevant matters, including offshore wind production and the decarbonisation of the vessels serving offshore windfarms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 04/12/2020 13:26:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown