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1125066

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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, what assessment he has made of the merits of Highways England's decision to reduce the number of road upgrades in the 2015-2020 Road Investment Strategy by 10 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	251397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>In delivering the road investment strategy, Highways England routinely reviews its delivery plans to ensure that proposed road schemes will deliver value for money and minimise disruption for motorists. Highways England publishes its annual Delivery Plan each year to provide details of its planned work programme for the next 12 months and beyond. The next regular update of this is scheduled to be published this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/05/2019 15:49:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1125071

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Exhaust Emissions
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 instructing UK airlines to adopt turbulence-dodging technology to reduce emissions.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	251399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the merits of instructing UK airlines to adopt turbulence-dodging technology to reduce emissions.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of the Aviation 2050 green paper, the Department commissioned research to understand what technological and operational measures could be available to reduce emissions from aviation by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Both the green paper and an accompanying paper on reducing aviation emissions were published on 17 December 2018 and may be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/aviation-2050-the-future-of-uk-aviation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/aviation-2050-the-future-of-uk-aviation</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to tackling aviation emissions. Our final Aviation 2050 strategy, which will be published later this year, will set out a clear approach to ensure that the sector plays its part in taking action against climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/05/2019 12:26:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1086771

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Carbon Budgets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what carbon budget his Department has set for this year and each of the next (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	230843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Carbon budgets are not set by individual departments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2019 12:24:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1064488

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the ACI EUROPE Airport Industry Connectivity Report 2018, published in June 2018 which reported that the UK’s direct connectivity has declined by 0.8 per cent between 2017 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	224040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The UK is one of the most connected countries in the world both domestically and internationally and this is testament to a thriving aviation industry. The Government believes that air passengers are best served by a commercial airline market which is able to operate in a competitive environment. This allows airlines to determine the routes that they operate, and from which airports, based on their assessment of costs and passenger demand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2019 10:48:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1027379

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Motor Vehicles
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 1 November 2018 to Question 184986 on Department for Transport: Motor Vehicles, in which years the 21 Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles that are owned by his Department and its agencies were purchased.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	202870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the years that the ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) referred to in the PQ of 1 November 2018 were procured.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of ULEVs purchased by DfT and its agencies. </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 November 2018 the Government Car Service has purchased an additional eight ultra low emission vehicles, bringing the total for DfT and its agencies to 29.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/12/2018 08:40:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1015558

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Working Hours
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 additional potential cost to industry of introducing domestic regulations on (a) maximum driving hours of nine hours a day and (b) rest periods for bus drivers of 45 minutes every 4.5 hours.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	196304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport conducted an extensive review of the effectiveness of the GB domestic drivers’ hours rules, which covers most bus drivers, in 2009/10. This included looking at whether these vehicles should fall under any of the provisions in the EU drivers’ hours rules, such as introducing the same maximum driving time and break requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Following this review, the Government decided not to make any changes, concluding that the existing rules are BOTH IMPORTANT AND APPROPRIATE in ensuring the safety of drivers and others on the road, AND that any further restrictions would risk imposing unreasonable burdens on industry. There are no current plans to conduct a further review or to make changes to the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/12/2018 11:24:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

994233

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways and Aviation: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) rail and (b) air fares that were booked online in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	183470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>(a) DfT does not routinely hold data on the number of rail fares booked online.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The proportions of surveyed air passengers departing selected UK airports that booked their air ticket online in each of the last three years are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportion of passengers booking their air ticket through the internet, 2015-2017 Source: CAA Departing Passenger Survey</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Survey airport</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>77.60%</p></td><td><p>76.90%</p></td><td><p>76.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>79.60%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>68.80%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>80.50%</p></td><td><p>78.50%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Bradford</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>29.50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London City</p></td><td><p>64.90%</p></td><td><p>65.30%</p></td><td><p>67.20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heathrow</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>68.30%</p></td><td><p>69.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>94.00%</p></td><td><p>93.00%</p></td><td><p>91.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>69.30%</p></td><td><p>69.60%</p></td><td><p>70.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>74.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stansted</p></td><td><p>93.10%</p></td><td><p>89.80%</p></td><td><p>92.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unweighted sample size</p></td><td><p>64,161</p></td><td><p>48,836</p></td><td><p>57,777</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Note:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Based on the question Where did you book your ticket?' asked as part of the CAA departing passenger survey. The CAA departing passenger survey is asked at a selection of UK airports every year to obtain information about air travellers and the determinants of the travel market.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>'-' indicates that the airport was not surveyed in the year, or the question of ticket booking was not asked to passengers.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Booking through the internet can entail booking online with the airline directly or through a tour operator/travel agent.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Passengers surveyed may be of any residency, and are either travelling from a UK airport or passing through a UK airport when surveyed.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/11/2018 17:14:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

968125

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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 conclusions of the report, UK Aviation Consumer Survey published by the Civil Aviation Authority 18 August 2018, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the reduction in airline passenger satisfaction rates between 2016 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	170782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>A range of research, including the Civil Aviation Authority’s UK Aviation Consumer Survey, will feed into the Government’s Aviation Strategy, due for publication mid-2019. This is a consumer focussed, evidence-led strategy that will explore policy options for aviation to 2050 and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2018 15:07:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

795684

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to expand and support the not-for-profit community transport sector.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	116038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In the 2016 to 2017 financial year, the Department for Transport spent almost £3.5m on supporting the not-for-profit community transport sector through the Bus Service Operator’s Grant (BSOG), with a further £2m through the second round of Community Minibus Fund. In the current financial year we predict that support to community transport operators through BSOG will again be approximately £3.5m. The Department has also announced an additional £250,000 to support community transport organisations with PSV Operator licence requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 12:28:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

769756

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the £13 billion his Department has allocated for expenditure on transport in the north.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	107519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The £13bn of transport investment in the North of England covers:</p><ul><li>full costs of Highways England schemes on the strategic roads network in the North West, North East and Yorkshire and Humber regions due to commence by 2020/21;</li><li>other capital spending on the above regions by the Department for Transport and its delivery bodies over the financial years 2015/16 to 2020/21;</li><li>the whole-life cost of the Intercity Express train fleet which is due to enter service on the East Coast Main Line from 2018 onwards.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Not all of the Local Growth Fund is currently allocated, so as future allocations of the Local Growth Fund are made to Local Enterprise partnerships, the amount supporting transport projects in the north through to 2020/21 is likely to rise.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend £bn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways England capital expenditure<sup>1 </sup></p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority highway maintenance grant</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority integrated transport grant</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (Department for Transport contribution)</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major transport schemes in local authorities</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intercity Express fleet for East Coast Main Line and other rail enhancements</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1. covers enhancements (delivery + design and development work), renewals and major capital-funded maintenance, but not resource-funded maintenance or contributions from ringfenced funds</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2017 14:10:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald