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date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the new fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	900467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Departmental officials are in discussion with Nexus, the Tyne and Wear Metro, regarding their proposals for new rolling stock.</p><p> </p><p>Any decision will need to represent value for money and be affordable given the funding was not included in the Department’s Spending Review settlement in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/07/2017 15:18:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

747484

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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 steps the Government plans to take to expedite completion of planned upgrades to the A1 and A19.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	2571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Highways England is working hard to deliver the improvements set out in the Roads Investment Strategy and in Highways England’s Delivery Plan as quickly as possible. In the Yorkshire and North East region a number of schemes will be delivered on the A1 and the A19.</p><p><br>Highways England is currently undertaking advanced surveys to inform and accelerate the development of these schemes where possible. These surveys include ecology, ground investigation, topographical and drainage surveys. Highways England will continue to work with the general public and with local councils and statutory bodies to identify potential opportunities to accelerate the works as the schemes develop.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2017 15:42:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

747486

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to support the delivery of a new train fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	2527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DFT) is currently in discussions with Nexus regarding their proposals for new rolling stock on the Metro. DfT and HM Treasury officials are working with Nexus to understand the business case for the replacement of the current fleet and exploring various funding options.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport continues to support the Metro by providing £317m through the 10 year Asset Renewal Programme to 2021 which delivers significant investment in infrastructure, stations and rolling stock. This is in addition to the £25m we provide annually by way of revenue support to help fund the day to day operation of the Metro.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2017 16:45:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

747487

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Newcastle Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is planning to take to improve road and rail access to Newcastle International Airport.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	2529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supporting a number of investments to improve access to the Airport. The £61m Coal House to Metro Centre improvement scheme is already improving journey times on the A1 and further phases are under development. We are also providing £317m for the reinvigoration and asset renewal programme on the Tyne and Wear Metro, which provides direct services to the Airport.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2017 15:03:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah