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date	04/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the number of dedicated cycle lanes in the UK and other nations in northern Europe.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	205198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Safety Review in 2018 the Department considered evidence from other European countries on the effectiveness of different ways of improving the safety of those who walk and cycle. The Government response to the Safety Review included a commitment to learn from, and give input into, best practice across Europe for safe and popular cycling and walking infrastructure, and to explore ways of collaborating more closely on this with countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/01/2019 17:37:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

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date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many contracts (a) let since 2010 and (b) about to be let by his Department and its agencies are worth (i) between £1 million and £3 million and (ii) over £3 million; how much has been spent on monitoring each contract let by his Department since 2010; and how many officials in his Department monitor each contract let since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	205198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Department has let 5 contracts between £1 million and £3million. These have been for:</p><p> </p><p>• Legal services in respect of Rural Broadband</p><p>• Legal services in respect of the Mobile Infrastructure Project</p><p>• 3 contracts to test the feasibility of rolling out superfast broadband to the hardest to reach areas;</p><p> </p><p>It has also let 4 contracts since 2010 that have been over £3 million. These are:</p><p> </p><p>1. Mobile Infrastructure Project</p><p>2. Taking Part Survey</p><p>3. Contingent Labour</p><p> </p><p>4. In addition, the Department holds the contract for the Broadband Delivery Framework under which the Devolved Administrations and local authorities have contracted to provide superfast broadband as part of the Government’s programme to reach 90% of the UK by early 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also about to let 1 contract over £3 million for Ceremonial Event Management Services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold any contract information on contracts let by its agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the amounts spent on monitoring each contract and could only provide it at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the number of officials monitoring contracts, Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) is responsible for the Government’s Superfast Broadband Rollout (Rural) Programme to provide superfast broadband to 90% of premises and to universal standard broadband to all by 2016. £1.2m of public funding is being invested in 44 separate local contracts to roll out Phase 1 of this programme; plus £150m in multiple local contracts in 22 cities as part of the Super Connected Cities Programme to provide free wifi in public buildings, transport networks and public spaces and help small business connect to superfast broadband; and the £150m Mobile Infrastructure Project contract to enhance mobile connectivity in areas with no coverage. BDUK has around 90 staff, many of whom are involved in monitoring delivery of these programmes and contracts.</p><p> </p><p>There are approximately 4.5 officials monitoring the other contracts listed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 22/07/2014 13:19:12 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett