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1644754

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Darlington and Stockton on Tees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to commemorate the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington railway in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	189685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail is leading “Railway 200” – the railway industry’s exciting plan for a year-long series of coordinated national and international events, activities, and campaigns. The Department for Transport will be working closely with Network Rail and the Great British Railways Transition Team to champion this important initiative across Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/06/2023 11:42:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1611657

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: 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 provided (a) for the provision of £2 single fares and (b) in total for bus services in each (i) local authority and (ii) parliamentary constituency since March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	181201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is providing up to £135 million to help over 140 operators covering more than 5,000 routes in England outside London cap single fares at £2 from 1 January to 30 June. The majority of funding is paid to commercial operators, and the amount each individual operator receives is commercially sensitive. A small number of Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) have received funding for a particular type of service to participate in the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also provided over £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding to bus operators and all English LTAs outside London since March 2020. LTAs have been allocated around £282 million of this funding. Where LTAs have received allocations for the £2 fare cap or through emergency and recovery funding grants, they are free to publish information on their funding allocations. Funding to commercial operators is not currently recorded in a way that allows it to be easily reported by local authority or by parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport also provides around £250m every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) to bus operators and LTAs help support services. £42 million of this funding is provided to LTAs and details on yearly allocations can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-service-operators-grant-payments-to-local-authorities-from-2013-onwards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-service-operators-grant-payments-to-local-authorities-from-2013-onwards</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/04/2023 10:04:46 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1608122

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Engines: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take further steps to support hydrogen combustion engine technology.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	175661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>Hydrogen combustion engines offer the potential to decarbonise part of the transport sectors where battery electric is not t a viable solution. The Government has recently supported JCB, for example, to test new hydrogen combustion machinery on the public highway, as well as supported research into the liquid hydrogen combustion for aviation engines.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/04/2023 11:32:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1581223

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to (a) complete e-scooter trials and (b) publish the report on the outcomes of e-scooter trials.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	133703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The current e-scooter trials, which are live in 25 areas across England, have been extended from November 2022 to 31 May 2024.</p><p>The Department published the findings report of the national evaluation of e-scooter rental trials in England on 15 December 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2023 16:34:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1542206

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to undertake a review of the restrictions on (a) access to the rail network and (b) the ability to stop at specific stations applicable to open access train operators.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	87988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Access to the rail network is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its role as independent regulator for the rail industry. The ORR will continue to play a central role in ensuring industry processes and applications for track access are treated fairly and transparently going forward. The ORR’s role includes approving access contracts and access appeals in relation to open access operators. The ORR works with Network Rail to assess suitability of proposed station stops, and decisions are made on the basis of available capacity. The Government remains committed to exploring the scope for open access where spare capacity exists to make best use of the network and grow new markets for rail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/11/2022 11:17:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1539272

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Darlington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent consideration he has given to progressing the Darlington Northern Link Rd plan.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	78836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>National Highways and Tees Valley Combined Authority have worked closely on developing proposals for a Darlington Northern Link Road, connecting the A66 and Junction 59 of the A1. The work to date will form part of the wider body of evidence informing the Investment Plan for the third Road Investment Strategy or future road periods beyond 2025.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 10/11/2022 16:25:50 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1507746

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Weardale Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on re-establishing a passenger service along the Weardale line in County Durham.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	54649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The £500m Restoring Your Railway Fund is supporting over 45 promising schemes with the potential to level up areas and reconnect communities. The Department has now received the scheme’s Strategic Outline Business Case and will review it in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2022 15:59:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1507752

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Darlington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a new link road between the A66 and Junction 59 of the A1 for connectivity in Darlington.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	54650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>National Highways and Tees Valley Combined Authority have worked closely on developing proposals for a Darlington Northern Link Road, connecting the A66 and Junction 59 of the A1. The work to date will form part of the canon of evidence informing the Investment Plan for the third Road Investment Strategy or future road periods beyond 2025.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher grouped question UIN 54656 question first answered 11/10/2022 16:02:09 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1507753

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Darlington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sources of funding her Department provides for accessibility and cosmetic improvements for historic North Road Station prior to the bicentenary of the passenger railway in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	54651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department provides funding through the Service Contract operated by Northern Trains Limited, which acts as the Station Facilities Owner for the North Road (Darlington) station.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2022 15:57:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1507754

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Darlington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to support bus companies in Darlington with recruitment and retention of bus drivers.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	54652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport engages with bus and coach operators, and the Confederation of Passenger Transport regularly on many issues, including driver shortages. We have increased the capacity of vocational driving tests, including through the recruitment of additional driving examiners. These measures will make it easier for operators to recruit and train bus and coach drivers up and down the country, including in Darlington.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 12:42:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson