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43460

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average change in rail fares was between Chelmsford and London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	192303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Office of Rail Regulation publishes information on average changes in rail fares by sector and ticket category on their website:</p><p><a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/7cff3127-a5cc-4173-ac78-016db2339811" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/7cff3127-a5cc-4173-ac78-016db2339811</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, I am able to provide information on the change in costs of an annual season ticket from Chelmsford to London Terminals over the last five years, as below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>　</td><td><p>Annual season ticket from Chelmsford to London Terminals</p><p> </p></td><td><p>% change from previous year</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£3,120</p><p> </p></td><td>　</td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£3,260</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.5%</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£3,420</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.9%</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£3,540</p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.5%</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£3,640</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.8%</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

43856

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure provision of adequate rolling stock to serve the Hull-Manchester train route from April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	192519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working with train operators and the rolling stock companies to ensure that adequate rolling stock is available to provide continued levels of service to passengers on the route.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

43857

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that the new Transpennine Express franchise due to begin in 2015 maintains hourly direct services between Hull and Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	192520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The new directly awarded franchise for TransPennine that begins in April 2015 will aim to provide train services at the same level as is currently available to passengers today until the start of the new competed franchise, expected in February 2016. answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

43860

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the joint investment between his Department and First Great Western to fund additional standard class capacity and a refresh of first class is provided by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	192533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>At this stage, the amounts involved are commercially confidential, as private sector contractors are involved in undertaking the work on behalf of First Great Western. However, the basis on which the allocations have been made is equitable and reflects among other things the need for the public sector contribution to achieve value for money and to secure the Rail Investment Strategy imperative of improved standard class capacity on the Great Western route. The information about the amount borne by the Department to fund the standard class reseating in this joint investment will be provided once the works are completed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

43861

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 27 February 2014, Official Report, column 456W, on motorways: repairs and maintenance, what the reasons are for the discrepancy between the figures of eight deaths in the preceding three years and 1,747 injuries in the preceding 12 months of people repairing motorways stated by the Highways Agency in a press release dated 21 October 2013.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	192569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The figures quoted are based upon different data selection criteria and from different time periods. The answer of 27 February 2014, quoted from Official Report, column 456W (Motorways: Repairs and Maintenance), is the number of people repairing motorways killed or injured by vehicles in 2012 and 2013. The Highways Agency press release of 21 October 13, referred to the number of road workers killed and injured while improving and maintaining the strategic road network in England, irrespective of the causation or duties being undertaken. The 8 road workers killed occurred between 2009 and 2013 and the figure of 1,747 quoted in the same press release included a large volume of near misses, hazards and damage to plant and equipment where no injuries had been sustained. answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

43916

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of new buses in the UK outside London are fitted with audio visual announcements.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	192752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on 7<sup>th</sup> January 2014, 2842 new buses were registered in the UK in 2013, along with 843 coaches. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although we do not hold specific data from each bus operator on the number or percentage of new buses using audio/visual systems outside London, we are currently examining whether this information can be gathered as part of the Department's next annual bus operator survey, due to be published in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research commissioned by the Department for Transport estimates that in 2012 there were 8877 buses operating in England that offered audio announcements on the destination of the bus and the next stop, compared to 8812 buses in 2011. This amounts to approximately 25% of all buses in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

43966

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 (a) the cost of establishing the system to enable driving records to be accessed online by drivers and the insurance industry and (b) the annual cost of running that system.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	192808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The development cost of establishing the system to enable driving records to be accessed online by drivers and the insurance industry is expected to be around £8.8m. The estimated annual cost for support and maintenance is £2m, excluding VAT. answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

44122

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities receive what proportion of the £140 million to fix roads damaged by flooding and adverse weather announced on 9 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	192776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The funding allocations from the £140 million announced on 9<sup>th</sup> March to help repair roads damaged by the severe wet weather were announced on 20 March 2013. This includes a further £33.5 million announced earlier this year as part of the transport element of the Severe Weather Recovery Fund. A table which provides information on the funding we will be paying to local highway authorities by end March 2014 is available at the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294497/extra-funding-to-repair-roads.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294497/extra-funding-to-repair-roads.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p /> <p>The £200 million for a Pothole Fund was announced in the Budget on 19 March 2014 is new money and in addition to the £140 million funding. From the £200 million, £168 million be made available to councils in England through a bidding exercise. Further details on the Fund will be made available in the coming weeks.</p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 192920 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

44124

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding will be made available to the Access for All scheme in Control Period 5; and what terms and conditions will apply to such funding.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	192821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>　</p><p>£100m has been allocated to extend the Access for All programme for Control Period 5. Stations will be selected based on their annual footfall, weighted by the incidence of disability in the area. The preferences of the train operators and the availability of third party funding or other capital contributions will also be considered.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

44125

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the competition inviting train operators to submit a pilot project for flexible ticketing will start; and whether that competition will include services on the Waterloo to Weymouth line.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	192959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The competition for the trial on flexible and part-time ticketing is currently scheduled to commence later in 2014. All train operators that are signatories to the South East Flexible Ticketing scheme, including South West Trains, who operate the Waterloo to Weymouth line, will be invited to take part in the competition. We expect to announce a winning bidder in sufficient time to commence the trial in January 2015. The trial is expected to last for a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 192958 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope