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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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to reconsider the rule requiring incoming aircraft travelling to two destinations to disembark all passengers at the first stop for a full security check, before those ongoing are allowed to re-embark to their original seats, where passengers travelling to a second destination are subsequently security-checked at that final destination; and what assessment they have made of delays caused by that rule and of any inconvenience caused to disabled persons.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL6102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the current requirement for all transit passengers and cabin baggage arriving into the UK from international destinations to disembark from aircraft and be screened at the UK transit airport. However, the Department for Transport keeps all security measures under review to ensure they are proportionate, considering both the risks we are managing and the costs and inconvenience for passengers.</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> </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>25 March 2014</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

43858

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 estimate he has made of the level of cross-subsidy between fare paying passengers and those using the Concessionary Travel Scheme (a) generally and (b) in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Stuart
uin	192473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Concessionary travel schemes are considered to be public service obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Legislation requires bus operators to accept statutory concessionary bus pass holders for free travel on off-peak journeys within England, and are reimbursed for doing so. Bus operators may not solicit or accept payment for such journeys.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reimbursement is provided on the basis that operators are “no better and no worse off” for carrying concessionary pass holders, and we therefore do not believe this to constitute a subsidy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes guidance to help authorities calculate appropriate reimbursement rates. We are unaware of any cross-subsidy between fare paying and concessionary pass holding passengers occurring in rural areas or elsewhere. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

43868

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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of an extension to Crewe of the first phase of High Speed 2 on the (a) route through Lichfield constituency and (b) need for an additional railway line north of the City of Lichfield connecting the end of Phase one to the West Coast mainline.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	192537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No decision has yet been made on Phase Two as we are still considering the responses to the public consultation. Sir David Higgins's proposals would see the Government's preferred route to Crewe, which formed part of the recent Phase Two consultation, constructed earlier. Therefore, it is not anticipated that Sir David's proposal alone would affect the route through the Lichfield constituency. However, the route of Phase Two through the Lichfield constituency is clearly subject to the outcomes of the recent public consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The powers for Phase Two, including the section of line to Crewe, are proposed to be sought via a second hybrid Bill. As such the connection to the West Coast Main Line as part of the Phase One Bill is still required to allow Phase One to operate effectively and to enable destinations such as Stafford to benefit from high speed services. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

43913

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 many vehicle crossings of the Thames were made through the Rotherhithe and Blackwall tunnels in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	192748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data for 2013 are not yet available; the remainder of this answer refers to 2012 data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A table providing the 2012 estimated annual average daily flows (AADFs) for road links covering the Rotherhithe and Blackwall Tunnels (for both directions combined) are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2012 AADF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Motor Vehicles</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotherhithe Tunnel</p></td><td><p>32,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackwall Tunnel</p></td><td><p>69,243</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These figures give estimates of the number of vehicles travelling along individual sections of road on an average day of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To calculate an estimate of the annual usage of the tunnels (for both directions combined); these daily AADF estimates would be multiplied by the 365 days in a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>AADF data for individual motorway and ‘A' road links for 2000 – 2012 are available on our website, here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/gb-road-traffic-counts" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/gb-road-traffic-counts</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

43915

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 many journeys through the Rotherhithe tunnel were made by bicycle in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	192750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data for 2013 are not yet available; the remainder of this answer refers to 2012 data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A table providing the 2012 estimated pedal cycle annual average daily flow (AADF) for the road link covering the Rotherhithe tunnel (for both directions combined) is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2012 AADF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pedal Cycles</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotherhithe Tunnel</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This figure gives an estimate of the number of pedal cycles travelling along the individual section of road on an average day of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To calculate an estimate of the annual pedal cycle usage of the tunnel (for both directions combined); this daily AADF estimate would be multiplied by the 365 days in a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>AADF data for individual motorway and ‘A' road links for 2000 – 2012 are available on our website, here: </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/gb-road-traffic-counts" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/gb-road-traffic-counts</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith