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524284

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisation (a) was responsible and (b) carried out the modelling on punctuality and reliability of the combined impact of the infrastructure restrictions at London Bridge, the diversion of Thameslink services and the increased use of London Victoria as a terminus; how much that modelling cost; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	40199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>Network Rail is responsible for the national rail timetable and modelled the timetable changes associated with the redevelopment of London Bridge station. We do not have information on the cost of individual modelling exercises.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/06/2016 11:02:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

524285

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the redacted Govia Thameslink Railway remedial plan, dated 12 February 2016, was not made publicly available until 26 May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	40171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>There is a process in place with regard to the publication of documents and any redaction of information. Only once the redactions have been agreed by all parties, including the Department, can publication take place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/06/2016 11:06:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

524286

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent officials of his Department are working on the invitation to tender for the West Midlands rail franchise; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	40164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>There are 15.5 full time equivalent officials of the Department working on the invitation to tender for the West Midlands rail franchise. This count includes two full time secondments within the team but does not include advisers contracted to work on the invitation to tender.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/06/2016 11:43:18 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

524287

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
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 decide which stations will be affected by Network Rail's decision to defer Access to All works from Control Period 5 into Control Period 6; and how the outcome of that decision will be published.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	40118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>We will be responding to the Hendy Report later this year. In the meantime, we are working with Network Rail to identify how Access for All projects will be delivered and when. The decision about Access for All schemes will be made later this summer. These will be set out in updated versions of the Enhancement Delivery Plans currently available Network Rail’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/06/2016 10:26:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

524288

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received on the recommendation of Sir Peter Hendy's report published in November 2015, on replanning of Network Rail's Investment Programme to defer Access to All works from Control Period 5 to Control Period 6.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	40119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>Over one hundred responses have been received to my Department’s consultation on the recommendations of Sir Peter Hendy’s report, a number of which reference Access for All works. My Department is committed to publishing a report summarising these responses and decisions made in light of them later this year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the consultation my Department has received letters from a wide range of stakeholders discussing a variety of Access for All subjects, a number of whom Ministers and officials have also met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/06/2016 12:17:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

524289

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lichfield Trent Valley Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work to commence on providing disabled access to all platforms at Lichfield Trent Valley railway station in response to his Department's review of the Access for all programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	40101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We are working with Network Rail to identify how Access for All projects will be delivered and we will be responding to the Hendy Report later this year. The majority of projects should still be delivered by 2019 or have a design completed so that they can start work on site as soon as available funding allows. Option selection and design work for the project at Lichfield Trent Valley is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/06/2016 12:43:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

524290

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding his Department plans to make available for walking and cycling initiatives as a result of the cycling and walking investment strategy.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	40114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made clear its intention to make this country a cycling nation. The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy will be published in the summer and will include details of how the £300m committed in the last Spending Review will be invested to support cycling and walking.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the dedicated cycling and walking programmes, there are a number of wider funding streams which are devolved to local bodies and which can and are being used to support cycling and walking projects. In particular, billions are available to Local Enterprise Partnerships and local authorities through the Local Growth Fund and Integrated Transport Block allocations.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the above, a record £6.1 billion has been allocated to local highways authorities between 2015 and 2021 for road maintenance, and this funding can help maintain footways and cycleways.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/06/2016 16:23:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

524311

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	GEOAmey PECS
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend Section 4:4 of <i>The Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance </i>(<i>England</i>) to exclude the first sentence that specifies certain medical conditions in order to ensure that eligibility is based on disability or ill health regardless of diagnosis.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to amend the non-statutory guidance to local authorities about the Blue Badge scheme. As the guidance makes clear “Each application should be considered on its merits – not on a “one size fits all” basis. The final decision about whether an applicant meets the criterion is for the issuing authority to make.”.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2016 10:57:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

524319

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 8 June (HL342), what regulations are in place to ensure the health and safety of paying passengers outside London; and who is responsible for that function.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>As rickshaws (pedicabs) outside London are regulated as taxis (Hackney Carriages), it is down to each local authority to set the licensing conditions, standards and by-laws for both driver and vehicle. This includes ensuring the health and safety of all travelling passengers, for instance through policies on vehicle type and safety features.</p><p> </p><p>This function is the responsibility of the local licensing authority.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:29:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey