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1339364

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Western Railway: Railway Signals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of the disruption on the South Western Railway network on 11 June 2021 as a result of multiple signal failures in the Surbiton area.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>The cost to the public purse is estimated to be £200,000 due to both loss in revenue and delay repay costs for South Western Railway (SWR). Network Rail will also have incurred further costs. The Department has asked Network Rail to provide details of its incident learning review and has asked SWR to provide details of its customer response and communications.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/07/2021 09:22:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1339365

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Level Crossings: Doncaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the incident at Rossington Level Crossing in Doncaster on 13 June 2021, what steps he plans to take to prevent similar incidents at level crossings in the future.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>Network Rail have operational responsibility for rail infrastructure, including level crossings. These are risk assessed and appropriate protective measures put in place to ensure the safety of the travelling public and users. It appears that the incident at Rossington was caused by a stolen car crashing through the fence next to the level crossing. The level crossing and the fence had been identified as suitable protection by a risk assessment undertaken by Network Rail. The investigation into the incident is for the British Transport Police, who are currently investigating.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/07/2021 08:23:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1339366

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether operator names such as LNER and GWR will be permitted under the establishment of Great British Railways.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>Great British Railways will be a single, familiar brand with accountable leadership, responsible for delivering better value and flexible fares, alongside the punctual and reliable services passengers deserve. A coherent, consistent and clearly branded railway network will give passengers confidence in using it. Great British Railways will use updated versions of the classic ‘double arrow’ logo, which remains the most widely recognised symbol of the railway in this country. Variants to the national brand will be developed to reflect the English regions, Scotland and Wales, while emphasising that the railway is one network serving the whole of Great Britain and so it is entirely feasible that the names the Hon Gentleman refers to will continue to figure on our railways.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/07/2021 09:24:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1339403

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Transport Decarbonisation Plan will include targets to halt and reverse the growth of road traffic.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	21305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>We will shortly publish a bold and ambitious Transport Decarbonisation Plan that will set out a credible pathway to deliver transport’s contribution to carbon budgets and meeting net zero by 2050. This will set out the measures needed to accelerate modal shift to public and active transport making them the natural first choice for our daily activities.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/06/2021 14:12:25 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1339419

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for London: Season Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with Transport for London representatives on flexible season tickets for London Travelcards zones 1-8.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	21174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London, including for fare-setting. Flexible season tickets are a rail-only product that are being introduced across England.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/06/2021 14:18:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1339453

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will match the support given to retail and hospitality sectors by extending the Airports and Ground Operators Support Scheme to offer relief equivalent to full, uncapped business rates in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	21188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The aviation sector is crucial to the UK’s economy and businesses across the industry have drawn on an unprecedented package of economic measures which we have put in place. This includes support through loan guarantees, support for exporters, the Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Airport and Ground Operations Scheme. In total, we estimate that by the end of September 2021 the air transport sector will have benefited from around £7bn of Government support since the start of the pandemic.</p><p>The Airport and Ground Operations Scheme provides eligible commercial airports support towards their fixed costs. The Scheme originally opened in January to provide support to airports for the 2020/21 financial year. In the March Budget, the Chancellor announced a six-month renewal to the scheme from April, initial payments will be made towards the end of the summer.</p><p>The caps on the support strike an appropriate balance between supporting airports and ground handing companies in financial distress while protecting the interests of the taxpayer.</p><p>The support will help airports and ground handlers following the introduction of international travel restrictions designed to protect the public. We continue to take a flexible approach and keep all impacts and policies under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/06/2021 14:15:19 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1339463

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has published guidance to local authorities on the issuing of a conditional offer of fixed penalty where covid-19 restrictions have impacted a person's ability to follow parking laws.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	21329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department has published a wide range of guidance to local authorities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While no specific guidance on this matter has been published, other published guidance, including updated Network Management Duty statutory guidance, has encouraged local authorities to consider the wider impact to their network when implementing changes.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/06/2021 10:55:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1339507

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for the renewal of driving licences where there is a medical consideration in June (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	21251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The average number of working days taken to make a medical licensing decision in the month of June (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 is shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Licence type</p></td><td><p>Number of working days</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Group 1 (cars/motorcycles)</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Group 2 (lorries/buses)</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Group 1 (cars/motorcycles)</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Group 2 (lorries/buses)</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The length of time taken to deal with an application depends on the medical condition and if further information is required from medical professionals. Where an examination is necessary, waiting times are currently longer due to the current pressures on the NHS.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/06/2021 16:09:17 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1339554

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates he has made of the potential uptake of flexible season tickets in the first year they are in use (a) between Hove and London Terminals and (b) across the networks.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	21298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has introduced new flexible season tickets across England, tickets are on sale now and will become available for travel from 28 June 2021.</p><p>Passenger demand has fallen significantly since March 2020 due to restrictions put in place in response to COVID-19. Due to this, the uptake of flexible season tickets is uncertain. However, we do expect the savings offered to encourage and support flexible working patterns.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 28/06/2021 12:05:55 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1339561

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of maritime shipping costs in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	21339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Shipping costs have risen during 2021 to a high level on a global basis as a result of supply and demand factors in international freight markets.</p><p>Unprecedented levels of demand are being driven by changes to consumer behaviors worldwide during the pandemic. Historical trends in the shipping sector are of pricing peaks and troughs, and it is expected that pricing levels will similarly re-adjust when the current demand drivers change. However, industry estimates are that high levels of demand will continue throughout 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/06/2021 14:27:10 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy