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938456

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of qualified HGV drivers in the road haulage industry for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	163149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics publishes figures of employment by occupation, based on the Labour Force Survey, a household survey. The estimates for numbers of professional large goods vehicle drivers each year based on surveys between April and June are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK total in employment in standard occupation classification 8211 (large goods vehicle drivers)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>285,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>299,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>290,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>259,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>285,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>299,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>315,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>302,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency record the number of vocational tests passed. Records for 2010 to 2017 are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of test passes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>21268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24634</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>25679</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>28486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>37205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>43643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 31/03</p></td><td><p>10053</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2018 15:30:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

938468

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Seaham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions Highways England has had with Durham County Council on traffic management on Seaton Lane, Seaham, and its effect on road safety and congestion on the A19.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	163066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Highways England is aware of queuing on A19 southbound off slip for Seaham, but do not consider that it raises safety or wider operational concerns at present.</p><p>They have, however, been liaising with Durham County Council, developers and other key stakeholders to help improve traffic management at Seaton Lane, Seaham. As part of the planning process for proposed developments in the area, improvements to the local road network will need to be implemented.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2018 14:15:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

938469

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Seaham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make funding available to improve road safety and relieve traffic congestion at Seaton Lane, Seaham.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	163067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Seaton Lane is part of the local road network and is the responsibility of Durham County Council. The Department for Transport funds local road improvements by providing an annual integrated transport block grant to local authorities and by contributing about £7 billion towards the £12 billion Local Growth Fund, which Local Enterprise Partnerships can use to fund highway improvement schemes. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are working with Sunderland City Council to develop its bid to the Housing Infrastructure Fund. If successful, this would support the delivery of around 3,000 additional homes in South Sunderland and Durham, and will include funding for Durham County Council to improve the junction of the B1404 Seaton Lane and the B1285 Stockton Road.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2018 13:51:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

938516

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Weight Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the new arrangements introduced by the Government on volumetric concrete mixers, outlined in the Government’s response to its consultation on goods vehicle operator licensing exemptions and related regulatory changes, and with reference to the letter from Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads, Local Transport and Devolution on the regulation of mobile concrete batching plant – decision on operating weight arrangements, issued in April 2018, what financial impact assessment his Department carried out before those decisions were made.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	163134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The decision was made that volumetric concrete mixers would continue to be subject to the standard legal weight limits. The Department does not in general conduct impact assessments on the application of existing legal requirements. We have listened to the industry’s concerns about the time needed to come into compliance, and we have put in place a temporary arrangement which will allow some operation above the standard legal weight limits for a ten-year period.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2018 14:58:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

938517

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Weight Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the new arrangements introduced by the Government on volumetric concrete mixers, outlined in the Government’s response to its consultation on goods vehicle operator licensing exemptions and related regulatory changes, and with reference to the letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads, Local Transport and Devolution on the regulation of mobile concrete batching plant – decision on operating weight arrangements, issued in April 2018, what environmental impact assessment was carried out before those decisions were made.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	163135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The decision was made that volumetric concrete mixers would continue to be subject to the standard legal weight limits. The Department does not in general conduct impact assessments on the application of existing legal requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2018 14:51:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

938550

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the growth of the rail supply chain in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	163099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department supports the Rail Supply Group which is the only rail body to have both members from Government and the private sector, focusing on supporting and enhancing the rail supply chain, from small-medium enterprises to multi-national companies across the UK. The Rail Supply Group works on behalf of the UK rail supply industry as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/07/2018 14:43:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

938552

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
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 economic benefit for the (a) North East and (b) UK of UK-based manufacturing of new rolling stock in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	163101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a healthy and competitive rolling stock market that continues to deliver valuable benefits for both passengers and industry.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/07/2018 15:39:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

938553

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts for manufacturing rolling stock in the UK there have been in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such contracts on the North East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	163102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>A table is attached that sets out all UK rolling stock orders in each of the last five years. No assessment has been made of their effect on the North East, however the health and competitiveness of the UK rolling stock market means that these trains will deliver valuable benefits for both passengers and industry across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Hitachi have been successful in winning large orders for new trains in both Scotland and England, and these are being assembled in their factory in the North-East. These orders are providing employment and opportunities for the local supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/07/2018 15:49:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

938554

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Trains: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is the Government's policy that Cross Country train services from the north of England should continue to connect with Brockenhurst and Bournemouth without the need to change trains; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	162971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department launched a public consultation for the Cross Country franchise on the 7th June. We want passengers to give us their views on the next franchise. We do not want to prejudge responses so I would encourage you and your constituents to respond to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The closing date for the consultation is 30th August. The link to the consultation is <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cross-country-rail-franchise" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cross-country-rail-franchise</a>. Feedback from this consultation will be used to help the department specify the next franchise.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/07/2018 13:39:57 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

938655

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the cost benefit ratio of (a) HS2 and (b) the Missing Link solution in Gloucestershire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	162980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The last business case for HS2 was published in 2017 and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-phase-two-economic-case" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-phase-two-economic-case</a></p><p>It showed that the full network has a benefit to cost ratio of 2.3. This means that for every £1 invested, HS2 will generate more than £2 in economic benefits, constituting high value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The A417 “Missing Link” route options were brought to public consultation in February – March 2018. The two routes taken to consultation had a Value for Money range from low to poor, and Benefit Cost Ratios of 1.04 and 0.68. Highways England are currently undertaking further development of the scheme detail and assessment of the routes’ VfM.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/07/2018 15:40:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson