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759588

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date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of (1) new Intercity Express bi-mode trains, and (2) fully electric trains, in respect of their (a) acceleration, and (b) overall speed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2017 answer text <p>Hitachi Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) are testing the Intercity Express Trains in diesel and electric to ensure they can deliver existing timetables and offer journey time reductions once electrification is complete. We remain confident that journey time improvements will be delivered. Testing is ongoing in the run up to the Intercity Express Train introduction on the GWR network.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/09/2017 15:48:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

759590

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish an impartial body to investigate serious incidents involving public transport on the roads, similar to the services provided in relation to rail by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and the Office of Road and Rail.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>There are no current plans to establish a new body to investigate serious incidents involving public transport on the roads as there are well-established collision investigation units within the police service and effective ways in place to report the conclusions and outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The department currently supports the police STATS-19 collision reporting system and directly funds a programme of detailed investigation under the Road Accident in-depth Study in conjunction with police forces, coroners and several hospitals.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/09/2017 13:01:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

759820

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy
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 12 September 2017 to Question 7698, on High Speed Two: Redundancy, whether he has plans to publish the (a) new governance arrangements and (b) senior appointments.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	10187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd is working with the Department for Transport to agree new governance arrangements relating to redundancy payments including a revised Framework Document which will become public when finalised.</p><p>The senior appointments at HS2 Ltd include a new Interim Finance Director, and a permanent Finance Director who has been appointed and will start in early 2018. Work is underway to appoint a permanent HR Director. In addition, there have been a number of other senior appointments in both teams including Finance Managers, Senior HR Business Managers, a Head of Employee Relations and an Interim Director of Organisational Development. Some of these posts are new roles and some have arisen as a consequence of HS2’s relocation to Birmingham.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 19/09/2017 13:49:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759821

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been paid to (a) men and (b) women who left his Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	10152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Details of the number, type, compensation levels and cost of exits from the Department for Transport are routinely published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/09/2017 14:14:39 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759822

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Valley Lines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the costs associated with the transfer of risk related to the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail has been considering carefully the risks associated with the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines. Both it and the Welsh Government have been developing an agreement based upon Network Rail being held harmless for the direct impacts upon its business of the proposed transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:33:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759823

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Valley Lines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the current condition of the Valleys network including latent defect; and whether this assessment has been shared with the Welsh Government.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>As part of developing an agreement for the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines, Network Rail has given the Welsh Government access to information, staff and infrastructure to allow it to understand the current condition of the network and current and future risks associated with it. Dealing with this issue will form part of the final agreement for transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:51:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759824

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Valley Lines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effect of the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government on (a) funding, (b) debt and (c) liability for the Valley Lines.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The government, the Welsh Government and Network Rail have been working to develop an asset transfer agreement that represents a fair settlement to all parties for the proposed transfer. Agreement has been reached on the key principles and will be subject to detailed agreement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:57:36 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759825

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Valley Lines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the future liabilities of the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government for (a) the UK Government, (b) Network Rail and (c) the Welsh Government.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Agreement has been reached on the key principles relating to the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines. The principle that the Welsh Government and Network Rail have worked to is that Network Rail’s business should be held harmless as a result of the transfer and that Network Rail will not retain liabilities for assets that it no longer owns. Subject to this principle, discussions on the details of future agreements, including on the specifics of future liabilities, are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:59:20 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759826

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Valley Lines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail's debt will transfer as a result of any transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government; and how much any such debt amounts to.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail’s debt will not transfer to the Welsh Government as a result of any transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 13:02:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759827

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to provide a temporary bridge over Castle Street in Hull West and Hessle constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	10096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The provision of a temporary bridge is not considered to be feasible on the A63, especially in a location likely to be used by pedestrians, cyclists and disabled users, due to land constraints. It also clashes with the location of the permanent Princes Quay Bridge.</p><p> </p><p>In the short term we will work closely with Hull County Council, to increase awareness of the alternative Humber Dock Street pedestrian crossing by providing additional signage and information.</p><p> </p><p>In the medium term Highways England are investigating whether construction of the Princes Quay Bridge could begin in advance of the main A63 Castle Street improvement scheme works currently programmed for Spring 2020. In order to deliver this element early, Highways England would need the support of key stakeholders including Hull County Council in securing the land to construct the bridge and co-ordinating traffic management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/09/2017 08:49:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy