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1612791

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has taken recent steps to help prevent overcrowding on trains during (a) bank holidays and (b) other periods of increased leisure travel.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	182039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Train Operating Companies plan their train service using their available fleet to meet expected demand. The Department expects operators to consider local conditions wherever possible to plan additional services when demand is expected to significantly increase, for example providing additional capacity to support major events or extra services to coastal towns when unusually fine weather is forecast. Operators may be constrained by availability of resources or other factors such as safety.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 27/04/2023 08:56:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1612799

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Lincolnshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for the (a) maintenance and (b) upgrade of roads in (i) South Holland District, (ii) South Kesteven District and (iii) Lincolnshire in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	181880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department has allocated a total of £199 million capital funding through formula to Lincolnshire County Council for highway maintenance for the financial years 2019/20 to 2023/24. This consists of £101.54 million for the Highways Maintenance Block (needs element), £23.303 million for the Highways Maintenance Block (incentive element) and £74.181 million for the Potholes Fund.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22 Lincolnshire County Council was also awarded:</p><ul><li>£2 million from the National Productivity Investment Fund for improvements to the A46 Lincoln Road, Welton, and</li><li>£3.65 million from the Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund towards resurfacing the A52 Roman Bank.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Department has also provided £0.651 million in 2021/22 and £4.810 in 2022/23 to Lincolnshire County Council towards the costs of developing a Business Case for the North Hykeham Relief Road.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/04/2023 09:00:42 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1612831

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on implementing the Nine-point plan for seafarers published 6 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	182091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Since announcing the Nine Point Plan the Government has:</p><ul><li>Brought in the Seafarers’ Wages Act which will ensure that seafarers employed aboard ships regularly operating from UK ports will be paid at least an equivalent to the National Minimum Wage in UK waters.</li><li>Worked with industry and unions to develop the Seafarers’ Charter, which will encourage and recognise ferry operators taking extra steps to provide good working conditions.</li><li>Published a consultation on a draft Code of Practice on Fire and Rehire, the responses to which are now being considered by the Department for Business and Trade.</li><li>Supported amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention to improve access to food and drinking water and appropriately sized PPE, and led development of guidance to support seafarers who face abandonment.</li><li>Commissioned research into seafarer fatigue to give us more robust evidence about the impact of roster patterns.</li><li>Commissioned research into improving internet connectivity for seafarers, as connectivity to shore and communication with friends and family is important for those at sea.</li></ul><p>Seafarer welfare is inextricably linked to international maritime law and regulation. As such it must be addressed with international partners and through international fora. The UK will continue to lead the way in seafarer welfare and will not shy away from its role as an international leader in championing this important cause.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/04/2023 09:05:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1613006

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Reading Green Park Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of constructing Reading Green Park station.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	182054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department anticipates the cost of constructing Reading Green Park station will be £25.123m. Government funding of £4.8m was awarded to the project as part of the second round of the New Stations Fund, with remaining funding coming from local sources. The station is currently forecast to open in early May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/04/2023 09:58:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1612217

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Tourists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport's decision to not introduce a travel cap for travellers during Christmas 2022 on the level of tourists entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Heathrow airport had a successful Christmas 2022. According to CAA Airport Data, Heathrow handled just under 6 million passengers throughout the month of December 2022, approximately 89% of the number of passengers in December 2019. Decisions on passenger capacity are the responsibility of airports and so in this case is a decision for Heathrow Airport Limited.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/04/2023 14:03:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612218

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cost fuel on the level of car sales in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>While the Department does monitor electricity cost variation and the impact on electric vehicle uptake, through the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, no such recent assessment has been made by the Department of the cost of fuel and the impact on car sales.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/04/2023 09:11:33 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612224

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions has he had with Transport for London on an introduction of price regulation for fares charged by pedicab drivers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	181516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Some Hon. Members have expressed concerns over pedicab regulation for some time. As a result, the Government has previously committed to enable TfL to regulate London’s pedicab industry, when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 11:02:58 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1612258

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
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 civil servants in his Department work on bus delivery or policy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	181549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>As of 20 April 2023, The Department for Transport has 71.76 FTE civil servants working on bus policy, delivery of the National Bus Strategy, the Bus Open Data Digital Service and operational grant payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are a further 14 FTE working on the associated analytical work for buses; bringing the total FTE to 85.76.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 10:37:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1612261

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Queen's Park Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timetable is for (a) beginning and (b) completing work to provide step-free access at Queen's Park station.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	181552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Queen’s Park station is a constrained site and location, making accessibility works extremely challenging to implement. Network Rail have recently completed a deliverability report on the project which the Department is currently considering. We will provide an update to the hon member and other stakeholders in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/04/2023 12:20:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1612263

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M621
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the news story entitled All new smart motorways scrapped, published by his Department on 15 April 2023, what plans he has for the proposed conversion of the hard shoulder between junctions 2 and 3 of the M621 to an additional lane for traffic.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	181554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>On 17<sup>th </sup>April 2023, in a Written Ministerial Statement the government confirmed that all plans for new smart motorways had been cancelled.</p><p> </p><p>The M621 is not a smart motorway, it is an urban motorway with a fixed 50mph speed limit over the majority of its length. The work between junctions 2 and 3 is designed to improve journeys, traffic flow and safety. The scheme is currently in construction and will be completed as planned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 10:27:01 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn