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896253

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Stagecoach Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will disqualify Stagecoach from bidding for (a) the east coast main line and (b) all future rail franchise contracts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	140560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Passport pre-qualification system was put into place in 2015 – all Passports awarded under this system, including the Stagecoach Passport last for a four year period and are kept under review. In line with this published process, Stagecoach’s eligibility to bid for current and future franchise competitions remains under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/05/2018 13:17:02 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

896295

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent acceptance rate was for Need to Sell applications for phase 2b of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	140832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The current acceptance rate for Need to Sell applications for phase 2b of High Speed 2 is 31%. Further Need to Sell statistics for all phases of High Speed 2 can be found on the Gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-phase-one-exceptional-hardship-scheme-applications-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-phase-one-exceptional-hardship-scheme-applications-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/05/2018 15:02:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

896299

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Bridleways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of downgrading (a) C and (b) unsurfaced unclassified roads to bridleways.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	140641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>Following a public consultation in 2011, responsibility for road classification was largely devolved to local highway authorities in April 2012. Under this approach, such authorities were given powers over road classification without the need for central Government approval. Comprehensive guidance on road classification was published by the Department in January 2012, and can be accessed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-road-classification-and-the-primary-route-network" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-road-classification-and-the-primary-route-network</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2018 10:38:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

896360

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last audited the Civil Aviation Authority's airspace change process.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	140838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s independent airspace regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is responsible for its own airspace change process. However, the CAA is required to ensure that its airspace change process is consistent with the Government’s Air Navigation Guidance and Air Navigation Directions, as updated in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from the Department continue to work closely with the CAA to ensure its compliance with both the Guidance and the Directions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2018 10:34:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

896375

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to local highway authorities to ensure they have comprehensive and effective programmes to identify and repair potholes that require urgent attention.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	140613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Guidance to local highway authorities to ensure they can identify and repair potholes that require urgent attention is set out in the Well Managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice, which is issued by UK Roads Liaison Group and endorsed by the Department for Transport. The Code provides guidance on areas including preventative maintenance and ensuring authorities are delivering “right first time” repairs. The guidance can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/en/utilities/document-summary.cfm?docid=4F93BA10-D3B0-4222-827A8C48401B26AC" target="_blank">http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/en/utilities/document-summary.cfm?docid=4F93BA10-D3B0-4222-827A8C48401B26AC</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2018 12:43:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

896376

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to issue space port licences for (a) horizontal and (b) vertical take off.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	140842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Royal Assent of the Space Industry Bill on 15 March 2018 was a major milestone in establishing the environment for safe, responsible and commercial spaceflight operations from UK spaceports. We are now working swiftly to put in place the detailed regulations, including licence requirements for spaceports and spaceflight operators. We opened a call for evidence on 27 March that will assist in formulating policy related to liability, insurance and charging; and are continuing to engage with prospective licensees. We are planning to publish and consult on the detailed regulations in 2019. Once the detailed licensing requirements are in place, it will enable companies to apply to become a licenced spaceport or spaceflight operator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/05/2018 16:17:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

896387

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on devolution and inter-governmental relations; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	140631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>All civil servants at the Department for Transport are able to access online and face-to-face training on Devolution and Intergovernmental Working via the Civil Service Learning (CSL) portal.</p><p> </p><p>i) The <strong>online Devolution &amp; Intergovernmental Working module </strong>is for all new and existing civil servants, launched in November 2016. Through four online tutorials, video interviews with senior civil servants, and ‘take back to the office’ activities, it explains how the different governments operating in the UK work together, covering devolution settlements, decentralisation, City Deals and intergovernmental relations, as well as the ‘Devolution Memorandum of Understanding and Supplementary Agreements’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Online Devolution &amp; Intergovernmental Working</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>ii) The <strong>half day face-to-face Devolution &amp; Intergovernmental Working workshop </strong>is also available to all civil servants. Building on the above online module, delegates learn from experienced professionals who have worked on a range of devolution matters about topics such as confidentiality, when to seek legal advice and the boundaries of devolution, where reserved and devolved powers meet.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Face-to-face Devolution &amp; Intergovernmental Working</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Both the online and face-to-face workshops are included in the recommended learning for all civil servants working in a role related to EU exit. The online learning is included in the new EU Essentials for Policy Professionals programme, for those new to policy making or the civil service; and the face-to-face workshop is included in the EU Policy Practitioner Programme for those with more policy experience. These programmes were launched in April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>iii) Also available to civil servants are the <strong>EU exit: devolution settlements and intergovernmental working events. </strong>Delegates hear the views of Permanent Secretaries, and other senior civil servants from the devolved administrations and territorial offices, on intergovernmental relations within the current political climate.</p><p> </p><p>Fast Streamers at DfT are included in the central learning offer for the Fast Stream programme. Introduced in 2017 as part of <strong>Fast Stream policy learning</strong>, delegates take part in a Devolution workshop, which all brand new entrant centrally managed Fast Streamers attend as part of their Induction offer.</p><p> </p><p>Fast Streamers are also required to complete the online 'Devolution and Intergovernmental Working' e-learning product as mandatory e-learning within their first year on the Fast Stream programme.</p><p> </p><p>For the SCS, each nation of the UK leads and hosts an <strong>annual SCS conference </strong>to learn from each other and build networks across the Policy Profession. These have been held on 28/29 April 2016 in Cardiff, 20/21 April 2017 in Belfast (this included Irish Government Civil Servants too) and 26/27 April 2018 in Edinburgh. It will be for England to host in 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/05/2018 14:55:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

896421

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A303: Stonehenge
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 potential effect on the Blick Mead archaeological site of the proposed alterations to the A303 around Stonehenge.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	140843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Blick Mead is outside the existing highway boundary for the A303 and on land that will not be disturbed by the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Even so, Blick Mead is included in the extensive Heritage Impact Assessments that Highways England are carrying out to ensure the scheme brings benefits without creating an unacceptable impact on important local features.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of the scheme, Highways England have been carrying out hydro-geological modelling of groundwater flows. This suggests that there will not be any adverse effects on the Blick Mead spring. This finding has been reported in the scheme’s <a href="https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a303-stonehenge-2018/supporting_documents/Preliminary%20Environmental%20Information%20Report_report%20only.pdf" target="_blank">Preliminary Environmental Information Report</a> (February 2018), which was issued as part of the public consultation material.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2018 13:44:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

896422

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
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 29 March 2018 to Question 133829 on aviation, whether he still plans to publish the Aviation Strategy in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	140536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>As stated in my previous answer, the Department for Transport (DFT) will consult on the Aviation Strategy this year (2018). Following the consultation period, DfT will publish the Aviation Strategy in mid 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2018 10:42:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

896425

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has set a publication date for the Pathway to Zero Emission Road Transport Strategy document.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	140537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>We will be publishing the zero emission road transport strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/05/2018 14:22:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead