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747358

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Secretary of State for Transport has had with Network Rail concerning the Hansford Review; and whether they intend to publish that review.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has held discussions with Network Rail regarding the Hansford Review. The report is an independent review, commissioned by Network Rail. It will be for Network Rail to decide the appropriate way to publish the findings.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/07/2017 11:33:15 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

747361

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will consult the rail industry on all proposed changes relating to the rail sector, prior to introducing any legislation to implement any such changes in connection with Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We understand the rail industry’s need for certainty as the UK prepares to exit the European Union. We have had constructive engagement with the industry so far. We will continue this engagement and will continue to consider rail industry views as the Government takes forward legislation under the Repeal Bill, and any future proposals for policy change in connection with our withdrawal from the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/07/2017 11:33:49 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

747060

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to give Transport for London statutory power to cap the number of private hire vehicle licences it issues.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	2350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Mayor, Transport for London, the police and local authorities have a range of tools available to them to deal with congestion and parking issues as well as enforcement of the licensing regime. Effective use of these tools will allow both licensed taxi and PHVs to lawfully meet the demands of London’s travelling public.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/07/2017 12:31:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

747061

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the potential merits of reforming the law to give Transport for London the power to cap the number of private hire vehicle driver licences.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	2342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>There have been no discussions between the Secretary of State and the Mayor of London on reforming the law to give Transport for London the power to cap the number of private hire vehicle driver licences. The Mayor has recently written to the Secretary of State for Transport requesting this reform as part of a wider package of measures. We will respond to him on this and the other matters raised in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 07/07/2017 08:40:24 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

747077

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
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 trends in passenger numbers on the East Coast Main Line since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	2319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no published statistics on the annual number of passengers travelling on the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for the train operators serving the East Coast Main Line stations are available on the Office of Rail and Road data portal at the following link: <a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/browsereports/12" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/browsereports/12</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 07/07/2017 08:37:09 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

747078

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to increase the capacity of local authorities to produce business cases for major transport projects.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	2320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>As highlighted in the new Transport Investment Strategy, the Department for Transport, where appropriate, will offer targeted support to local authorities to help develop their bidding and delivery capability thus ensuring all areas of the country have the potential to produce high quality business cases to realise the benefits that strong transport projects will unlock.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also funding Local Authorities’ business case development costs for selected schemes within the Large Local Major schemes programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Department has provided capacity support to Local Enterprise Partnerships and Local Authorities through the Transport Delivery Excellence Programme in collaboration with the Local Enterprise Partnership Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/07/2017 14:03:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

747079

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the next round of the New Stations Fund scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	2315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Assessment of the New Stations Fund bids is now complete and I hope to announce the successful projects shortly.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2017 13:56:52 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

747084

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Highways England uses (a) Windows XP or (b) another Microsoft software package for any of its operating systems.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>For security reasons Highways England does not reveal details of its IT operating systems. However, Highways England has made clear that it continually assesses the security risk to its systems, and puts in place all the protections it deems necessary to safeguard its networks.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2017 12:24:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

747096

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to reduce toxic cabin air incidents affecting flight crew and passengers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	2317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>Maintaining the safety record of UK aviation is something we take very seriously. That is why concerns raised about cabin air have been investigated at length over a number of years. These scientific research projects have not been able to confirm a link between perceived cabin air quality and illness.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Aviation Health Unit within the Medical Department of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will continue to monitor issues around cabin air as part of their wider role as specialist adviser to the Government on aviation health issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 07/07/2017 08:52:30 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

747103

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	SS Gairsoppa: Salvage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total underpayment is to the Government by Odyssey Marine Exploration under the terms of the salvage contract issued for SS Gairsoppa.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The question as to whether or not Odyssey Marine Exploration underpaid funds due to the Government under the contract, which was awarded in January 2010, is disputed by the parties, and would accordingly need to be the subject of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and possibly also in the United States of America to resolve. The issue is being kept under review.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/07/2017 14:20:51 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones