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43966

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 (a) the cost of establishing the system to enable driving records to be accessed online by drivers and the insurance industry and (b) the annual cost of running that system.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	192808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The development cost of establishing the system to enable driving records to be accessed online by drivers and the insurance industry is expected to be around £8.8m. The estimated annual cost for support and maintenance is £2m, excluding VAT. answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

44122

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities receive what proportion of the £140 million to fix roads damaged by flooding and adverse weather announced on 9 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	192776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The funding allocations from the £140 million announced on 9<sup>th</sup> March to help repair roads damaged by the severe wet weather were announced on 20 March 2013. This includes a further £33.5 million announced earlier this year as part of the transport element of the Severe Weather Recovery Fund. A table which provides information on the funding we will be paying to local highway authorities by end March 2014 is available at the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294497/extra-funding-to-repair-roads.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294497/extra-funding-to-repair-roads.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p /> <p>The £200 million for a Pothole Fund was announced in the Budget on 19 March 2014 is new money and in addition to the £140 million funding. From the £200 million, £168 million be made available to councils in England through a bidding exercise. Further details on the Fund will be made available in the coming weeks.</p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 192920 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

44124

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding will be made available to the Access for All scheme in Control Period 5; and what terms and conditions will apply to such funding.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	192821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>　</p><p>£100m has been allocated to extend the Access for All programme for Control Period 5. Stations will be selected based on their annual footfall, weighted by the incidence of disability in the area. The preferences of the train operators and the availability of third party funding or other capital contributions will also be considered.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

44125

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the competition inviting train operators to submit a pilot project for flexible ticketing will start; and whether that competition will include services on the Waterloo to Weymouth line.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	192959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The competition for the trial on flexible and part-time ticketing is currently scheduled to commence later in 2014. All train operators that are signatories to the South East Flexible Ticketing scheme, including South West Trains, who operate the Waterloo to Weymouth line, will be invited to take part in the competition. We expect to announce a winning bidder in sufficient time to commence the trial in January 2015. The trial is expected to last for a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 192958 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

44127

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are currently any regulatory restrictions preventing train operators from operating part-time rail season tickets.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	192957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> Rail fares are set according to relevant procedures set out in the Ticketing &amp; Settlement Agreement (‘TSA'), an inter-operator agreement to which the Secretary of State is not a party but over which he has change control in certain areas. The TSA is available at the following weblink:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.atoc.org/about-atoc/rail-settlement-plan/governance/" target="_blank">http://www.atoc.org/about-atoc/rail-settlement-plan/governance/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

44128

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the pilot project for part-time rail season tickets will start.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	192958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The competition for the trial on flexible and part-time ticketing is currently scheduled to commence later in 2014. All train operators that are signatories to the South East Flexible Ticketing scheme, including South West Trains, who operate the Waterloo to Weymouth line, will be invited to take part in the competition. We expect to announce a winning bidder in sufficient time to commence the trial in January 2015. The trial is expected to last for a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 192959 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

44180

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what incentives, other than the existing grant, are provided to encourage people to buy ultra-low carbon dioxide cars.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>As well as the Plug-in Car Grant, the Government is providing funding for grants for electric vehicle chargepoints, including at people's homes and locations such as train station car parks and on the public sector estate. We have also established a favourable taxation system for company car tax and vehicle excise duty to help nudge more motorists towards these vehicles. There are also numerous local incentives such as congestion charge exemption in London and free parking.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

44181

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many ultra-low carbon dioxide cars are currently owned by public sector organisations.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text Over 5% of those taking up the grant for business use are public sector organisation. answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

43856

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	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 ensure provision of adequate rolling stock to serve the Hull-Manchester train route from April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	192519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working with train operators and the rolling stock companies to ensure that adequate rolling stock is available to provide continued levels of service to passengers on the route.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

43857

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 that the new Transpennine Express franchise due to begin in 2015 maintains hourly direct services between Hull and Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	192520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The new directly awarded franchise for TransPennine that begins in April 2015 will aim to provide train services at the same level as is currently available to passengers today until the start of the new competed franchise, expected in February 2016. answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson