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45699

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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 assets he has designated for search and rescue under section 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; and where each such asset is located.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	194243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 2 September 2013 <em>[Official Report, Column 153W].</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

45364

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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 money has been spent on repairing potholes in (a) Harlow and (b) Essex since 2004.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	193871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport provides capital funding to local highway authorities, including Essex County Council, from the local highways maintenance capital block grant. Harlow falls within Essex County Council's area of responsibility and therefore we do not allocate any funds directly to the Borough Council for road maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2004 the Department has allocated the following amounts to Essex for highway maintenance:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>2004/05</td><td><p>12.626</p></td></tr><tr><td>2005/06</td><td><p>15.782</p></td></tr><tr><td>2006/07</td><td><p>16.682</p></td></tr><tr><td>2007/08</td><td><p>22.428</p></td></tr><tr><td>2008/09</td><td><p>20.706</p></td></tr><tr><td>2009/10</td><td><p>21.361</p></td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td><p>20.959</p></td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td><p>20.728</p></td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td><p>19.838</p></td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td><p>22.482*</p></td></tr><tr><td>2014/15</td><td><p>19.873*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* includes the top up announced in the 2012 Autumn Statement.</p><p>The Department also allocated additional funding to authorities to help repair roads damaged by various weather events and this included a further £2.116 million to Essex County Council in 2010/11 and £5.301 million in March 2011. More recently the Department for Transport has agreed to allocate over £2.7 million due to the severe wet weather the country has encountered.</p><p> </p><p>A £200 million Pothole Fund was announced in the Budget on 19 March 2014. From this, £168 million is being 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><br>Local authorities are also able to use revenue funding allocated by the Department for Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant for maintaining their local highways. Neither capital nor revenue highways maintenance funding is ring-fenced and it is for local highway authorities to decide upon their spending priorities across the whole range of services they provide.</p><p>The Department for Transport does not centrally hold information on what proportion of this funding is spent by Essex County Council on repairing potholes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

45366

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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 proportion of employees in his Department of what (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	193973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The total number of employees in the department and its agencies spilt by gender is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Female 6924</p><p> </p><p>Male 9768</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following tables provide the information requested. Where numbers are 5 or less, we have withheld the precise number on grounds of confidentiality in line with the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 193973 - table.doc title Breakdown of staff information in DfT & Agencies
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45369

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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 take steps to ensure people who are currently employed by the Driver and Vehicle Agency receive training to enable them to take up local posts in other Government departments and public bodies..
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	193762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Department for Transport officials are working with those in Northern Ireland to support any Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) staff who might need to learn new skills to secure alternative employment. An initial meeting has taken place to discuss the details. Officials will continue to work together to ensure appropriate support is given to staff at the DVA during the transition period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

45474

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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 his Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is undertaking a review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

45122

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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 his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	193565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given by my Right Honourable Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Francis Maude) on 26 March 2014<em> [Official Report, Column 300W]</em>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

45124

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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 recent estimate he has made of the number of schools that undertake cycling training; whether his Department provides information to schools on the wearing of cycle helmets by children; and if he will take steps to ensure that a Travel to School Policy becomes compulsory for all local education authorities in relation to schoolchildren and safety.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	193554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport provides funding for the delivery of Bikeability cycle training in England. Currently approximately 8,177 schools take part in training delivered by either their Local Highway Authority or School Games Organiser Host School.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bikeability courses include discussions on helmets during the equipment check. Those wearing helmets are taught how to fit and adjust them correctly and there are also wider discussions on safety equipment and what to wear.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education expects local authorities to meet its Home to School Transport Duties which includes ensuring safe walking routes and sustainable local travel. There are no plans to change the legislation or the policies that underpin this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

45125

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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 compensation will be available to train operating companies as a result of the rail line closures in the South West of England in early 2014.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	193600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Any compensation for the train operators in respect of the rail line closures in the South West of England in early 2014 would be paid by Network Rail in accordance with the track access agreement between Network Rail and the individual train operating companies, as regulated by the Office of Rail Regulation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

45127

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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 plans to take to relieve congestion on roads.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	193669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This Government is committed to investing in infrastructure to reduce traffic congestion. This means spending £24 billion on strategic roads over this and the next Parliament, and accelerating the pace of delivery so that people affected see a difference more quickly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This includes a £500 million programme of pinch point schemes specifically targeted at tackling congestion on both the strategic and local road network, and a further £800 million being invested in 25 local major road schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have previously announced £183.5m for road repairs following the severe weather this winter and in the recent Budget, the Chancellor announced a further £200 millionfunding for pothole repairs. Of this, £168m will assist Councils in England, with the remaining £32m allocated to the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

45130

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 4W, on railways: Chester, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Wales on the potential implications for (a) rail services in Chester and (b) Chester railway station of the recommendation in the report on the Commission on Devolution in Wales that the Wales and Borders rail franchise should be devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	193684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State would be happy to discuss these matters with the Secretary of State for Wales when they next meet.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley