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749687

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much central Government investment has been provided to (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands to upgrade the cycling network in those areas in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, local authorities in England have benefited from over £600m of funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) for sustainable transport initiatives, including cycling and walking, through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its successors the Sustainable Travel Transition Year and Access Fund. Details of the areas where DfT funding has been provided can be found at: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Coventry City Council received £3.496m of DfT funding from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund between 2011-15 for the “Cycle Coventry” project, which delivered cycling infrastructure and initiatives to encourage cycling amongst commuters, university students and local communities. Coventry also benefited from £270,000 of DfT funding in 2015-16 to enable Virgin Trains to improve cycle facilities at Coventry railway station.</p><p> </p><p>DfT has provided the following funding to local authorities in the West Midlands which has funded cycle networks and awareness raising initiatives:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cycle Ambition Cities Grant - Birmingham City Council</p></td><td><p>£13m for 2013-15</p></td><td><p>£1m for 2015-16</p></td><td><p>£7.317m for 2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Sustainable Transport Fund - West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£77.8m for 2011-15</p></td><td><p>£8m for 2015-16</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sustainable Travel Transition Year – West Midlands</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>£2.9m for 2016-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Alongside this DfT provided a total of £1.224m in 2015-16 to improve cycle rail facilities at railway stations in the West Midlands region. There has also been funding for cycling and walking in the West Midlands over the last five years through Bikeability, the Local Growth Fund, Highways Maintenance Block and the Integrated Transport Block. Precise amounts spent on cycling and walking vary and will depend on decisions made by the relevant local authorities and other local bodies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2017 10:12:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749688

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available for cycling in (a) Sunderland and (b) the North East since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	3634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, local authorities in England have benefited from over £600m of funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) for sustainable transport initiatives, including cycling and walking, through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its successors the Sustainable Travel Transition Year and Access Fund. Details of the areas where DfT funding has been provided can be found at: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Sunderland Council has benefited from around £100,000 per annum of DfT funding since 2011-12 for Bikeability training. All other DfT funding has been provided to the North East Combined Authority (NECA), which includes Sunderland. The amount of DfT funding provided to NECA, and its predecessor, for sustainable transport (including cycling and walking) was £28.56m from 2011 – 17, this includes £16.32m of Cycle Ambition City funding. DfT does not hold data on how this funding has been allocated between each local authority.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 there has also been additional funding, some of which will have benefited cycling and walking in the North East region. This includes through the Local Growth Fund, Highways Maintenance Block and the Integrated Transport Block. Precise amounts spent vary and will depend on decisions made by the relevant local authorities and other local bodies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2017 10:40:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

749693

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Per Capita Costs
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 the level of public funding for cycling per head of population in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Spending on cycling in England has risen from around £2 per person in 2010 to an estimate of around £6 per person in 2016/17. Precise amounts vary from one part of the country to another and depend on decisions made by local authorities and other local bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of spending per head in each of the next five future years will depend on local decisions as well as on future decisions on Government funding. The total amount of investment in walking and cycling in England over the five-year period (2016/17 - 2020/21) is currently set at around £1.2 billion. The money comes from a wide range of ring-fenced and non-ring-fenced funding streams, as set out in the Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy which was published in April 2017 and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2017 10:21:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

749696

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
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 3 July 2017 to Question 1538, on railways: fares, what plans he has to increase the cost of regulated rail fares by RPI plus zero per cent in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	3692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the cost of travelling for rail passengers can seem high – this is why since 2014 we have taken action and capped the regulated rail fares at RPI+0%. Train fare revenue is crucial to funding day-to-day railway operations and delivering the investment and massive upgrade programme currently underway, all of which passengers demand and expect.</p><p>We of course keep policies under review.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/07/2017 10:16:13 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

749483

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people took their own life on the rail network in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	3345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>There were a total of 252 suicides on the national rail network in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>The figure for 2016-17 has not been released, and is due to be published on 12 July 2017.</p><p> </p><p>This figure does not include suicides on London Underground or light rail and tram networks. Figures for these networks are published at the following link: <a href="http://www.orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/statistical-releases" target="_blank">http://www.orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/statistical-releases</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 11/07/2017 14:28:59 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

748582

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport Investment Strategy published on 5 July 2017, whether the strategy includes improvements to roads in London; and what assessment he has made of the proportion of funding delivered through the strategy that will be allocated to roads that are the responsibility of (a) Transport for London, (b) London boroughs and (c) the London Borough of Barnet.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	3047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The new Transport Investment Strategy covers the whole of Britain, including London. No assessment regarding the allocation of any new funding under it has been reached since publication.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/07/2017 16:37:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

748716

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding model his Department has proposed for the delivery of a new train fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	3049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is in discussions with Nexus regarding their proposals for new rolling stock on the Metro. DfT and HM Treasury officials continue to work with Nexus to explore various funding options.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2017 11:22:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

748005

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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, before creating any new category of road vehicles of historic interest, they will engage in consultation with representatives of the estimated 250,000 users of such vehicles; and how many such vehicles they estimate to exist.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport ran a public consultation about possible changes related to the testing of vehicles of historic interest, with a preferred option to move from the current position of an exemption for pre-1960 vehicles to a rolling 40 year exemption for vehicles which have not been substantially modified. There were more than 2,200 responses, including many from users and owners of historic vehicles. These responses are currently being considered and we hope to announce a response to this consultation later this year.</p><p> </p><p>An initial impact assessment was prepared which assessed that there were about 192,000 pre-1960 registered vehicles which are currently exempt from the MOT requirement. The preferred option identified in the consultation exempted an estimated further 278,000 vehicles. A final validated impact assessment will be published along with the consultation response summary.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2017 11:43:08 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

748158

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent stop and check discharge clearance of vessels after unloading into the sea.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The discharge of ships’ ballast water into the sea is controlled through the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports this Convention and welcomes its entry into force internationally on 8 September 2017. Work is ongoing in the UK to implement the requirements of the convention through domestic legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/07/2017 16:20:38 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

748159

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tugboats: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that all safety measures are adhered to when handling is done by tugs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Tugs supporting port operations must comply with all relevant national and international safety standards supported by industry safety guidelines. Tugs will be regularly inspected as part of the UK’s ship inspection regimes, including those operated by ports complying with the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/07/2017 16:24:08 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon