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50617
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-12more like thismore than 2014-05-12
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to ensure that funding is made available to maintain bus services in rural areas of Lancashire. more like this
tabling member constituency Fylde more like this
tabling member printed
Mark Menzies more like this
uin 198385 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-14more like thismore than 2014-05-14
answer text <p> </p><p>The majority of public funding for local bus services is via block grant provided to local authorities in England from the Department for Communities and Local Government. This Department is also devolving around £1.9m annual Bus Service Operators Grant funding to Lancashire County Council relating to the tendered bus services they support, to allow decisions to be taken locally on how that funding should be spent.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-14T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-14T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
3998
label Biography information for Mark Menzies more like this
50475
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-09more like thismore than 2014-05-09
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much from the public purse was spent on rebranding (a) engines and (b) rolling stock used on rail services in (i) Bury St Edmunds, (ii) Suffolk, (iii) the East of England and (d) England and Wales in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Ruffley more like this
uin 198331 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p> </p><p>No money from the public purse has been spent in the last 5 years on rebranding of rolling stock or engines used on rail services in Bury St Edmonds and Suffolk. The Department does not hold this level of disaggregated information for the East of England or for England and Wales.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
133
label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley more like this
50306
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-08more like thismore than 2014-05-08
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what civil service restrictions will be removed should the Highways Agency be moved to a GoCO. more like this
tabling member constituency Hayes and Harlington more like this
tabling member printed
John McDonnell more like this
uin 198246 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-12more like thismore than 2014-05-12
answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to turn the Highways Agency (HA) into a government-owned Strategic Highways Company (SHC), as confirmed in the response to consultation published on 30th April. As announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in June 2013, the new company will operate with guaranteed multi-year funding settlements and have the flexibility to move funds between years.</p><p> </p><p>As a company, outside of the civil service but inside the public sector, the SHC will have more autonomy over its internal governance arrangements and delivery processes so that it can respond to business needs more effectively.</p><p>The Government is continuing to work through the details of its relationship with the SHC to provide the necessary commercial freedom to boost delivery and improve efficiency, whilst ensuring value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The rights of existing HA staff will be protected in accordance with TUPE principles.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-12T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-12T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
178
label Biography information for John McDonnell more like this
50129
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been invested in road infrastructure in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last four years. more like this
tabling member constituency Portsmouth South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Mike Hancock more like this
uin 198023 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is responsible for the strategic road network which is managed by the Highways Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. The remaining roads are the responsibility of local highway authorities under the Higways Act 1980.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Highways Agency spending on improving road infrastructure (including smaller schemes and technology improvements) on the strategic road over the last four financial years in Hampshire is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Funding (£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2010/11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>49.415</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011/12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>65.526</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2012/13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>51.296</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2013/14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>71.830</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strategic road network does not extend into Portsmouth South.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport also provides funding to local highway authorities through Integrated Transport and Highways Maintenance Block grants. This funding can be used to improve local roads that the authorities manage if they so wish. The following tables provide this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Highways Maintenance Block &amp; Top-Up Funding</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Portsmouth City Council</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Hampshire County Council</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.316</p><p> </p></td><td><p>21.392</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011 – Pothole Funding</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.259</p><p> </p></td><td><p>6.016</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.260</p><p> </p></td><td><p>24.268</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.099</p><p> </p></td><td><p>23.230</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.108</p><p> </p></td><td><p>22.052</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 Top-Up (as announced in December 2012 Autumn Statement)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.201</p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.990</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 – Flood Repairs</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.147</p><p> </p></td><td><p>11.509</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also supporting the Portsmouth highways maintenance project and a street lighting project in Hampshire which are both being funded through the private finance initiative. The total Department for Transport funding being provided for the scheme over a twenty five period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost (£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth Highways Maintenance PFI Project</p><p> </p></td><td><p>253.775</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire Street Lighting PFI project</p><p> </p></td><td><p>234.328</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Integrated Transport Block &amp; Top-Up Funding</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Portsmouth City Council (£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Hampshire County Council</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.067</p><p> </p></td><td><p>10.017</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.484</p><p> </p></td><td><p>6.547</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 Top-Up Funding</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.247</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.091</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.583</p><p> </p></td><td><p>6.984</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.583</p><p> </p></td><td><p>6.984</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>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> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Transport also provides capital funding for local major schemes, costing over £5 million. The Department for Transport has agreed to provide a funding contribution to two schemes being promoted by Portsmouth City Council.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
59
label Biography information for Mr Mike Hancock more like this
50210
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to deal with websites offering services to customers wishing to apply for a blue badge parking permit, and which are not associated with the Blue Badge Improvement Service. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
uin HL6928 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p>To obtain a Blue Badge in England applicants can apply directly via the Gov.UK website or to the relevant local authority. Successful applicants will be charged no more than £10.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's contractor, Northgate Public Services, has taken a number of positive steps to raise awareness about unauthorised websites. These include issuing a press release warning people about dubious websites, issuing a Bulletin to all local authorities so that they can warn residents, providing advice and awareness to charitable organisations representing disabled people, and ensuring staff at the national Blue Badge support helpline are able to advise the public accordingly.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Kramer more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1557
label Biography information for Baroness Kramer more like this
tabling member
3785
label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
50215
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many car parking companies which are members of the British Parking Association have been refused access to keeper data by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency since the introduction of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
uin HL6933 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p>29 members of the British Parking Association have been suspended from having access to vehicle keeper data since the introduction of the Act in 2012.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Kramer more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1557
label Biography information for Baroness Kramer more like this
tabling member
3785
label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
50277
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 6 May (WA 366), whether they will now answer the question which was put. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Jopling more like this
uin HL6995 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p>Each month the Department for Transport's Executive Committee receives a summary of the forecast expenditure against budget as part of a Management Information Pack and a commentary in which any significant forecast variances to individual budgets are described and explained. Information at the detailed level is reviewed by each budget holder and Finance Business Partner to ensure that the Department for Transport remains within its control totals and each budget holder remains within their budget. Where forecasts indicate a possible breach of Treasury control totals, this is reported to the Executive Committee every month until the issue is resolved. There were two potential forecast overspends which were at risk of breaching control totals. These issues were highlighted to the Executive Committee three times in 2013-14 until the issues were resolved.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not have a prescribed percentage for any forecast overspend to be tabled at the Board or Executive Committee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Kramer more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1557
label Biography information for Baroness Kramer more like this
tabling member
883
label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this
49833
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the lack of planned rail connection between HS1 and HS2 would mean that HS2 could not be designated as part of the TEN-T network. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Berkeley more like this
uin HL6842 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-12more like thismore than 2014-05-12
answer text <p>Removal of the HS1 link proposal should not affect the designation of HS2. Commission Regulation EU No 1315/2013 includes the maps which define the TEN-T network. Phase 1 of HS2 is on the TEN-T Core Network as it is expected to be completed before 2030, the target date in the TEN-T Regulation for the Core Network. Phase 2, the ‘Y' section, is on the Comprehensive Network as it will not be completed until after this date.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Kramer more like this
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less than 2014-05-12T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-12T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1557
label Biography information for Baroness Kramer more like this
tabling member
3526
label Biography information for Lord Berkeley more like this
49835
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the additional annual cost at 2014 prices of the further tranche of Intercity Express Programme electric trains for the Intercity East Coast Franchise under the contract signed on 16 April. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Berkeley more like this
uin HL6843 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p>In April 2014 financial and commercial close was reached for the full fleet of trains for the East Coast Main Line (ECML). The net present value (NPV) of the deal was £2.7bn in 2009 prices.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to disaggregate the different elements of the ECML fleet as the contract was completed for the full fleet. All figures for the Programme are presented in 2009 prices to allow comparison, it is therefore not possible to provide any figures in 2014 prices.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Kramer more like this
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less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1557
label Biography information for Baroness Kramer more like this
tabling member
3526
label Biography information for Lord Berkeley more like this
49838
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cash value of the contract with the Cross London Trains consortium to provide rolling stock for Thameslink; and what will be the annual charge at 2014 prices when the full fleet is in service. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Berkeley more like this
uin HL6844 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p>The Thameslink Rolling Stock Project contracts comprise the supply, finance and subsequent maintenance (including the provision of depots) of the fleet of 1140 carriages. The Thameslink Rolling Stock Project contracts have an aggregate net present value of approximately £2.8 billion in 2014 prices and a nominal value of approximately £5.7 billion, in each case to the end of the 20 year commitment period relating to the use of the trains by the Secretary of State for Transport.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Kramer more like this
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less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1557
label Biography information for Baroness Kramer more like this
tabling member
3526
label Biography information for Lord Berkeley more like this