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225867

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Oil: Prices
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 effect on fares for (a) rail and (b) bus passengers of changes in the price of a barrel of oil since August 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	226680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>I am aware that my Rt Hon Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury recently wrote to the five largest UK bus operators seeking their assurance that they are doing all they can to ensure passengers benefit from the fall in oil prices.</p><p> </p><p>The bus market outside London is deregulated, with the vast majority of services provided on a commercial basis by private sector bus operators. Decisions on the level of fares are a commercial matter for individual bus operators.</p><p> </p><p>As fuel costs are such a small proportion of the cost of providing rail services we would not expect to see a strong relationship between the two. Rail fares are set based on inflation, of which fuel prices are a component.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 16:25:40 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

225871

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the bus services operators grant (BSOG) was allocated by local authorities to operators of tendered bus services in each year since 2012-13; what estimate he has made of the total BSOG to operators of tendered bus services in 2015-16; and whether the BSOG budget is ring-fenced for use by local authorities to fund tendered bus services.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	226708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Since January 2014, BSOG for tendered bus services has been devolved directly to individual local authorities in England outside London. Some £10 million was devolved to authorities for the period January to March 2014, and some further £39 million to cover April 2014 to March 2015. An additional payment will be made in April 2015 to cover the period up to March 2016; this amount is still being finalised. The devolved funding is ring fenced so that authorities must use it to support bus services in their area, although they have the flexibility to decide how best to do this in order to benefit local communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 16:03:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

225872

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities in England do not tender contracts for bus transport services, other than those that they are statutorily obliged to do so.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	226682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not hold this information. However we understand that a large majority of local transport authorities choose to support public transport in their areas by means of tendered services</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 17:27:26 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

225938

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Euston Station
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 15 January 2015 to Question 220507 on plans for High Speed 2, whether a full-scale redevelopment of Euston Station has been abandoned; and whether plans have reverted to Option 8.
tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
uin	226651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Our ambition is to transform Euston for passengers, and make it a new commercial hub for the Capital. Our long term aim is to bring about a comprehensive redevelopment of the station in accordance with Camden Council's Euston Area Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Our plan is to deliver this redevelopment in a phased approach that:</p><p>- minimises disruption to the current station and surrounding area</p><p>- engages potential investors and businesses</p><p>- ensures we maintain a dialogue with local residents and businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 12:19:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson

225969

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the oil price on the uptake of the Bus Service Operators Grant for tendered bus services.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	226766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Since January 2014, tendered bus services have not been eligible for Bus Service Operators Grant. Instead a similar sum to the amounts paid for tendered services in the past is devolved each year to individual local authorities. Therefore the amounts devolved are not affected by any changes in oil prices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 17:29:53 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

226064

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Tilbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by Hapag-Llloyd and Hamburg Sud to transfer operations from the Port of Tilbury to London Gateway on (a) rail and (b) road freight journeys; and what projection his Department has made of how many containers will transfer from rail to road as a result of this decision.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	226798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department made no specific assessment of these commercial, operational decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on local road and rail network will have been assessed as part of the planning process. The London Gateway planning consents require various inland infrastructure works to reflect the scope of the development and the potential levels of business and traffic. This includes works on the A13, Junction 30 of M25, and rail freight links that are to be undertaken when specified threshold levels of port development, and for the associated logistics park, are reached.</p><p> </p><p>It is not necessarily the case that the transfer of one contract from Tilbury to London Gateway will affect the overall balance of containers currently sent by rail and road. Like Tilbury, London Gateway is served by rail as well as road. The DfT is supporting financially some rail freight flows from Tilbury and London Gateway in recognition of non-commercialised benefits, such as for the environment, from using rail rather than road for freight.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 226796 question first answered 12/03/2015 12:48:05 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

226066

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Tilbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the decision by Hapag-Llloyd and Hamburg Sud to transfer operations from the Port of Tilbury to London Gateway on the local road network.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	226796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department made no specific assessment of these commercial, operational decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on local road and rail network will have been assessed as part of the planning process. The London Gateway planning consents require various inland infrastructure works to reflect the scope of the development and the potential levels of business and traffic. This includes works on the A13, Junction 30 of M25, and rail freight links that are to be undertaken when specified threshold levels of port development, and for the associated logistics park, are reached.</p><p> </p><p>It is not necessarily the case that the transfer of one contract from Tilbury to London Gateway will affect the overall balance of containers currently sent by rail and road. Like Tilbury, London Gateway is served by rail as well as road. The DfT is supporting financially some rail freight flows from Tilbury and London Gateway in recognition of non-commercialised benefits, such as for the environment, from using rail rather than road for freight.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 226798 question first answered 12/03/2015 12:48:05 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

226071

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an e-bike that complies with EU pedelec regulations with a throttle used to provide a degree of assistance will be exempt from type approval; and what the procedure will be for type approval for throttle-controlled e-bikes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	226665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Any electric cycle that can be propelled by the use of a throttle has to comply with type approval in accordance with EU Regulation 168/2013. Electric cycles with a maximum motor power of 250 Watts and a maximum assisted speed of 15.5 mph, that provide assistance only when the rider is pedalling are excluded from the requirement to comply with type approval.</p><p> </p><p>A manufacturer may obtain type approval in accordance with EU regulation 168/2013, and its Delegated Regulations, from a Type Approval Authority of an EU member state. A manufacturer producing an individual cycle may obtain approval from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. The UK Type Approval Authority is the Vehicle Certification Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/03/2015 11:43:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

226072

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the provisions of the Civil Service Code apply to employees of HS2 Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	226726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd is classified as an Executive NDPB. It is not a Crown Body and therefore employees are not Crown Servants bound by the Civil Service Code. Employees are however Public Servants and are bound by internal policies and procedures that set the general standards and expectations regarding acceptable behaviour that must be adhered to for efficient and safe working in line with guidance issued by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/03/2015 15:27:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

226076

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Lanes: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects of removing bus lanes in Manchester on the rate of traffic flow.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	226820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not carried out any recent assessment of the impact of bus lanes on traffic flow. However, in 2004 we published ‘Bus Priority: The Way Ahead (Resource Pack Edition 2)’ which was the final report of a 4-year research project comprising the analysis of case studies about bus priority projects on UK roads.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Provision of bus priority facilities, including bus lanes, are for the relevant local authority. Assessment and monitoring of the impact of bus lanes on traffic is for the authority concerned to carry out. In relation to Manchester, the responsible authority is Transport for Greater Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 226733 question first answered 16/03/2015 13:55:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley