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1000275

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £420 million announced in Budget 2018 to be provided to councils to fix potholes and carry out other road repairs, how much of that funding will be allocated to (a) Sheffield City Region and (b) Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 186324 on 5 November</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/11/2018 17:37:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

999380

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of the standard three security equipment on the financial viability of regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	186433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The safety and security of the travelling public is a top priority. When developing aviation security measures for UK airports, the Department for Transport carefully balances operational considerations with the need to ensure high security standards at all airports. These are proportionate to the threat regardless of where airports are located within the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/11/2018 13:46:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

999548

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of railway stations have step-free access.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	186946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Around 20% of stations in the UK have step free access to and between every platform, which accounts for approximately 75% of journeys.</p><p>This compares with only 50% of journeys in 2005.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to continuing to invest in the accessibility of the railway and have made an additional £300m available for our Access for All programme during the next five year Control Period (2019-24).</p><p> </p><p>Information on the facilities available at railway stations is collected and held by the Rail Delivery Group, rather than the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Accessibility information about individual stations is published on the National Rail Enquiries website.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/11/2018 11:19:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

999567

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: North West
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 30 October 2018 to Question 183872 on Bus Services: North West, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the decline in bus journeys in (a) the North West and (b) Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	186958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The department has not made an assessment of the reasons for the fall in bus journeys in the North West and Merseyside.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to consider the fall in bus journeys in the context of a broader decline in overall trips. Data from the 2017 National Travel Survey shows that trips have fallen 9% since 2002 in England.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of factors that may explain the fall in bus patronage on local bus services specifically.</p><p> </p><p>These include:</p><ul><li>Congestion</li><li>Levels of car ownership</li><li>Increase in online shopping</li><li>Reductions in local authority supported services</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/11/2018 16:29:08 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

999129

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for reducing the mean average gender pay gap in his Department to (a) 10 per cent and (b) zero.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	186307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working to reduce its gender pay gap in support of the Government’s ambition to close the gender pay gap within a generation. An update on our gender pay gap will be published by the end of the year which will set out our plans in more detail.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/11/2018 15:36:38 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

999189

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M20: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the accident figures on the M20 motorway between Junctions 8 and 9 for September and October (a) 2018 and (b) 2017 and (c) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	186152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>There were 9 collisions on the M20 between Junction 8 and 9 (both directions) during September and October 2016.</p><p> </p><p>There were 6 collisions on the M20 between Junction 8 and 9 (both directions) during September and October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>No validated collisions data exists for 2018. This will be available in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/11/2018 15:02:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

999342

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hope Valley Line: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to deliver the funding promised to South Yorkshire to improve journey times along the Hope Valley Line.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	186321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) published a new approach to rail enhancements in March 2018. Full guidance on the RNEP can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-network-enhancements-pipeline" target="_blank">https</a><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-network-enhancements-pipeline" target="_blank">://</a><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-network-enhancements-pipeline" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-network-enhancements-pipeline</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This new approach to rail enhancements is designed to ensure that future rail projects are properly planned and scrutinised to deliver maximum value and benefit to rail users and taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is updating the business case for the Hope Valley Capacity scheme to secure a ‘Decision to Deliver’.</p><p>When we are in a position to announce a delivery date, it will be with the assurance that it is value for money and deliverable by that date. We anticipate being in that position within the next year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/11/2018 13:00:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

999346

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 65 of the Budget 2018 Red Book, what proportion of the £430 million to be allocated to road maintenance including potholes is planned to be spent in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	186324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget 2018 that a further £420 million was being made available to local highway authorities in England, outside London, to maintain their local road network, including the repair of potholes. The Department will shortly publish details of the individual funding allocations we are making available.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is in addition to just over £6 billion the Department is allocating to highway authorities for local highway maintenance from 2015 to 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/11/2018 13:41:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

997847

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK merchant navy (a) Ratings and (b) Officers were working at sea in 1997; and if he will ensure that the annual UK Seafarer Statistics is extended to include the relevant statistics for the period from 1997 to 2001.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	185581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of UK officers active at sea from 1997 to 2001 are shown in the table</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK certificated officers active at sea, assuming retirement at age 62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>14,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>13,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>13,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>12,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>12,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Equivalent estimates for ratings are not available.</p><p> </p><p>The figures above were previously published as part of the annual seafarer statistics series and will be added when the 2018 statistics are published.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/11/2018 11:56:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

997305

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce which rail market-led proposals have been successful in securing approval to proceed to the next stage of the process; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	184936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>The department has received 30 responses to its call for ideas for market-led proposals to enhance the railway, which it launched in March this year. These submissions covered a wide range of railway enhancements, but the department cannot make an announcement about individual schemes at this time as these proposals were submitted in confidence and such disclosure may prejudice the commercial interests of the proposers. Individual promoters will be contacted later in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 184937 question first answered 02/11/2018 12:32:36 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie