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942857

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the UK will adhere to the emissions standards for (a) cars, (b) vans and (c) heavy duty vehicles set out in recent EU proposed frameworks after the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	165035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The recent White Paper on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union sets out the UK’s proposal for a UK-EU free trade area, underpinned by a common rulebook on industrial goods. This covers all rules that set the requirements for placing a product on the market, including environmental requirements, as are necessary to provide for frictionless trade at the border. This would include the type approval system for all categories of motor vehicles and would ensure that the UK and the EU adhere to the same emission standards for cars, vans and heavy duty vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2018 12:40:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

942607

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern: Timetables
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 13 July 2018 to Question 161175, if will estimate in monetary terms the economic cost of the disruption caused by the rail timetable changes introduced on (a) Northern Rail and (b) Govia Thameslink Railway from 20 May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	164445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The current focus of the Secretary of State is on providing the passengers affected with the level of compensation that they deserve and to learn the lessons identified by the independent review, which is due to report by December this year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2018 11:12:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

942609

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Press Releases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the language used in his Department's press releases to ensure that such releases are measured and reasonable.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	164446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>All press releases by my Department aim to be measured, reasonable and in line with the requirements of the Civil Service Code.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/07/2018 11:32:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

942612

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail Franchise and TransPennine Express Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which body had ultimate decision-making responsibility for awarding the (a) Northern and (b) TransPennine Express rail franchises in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	164447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport procured and awarded the franchises on behalf of the Secretary of State, in line with the duties and powers set out in the 1993 Railways Act (as amended), taking account of other relevant UK and EU legislation and with Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and HM Treasury procurement regulations and practices.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2018 09:24:03 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

942617

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Vehicles: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to encourage the purchase of electric and hybrid vans.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	164448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>We want all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040, and we will end the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040. Our Road to Zero strategy sets out a clear pathway to zero emissions, to give clarity and certainty to industry and consumers. By 2030, we want up to 40% of new vans sold to be ultra low emission.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to offer the Plug-in Van Grant (PiVG) until at least 2020, with current grant rates maintained until at least October 2018. The PiVG offers 20% off the price of a qualifying vehicles up to a maximum of £8,000. Up to £20,000 per van is available for the first 200 vans over 3.5t and HGVs.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy sets out commitments to expand charging infrastructure significantly in order to support the roll out of electric vehicles, including consulting on proposals for chargepoints to be installed with all newly built homes in England, where appropriate. We also want all new lampposts to include charging infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Van owners can also benefit from grant schemes to assist with the cost of installing chargepoints in the home and workplace. We will continue to ensure the tax system incentivises the purchase of the cleanest vehicles, in particular zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched a consultation on a new Vehicle Excise Duty approach for vans to ensure this system incentivises the cleanest options. In addition, zero emission vans only pay a small proportion of the van benefit charge, and electric vans are not subject to van fuel benefit charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2018 10:27:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

939956

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Training
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 progress on the Rail Delivery Group’s plan to introduce a national train driver academy.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	163566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Board governing the National Driver Training Academy (NDTA) was established in April this year. The Rail Delivery Group is working with several train and freight operating companies to roll out training across the industry ; trials with operators are ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>The first operator is scheduled to begin using the training fully in November with a further eleven operators looking to trial or roll-out the new training. Furthermore, through the work of the National Train Driver Academy, the train driver apprenticeship has successfully attained level 3 standard and has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. Work is also ongoing to utilise opportunities provided by the Academy to further improve diversity within the profession.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2018 13:03:02 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

939959

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
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 train operating company (a) revenues and (b) premium payments to the Government of not implementing in full in December 2018 a new railway timetable or providing the planned level of service.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	163567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to accurately calculate the impact on revenue of not implementing the December timetable change due to uncertainty as to what level of revenue would have been achieved if the timetable changes had gone ahead as originally planned.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the premium payments, no assessment has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2018 13:05:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

939967

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the provisions of rail franchise agreements as a result of the decision not to introduce in full a new railway timetable in December 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	163568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The rail industry’s proposed approach to planned changes to the timetable in December this year, which was developed by Network Rail, and supported by train operating companies and the Office of Rail and Road, will see the majority of operators, including open access operators, introduce a new timetable in December as planned.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has accepted the rail industry’s recommended approach, which has rightly been designed to minimise the risk of future disruption to passengers and other rail users. The Government wants, however, to see the benefits for rail users of the December timetable changes delivered as soon as is possible and will be reflecting this in discussions with individual train operators on the delivery of their contractual obligations.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2018 12:18:09 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

939969

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
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 not to introduce in full a new railway timetable in December 2018 on the services of rail freight operators.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	163569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail is working with freight operators to minimise the impact on their operations of the December 2018 timetable decision. Network Rail has asked all freight operators to provide details of their priorities for December 2018 and will endeavour to include these where capacity and other constraints allow. Furthermore, in line with standard industry processes, the Department expects Network Rail to facilitate where possible any ‘spot bid’ applications for train slots that freight operators may make in response to their commercial requirements.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2018 12:38:43 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

939970

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
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 not to introduce in full a new railway timetable in December 2018 on the services provided by open access operators.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	163570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>There is no impact as they will be moving to their December timetable.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2018 12:56:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald