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1121551

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date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department will be take to make all rolling stock on the East Midlands Trains service compliant with disability discrimination legislation by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	244023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>We take PRM compliance very seriously and will work with the Abellio in this regard. Abellio has committed to developing solutions with industry partners to deliver the most appropriate outcome for passengers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2019 13:20:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1121552

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which parts of the East Midlands Trains franchise hydrogen powered trains will run; by what date such trains will run; where those trains will be manufactured; and where those trains will be refuelled.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	244024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>In line with our specification for the new franchise, Abellio will be trialling hydrogen fuel cell trains.</p><p> </p><p>Plans for the trains and their service trials are at a very early stage, so I am unable to provide any further details at this point. However, I am pleased that the next East Midlands franchise will be at the forefront of the government’s commitment to deliver a cleaner, greener rail network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2019 13:16:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1121554

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the viability of the Implementation Plans for the elimination of greenhouse gas emissions published by Climate Mobilization.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	244148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The Government recognises that climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face, and our Clean Growth Strategy sets out our plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through to 2032, including ambitious policies and proposals on housing, business, transport, the natural environment and green finance.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy builds on the strong progress we have made towards our legally binding targets established in the world-leading Climate Change Act. Between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its emissions by over 40 per cent while growing the economy by more than two thirds.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the need to go further, which is why we have commissioned the Committee on Climate Change to provide advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, including on setting a net zero target. They have been asked to include evidence on how carbon emission reductions in line with their recommendations might be delivered in key sectors of the economy. This advice is due on the 2 May and we will consider it carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/04/2019 15:30:39 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1121555

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the current east midlands trains franchise was the first one to require bidders to cover pension costs.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	244026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Railways Pension Scheme was established in 1994, replacing the previous British Rail scheme. Contributions in to the Railways Pension Scheme are split according to a shared cost arrangement, whereby employers (the Train Operating Companies) pay 60% and employees pay the remaining 40%. Train Operating Companies are and continue to be responsible for paying employer pension contributions during a franchise term, and in the vast majority of franchises, have been on full risk for changes to those contributions during their franchise term since the Railways Pension Scheme was established.</p><p>In the new East Midlands franchise, the operator is exposed to no additional risks or demands when compared to current franchisees. Indeed, the new franchise includes a risk sharing mechanism with the government, which reduces the risk that the operator will be exposed to. In this, the operator retains the risks that it is able to manage, which are the contributions which cover employee’s pension rights arising from future service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2019 13:01:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1121557

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Embassies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the projected cost of the planned UK embassy building in Beijing.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	244041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is committed to redevelop our embassy site in Beijing which is not fit- for-purpose and does not meet the scale of ministerial ambitions in China. Our SR15 Settlement commits us to provide £80 million of funding towards this raised by the sale of our assets. Project planning continues and is at an early stage. However, details of costs are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 24/04/2019 14:36:18 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1122558

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps are his department taking to move civil service jobs out of London in line with the Government’s industrial strategy.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	910478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Our Places for Growth programme will relocate Civil Servants out of London, with at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>This in addition to the twelve new public bodies that will be located outside of London.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/04/2019 15:41:57 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1122560

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many civil servants have been moved from other tasks to work on preparations for holding European Parliament elections this year.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	910480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>Departments continually review workforce plans and reprioritise according to changing needs. The number of people moved from other tasks at any one time is not recorded. </strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/04/2019 15:54:56 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1122563

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to move public sector jobs from London to Devon and Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	910483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <strong>Our Places for Growth programme will relocate Civil Servants out of London, with at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030</strong>. The <strong>programme is engaged on an ongoing basis with stakeholders across all four nations of the UK, including in South West England. Location decisions will be made by departments in conjunction with the Cabinet Office, and will form an integral part of planning for the Spending Review.</strong> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/04/2019 15:15:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard