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1568496

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date	19/01/2023
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 potential effect of the new train timetable on the reliability of rail services.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	903148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The December 2022 timetable was designed to improve performance through some of the busiest parts of the network, including Manchester, Birmingham and the south east. Since it was introduced, the network has faced considerable challenges, with poor weather (snow, ice, wind, heavy rain), sustained industrial action and a wide-ranging programme of engineering works. The full impact of the timetable on service performance will only become clearer when network disruption stabilises, towards the end of January.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/01/2023 16:38:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1568497

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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 potential effect of the new train timetable on the reliability of rail services.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	903150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The December 2022 timetable was designed to improve performance through some of the busiest parts of the network, including Manchester, Birmingham and the south east. Since it was introduced, the network has faced considerable challenges, with poor weather (snow, ice, wind, heavy rain), sustained industrial action and a wide-ranging programme of engineering works. The full impact of the timetable on service performance will only become clearer when network disruption stabilises, towards the end of January.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/01/2023 16:38:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1568498

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of changing work patterns since the covid-19 outbreak on long-term demand for inter-city business rail travel.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	903151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department is developing a number of scenarios for future rail demand as a new normal emerges post-covid-19. The Department is building a robust evidence base to support industry in designing rail timetables that are demand-led and built with flexibility in mind.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/01/2023 16:42:25 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1568499

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Fares
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 affordability of bus fares.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	903154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of affordable public transport. While decisions on the level of fares are for commercial operators, the Government recognised in the National Bus Strategy the need to make bus services cheaper.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing over £1 billion to Local Transport Authorities to help make bus services cheaper. We are also providing £60 million to cap single bus fares across England at £2 from 1 January to 31 March.</p><p> </p><p>The £2 bus fare cap is not only an innovative way of helping people save money on their transport costs, but it helps to take 2 million car journeys off our roads. There are 4,600 routes across England in the scheme, including the 44 bus from Nottingham and the 53 and 39 buses.</p><p> </p><p>I would be delighted to visit you on your constituency soon.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/01/2023 16:40:38 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1568500

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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	What assessment he has made of trends in the level of bus services in England since 2019.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Samantha Dixon
uin	903156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant impact to bus services and passenger numbers. To mitigate this, the Government has provided nearly £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding to bus operators and local transport authorities to keep vital bus services running. As a result of this support, bus services in England in 2020/21 ran at over 80% of pre-COVID levels, even though patronage and commercial fare revenue dropped significantly.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/01/2023 14:44:03 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4976 label Biography information for Samantha Dixon

1568586

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Biodiversity: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish the Government response to the Consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations and Implementation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	127807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to the implementation of mandatory biodiversity net gain and will publish the response to the consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations and Implementation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/01/2023 15:53:25 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1568587

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Control: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities have access to relevant (a) information and (b) expertise to assist with natural flood management strategies.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	127808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>One of the 5 policy areas in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-policy-statement" target="_blank">Government policy statement on flooding and coastal erosion</a> is ‘Harnessing the power of nature to reduce flood and coastal erosion risk and achieve multiple benefits’.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency (EA)’s Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-strategy-roadmap-to-2026" target="_blank">Roadmap to 2026</a> includes ambitions to work with partners to mainstream Natural Flood Management (NFM) across England.</p><p> </p><p>The EA will publish an update to the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports%2Fworking-with-natural-processes-to-reduce-flood-risk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFCRMNC%40environment-agency.gov.uk%7C9d751e3023c942779ef408dafae159cd%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638098143017513216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TKWyskZOXBIhi5N6jtEGH%2FFkrfa3k0HDxWqB2ehJVAI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Working with Natural Processes Evidence Directory</a> later this year. It will continue to gather data and evidence from Natural Flood Management Projects to inform learning and best practice<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>Alongside these actions to support partners, the EA has published an evaluation of the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnatural-flood-management-programme-evaluation-report&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFCRMNC%40environment-agency.gov.uk%7C9d751e3023c942779ef408dafae159cd%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638098143017513216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FJU7ZShMXGqqL59Q5ojAlbFL5kjwUOYIzi60RTfuU14%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Natural Flood Management Programme</a> which benefited from £15 million of Government funding. Local authorities were one of a number of partner organisations involved in the pilot schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The EA will support all bodies with flood and coastal erosion risk management responsibilities, including local authorities, with access to training and development to deliver more natural flood management.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/01/2023 18:09:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1568588

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Social Care National Implementation Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the terms of reference for the National Implementation Board for children’s social care will be published.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	127809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The terms of reference for the National Implementation Board have been agreed with all Board members and will be published on the GOV.UK website in February 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 24/01/2023 17:34:37 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1568589

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Social Care Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the implementation strategy for recommendations from the independent review of children’s social care; and what steps she will take to involve care experienced people in her announcement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	127810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>The department is rapidly working up an ambitious and detailed implementation strategy in response to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, which we will publish shortly.</p><p>The department is committed to engaging widely with those with care experience and all interested stakeholders to help us drive the right change and scale up good practice across the country.</p><p>​The department has established the National Implementation Board to challenge and support the development of the reform programme. The Board is chaired by a minister and its membership is made up of sector leaders with experience of leading transformational change, and those with lived experience of the children’s social care system.</p><p>Since July 2022, the Board has provided advice and challenge on the strategy and our delivery plans, to help ensure we are taking the right actions to secure the outcomes we want to see for children and families in the short, medium, and long term.</p><p>​There will be other avenues through which people can engage with the reform programme beyond the National Implementation Board. The department will share information on this shortly. ​​</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/01/2023 14:47:06 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1568590

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has taken steps to implement the recommendation on Regional Care Co-operatives from the independent review of children’s social care by Josh MacAlister published in May 2022.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	127811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care’s final report was published in May 2022. The department will publish an ambitious and detailed Implementation Strategy early in 2023, setting out our plans for reforms. Our Implementation Strategy will also respond to the Competition Markets Authority report into children’s social care placements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 24/01/2023 17:36:05 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell