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1167587

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
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	Farmers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to help ensure business certainty for farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	900257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is taking the necessary steps to ensure the UK leaves the EU with certainty and continuity.</p><p>As well as a programme of secondary legislation, the Agriculture Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, provides the foundation for a smooth transition for farmers to a new public money for public goods approach.</p><p>In the event of a no deal we have contingency arrangements in place allowing us to act swiftly if agricultural sectors are adversely affected.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/11/2019 16:19:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167620

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Western Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change in the number of passenger miles travelled there has been in the South Western Trains/South Western Railway franchise area in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	8219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes data on the number of rail passenger kilometres by train operator, which has been converted to miles and presented in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Passenger miles on South Western Railway (billions), 2008-09 to 2018-19</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South Western Railways passenger miles (billions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Annual Percentage change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>3.32</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>3.28</p></td><td><p>-1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>3.43</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>3.55</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>3.59</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>3.76</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>3.87</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>3.98</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>3.98</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>3.69</p></td><td><p>-7.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>3.75</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Passenger kilometres by train operator from 2011-12 are available in Table 12.11 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/passenger-rail-usage/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/passenger-rail-usage/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Historic data prior to 2011-12 is available in the ORR’s archived publications at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20180605092325/http:/orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/previous-data/orr-archived-national-rail-trends-publications" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20180605092325/http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/previous-data/orr-archived-national-rail-trends-publications</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/11/2019 12:17:13 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167621

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Waterloo Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change in passenger capacity there has been at Waterloo station in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	8220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Waterloo Capacity Enhancement programme has lengthened suburban platforms to accommodate 10-car length trains and provide an additional five platforms at Waterloo by bringing the former International Terminal platforms back into regular use. This has enabled an increase in seat capacity on trains at Waterloo.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport (DfT) publishes data on seat capacity on central London arrivals and departures by rail on a typical autumn weekday. This data was first published for 2011 and the latest published data is for 2018, as presented in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Total seats available on a typical autumn weekday at Vauxhall (for Waterloo) 2011 to 2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total seats</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage change from previous year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>700,825</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>707,218</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>707,138</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>717,848</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>723,407</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>736,370</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>737,791</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>809,166</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li><p>Where a city has more than one station in the city centre along the same route, the seating capacity into the city centre is counted on arrival at the first city centre station the train called at, and the seating capacity departing from the city centre is counted on departure from the final city centre station the train called at. The seating capacity for London Waterloo trains will therefore be the total seating capacity at Vauxhall.</p></li><li><p>For the production of DfT’s rail crowding statistics, some peak trains are also given a standing allowance to reflect additional standing capacity for shorter journeys. Standing capacity has not been included in the table above.</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>Train capacity (total seats) for central London arrivals and departures by rail on a typical autumn weekday by station and timeband are available in Table RAI0203 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/rai02-capacity-and-overcrowding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/rai02-capacity-and-overcrowding</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/11/2019 12:14:11 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167622

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Western Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to the South Western Trains/South Western Railways franchise area in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	8221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Between 2008/09 and 2017/18 the department received net funding of £280m from the South West Trains/South Western Railway franchise area. This included £2.3bn in Network Rail grants offset by £2.6bn Premium payments to the Department. ORR data for 2018/19 have yet to be published.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/11/2019 12:19:39 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167623

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Waterloo Station
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 capacity relief created at Waterloo station from the proposed crossrail 2 project.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	8222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Crossrail 2 could provide transformational uplifts in capacity, connectivity, and quality of life for those travelling into and across London from the South West Main Line (SWML). The scheme could help to ease pressure at Waterloo, potentially reducing national rail arrivals by more than 15% across the three-hour weekday morning peak.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/11/2019 12:19:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167652

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Guardianship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to provide independent legal guardianship for separated, unaccompanied and trafficked children in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	8271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution</em></strong>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 16:55:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167344

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) monitoring and (b) analysis his Department undertakes of the average (i) capital cost, (ii) running cost and (iii) whole-life cost of electric vehicles relative to (A) petrol and (B) diesel vehicles for different (1) categories of vehicle and (2) groups of users.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	7800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The department procures data and analysis from external consultants, which allows us to assess current and potential future capital costs, running costs, and the whole life cost or ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ (TCO) for different categories of electric, diesel and petrol vehicles. We monitor for similar analysis produced by external parties to verify our understanding of how TCO, and the economic case for owning an ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV), is expected to evolve over time. When deemed necessary, we commission updates or revisions to the data and analysis. At the moment the Department does not conduct this analysis for individual consumer groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:50:11 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167412

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 198, what steps she is taking to improve telephone waiting times for the employment and support allowance telephone helpline.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	7707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As a Department we regularly review the resource required to meet the demand on our telephony channels. Our aim is to provide our customers with the prompt service they deserve but at times high call volumes can have an impact on the service we provide - which may result in some of our customers experiencing extended wait times.</p><p> </p><p>Following a recent review, plans are in place for additional staffing to be deployed to handle Employment and Support Allowance calls and following this, we anticipate wait times to reduce.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/11/2019 13:51:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1166691

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Noise: East Hampshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where Noise Important Areas (NIAs) have been identified in East Hampshire constituency; and what plans he has for updating the identification of NIAs.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	6340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Detailed strategic maps showing noise levels for road noise and rail sources, as well as Noise Important Areas (NIAs) and exposure data across England, are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-noise-mapping-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-noise-mapping-2019</a>. This data is searchable by location.</p><p> </p><p>NIAs are currently defined as the areas where the 1% of the population affected by the highest noise levels from roads and railways are located according to the results of the strategic noise mapping. The noise maps and action plans published in July 2019 remain in place for five years. As we prepare for the next round of noise mapping and action planning, we intend to consider whether the metrics currently used to identify Important Areas could be improved.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/11/2019 17:47:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1166692

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A3: Hindhead
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data are available on levels of road noise along the A3 between the Hindhead tunnel and Queen Elizabeth country park (a) prior to and (b) since the opening of that tunnel.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	6341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Links to the DEFRA 2012 and 2017 strategic noise mapping data for estimated road noise for the A3 near Hindhead Tunnel and Queen Elizabeth country park are provided below. Once the postcode (GU26 6AP) is inserted into the Preview box the data will become live.</p><p> </p><p>Maps were made using computer modelling techniques, based on information such as traffic flow data, road/rail type, and vehicle type data. No actual noise measurements were made in the production of the strategic maps. Therefore, mapping data – although useful - does not necessarily represent an exact picture of the situation on the ground at any given locality.</p><p> </p><p>2012: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?mapService=DEFRA/RoadNoiseLAeq16hRound2&amp;Mode=spatial" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?mapService=DEFRA/RoadNoiseLAeq16hRound2&amp;Mode=spatial</a></p><p> </p><p>2017: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?Mode=OGCPreview&amp;mapService=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fspatialdata%2Froad-noise-laeq-16h-england-round-3%2Fwms" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?Mode=OGCPreview&amp;mapService=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fspatialdata%2Froad-noise-laeq-16h-england-round-3%2Fwms</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following completion of the Hindhead Tunnel, Highways England published an evaluation of the performance of the scheme in 2017, which can be found here. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/782584/POPE_A3_Hindhead_FYA_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/782584/POPE_A3_Hindhead_FYA_Report.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The report indicates that the scheme is performing as expected or better than expected in terms of noise in most locations adjacent to the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>There are 15 Noise Important Areas (NIA) along the A3 between the Hindhead Tunnel and A27. Since 2015, at 11 of these sites, Highways England has delivered noise pollution mitigation schemes. These improvement schemes include low noise resurfacing and providing insulation to affected properties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 10:25:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds