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1521558

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate monitoring and oversight of the construction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	901617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport monitors the construction of HS2 through formal mechanisms such as the HS2 Development Agreement, and a number of supporting forums which assess whether HS2 is being delivered to budget and schedule, and in accordance with the commitments which accompany both HS2 Acts.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also deploys a team of independent Construction Inspectors to provide independent scrutiny of construction, as well as its impact on communities and residents.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:20:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1521559

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Growth Plan 2022 on the delivery of road upgrades.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	901619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>My officials are already engaging with the delivery agencies whose schemes were identified for acceleration in the growth plan, including local authorities and National Highways, with the intent of removing barriers and delivering the schemes faster.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to deliver the £24billion Roads Investment Strategy, including 58 major improvement schemes. Ten of these were included on the list of schemes to prioritise for acceleration and we are working with NH to speed up delivery of these to boost growth across all areas of the country.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 13/10/2022 16:37:29 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1521560

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to implement Transport for the North’s preferred option for Northern Powerhouse Rail.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	901620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear the Government wants to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail in full. We intend to engage leaders and honourable members from the North in reaching decisions on the detail of how we deliver this.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:21:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1521561

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve the (a) reliability and (b) frequency of Avanti West Coast train services.
tabling member constituency	Macclesfield
tabling member printed	David Rutley
uin	901621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent improvement in services required.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:22:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4033 label Biography information for David Rutley

1521562

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to open a fourth round of applications for the Active Travel Fund.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	901622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Active Travel England was launched in January 2022 to manage the £710m Active Travel budget and to drive up the standards of Local Authority projects.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the process will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/10/2022 13:33:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1521563

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to open a fourth round of applications for the Active Travel Fund.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	901623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Active Travel England was launched in January 2022 to manage the £710m Active Travel budget and to drive up the standards of Local Authority projects.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the process will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/10/2022 13:35:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1521564

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing speed limits on road safety for all users.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	901624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department published a comprehensive three-year evaluation of the effect of 20mph signed-only limits in November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The report found that while 20mph limits were supported by the majority of residents and drivers, there was insufficient evidence to conclude that that the introduction of 20mph limits in residential areas had led to a significant change in collisions and casualties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 13/10/2022 13:38:54 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

1521634

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: North of England
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 cost of the new trains that will be required on the upgraded TransPennine route.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The types of trains required for the route, cognisant of the wider network, are currently being assessed by the department and the Train Operating Companies as part of the development of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. As costs are developed they will be considered in future business cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2022 10:32:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1521635

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the West Coast Partnership Emergency Recovery Measures agreement, published September 2020, Part 1, Schedule 6.2(A), Clause 10.2(b), how many train drivers were needed to be recruited to deliver the planned passenger services, and how many of those drivers have been recruited to date.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>To date, Avanti West Coast has recruited 105 drivers.</p><p>Extended and unprecedented reductions in train services, alongside training restrictions imposed just months after the start of the Franchise, have made accurate driver requirement projections challenging.</p><p>AWC are on course to introduce 100 additional drivers into formal service this year in support of its recovery plan which will see services significantly increase by December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 16:21:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1521636

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part 1, Schedule 6.2(A), Clause 10 of the West Coast Partnership Franchise Agreement, how many train drivers have been recruited from the beginning of the franchise to date.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>To date, Avanti West Coast has recruited 105 drivers.</p><p>Extended and unprecedented reductions in train services, alongside training restrictions imposed just months after the start of the Franchise, have made accurate driver requirement projections challenging.</p><p>AWC are on course to introduce 100 additional drivers into formal service this year in support of its recovery plan which will see services significantly increase by December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 16:24:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh