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1722708

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: County Durham
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 adequacy of the frequency of rail services (a) at Chester-le-Street station and (b) in County Durham.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	1155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>My Department works with stakeholders including Transport for the North, elected mayors, transport authorities and passenger groups, as well as train operators, to assess the demand for services. Rail North Partnership, through which the Department jointly manages Northern and TransPennine Trains’ contracts with Transport for the North, monitors operators’ planned train deployment to ensure this falls within the requirement on them to match capacity to demand within the constraints of the network.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 30/07/2024 09:49:02 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5112

1722257

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: North East
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 improve the (a) reliability and (b) frequency of bus services in (i) County Durham and (ii) the North East in collaboration with the Mayor of the North East.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will pass the Better Buses Bill to put the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders right across England, to ensure networks can meet the needs to the communities who rely on them, including in County Durham and the North East.</p><p> </p><p>We also plan to empower local transport authorities through reforming bus funding. By giving local leaders more control and flexibility over bus funding they can plan ahead to deliver their local transport priorities. The Department will work closely with local leaders and bus operators to deliver on the government’s ambitions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 29/07/2024 14:51:30 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5112

1721717

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase from three to five the number of E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft on order for the Royal Air Force.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to order further E-7 Wedgetail aircraft for the Royal Air Force.</p><p> </p><p>The upcoming Strategic Defence Review will consider the threats Britain faces, the capabilities needed to meet them, the state of UK Armed Forces and the resources available.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 25/07/2024 10:05:02 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112

1721718

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to (a) launch and (b) conclude a review of the mineworkers pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>Work has already started across Government to deliver on our manifesto commitments. I will be meeting the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees shortly to discuss the best way to deliver the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 22/07/2024 11:31:46 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
tabling member	5112

1721719

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of a fleet of three E-7 Wedgetail aircraft in delivery of (a) sovereign AEW&C capability, (b) the UK's NATO commitments and (c) both concurrently.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The upcoming Strategic Defence Review will consider the threats Britain faces, the capabilities needed to meet them, the state of UK Armed Forces and the resources available. It will ensure a ‘NATO-first’ policy is at the heart of Britain’s Defence plans.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 23/07/2024 16:24:13 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112

1721721

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Orgreave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for (a) launching and (b) concluding an investigation or inquiry into the events at Orgreave in 1984.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to an investigation or inquiry into the policing of the events at Orgreave on 18 June 1984 and will consider options for delivering this. We will ensure that the House is updated as soon as practicable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 26/07/2024 12:48:04 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	5112

1721722

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Global Combat Air Programme: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent on the Future Combat Air System Tempest programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK has invested over £2 billion already in Future Combat Air System / Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and the associated Team Tempest R&amp;D programme, which has positioned us to play a leading role in the GCAP. The Secretary of State this week hosted with his Japanese and Italian Ministerial counterparts to discuss progress made on GCAP, including the skills we are developing in our respective nations and the economic growth potential for the programme.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 25/07/2024 13:00:21 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112

1721723

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress of the Ajax armoured vehicle programme towards meeting initial operating capability by December 2025.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Armoured Cavalry Programme (Ajax) is due to achieve Initial Operating Capability by December 2025 as planned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 22/07/2024 14:56:53 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112

1721724

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Regeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to regenerate town centres (a) in Chester-le-Street, (b) in Stanley and (c) elsewhere.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering a five-step plan to support high streets and town centres across the country, including in Chester-le-Street and Stanley. We will tackle anti-social behaviour with 13,000 more neighbourhood police and PCSOs, roll out banking hubs, replace business rates with a new system of business property taxation, stamp out late payments and give communities a strong new ‘right to buy’ beloved community assets to revamp high streets and end the blight of empty premises.</p><p>The Government will also work with local partners in the North East to deliver economic growth, supporting local town centres. We will work with the North East Combined Authority on a Local Growth Plan, which will be both locally owned and aligned with the national Industrial Strategy. This is part of our plan to move power out of Westminster and put it in the hands of those with the greatest stake in our country’s future.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 24/07/2024 12:33:56 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5112

1721725

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of contractor delivery as part of the Fleet Solid Support Programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The prime contractor, Navantia UK, is contractually obligated to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ship manufacture contract. The Ministry of Defence is well engaged with Navantia UK and members of their supply chain to monitor the progress of all aspects of the programme.</p><p> </p><p>Shipbuilding supports 42,600 jobs nationwide, adds £2.4 billion to the economy every single year, and is an important pillar of our civil and defence industrial base. We are committed to supporting vibrant and successful shipbuilding and fabrication industries, and our skilled workforces who deliver them, in all parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 22/07/2024 16:45:31 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112