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date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected passenger number were in the business case for each (a) new station and (b) reopened rail line in the last 10 years; and what the actual passenger numbers were in each case 12 months after they opened.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	2963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Benefit Cost Ratios (BCRs) within the economic case are only one element of decision-making on schemes and should be considered alongside the other cases in the five case business model used in Government (strategic, economic, financial, commercial and management cases). Therefore we do not routinely make BCRs available.</p><p>Details of Rail infrastructure and assets lists new stations opened in the financial year can be found here <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Finfrastructure-and-emissions%2Frail-infrastructure-and-assets%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yjAsUfVce8UAuSN596af8ARCFZ1UvLZ153I3aoAz5ys%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/infrastructure-and-emissions/rail-infrastructure-and-assets/</a> Not all of these were promoted by the Department.</p><p><em> Estimates of station usage</em> contains annual estimates of the number of entries/exits and interchanges at each station in Great Britain <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fusage%2Festimates-of-station-usage&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O71EofwTEHRPrRL4JLLDIn56g2lPS1%2FnNHHquWIE5f8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage</a></p><p>In practice it can take a number of years for long term demand patterns to emerge for new stations. The Department (and bodies who promote their own schemes) have a long standing and established appraisal framework to help scheme promoters forecast passenger demand of new stations and lines. We are continuing to monitor our framework and use evaluation to understand the impacts of schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 2962 2964 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:43:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1315847

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Ofcom: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether Ofcom’s principal duty in carrying out its functions to further the interests of (a) citizens in relation to communications matters and (b) consumers in relevant markets where appropriate by promoting competition will apply across all its new functions in the (i) Telecoms Security Bill and (ii) draft Online Harms Bill.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	2963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom must take account of its general duties when carrying out all of its functions, as set out in the Communications Act 2003. Ofcom also has certain specific requirements it must comply with when carrying out certain regulatory functions.</p><p>The Telecommunications (Security) Bill will amend Ofcom's regulatory duties under Section 105A to D of the Communications Act 2003 to strengthen Ofcom’s existing role in ensuring the UK’s public telecoms networks are secure and resilient. As the Bill amends those duties, Ofcom will continue to have to comply with the requirements set out earlier in the Act in discharging their new functions.</p><p>The general duties referenced will apply to Ofcom’s new online safety functions. The Draft Online Safety Bill, published on 12 May 2021, proposes to amend the Communications Act 2003 to add a specific duty on Ofcom in relation to online safety. This will be to secure, in the carrying out of its functions, ‘the adequate protection of citizens from harm arising from regulated services, through the appropriate use by providers of such services of systems and processes designed to reduce the risk of such harm.’</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 24/05/2021 12:33:38 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

748208

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why expenditure on adult drug misuse services in England has fallen by over £42 million since 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	2963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed £16 billion in funding to local councils over the current five year spending review period to tackle public health issues. Any decisions on commission of effective drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services are the responsibility of local authorities based on an assessment of local need.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 2783 question first answered 11/07/2017 09:49:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

381917

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that employers comply with minimum wage legislation; and how many prosecutions there have been for non-compliance in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	2963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with National Minimum Wage legislation and the effective enforcement of it. HMRC responds to every complaint it receives and conducts risk-based enforcement in sectors or areas where there is perceived to be a higher risk of workers not being paid the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the NMW penalty so that employers that break the law face a penalty equivalent to the arrears they owe, up to a maximum penalty of £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers are also named publically under the Government’s NMW naming scheme for non-payment. So far, 210 employers have been named for non-payment of the National Minimum Wage and have been charged financial penalties totalling over £248,000. In total, HMRC has recovered over £57m in arrears for workers since 1999/2000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prosecution is reserved for the most serious cases. HMRC will refer cases to the Crown Prosecution Service who will decide whether to prosecute. Prosecution does not necessarily result in arrears being paid to workers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of NMW prosecutions for non-compliance in each of the last five years is set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014: 0</p><p> </p><p>2013: 1</p><p> </p><p>2012: 0</p><p> </p><p>2011: 0</p><p> </p><p>2010: 1</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Anyone who thinks they might be entitled to the minimum wage but have not been paid it should call the ACAS Helpline on 0300 123 1100.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/06/2015 15:45:50 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher