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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000247", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000247/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department\u2019s remit is delivered mostly through its Arm\u2019s Length Bodies and Executive Agencies. Each body assesses prospective suppliers\u2019 ability to deliver its obligations during each procurement exercise before the award of contracts. This to comply with procurement regulations and statute, as well as evaluate the company\u2019s competence and capability. Before contracts are signed there are various layers of governance across the ALBs, the Department, Cabinet Office and HM Treasury depending on the circumstances of each procurement. There are also measures in place to monitor financial stability throughout the procurement lifecycle.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the financial sustainability of Laing O\u2019Rourke and the ability of that company to fulfil its contractual responsibilities in relation to (a) railways and (b) highways.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4269", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy McDonald"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andy McDonald"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000305", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000305/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The rail industry has been shifting away from RPI over time and most rail industry costs now are not linked to RPI, with the primary exception of wages. The Secretary of State for Transport has asked the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to develop an approach for how earnings growth for all employees could be more closely aligned with CPI, with the aim of ensuring that the railway is affordable for the fare paying and tax paying public. He has not made any reference to a \u2018pay award system\u2019 for any groups of staff.<\/p><p><em> <\/em><\/p><p>Pay negotiations and the settlements reached by individual employers and trade unions remain a matter for local collective bargaining.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4460", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Railways: Pay"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2018 to Question 178322 on Train Operating Companies: Pay, whether he has asked the Rail Delivery Group to include executive pay in the development of a pay award system that uses CPI as the inflation measure for future pay deals.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4269", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy McDonald"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andy McDonald"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000307", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000307/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The total amount spent by the Department for Transport on both aviation and aerospace research and development is provided below. These figures include both sectors. It is not possible to separate the expenditure as many individual research projects include aspects of both:<\/p><p>2014/15: £1,137,725<\/p><p>2015/16: £2,683,895<\/p><p>2016/17: £1,571,768<\/p><p>2017/18: £1,485,789<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The figures above do not include any spend which may have been incurred by other Government departments in this area.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department for Transport has spent on research and development in (a) aviation and (b) aerospace in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4269", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy McDonald"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andy McDonald"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000311", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1000311/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Estimates are provided in the tables below for England. They are based on data from the Department\u2019s National Travel Survey and the Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates. Figures for the UK are not available.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Table 1: Estimated number of England residents who take a domestic flight within Great Britain less than once a year or never (in millions), 2015-2017<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>England residents (millions)<\/p><\/td><td><p>50.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>51.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>51.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Table 2: Estimated number of England residents who did not take any outward international flights in the last 12 months (in millions), 2015-2017<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>England residents (millions)<\/p><\/td><td><p>29.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>28.6<\/p><\/td><td><p>27.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Aviation"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number UK residents who did not take a (a) domestic and (b) international flight in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4269", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy McDonald"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andy McDonald"}
      ], "uin" : "187391"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/999380", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/999380/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The safety and security of the travelling public is a top priority. When developing aviation security measures for UK airports, the Department for Transport carefully balances operational considerations with the need to ensure high security standards at all airports. These are proportionate to the threat regardless of where airports are located within the UK.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Regional Airports: Security"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of the standard three security equipment on the financial viability of regional airports.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4658", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Sobel"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/999517", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/999517/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Compensation for delays is provided by Train Operating Companies (TOCs) in accordance with their published Passenger\u2019s Charter and is measured against the timetable in operation on the day of travel. Recently the SWR timetable has had to be amended to mitigate the impact of the RMT strikes, but SWR are required to publicise these changes in advance of the day in question.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>If a train is cancelled or delayed and a passenger has an Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak, Advance, or anytime ticket and decides not to travel, they will be entitled to a full refund of their ticket. If delays occur on the day compared to the temporary timetable in place, then passengers will be entitled to claim Delay Repay compensation for delays of 15 minutes or more on SWR.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4039", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Joseph Johnson"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received on whether rail companies amend rail operating timetables to avoid paying delay repay claims.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Royston Smith"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Southampton, Itchen"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Royston Smith"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/999548", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/999548/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Around 20% of stations in the UK have step free access to and between every platform, which accounts for approximately 75% of journeys.<\/p><p>This compares with only 50% of journeys in 2005.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We remain committed to continuing to invest in the accessibility of the railway and have made an additional £300m available for our Access for All programme during the next five year Control Period (2019-24).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Information on the facilities available at railway stations is collected and held by the Rail Delivery Group, rather than the Department.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Accessibility information about individual stations is published on the National Rail Enquiries website.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4460", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Ms Nusrat Ghani"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of railway stations have step-free access.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Coventry South"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jim Cunningham"}
      ], "uin" : "186946"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/999567", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/999567/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department has not made an assessment of the reasons for the fall in bus journeys in the North West and Merseyside.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is important to consider the fall in bus journeys in the context of a broader decline in overall trips. Data from the 2017 National Travel Survey shows that trips have fallen 9% since 2002 in England.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There are a number of factors that may explain the fall in bus patronage on local bus services specifically.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>These include:<\/p><ul><li>Congestion<\/li><li>Levels of car ownership<\/li><li>Increase in online shopping<\/li><li>Reductions in local authority supported services<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4460", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Ms Nusrat Ghani"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2018 to Question 183872 on Bus Services: North West, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the decline in bus journeys in (a) the North West and (b) Merseyside.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Angela Eagle"}
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