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The Department for Transport regularly meets with the rolling stock companies to discuss the rolling stock market, including upcoming competitions and direct awards. In the development of each directly awarded franchise the Department has extensive discussions with the operator to discuss rolling stock issues, including maintenance, potential upgrades and the overall availability of stock during the period of the franchise, to ensure that appropriate levels of passenger service can be provided within the period. <\/p>
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Ministers regularly meet with train operating companies and rolling stock companies to discuss a wide range of issues, including the rolling stock market. The Department expects train operators and rolling stock companies ultimately to resolve any issues with regard to the availability of rolling stock for the period of their franchise, or any extension thereof.<\/p>
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The table below sets out the schemes in the Department's Local Authority Major Scheme Programme which are entirely bus based or which include elements related to bus improvements. <\/p>
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Scheme Name and Status<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Local Authority<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Cost<\/strong><\/p><\/td> DfT Contribution<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Complete<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> £m<\/p><\/td> £m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mansfield Public Transport Interchange <\/p><\/td> Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td> 8.8<\/p><\/td> 7.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rochdale Interchange<\/p><\/td> Rochdale<\/p><\/td> 11.5<\/p><\/td> 7.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Weston Package Phase 1<\/p><\/td> N. Somerset<\/p><\/td> 13.4<\/p><\/td> 9.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fully Approved / Under Construction<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Portsmouth Tipner Interchange<\/p><\/td> Portsmouth<\/p><\/td> 28.2<\/p><\/td> 19.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Access York Phase 1<\/p><\/td> City of York<\/p><\/td> 22.7<\/p><\/td> 15.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Loughborough Town Centre Imp<\/p><\/td> Leicestershire<\/p><\/td> 19.7<\/p><\/td> 14.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ipswich Transport Fit for 21st Century<\/p><\/td> Suffolk<\/p><\/td> 21.6<\/p><\/td> 18.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Worcester Integrated Transport<\/p><\/td> Worcestershire<\/p><\/td> 19.7<\/p><\/td> 14.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bath Transportation Package<\/p><\/td> Bath & NE Somerset<\/p><\/td> 26.9<\/p><\/td> 11.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Manchester Cross City Bus<\/p><\/td> Manchester<\/p><\/td> 43.2<\/p><\/td> 32.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> S Yorkshire Bus Rapid Transit North<\/p><\/td> S Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> 28.2<\/p><\/td> 15.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Pennine Reach (Blackburn)<\/p><\/td> Blackburn w Darwen<\/p><\/td> 39.8<\/p><\/td> 31.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Programme Entry / Support Confirmed<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol BRT Ashton Vale to Temple Meads<\/p><\/td> Bristol<\/p><\/td> 46.7<\/p><\/td> 34.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Bristol Link<\/p><\/td> N. Somerset<\/p><\/td> 42.6<\/p><\/td> 27.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol BRT North Fringe to Hengrove <\/p><\/td> S. Gloucestershire<\/p><\/td> 92.9<\/p><\/td> 51.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hucknall Town Centre Imp<\/p><\/td> Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td> 12.3<\/p><\/td> 8.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Elmbridge Transport<\/p><\/td> Gloucestershire<\/p><\/td> 18.7<\/p><\/td> 14.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/44122/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The funding allocations from the £140 million announced on 9th<\/sup> March to help repair roads damaged by the severe wet weather were announced on 20 March 2013. This includes a further £33.5 million announced earlier this year as part of the transport element of the Severe Weather Recovery Fund. A table which provides information on the funding we will be paying to local highway authorities by end March 2014 is available at the following weblink:<\/p> |