Written questions

Lilian Greenwood

1,108 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Spaceflight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the overall cost to the public purse of his Department's work on the consideration of the potential site for a UK spaceport.

23 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Thameslink Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the first Thameslink Class 700 train to enter revenue-earning service.

23 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Transport: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 73 of the background document to the Queen's Speech 2016, published on 18 May 2016, what the £15 billion for transport across the North in this Parliament will be spent on.

18 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding is allocated to motorcycling safety in his Department's budget for the current year.

18 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 27 October 2015 to Question 13105, on cycling, if he will (a) update the table provided in that Answer to include the year 2015-16 and (b) provide a version of that table that ex

18 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether revenue risk on the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise will be borne by the franchisee or the public purse in the event of industrial action.

18 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes his Department has made to Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd's performance benchmarks under Schedule 7.1 of the Thameslink Southern and Great Northern franchise agreement since that agreement was signed

18 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2016 to Question 36052, on diesel vehicles: exhaust emissions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of a pre-Euro 4 diesel scrappage scheme; how many vehicles

18 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 12 May to Question 36842, on railways: franchises, whether the partnership referred to in that Answer has provided his Department with advice on mobilisation plans for franchises

9 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Motor Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2016 to Question 34946, what the recent meetings held by Ministers and officials of his Department with the motor insurance industry were that were referred to in that Answer

9 May 2016 · Department for Transport

East Coast Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what premium payments were made by the InterCity East Coast franchisee to his Department in 2015-16.

9 May 2016 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the InterCity East Coast franchisee expects to introduce free WiFi for standard class passengers on trains on routes under that franchise.

9 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23836, on railways: franchises, on which franchises the partnership referred to in that Answer has provided advice to him in relation to his duties under Se

9 May 2016 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2016 to Question 36401, whether the Cabinet Secretary's involvement in the Infrastructure and Projects Authority's review of High Speed 2 was requested or authorised by a Ministe

4 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the potential effect of the latest version of the Fourth Railway Package would be on the ability of his Department to directly award passenger service contracts to public sector operators, as defined by se

4 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Market Harborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2016 to Question 36121, whether Network Rail plans to meet the full cost of the planned Market Harborough straightening works.

4 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Minute No. 16/20 of Network Rail's Board minutes of 24 February 2016, who carried out the third pay review of Network Rail's renewal proposals; and what was the cost of that review was to the

4 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the membership is of his Department's Board Investment and Commercial Sub Committee.

4 May 2016 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Cabinet Secretary is undertaking a review of High Speed 2.

3 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's expenditure was on external room or venue hire in each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16; and what the proportion of such expenditure was on such hire in London in each of those years.

3 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Office of Rail and Road

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for completion of the Office of Rail and Road's (a) enhancements cost adjustment and (b) civils adjustment mechanism processes; and if he will make a statement.

3 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 24854, on railways: repairs and maintenance, for what reasons Network Rail did not publish its updated Delivery Plan in March 2016.

3 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.1 of his Department's Single departmental plan 2015 to 2020, published on 19 February 2016, what percentage of the strategic road network had a (a) charging point and (b) rapid cha