Written questions
1,108 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Volkswagen
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to Volkswagen on establishing a compensation scheme for vehicle owners in the UK affected by that company's use of defeat devices.
28 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
NATS: Government Shareholding
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated value is of his Department's shareholding in NATS Holdings.
28 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Committees: Airports
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet's Economic Affairs (Airports) sub-committee has met in 2016.
26 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Highways England: Per Capita Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent by (a) Highways England and (b) the Highways Agency per head of population in each region of England in each year since 2009-10.
26 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Personal Injury: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.103 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what discussions his Department had with the Ministry of Justice on the decision to remove the right to general damages for mi
25 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Public Service Obligations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2016 to Question 34715, and with reference to paragraph 15.20 of the Airports Commission: Final Report, published in July 2015, what response he has made to the Airports Commi
25 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Euston Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2016 to Question 33386, when he expects that the work to produce a plan to progress the initial feasibility and business case for a Euston Station masterplan will be completed
25 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Network Rail
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2016 to Question 30100, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of preparing and publishing the Shaw Report: Final Report and Recommendations, pu
25 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many vehicles were acquired under the 2009-10 vehicle scrappage scheme; and how many of those vehicles had not been disposed of on the latest date for which figures are available.
22 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Driving: Eyesight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the DVLA plans to implement the European Commission's advice on lifting that authority's prohibition on driving for people who experience night-time hypoglycaemia.
22 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department reserved in the HS2 budget for compensation to train operating companies in the form of (a) Schedule 4 payments, (b) Schedule 8 payments and (c) otherwise.
22 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2015 to Question 7660, whether his Department has made a decision on the proposed conversion of Class 801 Intercity Express Programme units to bi-mode diesel operation.
22 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33636, what assessment he has made of the capacity of Highways England to complete the repair and replacement of surfaces of 80 per cent of roads in the strat
19 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
East Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2016 to Question 33988, whether Stagecoach or Virgin has proposed a reduction in the premium profile of the current InterCity East Coast franchise during the discussions refer
19 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Public Service Obligations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33638, whether his Department has recently requested any advice from the European Commission on the compliance with state aid rules of awarding Public Service
19 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) male and (b) female employees (i) his Department, (ii) Network Rail, (iii) Highways England, (iv) HS2 Ltd, (v) the Office of Rail and Road, (vi) the DVLA, (vii) the Drive Vehicle Standards Agency a
18 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: IBM
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33749, on Department for Transport: IBM, when the contracts referred to in that Answer were awarded.
18 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department provided for Bikeability in each year from 2007-08 to 2015-16 expressed in 2015-16 prices; and how much his Department plans to provide for that scheme in each year from 2016-17
18 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what fee his Department agreed with Learndirect in connection with its negotiated exit from the Drive and Vehicle Standards Agency contract for provision of the UK Driving Theory Test.
18 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Roads: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Road Investment Strategy schemes are due to begin construction in 2019-20.
14 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Level Crossings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2015 to Question 13923, what recent progress his Department has made on issuing a public consultation on reforming the law on level crossings.
14 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Railways: Per Capita Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2015 to Question 7811, if he will update the table provided in that Answer to include figures for 2014-15 and 2015-16.
14 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2016 to Question 29382, how many Bikeability training places his Department funded in each school year between 2009-10 and 2015-16.
14 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Railways: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Enhancements Delivery Plan Update, published in March 2016, page 138, whether Network Rail carried out an equality impact assessment of the proposal to reduce Access for All funding in Con
14 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
East Coast Rail Franchise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received representations from Virgin Trains or Stagecoach since 1 April 2015 on potential variations to the current Intercity East Coast franchise agreement.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Thameslink Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page two of the minutes of the Office of Rail and Road's board meeting on 22 September 2015, what the Govia Thameslink class 700 evacuation safety risks are that are referred to in those minut
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
NATS: Government Shareholding
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 1.302 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what progress his Department has made on exploring the sale of the Government's 49 per cent shareholding in the National Air T
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: IBM
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts IBM currently holds with his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) median and (b) mean wage is of (i) male and (ii) female employees of (A) his Department, (B) Network Rail, (C) Highways England, (D) HS2 Ltd, (E) the Office of Rail and Road, (F) the DVLA, (G) the
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Traffic Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Highways England traffic officers were employed on 15 March (a) 2016, (b) 2015, (c) 2014, (d) 2013, (e) 2012, (f) 2011 and (g) 2010.
Source: official written-questions record.