Written questions

1,108 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2015 to Question 11759, if he will place a copy of the report compiled by EY in connection with changes to Network Rail in the Library.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if it is his policy to make available proposed new powers to regulate bus networks to local authorities that do not have a metro mayor.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2015 to Question 11601, which was the senior committee of his Department that met on 23 March 2015 and was referred to in that Answer.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2015 to Question 10029, which schemes referred to in that Answer have been paused by Network Rail.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which dates (a) the full Cycling Shareholder Forum, (b) the safety sub-group of the Cycling Stakeholder Forum and (c) the High Level Cycling Group have held meetings in the last 12 months.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Channel Tunnel: Calais

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what compensation the Government has made available to road and rail freight and passenger operators affected by the ongoing disruption at Calais.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train trial will start.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2015 to Question 11472, what (a) his Department's expenditure per head and (b) total expenditure from the public purse on cycling in each English region was in each year fro

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2015 to Question 11431, which key senior stakeholders have been represented at the Bowe Review - Senior Liaison Board on each of the dates referred to in that Answer.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Service Operators Grant: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2015 to Question 11430, what steps his Department took before 15 September 2015 in relation to bus operators who submitted claims for Bus Service Operators Grant funding to

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department were acting on his authority when they instructed Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road on 26 March 2015 on how the further assessment of Control Period 5's cost estim

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2015 to Question 9602, which external organisations received payments from his Department in connection with developing the policies referred to in that Answer; and what a

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is to (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail of unpausing electrification of the Midland Main Line and the North TransPennine route.

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many temporary speed restrictions were in place on Network Rail infrastructure on (a) 1 April and (b) the most recent date for which figures are available.

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Service Operators Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's average spend on Bus Service Operators Grant was per capita in each English region in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's letter of 11 April 2014 to the Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd, when he plans to publish the advice by HS2 Ltd and Network Rail on improving connections to European rail networks r

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to create an independent aviation noise authority with a statutory right to be consulted on flight paths and other operating matters.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Service Operators Grant: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many claims were made by bus operators for Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) funding for school services that were not entitled to receive BSOG support in 2014-15; and how many operators made such claims.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the purpose of his Department's Bowe Liaison Board is; and on what dates that board has met.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release, New plans to get more people cycling, published on 16 October 2014, what the statistical basis is of the statement that around £5 was spent per head on cycling.

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2015 to Question 9152, and with reference to page 214 of his Department's Great Western Franchise Agreement of 22 March 2015, what advice he received from the Rail Safety

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2015 to Question 9153, whether he received advice from officials in his Department on the potential deferral of Network Rail projects prior to 15 June 2015.

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support his Department is making available to Transport for London for the purposes of meeting the cost of keeping the increase in the price of London rail fares at the Retail Prices Index in 201

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department have attended any meetings of Network Rail's (a) Major Projects Delivery sub-committee, (b) Critical Infrastructure sub-committee and (c) Business Plan sub-committee since 22

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Rail Value for Money Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department and Network Rail have made on meeting the rail industry efficiency targets of the McNulty Report.

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the East West Rail Consortium and Network Rail on the possible inclusion of the East West Rail Central Section in the industry's initial plans for Control Per

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Sir Peter Hendy's review of Network Rail's investment programme is examining the company's maintenance and renewals spending plans for Control Period 5.

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the time taken by Network Rail to reach GRIP 3 single option selection of the East West Rail Western Section Phase Two on the delivery timetable of that proje

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Business Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department received a copy of Network Rail's Control Period 5 Business Plan Update on 31 March 2015.

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of Network Rail's decision to pause the Ely to Soham double tracking project on the forecast maximum number of freight trains per day that could be run on the Felixstow

Source: official written-questions record.