Written questions
1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 184986 on Department for Transport: Motor Vehicles, in which years the 21 Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles that are owned by his Department and its agencies were
10 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Trains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much new capacity will be delivered by the 7200 new trains to come on to the rail network between 2014 and 2021; and how many of those new trains are like-for-like replacements of the existing stock.
10 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether High Speed Two will begin operations in December 2026.
6 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Northern Rail Franchise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency plans his Department has made for an operator of last resort for the Northern Rail franchise.
6 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Northern Rail Franchise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with Arriva Rail North on renegotiating the terms of the Northern Rail franchise in the last 12 months.
4 Dec 2018 · Treasury
Network Rail: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Network Rail is entitled to carry over funds for each financial year in Control Period 6 between 2019 and 2024.
4 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to increase the volume of rail freight from ports in the North of England.
4 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has he had with Transport for the North on the exclusion of freight from the specification of the north Transpennine upgrade.
4 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the capacity for rail freight growth will be included in the Government’s specification for the north Transpennine as a result of his Department's internal Board Investment and Commercial Committee meet
4 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Rail Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Williams Rail Review been directed to consider (a) Network Rail’s debt and (b) the railway pension scheme.
4 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Rail Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in (a) the Department for Transport (b) HM Treasury (c) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (d) Number 10 Downing Street are (i) working on or (b) seconded to the
3 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
South Eastern Rail Franchise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to award Govia an extension to the South eastern rail franchise contract.
3 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train operating companies offer (a) paper and (b) mobile barcode tickets to all destinations on the rail network.
3 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train operating companues offer tickets on smartcards that can be used throughout the rail network.
3 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways: Croydon
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 191424 on Railways: Croydon, whether the Rail Enhancements Pipeline contains provisions to expedite the development of a Final Business Case where a clear
3 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport
Rail Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Williams rail review will include an assessment of HS2; and what assessment he has made of the optimum rail industry structure to ensure that HS2 benefits the entire railway network.
28 Nov 2018 · Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer,with reference to page 46 of Autumn Budget 2017, how much and what proportion of the £200 million of private investment for the charging investment infrastructure fund has been raised.
28 Nov 2018 · Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 46 of Autumn Budget 2017, how much and what proportion of the charging investment infrastructure fund has been invested in charging infrastructure.
27 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the additional potential cost to industry of introducing domestic regulations on (a) maximum driving hours of nine hours a day and (b) rest periods for bus drivers of 45 minutes
26 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what terms Richard George has been engaged by his Department to (a) co-ordinate efforts between train operators and Network Rail to improve the reliability of services in the north and (b) work with indus
23 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Transport: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November to Question 191429 on Transport: Noise, what the timeframe is for publication of the response to the consultation on the Noise Action Plans.
23 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Flybe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of (a) the financial sustainability of Flybe; and (b) the implications for regional aviation connectivity of Fybe's financial sustainability.
22 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Highways England: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 191428 on Highways England: Pay, if he will publish the review by EY into executive pay in Highways England.
22 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) targets and (b) forecasts his Department has made of rail (i) passenger and (ii) freight growth by 2030.
21 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Cross Country Rail Franchise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 1 and 15 November 2018 to Questions 183468 and 188838 on Cross Country Rail franchise, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of (a) overcrowding, (b) capacity and (c) co
21 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 1 and 21 November 2018 to Questions 183470 and 191425 on Railways and on Aviation: Fares, what proportion of the UK rail network will be covered by smart ticketing by the end of 2018.
21 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Roads: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed EU Mobility Package 1 on the (a) posting, (b) driving and (c) rest time of workers in the UK road transport industry.
20 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Transport: Private Finance Initiative
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the viability of future private funding for (a) road and (b) rail projects as a result of the decision in Budget 2018 to abolish private finance initiatives.
14 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Transport: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the October 2018 World Health Organisation report on noise and health; and if he will make a statement.
14 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Highways England: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what external organisations he has asked to review executive pay in Highways England.
Source: official written-questions record.