Written questions

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 155304, what the average journey time between London and Sheffield has been over the most recent month for which data are available.

20 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Port of Felixstowe: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the delays and cancellations caused by the implementation of the new nGen terminal IT system at the port of Felixstowe.

20 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Air Traffic Control: France

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the recent French Parliament report by Vincent Capo-Canellas which estimates that one third of European flight delays are caus

19 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of the Midland Mainline speed improvements carried out under the 2010-2015 Government; and what the average train time from Sheffield to London was (a) before and (b) after those improvements.

19 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what government targets are in place for spending on research and development in (a) automotive, (b) aviation and (c) rail technologies.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Trailers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the mileage driven on (a) urban and (b) rural minor roads in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales was of longer semi-trailers in his Department's trials in 2016 and 2017.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Trailers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's trial of longer semi-trailers of travel on (a) urban and (b) minor roads, what assessment he has made of the effect of those trailers on other road users.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Trailers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has signed confidentiality agreements with businesses involved in the trials of longer semi-trailers; and if he will make a statement.

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of upgrades to the Northern Trans-Pennine routes on the availability of paths for (a) intermodal and (b) bulk rail freight traffic.

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Rail Delivery Group: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) benefits and (b) value for money of the licence conditions for (i) Network Rail, (ii) passenger operators and (iii) freight operators whereby it is mandatory to become a l

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Rail Delivery Group: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to instruct the Office for Rail and Road to review the licence conditions of (a) Network Rail, (b) passenger operators and (c) freight operators whereby it is mandatory to become a licensed me

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Rail Delivery Group: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Network Rail and (b) Direct Rail Services have spent on Rail Delivery Group membership fees since October 2016.

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department in its monitoring of the performance of (a) Arriva Rail North and (b) Govia Thameslink Railway; and whether he has plans to improve mechanisms

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Office for Rail and Road in (a) monitoring and (b) regulating the performance of Network Rail in (i) 2017 and (ii) 2018.

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

May 2018 Rail Timetable Implementation Independent Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the terms of reference for Professor Stephen Glaister’s independent review of the implementation of the May 2018 rail timetable includes an assessment of the role of the (a) Department for Transport an

7 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Office of Rail and Road: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what processes and procedures were followed in the reappointment of Stephen Glaister as the Chairman of the Office of Rail and Road.

7 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential for conflict of interest in relation to the appointment of Stephen Glaister the Chair of Network Rail’s regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, to conduct an i

7 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Air Traffic

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential change in the level of total air traffic movements at (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) London airports, (c) Manchester Airport, (d) Newcastle Airport, (e) Glasgow Airport a

7 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Transport: Carbon Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the UK carbon budget that came from emissions from the transport sector in (a) 2015, (b) 2020 and (c) 2025.

7 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to activate section 30 of the Climate Change Act 2008 to include emissions from (a) international aviation and (b) shipping in the UK carbon budget.

7 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representations from businesses occupying Network Rail properties on the effect of rent rises on those properties on their ability to remain in those properties; and if he will make a st

7 Jun 2018 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications of the findings of the report by Professor David Begg entitled Unintended Consequences of Freezing Fuel Duty, published on 1 June 2018, for the Government's policies on

6 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail's Commercial Estate business made in profit in each year since 2010.

6 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many businesses occupying Network Rail properties due to be sold have received rent rises in excess of (a) 100 per cent, (b) 200 per cent, (c) 300 per cent and (d) 500 per cent in each of the last three yea

6 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Rail Delivery Group spent on (a) consultants, (b) advisors and (c) advertising as part of their Britain Runs on Rail/Partnership Railway campaign.

22 May 2018 · Department for Transport

East Coast Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) advisers, (b) consultants and (c) lawyers in respect of the East Coast franchise since the Strategic Vision for Rail was announced in November 2017.

15 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency plans he has in place in the event of a rail freight operator entering insolvency.

15 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the structural integrity of the UK rail infrastructure’s (a) track and (b) signalling in (i) Control Period 6, (ii) Control Period 7 and (iii) Control Period 8.

14 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Parliamentary answers of 9 May to Questions 140753 and 140754 on Network Rail: Standards, whether the Office for Rail and Road’s regulatory approach to Network Rail in Control Period 6 will (a) benc

14 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 9 May 2018 to Questions 140753 and 140754 provided on May 9th on Network Rail: Standards, whether the Office for Rail and Road will be able to levy financial penalties on Network Rail

Source: official written-questions record.