The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Robinson on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many public interest immunity applications her Department has (a) received and (b) approved in the last five years.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
Records indicate that my Department has received and approved a total of 31 applications for public interest immunity in the last five years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will respond to the open letter from the Yorkshire Post entitled Mr Cameron please don’t ignore our nightmare, dated Tuesday 26 January 2016.
Mr David Cameron
A reply will be sent shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on compliance with Privy Council rules.
Mr David Cameron
I refer the hon. Member to the statement made to the House by the Lord President of the Council on 14 March 2016, Official Report, columns 653-654.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to issue guidance on adherence to Privy Council rules in the period preceding the EU referendum.
Mr David Cameron
I refer the hon. Member to the statement made to the House by the Lord President of the Council on 14 March 2016, Official Report, columns 653-654.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will carry out an investigation into whether there was a breach of Privy Council rules in relation to the story in The Sun of 9 March 2016 relating to HM The Queen and the referendum on EU membership.
Mr David Cameron
I refer the hon. Member to the statement made to the House by the Lord President of the Council on 14 March 2016, Official Report, columns 653-654. and to the Cabinet Secretary’s letter to the hon. Member for Ilford North (Mr Streeting) 11 March 2016. I have placed a copy of the letter in the Library of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Tugendhat on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign-registered HGVs entered the UK in 2015.
Andrew Jones
We estimate that in 2015, 2.0 million foreign registered powered goods vehicles entered Great Britain from mainland Europe.
Powered goods vehicles include some vehicles weighing under 3.5 tonnes, which would not be classed as heavy goods vehicles.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on the electrification of the Leeds- Harrogate-York railway line.
Andrew Jones
Network Rail is taking the recommendations of the North of England Electrification Task Force into account in assessing the case for further electrification of the national rail network, including the Leeds-Harrogate-York line. It plans to publish a draft update to the industry electrification strategy this year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisation or company has been commissioned to conduct further environmental impact studies regarding possible expansions at (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick Airport.
Mr Robert Goodwill
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff have been contracted by the Department for Transport. Their contract is available on https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17ffaddc-3c19-4462-91ae-bf30029c08d9.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Colvile on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Plymouth City Council for pothole maintenance since 2010; and what estimate he has made of how many potholes have been repaired as a result of that funding.
Andrew Jones
The Department for Transport allocated funding of £4.7 billion for local highways maintenance to local highway authorities in England from 2010 to 2015 which would be enough to repair approximately 89 million potholes based on an average of £53 per pothole. A further £6.1 billion is being allocated between now and 2021, including £250 million as part of a Pothole Action Fund, which could fix a further 115 million potholes. For Plymouth City Council we are providing over £25 million for local highways maintenance between 2010 and 2021 enough to help them repair over 400,000 potholes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Knight on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the safety of railways in the UK and other European countries.
Claire Perry
The United Kingdom currently has the safest record of any major railway network in Europe. All European Union Member States collect statistics about their safety performance including, for example, accidents and consequences, accident precursors and technical information. This material is collated by the European Railway Agency in its Annual Safety Performance Reports which are published at www.era.europa.eu/Core-Activities/Safety/Safety-Performance/Pages/Safety-Performance-Report.aspx.
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