The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average hourly earnings were of her Department’s (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
My Department does not hold the information requested in this format. To create this information would incur a disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average hourly earnings were of his Department’s (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
David Mundell
The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join, do so on assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employer. Detailed information in relation to average hourly earnings of BME and non-BME staff would be a matter for these bodies. The Scotland office does not hold the information requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average hourly earnings were of his Department’s (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Department for Transport is made up of the central Department and the following agencies:
The table below shows the average hourly earnings for both BME and non- BME staff within the Department for Transport in 2015 and 2016. It is voluntary for staff to declare their ethnic origin. Data for staff who have chosen not to declare their ethnic origin is also provided in the tables.
|
2015 |
BME |
Non BME |
Not Disclosed |
|
AA |
£8.78 |
£8.69 |
£9.11 |
|
AO |
£10.87 |
£10.65 |
£10.55 |
|
EO |
£13.54 |
£13.37 |
£13.02 |
|
HEO |
£16.73 |
£16.67 |
£16.22 |
|
SEO |
£20.82 |
£20.96 |
£20.29 |
|
G7 |
£27.35 |
£27.62 |
£26.63 |
|
G6 |
£41.55 |
£34.92 |
£34.78 |
|
SCS 1 |
£56.63 |
£44.72 |
£47.03 |
|
SCS 2 |
– |
£57.14 |
£70.92 |
|
SCS 3 |
– |
£69.23 |
£67.67 |
|
2016 |
BME |
Non BME |
Not Disclosed |
|
AA |
£8.88 |
£8.91 |
£9.39 |
|
AO |
£10.97 |
£10.85 |
£10.76 |
|
EO |
£13.58 |
£13.46 |
£13.20 |
|
HEO |
£16.59 |
£16.65 |
£16.60 |
|
SEO |
£21.51 |
£21.17 |
£21.43 |
|
G7 |
£27.36 |
£26.99 |
£26.50 |
|
G6 |
£41.80 |
£34.62 |
£34.80 |
|
SCS 1 |
£42.34 |
£44.10 |
£48.40 |
|
SCS 2 |
– |
£58.25 |
£73.56 |
|
SCS 3 |
– |
£70.42 |
£70.36 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the £68 million that was allocated to the the New Generation Trolleybus scheme for Leeds was spent.
Claire Perry
The Department of Transport did not provide any funding for the Leeds Supertram or Leeds New Generation Trolleybus schemes. Any expenditure committed so far is the responsibility of the promoters – West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department’s publication Road Traffic Estimates: Great Britain 2015, published on 19 May 2016, page 17, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the reported decline in cycling miles between 2014 and 2015.
Mr Robert Goodwill
These figures show that the number of miles cycled is higher than two years ago and the broad trend is a steady increase. Single year comparisons don’t always tell the full story. They can be affected by a number of factors including how the statistics are measured (whether cyclists were on the road or a cycle path for a particular segment of their journey), weather or even topical events (such as the Tour de France, which may explain the significant spike in 2014). The Government remains committed to increasing cycling and doubling the number of journeys. On 27 March the Government published its first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy in draft. The final Strategy will be published in the summer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the £40 million that was allocated to the Supertram scheme for Leeds that was cancelled in 2005 was spent.
Claire Perry
The Department of Transport did not provide any funding for the Leeds Supertram or Leeds New Generation Trolleybus schemes. Any expenditure committed so far is the responsibility of the promoters – West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robin Walker on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to better connect cycling and rail infrastructure to support more active travel.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Department is funding £14.3 in 16/17 to improve integration between cycle and rail through the provision of new cycle facilities at railway stations. This includes new high quality cycle parking, cycle hire and improved access to stations and will support more active travel.
In conjunction with this, a revised version of the Cycle Rail Toolkit was published on 19 May 2016 which will help those implementing cycle-rail facilities to ensure that high-quality infrastructure is in place to encourage new users and to ensure that cycling to stations becomes easy and convenient and the natural choice for short trips to the station.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Highways England had agreed with Dartford Borough Council an up-to-date contingency plan for emergencies.
Andrew Jones
Highways England has a Dartford – Thurrock Crossing Emergency Response Plan which covers 11 major stakeholders. Version 9.0 was issued in September 2015, and the document is reviewed annually.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Malcolm McDonald on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will direct Vauxhall to extend the vehicle safety recall of Zafira B models to include those equipped with automatic climate control.
Andrew Jones
There are no plans to tell Vauxhall to extend the vehicle safety recall of Zafira B models to include those equipped with automatic climate control.
The secondary safety recall (R/2016/104) affects only Vauxhall Zafira B vehicles equipped with a manual control heating and ventilation system.
Vauxhall Zafiras fitted with automatic climate control use a different resistor pack that is not affected by manipulation or degradation, so their inclusion in the safety recall is unnecessary.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Malcolm McDonald on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the vehicle safety recalls of Vauxhall Zafira B models, what assurances he has received from Vauxhall that all blower motors will be replaced in every vehicle that has been recalled.
Andrew Jones
Under the secondary safety recall (R/2016/104) all affected Vauxhall Zafira B vehicles equipped with manual control heating and ventilation systems produced between 10/02/2005 and 24/10/2014 will be recalled to receive a new heater blower motor as part of the safety recall.