Tag: Lilian Greenwood

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his oral evidence to the Transport Select Committee on Volkswagen Group emissions violations on 12 October 2015, Q88, HC 495, on what date he sent his letter to Commissioner Bieńkowska; whether he has received a reply to that letter; and if will place a copy of his reply in the Library.

Andrew Jones

A letter was sent to Commissioner Bienkowska on 22 September.

Commissioner Bienkowska wrote on 14 October to Ministers of the Competitiveness Council, Transport Ministers and Environment Ministers. In this letter she set out the actions the Commission are taking.

I am pleased to place a copy of the 22 September letter in the House Library.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the transfer of Intercity 125 sets from the Great Western franchise to the Scotrail franchise in 2017-18 is conditional on Network Rail meeting its current regulated output targets on the Great Western Main Line electrification project.

Claire Perry

The lease for the Intercity 125 sets is a commercial matter between Great Western Railway (GWR) and the owner of the fleet. Under current plans, the transfer of the rolling stock is not conditional on Network Rail meeting its current regulated output targets on the Great Western Main Line electrification project.

The planned schedule for the introduction of the InterCity Express Programme fleet to replace the Intercity 125 sets will see the new trains enter service from 2017 on the Great Western Main Line.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October to Question 12230, if he will provide a breakdown by English region of the figures provided in the first table contained in that Answer under the headings (a) his Department’s spend per head and (b) total spend per head.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The table below details spend per head per region on cycling. These figures are made up of the following Government funded programmes: Cycle-Rail, Cycle Safety, Linking Communities, Cycle Ambition Cities, Cycle Ambition National Parks and the Local Sustainable Transport Fund.. The figures for total funding consist of DfT funding plus matched funding. Matched funding comes from a range of public and private sources, for example local authority budgets, private partnerships or third party grants.

We do not hold a regional breakdown for the £4.8m spent in 2013/14 by the Highways Agency. The table also does not include the £11m a year spent on Bikeability cycle training, as we do not hold a regional breakdown of this funding. These funding streams have therefore been excluded from the below calculations. Further, as we are still in financial year 2015/16 we cannot confirm exact expenditure and we have therefore excluded the 2015/16 financial year from the figures.

Region	Average spend per head to nearest £
	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
East Midlands	DfT spend	1	1	1	1
	Total spend	3	3	4	3
East of England	DfT spend	1	2	2	1
	Total spend	3	4	4	4
North East	DfT spend	1	2	2	2
	Total spend	5	6	8	7
North West	DfT spend	1	2	3	2
	Total spend	4	6	6	6
South East	DfT spend	1	2	2	1
	Total spend	4	5	5	5
South West	DfT spend	1	2	3	2
	Total spend	7	7	8	8
West Midlands	DfT spend	1	1	3	3
	Total spend	4	4	6	6
Yorkshire & Humber	DfT spend	1	1	3	3
	Total spend	4	5	7	7
London	Total spend	2	3	9	13

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 7 of his Department’s publication, Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) Information pack and Conditions of Eligibility, how much his Department has spent on (a) the eight per cent ITSO smartcard BSOG supplement and (b) the two per cent Automatic Vehicle Location BSOG supplement in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15; and what his Department’s projected expenditure is in 2015-16 on those items.

Andrew Jones

This information is set out in the table below.

£ million

Year	Smartcard	Automatic Vehicle Location
2010/11	1.365	0.592
2011/12	9.501	1.662
2012/13	15.664	4.296
2013/14	16.247	4.109
2014/15	16.169	4.138

Since 2010, these two supplements have helped lead to real benefits for passengers. Over 86% of buses in England outside London are now smart-equipped and 93% of buses outside London now have automatic vehicle location equipment compared to 45% in 2009-10.

At this stage it is too early to estimate the likely payments for 2015/16.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Chief Executive of Network Rail’s letter to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee of 19 October 2015, what the component cost headings of Network Rail’s revised £2.5 billion to £2.8 billion cost estimate for Great Western Main Line electrification are.

Claire Perry

As the Department’s Permanent Secretary, Philip Rutnam, stated at the Public Accounts Committee of 21 October 2015, the estimate provided by Mr Carne has not yet been subject to detailed scrutiny, either by the Department or the Office of Road and Regulation(ORR). We expect to receive details of the estimate as part of the Hendy Review which will cover the entire 2014-2019 enhancements portfolio. This is expected later in the Autumn and it would be premature to comment on costs before the report is finalised.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2015 to Question 12187, which organisations were represented at the High Level Cycling Group’s meeting on 13 July 2015.

Mr Robert Goodwill

Representatives from the following organisations attended the High Level Cycling Group’s meeting on 13 July 2015:

• Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
• Bicycle Association
• British Cycling
• Cyclists Touring Club (CTC)
• Department for Transport
• PTEG (Passenger Transport Executive Group) – Dialled in
• Sustrans
• The AA
• Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) – Dialled in
• Transport for London (TfL)

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-16.

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 support closed bus services.

Andrew Jones

In considering claims from bus operators for Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) for the bus services that they run, my department analyses each claim to ensure that these meet the eligibility criteria for the grant scheme, including those relating to services which serve educational establishments. Where we receive claims that we consider to be ineligible for BSOG – for instance closed services – and where operators are unable to demonstrate that they are eligible, the claims are disallowed. The eligibility criteria for the scheme are printed on the forms which operators must fill in and submit to the department in order to claim the grant.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2015 to Question 12540, whether the process for Government approval of bus regulation as part of devolution deals referred to in that Answer will require secondary legislation or his formal permission.

Andrew Jones

The Buses Bill will be introduced later in this Parliamentary session, so proposals are still in development. It is therefore too early to confirm the process that may be proposed through the Bill.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-16.

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.

Claire Perry

On 24^th March, 20^th May, 24^th June senior stakeholders from Rail Executive, Department for Transport; the Office of Rail and Road; Network Rail; HM Treasury; Cabinet Office and the Major Projects Authority were represented at the Bowe Review – Senior Liaison Board.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many tonnes of steel (a) used and (b) projected to be used in the construction of Crossrail were sourced from (i) UK-based steel manufacturers and (ii) all steel manufacturers; and what the monetary value was of those orders.

Claire Perry

Crossrail Ltd. does not directly procure steel as this is undertaken by their tier 1 contractors and their supply chains. However, Crossrail keeps an oversight of its critical contracts and estimates that 85% of its supply chain providing steel to the project is UK based; this includes the 57km of rails for the central tunnelled section that is being sourced from the UK.