Tag: Mary Creagh

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2014-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the joint investment between his Department and First Great Western to fund additional standard class capacity and a refresh of first class is provided by his Department.

Stephen Hammond

At this stage, the amounts involved are commercially confidential, as private sector contractors are involved in undertaking the work on behalf of First Great Western. However, the basis on which the allocations have been made is equitable and reflects among other things the need for the public sector contribution to achieve value for money and to secure the Rail Investment Strategy imperative of improved standard class capacity on the Great Western route. The information about the amount borne by the Department to fund the standard class reseating in this joint investment will be provided once the works are completed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2014-03-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in each police force area have been caught speeding and received points on their driving licence in each of the last five years.

Damian Green

The maximum penalty for speeding is a fine of up to £1,000 and for speeding on a motorway, £2,500. The courts also have the power to disqualify the offender from driving and must in any event endorse the offender’s licence by between three and six penalty points. Alternatively, if the police decide that the nature of the offence was less serious, they may offer the motorist the opportunity to receive a fixed penalty notice instead of prosecution. If a fixed penalty is issued, the driver may instead chose to plead innocence or mitigating factors in court, and if convicted, any sentence will be decided within the maximum penalty limit and in line with sentencing guidelines.

The number of persons receiving endorsements only on their driving licence for speeding offences at all courts in England and Wales by police force area from 2008 to 2012 (latest data available) can be viewed in the attached table.

Please note that court proceedings statistics for the year 2013 are planned to be published by the Ministry of Justice in May 2014.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children there were in the UK in each of the last 10 years.

James Brokenshire

Figures for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASCs) placed in Local Authority care are not available from published statistics.

In 2012 and 2013 there were 1,125 and 1,174 applications received from UASCs, excluding dependants.

Figures on a comparable basis are not available for previous years.

The Home Office publishes statistics on asylum applications from UASCs in tables as_08 and as_08_q (Asylum data tables Volume 2) of the release Immigration Statistics available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013

This release is available from the Library of the House.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were placed in local authority care in each of the last 10 years.

James Brokenshire

Figures for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASCs) placed in Local Authority care are not available from published statistics.

In 2012 and 2013 there were 1,125 and 1,174 applications received from UASCs, excluding dependants.

Figures on a comparable basis are not available for previous years.

The Home Office publishes statistics on asylum applications from UASCs in tables as_08 and as_08_q (Asylum data tables Volume 2) of the release Immigration Statistics available from:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2013

This release is available from the Library of the House.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with train operating companies and rolling stock companies on the availability of rolling stock to train operating companies during the periods of franchise extension.

Stephen Hammond

The Department for Transport regularly meets with the rolling stock companies to discuss the rolling stock market, including upcoming competitions and direct awards. In the development of each directly awarded franchise the Department has extensive discussions with the operator to discuss rolling stock issues, including maintenance, potential upgrades and the overall availability of stock during the period of the franchise, to ensure that appropriate levels of passenger service can be provided within the period.

Ministers regularly meet with train operating companies and rolling stock companies to discuss a wide range of issues, including the rolling stock market. The Department expects train operators and rolling stock companies ultimately to resolve any issues with regard to the availability of rolling stock for the period of their franchise, or any extension thereof.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 692W, on rural bus services, to which projects the £300 million funding for major bus projects has been allocated; and how much has been allocated to each.

Stephen Hammond

The table below sets out the schemes in the Department’s Local Authority Major Scheme Programme which are entirely bus based or which include elements related to bus improvements.

Scheme Name and Status	Local Authority	Total Cost	DfT Contribution
Complete		£m	£m
Mansfield Public Transport Interchange	Nottinghamshire	8.8	7.2
Rochdale Interchange	Rochdale	11.5	7.0
Weston Package Phase 1	N. Somerset	13.4	9.3
Fully Approved / Under Construction
Portsmouth Tipner Interchange	Portsmouth	28.2	19.5
Access York Phase 1	City of York	22.7	15.3
Loughborough Town Centre Imp	Leicestershire	19.7	14.8
Ipswich Transport Fit for 21st Century	Suffolk	21.6	18.3
Worcester Integrated Transport	Worcestershire	19.7	14.2
Bath Transportation Package	Bath & NE Somerset	26.9	11.0
Manchester Cross City Bus	Manchester	43.2	32.5
S Yorkshire Bus Rapid Transit North	S Yorkshire	28.2	15.8
Pennine Reach (Blackburn)	Blackburn w Darwen	39.8	31.9
Programme Entry / Support Confirmed
Bristol BRT Ashton Vale to Temple Meads	Bristol	46.7	34.5
South Bristol Link	N. Somerset	42.6	27.6
Bristol BRT North Fringe to Hengrove	S. Gloucestershire	92.9	51.1
Hucknall Town Centre Imp	Nottinghamshire	12.3	8.5
Elmbridge Transport	Gloucestershire	18.7	14.1