Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1933 on Ministry of Defence: P&O Ferries, if he will list the payments over £500 made from his Department to P&O Ferries in each financial year between 2018-19 and 2022-23.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Please find the information requested attached.
The data provided from the Ministry of Defence's contracted travel management company (GBT) goes back to April 2019. The data prior to this has been archived and is no longer accessible by the Department.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 71 of the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, whether the Wellington-Cullompton line has entered the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline; what the project’s Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment stage is; when approval was granted to enter that stage; and whether entry to the next stage will be granted.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Wellington and Cullompton project has entered the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline and is currently working towards completion of Engineering Stage 4. The project will deliver two new stations at Wellington and Cullompton, on the existing Bristol to Exeter line. Contractors have been engaged and work to produce a Full Business Case is expected to be completed in 2024.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Euston Quarter development referred to in Network North, whether that project has entered the Rail network enhancements pipeline; what the project's Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment stage is as of 16 January 2024; when approval was granted to enter that stage; and whether entry to the next stage will be granted.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Following the Network North announcement on 4 October 2023, we are upping the ambition of the Euston redevelopment, to create a transformed ‘Euston Quarter’. We are going to deliver a reduced 6-platform HS2 station, which can accommodate the HS2 trains we will run to Birmingham and onwards and which best supports regeneration of the local area. We will update Parliament on the progress on developing the proposal for the Euston Quarter, including providing updated schedule and costs estimates, through our regular six-monthly reports.
While the new HS2 station and associated ‘Euston Quarter’ development does not form part of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP), the first phase of the Redevelopment of Euston Conventional Station (RECS) will remain part of the RNEP Portfolio. This first phase of RECS focuses on redeveloping and expanding the existing Network Rail station concourse to meet forecast future demand.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost of and (b) completion date for the proposed reopening of the Wellington-Cullompton line.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Contractors have been engaged and work to produce a Full Business Case for new stations at Wellington and Cullompton is expected to be completed in 2024. The current anticipated cost of the project to deliver both stations is estimated to be £34m. These estimates remain subject to change as the project develops. More detail on cost and completion date will be included as part of the Full Business Case.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the A1-A19 Hickleton Bypass Road scheme has entered the Road Improvement Strategy (a) programme and (b) development stage; whether formal approvals have been granted; and whether it will progress into the next strategy phase.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
There is no A1-A19 Hickleton Bypass scheme, or schemes, within the Department’s current Major Road Network/ Large Local Majors (MRN/ LLM) programme. Network North announced that we will be launching a new round of the ‘Major Road Network’ programme that supports local authorities to enhance and renew the most important local authority roads that support regional growth and connectivity. We will be issuing guidance on bidding and identifying new schemes in the Spring and look forward to working with local authorities on schemes such as this one. It would be for the local authority in the first instance as a potential promoter for this scheme, or schemes, to consider putting them forward for funding as part of that fund once the scheme opens. There is no relevant scheme that is part of the government’s Road Investment Strategy, which focuses on investment in the Strategic Road Network managed by National Highways, rather than local authority roads.
The Department has no cost estimates or information on completion dates for an A1-A19 Hickleton bypass scheme or schemes.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) completion date of the proposed A1-A19 Hickleton Bypass Road scheme.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
There is no A1-A19 Hickleton Bypass scheme, or schemes, within the Department’s current Major Road Network/ Large Local Majors (MRN/ LLM) programme. Network North announced that we will be launching a new round of the ‘Major Road Network’ programme that supports local authorities to enhance and renew the most important local authority roads that support regional growth and connectivity. We will be issuing guidance on bidding and identifying new schemes in the Spring and look forward to working with local authorities on schemes such as this one. It would be for the local authority in the first instance as a potential promoter for this scheme, or schemes, to consider putting them forward for funding as part of that fund once the scheme opens. There is no relevant scheme that is part of the government’s Road Investment Strategy, which focuses on investment in the Strategic Road Network managed by National Highways, rather than local authority roads.
The Department has no cost estimates or information on completion dates for an A1-A19 Hickleton bypass scheme or schemes.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Kendal Access Road scheme has entered the Road Improvement Strategy (a) programme and (b) development stage; whether formal approvals have been granted; and whether it will progress into the next strategy phase.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Kendal Northern Access Route scheme is being promoted by Westmoreland and Furness Council (the Council) for consideration for potential funding as part of the Department’s Major Road Network/ Large Local Majors (MRN/ LLM) programme. It would not form part of the Government's Road Investment Strategy.
The Council are currently developing an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the scheme for submission to the Department for a decision on whether to approve it and provide conditional support for the scheme as part of the MRN/ LLM programme.
The latest scheme cost estimate and completion date provided to the Department are £185.3million and July 2027 respectively. However, my officials understand that the Council is considering the scope of the proposals that will be put forward in the OBC, which is expected to be submitted to the Department this year. Therefore, the cost estimate and completion date may change.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) completion date of the proposed Kendal Access Road improvement scheme.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Kendal Northern Access Route scheme is being promoted by Westmoreland and Furness Council (the Council) for consideration for potential funding as part of the Department’s Major Road Network/ Large Local Majors (MRN/ LLM) programme. It would not form part of the Government's Road Investment Strategy.
The Council are currently developing an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the scheme for submission to the Department for a decision on whether to approve it and provide conditional support for the scheme as part of the MRN/ LLM programme.
The latest scheme cost estimate and completion date provided to the Department are £185.3million and July 2027 respectively. However, my officials understand that the Council is considering the scope of the proposals that will be put forward in the OBC, which is expected to be submitted to the Department this year. Therefore, the cost estimate and completion date may change.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost of and (b) completion date for the Kendal Access Road scheme.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Kendal Northern Access Route scheme is being promoted by Westmoreland and Furness Council (the Council) for consideration for potential funding as part of the Department’s Major Road Network/ Large Local Majors (MRN/ LLM) programme. It would not form part of the Government's Road Investment Strategy.
The Council are currently developing an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the scheme for submission to the Department for a decision on whether to approve it and provide conditional support for the scheme as part of the MRN/ LLM programme.
The latest scheme cost estimate and completion date provided to the Department are £185.3million and July 2027 respectively. However, my officials understand that the Council is considering the scope of the proposals that will be put forward in the OBC, which is expected to be submitted to the Department this year. Therefore, the cost estimate and completion date may change.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the restoration project of the Don Valley Line between Sheffield and Stocksbridge has entered the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline; at what Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment stage the project is; when approval was granted; and what the likelihood is of the project entering the next stage.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Don Valley line project has entered the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline. A Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for this project has been completed by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), with funding from the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund. The Department is in the early stages of planning next steps, including delivery timescales for the project. The next PACE stage for the project will be Engineering Stage 1. Work with SYMCA has started to plan and develop the modal and route options for the next stage of work, which will inform the remit for production of an Outline Business Case.