Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Network Rail staff work for their Infrastructure Projects division; what the annual expenditure of that organisation is; and what assessment he has made of the competitiveness of that organisation.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Currently, 5,400 people work in the Infrastructure Projects (IP) division. Last year, IP delivered £5.7bn of work nationally.
Network Rail has committed to increasing efficiency and contestability, driving transformational change both internally and across the rail industry. The Department is working with Network Rail to look at the end to end process for the delivery of infrastructure projects in order to better meet passenger and customer requirements.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from the coach industry on the Government’s Air Quality Action Plan.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The coach industry responded to the government’s consultation on the draft UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Concentrations in 2017, and officials regularly meet with the Confederation of Passenger Transport to discuss air quality and connected issues.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the (a) terms of references for and (b) identity of the Chairman of the independent review of Crossrail 2; and when that review will be required to report.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
As part of the government’s commitment that transport spending across the country advances in lockstep, in partnership with Transport for London, we have established the Independent Affordability Review to further develop Crossrail 2, chaired by Mike Gerrard. It will cover:
We expect the review to conclude in summer 2018.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out all the rail projects that Network Rail has (a) agreed in principle or (b) contracted in the last 12 months that have been jointly funded with the private sector.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
We continue to explore all opportunities for private sector funding, including in rail schemes such as East West Rail and Crossrail 2.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish any report his Department commissioned on railways from First Class Partnerships; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department has commissioned a number of reports from First Class Partnerships on a variety of issues. Publication of any individual report will be considered in due course.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of surface transport improvements to the rail and road network required for the expansion of Heathrow Airport to comply with environmental requirements set out in the final report of the Airports Commission, published in July 2015.
Answered by John Hayes
The Airports Commission estimated that the potential costs of the surface access provision for a northwest runway at Heathrow were around £5bn but recognised that the finalised details, and therefore costs, would be determined as part of the statutory planning process.
Heathrow Airport Limited have committed to meet the costs of any surface access proposals that are essential to deliver airport expansion including works on the M25, the A4 and the A3044.
Where proposed surface access projects have wider beneficiaries, such as the Western Rail and Southern Rail proposals, the Government will consider funding a proportion based on benefits for airport users and other beneficiaries in line with our Aviation Policy Framework.
The Government has been clear that as part of any planning application the promoter will need to set out in detail how it would achieve the environmental targets set out in the draft National Policy Statement as part of its plans for mitigating the impact of expansion.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which new rail schemes to be jointly funded between Network Rail and the private sector his Department has assessed and analysed in the last 12 months.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
We continue to explore all opportunities for private sector funding, including in rail schemes such as East West Rail and Crossrail 2.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the report it commissioned from First Class Partnerships on the commissioning of new rail services; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department is not aware of any report commissioned from First Class Partnerships on this issue.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new projects or schemes Network Rail has agreed to in the last 12 months which are to be jointly funded with the private sector; and which those projects or schemes are.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
We continue to explore all opportunities for private sector funding, including in rail schemes such as East West Rail and Crossrail 2.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what projects jointly funded by the private sector Network Rail has completed in each of the last 12 months.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
We continue to explore all opportunities for private sector funding, including in rail schemes such as East West Rail and Crossrail 2.