Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the expenditure on public transport per head of population in the East Midlands; and how that level of expenditure compares with the level of expenditure in other English regions.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
It is extremely difficult for technical reasons to compare public expenditure across regions. Among other things, when expenditure is presented on a “per head of population” basis, it does not take into account the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from other regions can add to public transport networks. The scale and urban density of some regions can also make a significant difference.
Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. These statistics attempt to allocate the spending according to where the benefits of that spend are accrued. They include spend on transport by all public sector organisations including the Department for Transport, Local Authorities, Public Corporations (in the case of transport, mainly spend by London Underground) and other Government Departments (including the devolved administrations).
The data showing the expenditure on public transport per head of population in the East Midlands and other English regions in 2016/17 can be found in table A.15 of the 2016/17 CRA statistics November 2017 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017 .
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that trains are accessible for wheelchair-users at unmanned railway stations when trains do not have conductors on board.
Answered by Paul Maynard
The train operating companies are required to make reasonable adjustments to allow disabled passengers to access their services under the Equality Act 2010. They are also required under licence conditions to participate in a pre-booking staff assistance system, where staff can be sent to a usually unmanned station or alternative transport, such as an accessible taxi, provided at no additional cost. Some train operating companies also provide other on board staff that can help passengers.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the construction of High Speed 2 from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The negotiation for Britain's future relationship with the European Union will begin under the new Prime Minister, and we now have to look at all the detailed arrangements. In the meantime, the Department will continue to work to deliver the Government agenda, including HS2.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road deaths were recorded in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The number of deaths in reported road traffic accidents in(a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire (including figures for Nottingham City Council), (c) the East Midlands and (d) England from 2010 to 2014 can be found in the table below.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
Ashfield | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Nottinghamshire (excluding Nottingham City Council) | 23 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 30 |
Nottingham City Council | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
East Midlands | 183 | 187 | 170 | 148 | 169 |
England | 1553 | 1594 | 1491 | 1430 | 1472 |
The 2014 figures for England represent nearly a 40% reduction on the 2005 to 2009 average.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average hourly pay is for employees at each grade within his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
Answered by Claire Perry
For those staff who have declared their ethnicity, the average hourly pay for employees at each grade with the Department for Transport identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group, is shown in the table below.
Note that nearly 18% of staff have not declared their ethnicity so the table below cannot be used to ascertain the exact ethnic group representation at each pay grade.
Grade | Non White | White |
AA | £8.58 | £8.46 |
AO | £10.82 | £10.17 |
EO | £13.46 | £12.92 |
HEO | £16.97 | £15.95 |
PB5 | £18.07 | £17.93 |
SEO | £22.06 | £21.09 |
Grade 7 | £27.50 | £27.33 |
Grade 6 | £36.07 | £34.77 |
TM1 | £11.24 | £11.25 |
TM2 | £15.68 | £15.56 |
TM3 | £24.77 | £23.82 |
MS1 | £22.41 | £22.53 |
G7AN | £40.77 | £40.34 |
G6AN | - | £46.05 |
SCS1 | - | £40.27 |
SCS2 | - | £54.59 |
SCS3 | - | £66.35 |