A Bill to Make provision about sustainable aviation fuel.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Swindon South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Rail Accident Investigations Branch will be involved in the independent investigation into the response of Southeastern Trains and Network Rail to the self-evacuation of passengers on trains outside Lewisham Station on the evening of 2 March 2018.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The Rail Accident Investigations Branch (RAIB) are aware of the incident at Lewisham and the understandable public concern related to it. This has led to them to start what they refer to as a “preliminary examination” into the event. They are currently gathering evidence that will enable them to decide what further action they will take, based around the decision criteria they use. They currently anticipate a decision within the next two weeks.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Swindon South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the oral contribution of 5 February 2018, Official Report, column 1248 on railway station accessibility, when he plans to make a decision on the funding to be allocated to station accessibility improvement works in Control Period 6.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
As set out in the Statement of Funds Available, we expect around £47.9bn to be spent on the railway between 2019 and 2024, with up to £34.7bn to be provided directly via Government grant. This will include funding to improve accessibility across the network.
We are now working with Network Rail to provide further confidence in the volumes and costs involved in this portfolio and we will publish the details of how the funding will be allocated once Network Rail’s detailed business plans have been scrutinised by the independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road later this year.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Swindon South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to commence the second phase of the review of cycle safety announced on 21 September, into wider road safety issues.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Department expects to publish a Call for Evidence early in 2018. Preliminary discussions regarding Phase Two have already started.