Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans on taking to reduce the number of disruptive passenger incidents (a) at airports and (b) onboard commercial airlines.
Answered by Jesse Norman
There should be zero tolerance for disruptive passenger behaviour on flights, whether or not it is caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
The Government welcomes the industry’s approach to this issue through the UK Aviation Industry Code of Practice on Disruptive Passengers, with initiatives such as the ‘One Too Many’ campaign to raise awareness of the penalties of drunken behaviour, and the introduction of tamper-proof bags for duty free alcohol sales.
However, the Government also continues to work with the Civil Aviation Authority, airports and airlines to find other ways to tackle this problem, as part of its consultation on the new UK Aviation 2050 Strategy. The Home Office launched a Call for Evidence on 1 November 2018 to assess the impact which the Licensing Act 2003 could have on reducing alcohol-related passenger disruptions if applied to airside premises at international airports in England and Wales. The Call for Evidence closed on 1 February, and the responses are currently being analysed. Any recommendations will be considered as part of the development of the Aviation 2050 Strategy.
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff appointed after 24 June 2016 in his Department hold a post that includes work on the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by John Hayes
It is not possible to estimate the proportion of staff time dedicated to EU exit due to the interdependencies and synergies between EU exit and the Department’s other priorities. The Department will continue to ensure there is an appropriate level of resource to deliver its EU exit programme.
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to invest in cross-border road and rail infrastructure between north-east Wales and north-west England.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
We are already investing in major signalling renewals on the North Wales line; in the Halton Curve to improve rail connectivity between North Wales, West Cheshire and Liverpool City Region; and our National Productivity Investment Fund will support local authority investment on the A483 corridor between Chester and Wrexham. In developing our future investment priorities for both rail and road we will continue to consider the importance of cross border connectivity and integration.
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Government funding has been allocated to rail capital investment projects in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Government capital expenditure on rail from 2006-07 to 2015-16 for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is shown in the tables below.
Table 1. Government capital expenditure on rail by country
Figures are in £000’s
| England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | UK |
2006-07 | 4,509,356 | 612,948 | 113,618 | 1,579 | 5,237,501 |
2007-08 | 4,521,593 | 674,355 | 95,782 | 27,372 | 5,319,102 |
2008-09 | 5,353,780 | 502,012 | 148,576 | 39,050 | 6,043,418 |
2009-10 | 4,893,167 | 530,574 | 195,917 | 35,722 | 5,655,379 |
2010-11 | 4,850,424 | 444,991 | 185,986 | -1,400 | 5,480,001 |
2011-121 | 5,865,380 | 461,923 | 209,568 | 92,066 | 6,628,937 |
2012-13 | 6,165,214 | 445,936 | 221,883 | 41,106 | 6,874,139 |
2013-14 | 6,275,501 | 453,321 | 209,579 | 16,228 | 6,954,629 |
2014-15 | 7,191,562 | 584,511 | 238,269 | 26,701 | 8,041,043 |
2015-162 | 10,154,191 | 199,705 | 320,379 | 39,422 | 10,713,697 |
Notes:
1. Local Government capital expenditure (made up mostly of Crossrail Ltd.) was introduced into the statistics from 2011-12, which caused a substantial increase in the overall spending level.
2. The step change in capital spending between 2014-15 and 2015-16 is mainly due to a change in the reporting of Network Rail finances following its reclassification as a public body. The allocation of Network Rail expenditure has also changed following its reclassification as a public body, resulting in a series break in 2015-16. As a result, expenditure by country in 2015-16 is not directly comparable with previous years.
Table 2. Government capital expenditure on rail by country;
2015-16 prices
Figures are in £000’s
| England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | UK |
2006-07 | 5,253,001 | 714,030 | 132,355 | 1,840 | 6,101,225 |
2007-08 | 5,142,734 | 766,992 | 108,940 | 31,132 | 6,049,799 |
2008-09 | 5,928,161 | 555,870 | 164,516 | 43,239 | 6,691,787 |
2009-10 | 5,344,582 | 579,522 | 213,991 | 39,018 | 6,177,112 |
2010-11 | 5,202,742 | 477,314 | 199,495 | -1,502 | 5,878,049 |
2011-121 | 6,205,251 | 488,689 | 221,711 | 97,401 | 7,013,053 |
2012-13 | 6,388,318 | 462,073 | 229,912 | 42,594 | 7,122,897 |
2013-14 | 6,397,092 | 462,104 | 213,640 | 16,542 | 7,089,379 |
2014-15 | 7,223,269 | 587,088 | 239,319 | 26,819 | 8,076,495 |
2015-162 | 10,154,191 | 199,705 | 320,379 | 39,422 | 10,713,697 |
Real terms figures are the nominal figures adjusted to 2015-16 prices using GDP deflators from the Office for National Statistics (released 30 September 2016).
Notes:
1. Local Government capital expenditure (made up mostly of Crossrail Ltd.) was introduced into the statistics from 2011-12, which caused a substantial increase in the overall spending level.
2. The step change in capital spending between 2014-15 and 2015-16 is mainly due to a change in the reporting of Network Rail finances following its reclassification as a public body. The allocation of Network Rail expenditure has also changed following its reclassification as a public body, resulting in a series break in 2015-16. As a result, expenditure by country in 2015-16 is not directly comparable with previous years.
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the runway capacity was for each UK airport in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by John Hayes
UK Aviation Forecasts (Department for Transport, January 2013), Table 3.10 gave estimates of annual runway and passenger capacities for the 31 principal UK airports in 2008. See: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223839/aviation-forecasts.pdf.
Strategic Fit Forecasts (Airports Commission, July 2015), Table 3.2 gave estimates of annual runway and passenger capacities for the 31 principal UK airports in 2011. See
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2016 to Question 49985, how many passengers travelled by (a) road and (b) train to (i) Manchester and (ii) Liverpool Airport in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by John Hayes
The total number of (a) road passengers and (b) rail passengers to and from both (i) Manchester airport and (ii) Liverpool airport for each year 2006-2015 are presented in the table below.
The data is drawn from the CAA passenger survey for each year between 2006-2015 for Manchester airport and the years 2007, 2010, 2014, and 2015 for Liverpool airport.
Year | (a)Road (million passengers) (i)Manchester (ii)Liverpool | (b)Rail (million passengers) (i)Manchester (ii)Liverpool | ||
2006 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.19 |
2007 | 19.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.20 |
2008 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.20 |
2009 | 16.2 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.18 |
2010 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.05 |
2011 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.05 |
2012 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.05 |
2013 | 17.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.04 |
2014 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.06 |
2015 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.10 |
Underlined figures represent best estimates for years when no survey was conducted, based on the mode share split for the most recent year surveyed. | ||||
The numbers in the table reflect the principal mode of transport used by passengers to travel to or from the airport. This may not always be the final access mode.
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the runway capacity was for each UK airport in the last 10 years.
Answered by John Hayes
UK Aviation Forecasts (Department for Transport, January 2013), Table 3.10 gave estimates of annual runway and passenger capacities for the 31 principal UK airports in 2008. See: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223839/aviation-forecasts.pdf .
Strategic Fit Forecasts (Airports Commission, July 2015), Table 3.2 gave estimates of annual runway and passenger capacities for the 31 principal UK airports in 2011. See
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers travelled by (a) road and (b) train to (i) Manchester and (ii) Liverpool Airport in the last 10 years.
Answered by John Hayes
The total number of (a) road passengers travelling in the 10 year period 2006-2015 to and from (i) Manchester Airport was 176 million, and to and from (ii) Liverpool Airport it was 45 million. The total number of (b) rail passengers in the same period to and from (i) Manchester Airport was 23 million, and to and from (ii) Liverpool Airport it was 1 million.
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to close the driving test centre in Wrexham.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has no plans to close the driving test centre at Birchall House, Wrexham Technology Park, Wrexham that provides car practical tests. The DVSA currently provides LGV vocational testing at our site at Llay Road, Wrexham. The DVSA is looking to move testing from this site. The site will not be closed until a suitable alternative for the delivery of LGV vocational testing in the Wrexham area has been secured.
Asked by: Ian C. Lucas (Labour - Wrexham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to maintain funding for a Driving Test Centre in Wrexham.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) plans to maintain its funding obligations in relation to Wrexham Driving Test Centre.