Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2015 to Question 13099, whether, as part of his Department's work with Transport for the North, he has discussed the possibility of conducting a feasibility study into improving the A595.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Cumbria County Council and Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership are currently taking forward two infrastructure studies. One of these is in partnership with Highways England and will specifically consider accessibility to West Cumbria, including issues on the A595. Both studies are due to complete early next year and will be able to feed into the Roads Investment Strategy for 2020/21 to 2024/25 and the work Transport for the North is undertaking to establish the North’s future transport priorities.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what investment in the road network the Government plans to make in (a) Copeland constituency and (b) Cumbria as part of the Northern Powerhouse initiative.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Government is working with Transport for the North to determine future transport investment priorities for the next road and rail investment periods in the North of England. This work builds on the “Northern Powerhouse: one Agenda, One economy, One North” report published in March this year with a further report focussing on investment priorities due in March 2016.
In the meantime, Government is undertaking a Northern Trans-Pennine strategic study to examine the case for improving or dualling one or both of the A66 and A69 between the A1(M) and M6.Improvements to either of these routes would benefit the economy of Cumbria and further help the development of a northern powerhouse.
Government is also providing £7.638m for integrated transport improvements and £75.981m for highways maintenance to Cumbria council for the three years 2015/16 to 2017/18, both of which can be used to invest in the road network in Cumbria and Copeland. Over £8m of Local Growth Funding has been provided to the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership for three local road projects in Kendal, Ulverston and Workington, although none of these are in the Copeland.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people use each train station in (a) Copeland and (b) Cumbria each year.
Answered by Claire Perry
Estimates of the number of passengers using each station on the rail network are published on the Office of Rail Regulation’s website at the following link:
http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates
The methodology for this data set has changed over time as improvements have been made, so the estimates from different years may not have been produced on a consistent basis. Details of the methodology changes made each year can be found in the accompanying reports.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on rail services per head of population in each region of England in each of the last five years.
Answered by Claire Perry
Total expenditure per regions is complicated to calculate as it has to include franchise cost/revenue, infrastructure cost and major project costs, many of which cross regional boundaries. In this instance, spending needs to be compared to rail usage.
The most recent government expenditure on rail is below:
Government expenditure on railways1 per head of population | |||||
Region | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
North East | £59 | £58 | £55 | £51 | £50 |
North West | £97 | £98 | £88 | £88 | £85 |
Yorkshire & Humber | £95 | £93 | £102 | £100 | £100 |
East Midlands | £45 | £41 | £37 | £38 | £36 |
West Midlands | £61 | £53 | £49 | £50 | £47 |
East of England | £58 | £54 | £59 | £56 | £56 |
London | £386 | £369 | £330 | £270 | £298 |
South East | £85 | £82 | £69 | £68 | £66 |
South West | £49 | £46 | £41 | £42 | £39 |
England | £120 | £115 | £106 | £96 | £99 |
1 Includes expenditure on all types of railway | |||||
Source: HMT, ONS | |||||
The above table shows estimated government expenditure on railways per head of population in each region of England between 2009/10 and 2013/14, the latest year for which figures are available.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will conduct a feasibility study on improving the trunk road section of the A595.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Highways England keeps the strategic trunk road network under continuous review to identify places where there is a need for studies to support the case for improvements and Highways England are starting a safety study of the route this financial year.
Highways England will soon initiate preparation of Route Strategies for 2020-25. These will form an integral part of the investment planning process. If potential improvements to the A595 are identified, they will be considered within the next Road Investment Strategy covering the same period.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations his Department has received on the quality of the A595 in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by John Hayes
The Department for Transport and the Highways Agency receive many representations on a wide range of issues, including the quality and condition of roads, such as the A595. Some representations may refer to more than one road and therefore the information is not held as requested.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requests his Department has received for additional funding for the A595.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The A595 is a primary route and different sections of the road fall under the responsibility of either the Highways Agency or the local highway authority, Cumbria County Council.
The Department for Transport does not hold information on how many times the road which falls under Cumbria County Council’s responsibility has been closed to traffic due to (a) roadworks and (b) accidents in each of the last ten years. The attached table shows closures on the sections of the A595 which falls under the responsibility of the Highways Agency.
In addition, the following table provides data on reported personal injury road accidents on the entirety of the A595 by severity between 2004 and 2013. Data is not yet available for 2014.
Accident Severity | ||||
| Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total |
2004 | 6 | 30 | 144 | 180 |
2005 | 5 | 27 | 109 | 141 |
2006 | 5 | 21 | 130 | 156 |
2007 | 3 | 20 | 117 | 140 |
2008 | 3 | 11 | 99 | 113 |
2009 | 2 | 19 | 97 | 118 |
2010 | 6 | 10 | 94 | 110 |
2011 | 3 | 16 | 75 | 94 |
2012 | 4 | 13 | 89 | 106 |
2013 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 96 |
The Department does not have an estimate of the number of road users expected to use the A595 in the next ten years.
As part of the Highways Agency Route Strategy investment planning process, the Agency published an evidence report for the North Pennines route strategy in April 2014. This took into account the details of the Cumbrian Strategic Economic Plan and any priorities identified through the Local Enterprise Partnership and by other stakeholders. The Highways Agency will continue to work with stakeholders as it finalises the North Pennines route strategy.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of likely numbers of road users on the A595 in each of the next 10 years.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The A595 is a primary route and different sections of the road fall under the responsibility of either the Highways Agency or the local highway authority, Cumbria County Council.
The Department for Transport does not hold information on how many times the road which falls under Cumbria County Council’s responsibility has been closed to traffic due to (a) roadworks and (b) accidents in each of the last ten years. The attached table shows closures on the sections of the A595 which falls under the responsibility of the Highways Agency.
In addition, the following table provides data on reported personal injury road accidents on the entirety of the A595 by severity between 2004 and 2013. Data is not yet available for 2014.
Accident Severity | ||||
| Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total |
2004 | 6 | 30 | 144 | 180 |
2005 | 5 | 27 | 109 | 141 |
2006 | 5 | 21 | 130 | 156 |
2007 | 3 | 20 | 117 | 140 |
2008 | 3 | 11 | 99 | 113 |
2009 | 2 | 19 | 97 | 118 |
2010 | 6 | 10 | 94 | 110 |
2011 | 3 | 16 | 75 | 94 |
2012 | 4 | 13 | 89 | 106 |
2013 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 96 |
The Department does not have an estimate of the number of road users expected to use the A595 in the next ten years.
As part of the Highways Agency Route Strategy investment planning process, the Agency published an evidence report for the North Pennines route strategy in April 2014. This took into account the details of the Cumbrian Strategic Economic Plan and any priorities identified through the Local Enterprise Partnership and by other stakeholders. The Highways Agency will continue to work with stakeholders as it finalises the North Pennines route strategy.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents occurred on the A595 in each of the last 10 years; and how many such accidents resulted in fatalities.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The A595 is a primary route and different sections of the road fall under the responsibility of either the Highways Agency or the local highway authority, Cumbria County Council.
The Department for Transport does not hold information on how many times the road which falls under Cumbria County Council’s responsibility has been closed to traffic due to (a) roadworks and (b) accidents in each of the last ten years. The attached table shows closures on the sections of the A595 which falls under the responsibility of the Highways Agency.
In addition, the following table provides data on reported personal injury road accidents on the entirety of the A595 by severity between 2004 and 2013. Data is not yet available for 2014.
Accident Severity | ||||
| Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total |
2004 | 6 | 30 | 144 | 180 |
2005 | 5 | 27 | 109 | 141 |
2006 | 5 | 21 | 130 | 156 |
2007 | 3 | 20 | 117 | 140 |
2008 | 3 | 11 | 99 | 113 |
2009 | 2 | 19 | 97 | 118 |
2010 | 6 | 10 | 94 | 110 |
2011 | 3 | 16 | 75 | 94 |
2012 | 4 | 13 | 89 | 106 |
2013 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 96 |
The Department does not have an estimate of the number of road users expected to use the A595 in the next ten years.
As part of the Highways Agency Route Strategy investment planning process, the Agency published an evidence report for the North Pennines route strategy in April 2014. This took into account the details of the Cumbrian Strategic Economic Plan and any priorities identified through the Local Enterprise Partnership and by other stakeholders. The Highways Agency will continue to work with stakeholders as it finalises the North Pennines route strategy.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the A595 has been closed to traffic because of (a) roadworks and (b) accidents in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The A595 is a primary route and different sections of the road fall under the responsibility of either the Highways Agency or the local highway authority, Cumbria County Council.
The Department for Transport does not hold information on how many times the road which falls under Cumbria County Council’s responsibility has been closed to traffic due to (a) roadworks and (b) accidents in each of the last ten years. The attached table shows closures on the sections of the A595 which falls under the responsibility of the Highways Agency.
In addition, the following table provides data on reported personal injury road accidents on the entirety of the A595 by severity between 2004 and 2013. Data is not yet available for 2014.
Accident Severity | ||||
| Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total |
2004 | 6 | 30 | 144 | 180 |
2005 | 5 | 27 | 109 | 141 |
2006 | 5 | 21 | 130 | 156 |
2007 | 3 | 20 | 117 | 140 |
2008 | 3 | 11 | 99 | 113 |
2009 | 2 | 19 | 97 | 118 |
2010 | 6 | 10 | 94 | 110 |
2011 | 3 | 16 | 75 | 94 |
2012 | 4 | 13 | 89 | 106 |
2013 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 96 |
The Department does not have an estimate of the number of road users expected to use the A595 in the next ten years.
As part of the Highways Agency Route Strategy investment planning process, the Agency published an evidence report for the North Pennines route strategy in April 2014. This took into account the details of the Cumbrian Strategic Economic Plan and any priorities identified through the Local Enterprise Partnership and by other stakeholders. The Highways Agency will continue to work with stakeholders as it finalises the North Pennines route strategy.