Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made in trends in the number of people killed in road accidents in the UK since 2010.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The number of people killed in road accidents in the UK has fallen slightly since 2010, from 1,905 in 2010 to 1,860 in 2016. Prior to 2010 there were larger reductions in the numbers of people killed in road accidents in the UK (in 2000 3,580 people were killed, this reduced to 3,336 by 2005 and to 1,905 by 2010). Many other countries with good road safety records have also experienced a slow-down in the rate of casualty reduction since 2010.
In June the Government announced its intention to deliver a more strategic approach to preventing deaths and serious injuries on our roads. The Department for Transport has a two-year action plan to address four priority user groups: young people, rural road users, motorcyclists and older and more vulnerable users, according to a refreshed road safety strategy. The refreshed statement will be informed by early lessons from the new road collision investigation pilot - a £480,000 partnership between police forces and the RAC Foundation to trial an innovative approach to road collision investigation, carrying out more in-depth, qualitative analysis of the underlying causes of road safety incidents in order to get a better understanding of what is really causing collisions on UK roads.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect the recent decline of season tickets sales will have on the current franchise model.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The Department frequently meets Train Operating Companies (TOCs) to discuss their financial performance. We also have a specialist central team which monitors the financial performance of TOCs. In both cases we consider the impact of changes in revenue sources, including season ticket sales.
The Department’s franchise model contains a range of options for revenue risk-share mechanisms. We select the most appropriate mechanism based on the circumstances of each franchise we let, including taking account of the changing type of ticket sales in that franchise.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of money rail franchises have paid out in compensation to ticket holders in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Figures for the compensation paid to ticket holders by train operating companies in 2016/17 was published in January 2018. These can be found at the following link:
The total 2016/17 passenger compensation payment by the DfT franchised Train Operating Companies (TOCs) was £73.6m, an increase of 63.8% on the 2015/16 total of £44.9m.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money Great Western Railway has been fined for not meeting performance targets in each of the last eight years for which data is available.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
No monetary penalties under the Railways Act 1993 statutory enforcement regime have been imposed on the Great Western franchisee during that period.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to complete the electrification of the mainline between Cardiff and London.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Network Rail is working with train operating companies to agree the access needed to deliver electrification to Cardiff as quickly as possible in 2019 while keeping the future disruption to passengers to a minimum.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the delay to the electrification of the mainline between Cardiff and London; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Network Rail is working with train operating companies to agree the access needed to deliver electrification to Cardiff as quickly as possible in 2019 while keeping the future disruption to passengers to a minimum.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much rail track in Wales has been electrified since 2010.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
When electrification to Cardiff is complete approximately 32 geographic miles and 110 track miles will be electrified. This compares to just 10 geographic miles completed in the 13 years of the previous Labour administration across the whole of England and Wales.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the savings accrued to the public purse as a result of the cancellation of rail electrification projects since 2015.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
We are focused on delivering better journeys for passengers as soon as possible. The decisions we have made mean that passengers will benefit from faster journeys, more seats and better quality trains sooner, and with less disruption, compared with putting up intrusive wires and masts.
We are investing in the biggest modernisation of our railways since the Victorian era but we are rightly subjecting all our projects to ongoing assessment, to ensure we deliver the best results for rail users and taxpayers.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent from the public purse on improving Welsh rail stations since 2015.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The Department has contributed towards major schemes at Cardiff Central and Port Talbot Parkway stations and a new station for Bow Street near Aberystwyth, together with investment in a new station at Pye Corner seeing it open just before 2015.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 155833 on Shipping: Bristol Channel, what amount and proportion of the Waterborne Freight Grant for coastal shipping was taken up in each year since it was introduced.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The Waterborne Freight Grant (WFG) scheme does not have a discrete budget but shares funding with the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme for rail and inland waterway freight.
The current version of the scheme dates back to April 2010. Payments made in respect of freight moved in each year since then (though not necessarily paid within that year) are shown in the table below. These include a grant made under the previous version of the scheme.
Year | Payments |
2010/11 | £200,410.74 |
2011/12 | £81,769.97 |
2012/13 | £363,241.94 |
2013/14 | £607,818.13 |
2014/15 | £234,309.65 |
2015/16 | £40,927.20 |