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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the pay ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the pay ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
The highest and lowest value staff remuneration is declared in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts Remuneration Reports for 2020 and 2021. The values for 2022 will be published in the upcoming 2022 report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in his Department and relevant agencies and public bodies receive a wage below that of the (i) UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London and (ii) London Living...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in his Department and relevant agencies and public bodies receive a wage below that of the (i) UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London and (ii) London Living...
DfT pay staff in line with the statutory National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
As separate employers, information on DfT’s Arm’s Length Bodies is not held centrally, although all adhere to the statutory National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
Information for contractors and agency workers is not readily available and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.
The following table provides the total published spend on consultants for the core Department and its executive agencies, covering financial years 2016-17 to 2020-21:
Financial Year | Expenditure (£m) |
2016-17 | 50.1 |
2017-18 | 52.5 |
2018-19 |
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2019-20 | 77.5 |
2020-21 | 89.1 |
We are in the process of producing the Department’s Annual Report which will be published in July, this will include our audited consultancy spend for 2021-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of officials in his Department involved in recording retained EU legislation for the purposes of the Retained EU Law Dashboard in the latest period for which figures are available and (b) the cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of officials in his Department involved in recording retained EU legislation for the purposes of the Retained EU Law Dashboard in the latest period for which figures are available and (b) the cost...
DfT worked with the Cabinet Office from February to June 2022 to create the Retained EU Law (REUL) dashboard. International Directorate in DfT coordinated this work with the support of policy leads from across the Department and its Agencies. All expenditure was costed within the business-as-usual budgets and there has been no additional non-pay cost to the public purse by creating the dashboard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
The following table provides the total spend on hospitality for the core Department, covering financial years 2019-20 to 2021-22:
Financial Year | Expenditure (£’000) |
2019-20 | 26 |
2020-21 | 14 |
2021-22 | 6 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in his Department are employed to oversee the storage of personal protective equipment (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in his Department are employed to oversee the storage of personal protective equipment (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
The DfT Health and Safety teams do not oversee the storage of Personal Protective Equipment. If individuals require Personal Protective Equipment as part of their role then their line managers will provide Personal Protective Equipment to them through the Procurement team and contract in place with the clothing provider. This is the same model for Personal Protective Equipment used by all of the Departmental Agencies and arms-length bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs will be created by HS2 in (a) Northwich, (b) Cheshire and (c) the North of England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs will be created by HS2 in (a) Northwich, (b) Cheshire and (c) the North of England.
Labour market forecasts can be found in the 'HS2 labour and skills demand and supply forecasting and analysis' published in July 2021.
https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HS2_LSF-report_clean_V2-0508.pdf
Whilst we cannot provide geographical specific forecasts, section 2.7 (page 36 - 45) details the labour forecast for building Phase 2bWL, which will all be based in the North West. It estimates there will be a peak workforce of 17,500 in 2029/30, with the workforce sustained at over 14,000 between 2027/28 and 2029/30.
The forecasts for Phase 2a are also given in the table on page 21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to promote park-and-ride schemes at rail and tube stations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to promote park-and-ride schemes at rail and tube stations.
Rail station parking capacity is a matter for the relevant station operator and Network Rail. All station operators should consider the views of local authority partners on this issue.
What steps he is taking to expand intercity rail links between London and the nations and regions of the UK.
What steps he is taking to expand intercity rail links between London and the nations and regions of the UK.
The Department is levelling up rail links and growing the economy through near-term investment in additional inter-city services and longer-term investments such as High Speed 2 and the integrated rail plan.
What assessment he has made of the (a) management and (b) specifications of the use of Automatic Route Setting on railways.
What assessment he has made of the (a) management and (b) specifications of the use of Automatic Route Setting on railways.
Automatic route setting is an existing system that Network Rail has used for more than 30 years to support the safe and efficient running of our railways. I am delighted to report that this week, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced a £1 billion investment in digital signalling on the east coast main line, which will mean faster, safer and more regular trains for millions of people.
The Department is levelling up rail links and growing the economy through near-term investment in additional inter-city services and longer-term investments such as High Speed 2 and the integrated rail plan.
The Department is levelling up rail links and growing the economy through near-term investment in additional inter-city services and longer-term investments such as High Speed 2 and the integrated rail plan.
What steps he is taking to expand intercity rail links between London and the nations and regions of the UK.
Redcar is a fantastic part of the country, and my hon. Friend is a valued, consistent and doughty champion of his constituency. I understand that Redcar station is to receive a £6 million refurbishment, thanks to his hard work. As his hard work continues to prevail and Redcar continues to thrive, I am sure that LNER will consider extending its service to this vital northern town, which, as he says, is home to the UK’s largest freeport.
Redcar is a fantastic part of the country, and my hon. Friend is a valued, consistent and doughty champion of his constituency. I understand that Redcar station is to receive a £6 million refurbishment, thanks to his hard work. As his hard work continues to prevail and Redcar continues to thrive, I am sure that LNER will consider extending its service to this vital northern town, which, as he says, is home to the UK’s largest freeport.
In December, we welcomed the first direct rail connection from Middlesbrough to King’s Cross for 31 years, helping to boost connectivity between Teesside and London. Will the Minister consider asking his officials to help us build a business case for extending the service through to Redcar Central, which would further unlock the potential across Teesside and connect the UK’s largest freeport with our capital city?
Automatic route setting is an existing system that Network Rail has used for more than 30 years to support the safe and efficient running of our railways. I am delighted to report that this week, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced a £1 billion investment in digital signalling on the east coast main line, which will mean faster, safer and more regular trains for millions of people.
Automatic route setting is an existing system that Network Rail has used for more than 30 years to support the safe and efficient running of our railways. I am delighted to report that this week, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced a £1 billion investment in digital signalling on the east coast main line, which will mean faster, safer and more regular trains for millions of people.
What assessment he has made of the (a) management and (b) specifications of the use of Automatic Route Setting on railways.
We will never compromise on the safety of our railways and the UK railway network will remain one of the safest in Europe. It is important to emphasise, however, that ARS is not a safety system and would never be able to override one. Interlocking is a key safety part of the signalling system and would never permit ARS to set a train into a collision. The Department has invested in early design and testing work to enhance traffic management systems, and we will continue to invest record amounts to ensure that our railways remain some of the safest in Europe.
We will never compromise on the safety of our railways and the UK railway network will remain one of the safest in Europe. It is important to emphasise, however, that ARS is not a safety system and would never be able to override one. Interlocking is a key safety part of the signalling system and would never permit ARS to set a train into a collision. The Department has invested in early design and testing work to enhance traffic management systems, and we will continue to invest record amounts to ensure that our railways remain some of the safest in Europe.
My constituent Paul Day is a recently retired signaller for Network Rail. While in his role, he provided the Office of Rail and Road and Network Rail with nearly a decade’s-worth of information about the safety issues posed by poor data quality, data management and information security on the nation’s rail network. Despite the fact that he first raised his concerns in 2012, nothing has changed, with Network Rail’s 2018 report highlighting that the issues were the same as those identified in 2015. Does the Minister agree that the lack of accountability in the rush for further automation cannot be ignored any longer? Will he meet me and my constituent to look at the issues further?
My hon. Friend remains a doughty champion of his constituency and the state of its roads. I continue to work with him to ensure that any damage done by HS2 or East West Rail is put right. The company has committed to that, and I will continue to work with him and his local councillors to ensure that that happens.
My hon. Friend remains a doughty champion of his constituency and the state of its roads. I continue to work with him to ensure that any damage done by HS2 or East West Rail is put right. The company has committed to that, and I will continue to work with him and his local councillors to ensure that that happens.
Many of the roads in north Buckinghamshire are in a perilous and dangerous state because of the thousands of heavy goods vehicle movements related to the construction of High Speed 2 and East West Rail. Does my hon. Friend agree that, as a point of principle, that which those companies break, they should fix without question?
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2022 to Question 21138 on Department for Transport: Procurement, which non-governmental organisations received copies of the work package request issued by his Department on 26 May 2022; through what channels was the work package request...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2022 to Question 21138 on Department for Transport: Procurement, which non-governmental organisations received copies of the work package request issued by his Department on 26 May 2022; through what channels was the work package request...
Pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2022 to Question 21138, the procurement was awarded via a DFT owned framework as a Direct Award and was issued via the AWARD procurement application. All the suppliers on the framework are bound by the terms and conditions relating to confidentiality and data protection.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to place in the Library the study commissioned by HS2 on a like-for-like comparison on the surface station and the underground station for HS2 at Manchester Piccadilly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to place in the Library the study commissioned by HS2 on a like-for-like comparison on the surface station and the underground station for HS2 at Manchester Piccadilly.
The Manchester Piccadilly High Speed Station – Design of an Alternative Underground Station was placed in the Libraries of both Houses on 27 June. The report is also publicly available on the HS2 Ltd website.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the improved rail capacity outline business case for the Ely area capacity enhancement scheme; and what steps he is taking to increase rail capacity through Haughley Junction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the improved rail capacity outline business case for the Ely area capacity enhancement scheme; and what steps he is taking to increase rail capacity through Haughley Junction.
An update on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) programme, and associated proposals at Haughley Junction, will be provided in the upcoming update to the Rail Network Enhancement Portfolio (RNEP).
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June to Question 13678 on Department for Transport: Media, whether all payments over £25,0000 made by his Department to Manning Gottlieb OMD from 7 November 2018 to 21 May 2022 related to expenditure took place under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June to Question 13678 on Department for Transport: Media, whether all payments over £25,0000 made by his Department to Manning Gottlieb OMD from 7 November 2018 to 21 May 2022 related to expenditure took place under...
Yes, all payments over £25,0000 made to Manning Gottlieb OMD from 7 November 2018 to 21 May 2022 related to expenditure that took place under the Media Buying framework agreement RM6003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide Parliament with a report on the work of his Department's Acceleration Unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide Parliament with a report on the work of his Department's Acceleration Unit.
The Acceleration Unit performs valuable work at the Department for Transport. DfT oversight and leadership on Project Speed and the secretariat of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council have both been transferred to the Acceleration Unit. The Acceleration Unit also has oversight of the departmental contribution to cross-Whitehall activity in relation to acceleration, particularly work on reforming the planning system, utilities, and how DfT can use improved governance to efficiently deliver projects.