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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many Sunday train services operated by East Midland Trains between 14 December 2008 and 11 May 2009 ran on time; and how many such services were subject to alteration between Derby and London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many Sunday train services operated by East Midland Trains between 14 December 2008 and 11 May 2009 ran on time; and how many such services were subject to alteration between Derby and London.
Asked by
Lord McLoughlin
(Conservative)
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 May 2009
For answer on
21 May 2009
Answered on
21 May 2009
This information is not held by the Department for Transport in the form requested. Reliability data for train services are held in the form of the Public Performance Measure which records the percentage of trains arriving punctually at their destination.More detailed train performance data for the rail network are collected and held by Network Rail. The hon. Member may wish to contact Network Rail's chief executive at the following address for a response to his question:"Iain Coucher""Chief Executive""Network Rail""Kings Place""90 York Way""London N1 9AG"
Subjects
East Midlands; Railways; Standards
Date
21 May 2009
Reference
492 c1492W; 276665
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated deficit in funding of local councils is in respect of the concessionary fare for bus travel scheme in the East Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated deficit in funding of local councils is in respect of the concessionary fare for bus travel scheme in the East Midlands.
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 March 2009
For answer on
12 March 2009
Answered on
18 March 2009
The East Midlands region spent £45 million on concessionary travel in 2007-08. The region will receive an extra £14 million in special grant in 2008-09 (in addition to formula grant funding) to cover the cost of the new concession—representing an increase in funding of 31 per cent.The Government are confident that the extra funding is sufficient to meet the total cost to local authorities, as it is based on generous assumptions around fares, pass take-up, extra journeys and additional costs.The bulk of the funding for concessionary travel remains within the overall local government finance settlement and is not separately identified. It is not therefore possible to identify the totality of funding for the current concession in the East Midlands.
Subjects
Bus services; Concessions; East Midlands
Date
18 March 2009
Reference
489 c1146W;489 c1148W; 263598
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of cycle lanes have been introduced in each county in the East Midlands since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of cycle lanes have been introduced in each county in the East Midlands since 2001.
Asked by
David Leslie Taylor
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 March 2009
For answer on
10 March 2009
Answered on
10 March 2009
This information is no longer collected centrally by the Department for Transport as part of our drive to reduce the burden upon local authorities in respect of the information we request annually from them.However we do hold some historical information which is produced in the following table. The data is not verified by the Department.
| Cycle lanes 2001-07 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilometres | |||||||
| Highway authority | GO region | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Derby City | GO-EM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Derbyshire (sole) | GO-EM | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leicester City | GO-EM | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Leicestershire (Central) | GO-EM | 15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Leicestershire (County) | GO-EM | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | GO-EM | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | GO-EM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nottingham City (part of joint) | GO-EM | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire (Greater Notts part of joint) | GO-EM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire (North Notts) | GO-EM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Rutland | GO-EM | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Subjects
Cycling; East Midlands
Date
10 March 2009
Reference
489 c360-2W;489 c362-4W; 261752
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2009, Official Report, column 1305W, on railways: overcrowding, whether East Midlands Trains class 158 trains will be providing a service during rush hour periods.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2009, Official Report, column 1305W, on railways: overcrowding, whether East Midlands Trains class 158 trains will be providing a service during rush hour periods.
Asked by
Helen Southworth
(Labour)
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 February 2009
For answer on
23 February 2009
Answered on
23 February 2009
Yes. East Midlands Trains is under an obligation to deploy all its available fleet during peak hours, which includes Class 158 units.
Subjects
East Midlands; Railways
Date
23 February 2009
Reference
488 c498W; 258135
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to be able to make an announcement about electrification of the East Midland line north of Bedford to Sheffield.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to be able to make an announcement about electrification of the East Midland line north of Bedford to Sheffield.
Asked by
Clive Betts
(Labour)
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 January 2009
For answer on
20 January 2009
Answered on
20 January 2009
The Department for Transport is working closely with the rail industry to examine the case for further rail electrification. A decision on the electrification of the Midland Main Line will be announced later this year.
Subjects
East Midlands; Railways; Electrification
Date
20 January 2009
Reference
486 c1299W; 249771
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cycle routes have been established in the East Midlands since 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cycle routes have been established in the East Midlands since 1998.
Asked by
Dennis Skinner
(Labour)
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 November 2008
For answer on
20 November 2008
Answered on
25 November 2008
The Department for Transport does not collect this information centrally.
Subjects
Cycling; East Midlands
Date
25 November 2008
Reference
483 c1183W; 238075
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of overcrowding on East Midlands Trains services during peak times on train services from Warrington station; and what steps are being taken to address the issue.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of overcrowding on East Midlands Trains services during peak times on train services from Warrington station; and what steps are being taken to address the issue.
Asked by
Helen Southworth
(Labour)
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 November 2008
For answer on
25 November 2008
Answered on
25 November 2008
East Midlands Trains regularly evaluates levels of overcrowding to formulate plans to improve capacity. The refurbishment programme for Class 158 vehicles commenced this summer and will provide a 13 per cent. increase in seating capacity.
Subjects
East Midlands; Railways; Overcrowding
Date
25 November 2008
Reference
483 c1189W; 239236
House
House of Commons
Plans for substantial highway improvements on the A46 between Newark and Widmerpool are well developed and being reviewed by the east midlands region in its assessment of funding priorities. The Department for Transport expects to receive the region’s advice early in 2009.
Plans for substantial highway improvements on the A46 between Newark and Widmerpool are well developed and being reviewed by the east midlands region in its assessment of funding priorities. The Department for Transport expects to receive the region’s advice early in 2009.
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Asked by
Paddy Tipping
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Oral answers to questions
What highway improvements are planned on the A46 between Newark and Widmerpool.
Subjects
East Midlands; Nottinghamshire; Roads; Repairs and maintenance; A46
Date
21 October 2008
Reference
481 c148
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank my hon. Friend for his words of welcome. I am well aware that this has been a long saga. He will be well aware that the costs for the scheme have increased tremendously. He mentions £370 million, but he will find that the figure is between £370 million and £500 million, at some £437 million. We are looking at the possibilities. The Highways Agency is working closely with the region and the local authorities in the east midlands to see whether there is a possibility of phasing, and we are expecting that work to be completed shortly.
I thank my hon. Friend for his words of welcome. I am well aware that this has been a long saga. He will be well aware that the costs for the scheme have increased tremendously. He mentions £370 million, but he will find that the figure is between £370 million and £500 million, at some £437 million. We are looking at the possibilities. The Highways Agency is working closely with the region and the local authorities in the east midlands to see whether there is a possibility of phasing, and we are expecting that work to be completed shortly.
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Asked by
Paddy Tipping
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Oral answers to questions
Let me welcome my hon. Friend to his new position, and immediately ask for his help in resolving a problem that applies to the whole of the east midlands. He recognises the problem; it is simply one of funding. The road scheme costs £370 million, and it is simply unreasonable to ask the regional pot to fund it. It is like keeping a whale in a bucket. Will he look again at this matter?
Subjects
East Midlands; Nottinghamshire; Roads; Repairs and maintenance; A46
Date
21 October 2008
Reference
481 c148
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am interested in the fact that this road scheme has been waiting since 1958—and I wonder why progress was not made under other Administrations. [Interruption.] Yes, the former Chancellor, the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke), may have had something to do with that. The safety issues are rightly recognised locally, by the region, by the Highways Agency and by us, but there must be an order of priority for schemes. It is necessary for that to be built into the whole programme for the allocation of funding, which over this period is tremendously higher both regionally and in terms of the strategic network of roads. We always take into account invitations to visit, although whether there can be a visit soon is another matter.
I am interested in the fact that this road scheme has been waiting since 1958—and I wonder why progress was not made under other Administrations. [Interruption.] Yes, the former Chancellor, the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke), may have had something to do with that. The safety issues are rightly recognised locally, by the region, by the Highways Agency and by us, but there must be an order of priority for schemes. It is necessary for that to be built into the whole programme for the allocation of funding, which over this period is tremendously higher both regionally and in terms of the strategic network of roads. We always take into account invitations to visit, although whether there can be a visit soon is another matter.
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Asked by
Patrick Mercer
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I welcome the Minister to his post—and may I and expose my dream to him as well? No wonder prices for this scheme are increasing disproportionately, because we have been talking about it since 1958, and nothing has been done. The fact remains that Newark is being strangled economically by this one piece of road that has not been dualled. We have good pieces of road running up to Lincoln and in the other direction down to Leicester. Unless something is done about this quickly and effectively, which it can be, Newark will continue not to fulfil its full economic promise. May I invite the Minister and/or the Secretary of State to come and visit, and to see exactly what are the effects on my constituency of this dangerous road, which is long overdue for improvement?
Subjects
East Midlands; Nottinghamshire; Roads; Repairs and maintenance; A46
Date
21 October 2008
Reference
481 c149
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I hear exactly what the right hon. and learned Gentleman is saying and I thank him for welcoming me to my post. There are many schemes that right hon. and hon. Members would describe as absolutely critical, for a whole host of very sound reasons. We took the decision, rightly, to bring together the decision-making processes on roads, economic development and housing at regional level so that there could be a better understanding and meshing of those requirements at regional level, where, as I am sure the right hon. and learned Gentleman will accept, the importance of schemes is best known. In terms of regional priorities and whether this scheme can proceed, let me add that the Highways Agency is working closely with the east midlands region to see what phasing of this scheme there could be, to make the right hon. and learned Gentleman’s dream—and the dream of my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Paddy Tipping)—come true.
I hear exactly what the right hon. and learned Gentleman is saying and I thank him for welcoming me to my post. There are many schemes that right hon. and hon. Members would describe as absolutely critical, for a whole host of very sound reasons. We took the decision, rightly, to bring together the decision-making processes on roads, economic development and housing at regional level so that there could be a better understanding and meshing of those requirements at regional level, where, as I am sure the right hon. and learned Gentleman will accept, the importance of schemes is best known. In terms of regional priorities and whether this scheme can proceed, let me add that the Highways Agency is working closely with the east midlands region to see what phasing of this scheme there could be, to make the right hon. and learned Gentleman’s dream—and the dream of my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Paddy Tipping)—come true.
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Clarke of Nottingham
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I too welcome the Minister to his new responsibilities, and also ask for his help? Is he aware that the decision of one of his recent predecessors to make this a regional rather than a national priority has had the inevitable effect of causing indefinite delay to an important scheme on a dangerous road that is very important to the regional economy? If the Government are now serious in their stated intention of giving greater priority to capital expenditure in the course of reviving the economy, surely this is an obvious scheme to consider. It has already gone through years of preparation, has practically completed the planning process, and is ready to be started in a comparatively short time—in the next year or two, if the Government were to make the funds available.
Subjects
East Midlands; Nottinghamshire; Roads; Repairs and maintenance; A46
Date
21 October 2008
Reference
481 c149
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What highway improvements are planned on the A46 between Newark and Widmerpool.
What highway improvements are planned on the A46 between Newark and Widmerpool.
Asked by
Paddy Tipping
(Labour)
Answered by
Paul Clark
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 October 2008
For answer on
21 October 2008
Answered on
21 October 2008
Plans for substantial highway improvements on the A46 between Newark and Widmerpool are well developed and being reviewed by the east midlands region in its assessment of funding priorities. The Department for Transport expects to receive the region’s advice early in 2009.
Subjects
East Midlands; Nottinghamshire; Roads; Repairs and maintenance; A46
Date
21 October 2008
Reference
481 c148; 228328
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons