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West Coast Main Line — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What his policy is on the operation of passenger services on the west coast main line after the completion of High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement.
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): The Pendolinos have many years to go, and I have no doubt that they will be replaced by a high-quality fast train in the future. My hon. Friend will have stood on the platform at Lichfield station and seen trains to Liverpool, Manchester and Scotland zooming past at high speed. The new plans will provide an opportunity for more trains to stop at Lichfield.
West Coast Main Line — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What his policy is on the operation of passenger services on the west coast main line after the completion of High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement.
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): Absolutely, which is why I have already announced that the £2.9 billion upgrade of the trans-Pennine line will begin this time next year, as the start of a transformation that is vital to the north. In the coming months we will also see the arrival of the first of a complete new set of trains across the north of England that will transform passengers’ experience.
West Coast Main Line — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What his policy is on the operation of passenger services on the west coast main line after the completion of High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement.
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): The new classic-compatible trains and the arrival of HS2 up to the north-west of England will of course mean more speedy journey times to Scotland. I know the hon. Gentleman’s party’s view. We want to see further improvements through the 2020s to the west coast main line north of Crewe to ensure that we improve journey times. We want the best possible journey times across the whole network, and will continue to work for that.
HS2: Chesterfield Canal Land Purchase — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What information his Department holds on plans by HS2 Ltd to purchase land close to Chesterfield canal; and if he will make a statement.
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (Conservative, Centre-right): HS2 Ltd will bring forward a draft environmental statement for phase 2b later this year, which will provide greater detail on the land requirements for the construction, maintenance and operation of phase 2b of HS2 and proposed mitigation. This will then be consulted on, and HS2 Ltd will continue to seek the input of landowners, local communities and stakeholders as the design of the railway is developed.
HS2: Chesterfield Canal Land Purchase — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What information his Department holds on plans by HS2 Ltd to purchase land close to Chesterfield canal; and if he will make a statement.
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (Conservative, Centre-right): Let me assure the hon. Gentleman that HS2 Ltd is working with Chesterfield Canal Trust and is committed to finding a solution. HS2 Ltd will be more than happy to meet him to discuss the Staveley design proposals and the interface with Chesterfield canal. I also assure him, however, that Chesterfield Canal Trust has recently publicly said that it is pleased with the recent commitment from HS2 Ltd and is now more confident that a solution will be found.
HS2: Chesterfield Canal Land Purchase — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What information his Department holds on plans by HS2 Ltd to purchase land close to Chesterfield canal; and if he will make a statement.
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (Conservative, Centre-right): As I said, Chesterfield Canal Trust is working with HS2 Ltd and is happy with the relationship they have and the potential outcome regarding the canal area. The hon. Gentleman has reservations about, and has consistently raised, the cost of HS2, but it is on budget and on time. We must not forget that once HS2 is up and running, it will be the backbone of this country, bringing along with it 100,000 jobs.
Regional Spending — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Transport investment decisions are made based on a rigorous and fair appraisal process that ensures that spending goes where it is needed and delivers greatest value for money. Recent analysis by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority suggests that, in contrast to the five years leading up to 2010, planned central Government transport capital spending per head between 2017-18 and 2020-21 is expected to be higher in the north than in the south. That includes, as the hon. Lady will be pleased to learn, £337 million for new Tyne and Wear Metro rolling stock in her constituency.
Regional Spending — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): We are undertaking unprecedented investment in the north of England—£13 billion, which is the largest in Government history. Of course, we want to do more to ensure that we are building proper transport links and growing the northern powerhouse, which is why we have created Transport for the North and put it on a statutory footing. Over the recess, I was delighted to attend its very first board meeting as a statutory body.
Shipley: Eastern Bypass — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Alexander Jesse Norman (Conservative, Centre-right): Top o’ the morning to you, Mr Speaker. The Government have allocated significant resources to west Yorkshire for local transport schemes, including £781 million over 30 years from local growth funding and other sources, but Bradford Council has not yet brought forward that scheme for funding. Our consultation on the major roads network, which could provide another funding route for such schemes, has recently closed. We will respond to the consultation in due course.
Shipley: Eastern Bypass — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Philip Andrew Davies (Conservative, Centre-right): May I place on record my thanks to the Secretary of State for the interest he has shown in developing a Shipley eastern bypass, especially when he visited the area last year? That was in sharp contrast to Bradford Council, which has shown zero interest in developing such a bypass, despite it being much needed by local residents. The council has not even come up with the costs of development that the Secretary of State asked for more than four months ago. Will the Minister not only develop a bypass for Shipley, but bypass Bradford Council so that we can crack on with a scheme that is much needed by the local economy and residents?
Aircraft Noise: Heathrow — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government set noise controls at Heathrow airport, including total noise limits and aircraft movement limits for night flights. These controls, in conjunction with stricter aircraft noise standards negotiated by the UK at the international level, have resulted in a long-term reduction in the number of people affected by aircraft noise near the airport.
Aircraft Noise: Heathrow — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): I have been in the hon. Lady’s constituency on many occasions and heard the noise there, and I am very pleased that, over the last 20 years, we have seen a steady reduction in aircraft noise. That is expected to continue as a new generation of aircraft appear in greater numbers. The projections show that, as we enter the 2030s with that change in aircraft fleet, we do not expect an overall noise impact on people around the airport. Nor do we expect an increase in the number of people within the 54 dB bracket, precisely because a new generation of lower-noise aircraft—they will also be lower-emission and lower-fuel consuming aircraft—will mean a quieter airport generally.
Aircraft Noise: Heathrow — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Adam Afriyie (Conservative, Centre-right): The aviation national policy statement states that about 93,000 more people will be significantly affected by noise if the third runway goes ahead, yet Civil Aviation Authority figures indicate that more than 2 million people will be affected. Will the Government acknowledge that vast disparity in numbers, and will they update the aviation national policy statement?
Aircraft Noise: Heathrow — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): Before the aviation national policy statement is brought to the House, it will be updated off the back of work done by the Transport Committee and the public consultations that have taken place—it will be a refreshed document when it comes before the House. The impact of noise on residents around Heathrow depends on an assessment of the rate of arrival of that new generation of aircraft. As we get into the 2030s, we expect no overall increase in the number of people in the 54 dB noise barrier because of the arrival of those new aircraft. There may be a short period in the mid-2020s when there is a small increase, depending on the airport’s rate of growth and the development of the aircraft fleet, but any such increase will be a short-term one.
Aircraft Noise: Heathrow — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): Western rail access to Heathrow is part of our plans for control period 6, and I expect construction to start between 2019 and 2024. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that I recently invited the private sector to bring forward proposals for southern access as well, as part of a land and surface access package that will bring substantial increases to the capacity of rail links to Heathrow airport.
Aircraft Noise: Heathrow — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): They can be, and the point I did not make in my response to the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) and my hon. Friend the Member for Windsor (Adam Afriyie) is that we are in the process of modernising the use of airspace in this country. I hope and believe that that will allow us to manage much more carefully respite for airports, and flight paths into and out of airports, and to do the best we can to minimise the impact of aviation on communities. There can be no situation where there is no impact, but I want us to do our best to ensure that that impact is as carefully managed and minimised as possible.
Electric Vehicles: Public Charging Points — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Energy
Alexander Jesse Norman (Conservative, Centre-right): The UK is building one of the best global ChargePoint networks. Our new £400 million ChargePoint infrastructure investment fund will see thousands more charge points installed nationwide. We already provide grants to install charging stations in workplaces, homes and residential streets, and for buses and taxis. Through the Go Ultra Low city scheme, Bath—the hon. Lady’s constituency—and other cities are installing publicly accessible charging hubs. Also, the new Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill will encourage large fuel retailers to install charge points on their premises.
Electric Vehicles: Public Charging Points — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Energy
Alexander Jesse Norman (Conservative, Centre-right): As the hon. Lady will know, we have recently made a new £11 million investment in hydrogen charging, so she is absolutely right that we take a technology-neutral view and that we seek to encourage different forms of technology wherever available. I will certainly talk to officials about what information we can place in the Library, but I think much of it is already in the public domain.
Leaving the EU: Aviation Industry — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: International Affairs
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): I meet my right hon. Friends and Cabinet colleagues on a regular basis to discuss the UK’s exit from the EU. Ministers and officials across Departments are working closely to consider carefully the implications for the aviation sector after we leave the EU.
Leaving the EU: Aviation Industry — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: International Affairs
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady should not believe everything she reads in the papers. The discussions taking place between my Department and our counterparts in the United States have been cordial and have been going well. There are no issues that would act as an impediment towards a sensible post-Brexit agreement between the two countries.
Leaving the EU: Aviation Industry — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): That is not accurate at all, as the hon. Gentleman will find if he listens to the chief executives of the International Airlines Group, EasyJet or a number of other airlines. I have had no airline, bar one, come to my desk and suggest that they are concerned about the situation. I think we know which the one is, and no other airline believes there is any likelihood of any impediment to aviation next year. Indeed, there will not be. Can you imagine, Mr Speaker, a situation where the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or Greek Governments did not want holidaymakers to arrive from the United Kingdom in 2019? I have spoken to my counterparts and they snort with derision at the idea that the planes will not fly.
Leaving the EU: Aviation Industry — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): The Civil Aviation Authority is making all preparations necessary if it needs to return to operating as a body in the form that it used to be in. However, it is the Government’s policy and our intent to remain part of EASA. There is no reason not to: countries inside and outside the European Union are part of it, and we supply a substantial proportion of its expertise. The leadership of EASA wants us to stay, and I am confident that, as we get through the process of negotiation, that is where we will end up.
Rail Freight — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): In September 2016, the Government published a rail freight strategy setting out a vision for how the freight industry can grow. During control period 5, the Department is investing £235 million to improve the capacity of the network. Further funding for investment in the network will be available in control period 6.
Rail Freight — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): We share the hon. Gentleman’s ambition to support modal shift. The Government are always interested in hearing about ambitious schemes that would encourage that. As he will know, we recently launched a call for ideas for market-led proposals that will enhance the railway, and I encourage him to take part in that.
Rail Freight — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I obviously sympathise with the hon. Lady’s local residents. The Government are committed to getting freight off our roads and on to rail to realise the environmental and economic benefits of rail freight. However, the Department does not specify the level of freight services on the network, as that is a commercial matter for the freight operating companies and is a function of market demand. The Oxford area is essentially at capacity during the day, although the Oxford corridor capacity improvement scheme will deliver two additional freight train paths an hour in each direction. It is anticipated that rail will support the movement of construction materials for HS2, but it is not possible at this stage to determine where the freight services will operate. The maximum permissible speed that freight trains can travel at over sections of the network is a matter for Network Rail as the infrastructure manager.
Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): The Secretary of State’s ambition is for bi-modes to begin operating on the midland main line from 2021. No firm decision has yet been taken on rail services in the next east midlands franchise, which, as the hon. Gentleman will know, starts in August 2019.
Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Bi-mode trains capable of running at more than 120 mph in diesel mode are now in use on the Great Western main line. Bi-modes will soon be delivering better journeys on the east coast main line and transpennine routes as well.
Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): On the contrary, equivalent trains to the ones that will be in service were already operational. As I have just said, bi-mode trains that are capable of running at more than 120 mph in diesel mode are already now in use on the Great Western main line.
Great Western Main Line: Electrification — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the cancellation of the electrification of the Great Western main line between Cardiff and Swansea.
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): The Prime Minister and I discussed Cardiff to Swansea at the time, and reached the view that spending hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money and causing massive disruption to passengers to enable the same trains to travel on the same route at the same speed to the same timetable as they do today was not actually a sensible thing to do.
Great Western Main Line: Electrification — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the cancellation of the electrification of the Great Western main line between Cardiff and Swansea.
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): We made the decisions about electrification on the midland main line and the line between Cardiff and Swansea on the simple basis that spending hundreds of millions or billions of pounds to achieve the same journey times in the same trains was not sensible. The trains on the Great Western route are already in operation, delivering services to people in Swansea, for whom it is a great and important investment. Trains on the midland main line require the addition of one engine to provide a little bit of extra acceleration, but they already exist, and will be great for that line as well. So let us hear none of this nonsense from Opposition Members. In fact, during the years when they were in government, this was their policy: they believed that what was important was capacity and delivery, not electrification, and I agreed with them.
Great Western Main Line: Electrification — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the cancellation of the electrification of the Great Western main line between Cardiff and Swansea.
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): Let us be clear. I stand by every word that I said then. We will deliver smart new trains and improved journey times for passengers on the midland main line, as we are currently doing and will continue to do on the Great Western main line, and as we will do on the east coast main line and the transpennine route. [Interruption.] As I have said, we will also deliver new trains providing better services for passengers on the midland main line. The only difference made by £1 billion of spending would be a one-minute saving in the journey time, and that is not good value for taxpayers’ money.
Rail Reform — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): The Secretary of State’s strategic vision for rail was published in November 2017, and sets out our key reforms. Better teamwork between franchise operators and Network Rail will make the railway more responsive to customers’ needs and move power closer to local areas.
Rail Reform — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Luke Anthony Hall (Conservative, Centre-right): South Gloucestershire Council is pushing ahead with its plans to deliver a vital half-hourly train link from Yate to Bristol. Will my hon. Friend explain how his rail policies will help to achieve that, and will he consider visiting Yate so that he can see at first hand how important the upgrade is to our local community?
Rail Reform — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Improving connectivity around our great cities, including Bristol, is exactly the kind of scheme that our reforms are designed to deliver. The Government will continue to work closely with local partners to deliver the MetroWest scheme in the Bristol area. We are also examining the potential for the new MetroWest services to be extended beyond their currently planned termini.
South-east London Metro Routes — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I echo your good wishes to my hon. Friend, Mr Speaker All train operators must deliver the performance benchmarks set out in the franchise agreements that cover all their passenger services. In respect of Southeastern’s metro service, its public performance measure has improved from 87% to nearly 89% over the past year.
South-east London Metro Routes — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Robert James MacGillivray Neill (Conservative, Centre-right): Is the Minister not concerned, first, that many of the regular commuters on our line do not regard the performance measures as reflecting reality, particularly in the rush hour, and, secondly, that Network Rail only a couple of days ago published a suggestion that performance will actually deteriorate over the next coming years and will not pick up again until 2024? I would like our wedding guests to come on the train, but I do not think I can advise them to do so at the moment; does the Minister agree that the situation is wholly unacceptable, and what will he do about it?
South-east London Metro Routes — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): We are working closely with Network Rail to ensure punctual and reliable services on the network. We are ensuring it is doing everything it possibly can to maintain and build upon the current improving levels of performance. My hon. Friend mentioned the performance targets: the operator will be required as part of the next franchise arrangements to publish on its website in relation to each reporting period its performance against the following metrics: cancellation figures, short formation figures, and now, critically, timing to three minutes, rather than the previous performance targets.
South-east London Metro Routes — House of Commons, 2018-04-19
Topic: Transportation
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): In the next franchise period we will ensure that performance in quality is an absolute focus for the new operator. When that is in place moving towards next year, the new franchisee will adopt the new measures we have proposed as part of the move towards control period 6. The use of a public performance measure that allows services to arrive up to five minutes late at end destination will be replaced by timed to three, or T3, and that measure will be used for the services along this route.