Transport

written question – answered on 17 July 2003.

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  • Biofuels

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2003, Official Report, column 928W, on biofuels, when he will be consulting stakeholders on (a) indicative targets...

  • Buses

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the local institutions which have (a) made bids, (b) received funding and (c) have bids under consideration under the Urban Bus...

  • Cycling

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with London borough authorities to encourage the creation of cycle lanes within their boroughs; and if he will make a...

  • Departmental Costs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline...

  • Departmental Staff

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for redeployment of members of his Department out of London and the south-east.

  • East London Line

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on progress on the East London Line Extensions.

  • Environmental Appraisals

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many of the Department's policies have been screened for their environmental impact since June 2001; how many environmental appraisals have been...

  • EU Directives

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the EU directives implemented by the Department since 8 June 2001.

  • European Constitution

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with (a) colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) counterparts in the European Union about the...

  • Helicopter Safety

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the manufacturers provided a report on the on-deck pitch/heave and roll certification of a Super Puma helicopter which rolled over on the West...

  • Hybrid Vehicles

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to expand the scheme of assistance to purchasers of electric-petrol hybrid vehicles to include those private and business motorists...

  • Information Technology

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what major IT projects with a value in excess of £10,000 he authorised expenditure on in each of the last three financial years.

  • IT Contracts

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many outsourced IT contracts have been signed by his Department in each year since 1997; how much each of these contracts is worth; with whom they...

  • London Underground

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 2 July 2003, Official Report, column 270W, on underground (masks), how many drivers on the London Underground have asthma;...

  • Marine Environment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what environmental safeguards have been put in place to protect the marine environment from damage due to incidents involving uncrewed ships being...

  • Ministerial Meetings

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved administrations about concessionary travel schemes; (2) how often he...

  • Ministerial Travel

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions (a) he and (b) each of his ministerial colleagues has used (i) the railways and (ii) a ministerial car in association with...

  • Ministerial Travel

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when (a) he and (b) each of his ministerial colleagues next plan to use the railways in association with official ministerial duties.

  • Mobile Phone Masts

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

  • Mobile Phones

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to Ministers and officials in each year since 1997.

  • Motorway Accidents

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 9 July 2003, Official Report, column 805W, on motorway accidents, how many of these accidents resulted in the death of a...

  • Network Rail

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of (a) the revenues and (b) the losses of Network Rail stem from the least used 10 per cent. of the railway network.

  • Night Flights

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment has been made by the Department of the economic cost of removing the ban on night flights at Heathrow airport, in terms of the...

  • Overseas Trips

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what overseas trips were made by (a) himself, (b) his ministerial team and (c) departmental staff in each month since 1 October 2002, specifying in...

  • US Warships (Disposal)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of towing former US naval ships through the Pentland Firth.

  • US Warships (Disposal)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on proposals to tow former US naval ships through the Pentland Firth en route to Teesside.

  • US Warships (Disposal)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if the UK Administration will exercise its power to prevent the towing of former US naval ships thought to contain toxic chemicals through the Pentland...

  • Property Prices (Heathrow Flight Path)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will conduct a review into the economic impact of Heathrow Airport on property prices for residential houses on the flight path; and if he will...

  • Ragwort

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what contractual arrangements there are for the clearing of ragwort from highway land along (a) the A21, (b) the A259 and (c) other trunk roads in the...

  • Rail Freight

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 1 July 2003, Official Report, column 190W, on freight grants, how much the Track Access Grants with a Scottish element...

  • Rail Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what role signallers play in minimising delays to fast long distance trains.

  • Rail Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures will be put in place to prevent train operating companies adopting train crew relief strategies which will stand trains at strategic...

  • Rail Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the European rail traffic management system level 2 will be installed on the UK high speed lines; and for what reasons ERTMS level 1 could not be...

  • Rail Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how the introduction of the train protection and warning system has affected line capacity in congested areas of the network.

  • Rail Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps are being taken to improve the reliability of the train protection and warning system, with reference to (a) delays to trains running into...

  • Rail Travel

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the average length of (a) journey and (b) time taken for train passengers to travel to and from the rail station.

  • Rail Travel

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers on average travelled on each diesel multiple unit train journey in the last year for which figures are available.

  • Railway Stations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what station improvements are planned which are funded under (a) the Rail Passenger Partnership, (b) the Incremental Output Statements and (c) the...

  • Road Repairs (Deaths and Injuries)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people working on road repairs and improvements over each of the last three years have been (a) injured and (b) killed working on (i)...

  • Road Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which statutory bodies will be involved in evaluating the potential environmental impacts of (a) route improvements to the A21 between Kippings Cross...

  • Road Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what representations he has received concerning the (a) projected cost and (b) timeframe of building an A259 Bexhill-Hastings link road; (2)...

  • Road Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received concerning the A21 from (a) Kippings Cross to Lamberhurst and (b) Flimwell to Robertsbridge.

  • Road Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the expected start date is for road improvements on the A21 from (a) Kippings Cross to Lamberhurst and (b) Flimwell to Robertsbridge.

  • Road Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will make a statement on progress made by (a) East Sussex county council and (b) statutory environmental bodies in developing the A259...

  • Road Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list new road construction schemes in East Sussex which have been allocated for design, build, finance and operate funding; and what the...

  • Road Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the annual expenditure of his Department on public local inquiries in East Sussex was in each of the last 10 years; on what dates each inquiry...

  • Road Schemes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what improvements are planned for the A259 over the next three years.

  • Roads (Hampshire)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money his Department allocated to Hampshire county council for the maintenance of (a) principal roads and (b) minor roads in Hampshire in (i)...

  • Severn Bridges

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what tolls are payable when using the Severn Bridges on emergency calls by (a) the Severn Area Rescue Association, (b) HM Coastguards vehicles, (c)...

  • South Coast Multi-modal Study

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the projected cost of each recommendation contained in the South Coast multi modal study is; and what funding has been allocated to taking...

  • South Coast Multi-modal Study

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which recommendations contained in the South Coast multi modal study (a) have been approved, (b) have not been approved and (c) are still awaiting a...

  • Special Advisers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions between 31 March 2002 and 31 March 2003 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an...

  • Speed Cameras (M25)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what percentage of speed cameras on the M25 are covered with not in use signs, broken down by junction.

  • Speed Humps

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the impact of speed humps on the (a) environment, (b) suspension systems of motor vehicles and (c) response...

  • Speed Humps

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidelines he has issued to local authorities in respect of the size, height and positioning of speed humps on roads; and whether he plans changes...

  • Strategic Rail Plan

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what revisions have been made to the 10-year strategic rail plan since January.

  • Transport Investment (Yorkshire)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his statement of 9 July, on investment in transport, what projects he intends to announce for (a) North Yorkshire and (b) Vale of York.

  • Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the operating costs of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency were in each of the last five years; and how many staff it employed in each year.

  • Walking Strategy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what progress he has made against the targets set in the 1997 walking strategy; (2) what recent research he has conducted into the average...

  • West Coast Main Line

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what additional charges Network Rail will make to express train operators for each express train path, following the upgrade of the west coast main line.

  • West Coast Main Line

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many extra passengers he estimates will be carried each day on the west coast mainline following the upgrade of the route.

  • Written Ministerial Statements

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many written ministerial statements have been made by the Department since 29 October 2002.