Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the Barnett consequential funding for Scotland following completion of Phase 1 of High Speed 2.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Barnett consequentials will continue to apply in the usual way for all three devolved administrations as set out in the published Statement of Funding Policy document. All decisions on Barnett consequentials beyond the Spending Round 2021 period will be taken at the next Spending Round.
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date his Department informed (a) Network Rail Ltd, (b) First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd, (c) Manchester Airport Holdings Ltd and (d) Birmingham Airport Ltd of its decision to cancel HS2 Phase (i) 2a and (ii) 2b routes.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
On 4 October, the Prime Minister announced Network North – this Government’s transport investment vision to drive better connectivity across the North, the Midlands, and the country – and confirmed that the Government would not proceed with the construction of HS2 Phase 2a, Phase 2b Western Leg and HS2 East.
Ministers and officials of the Department for Transport have engaged with relevant stakeholders to discuss the announcement and its implications.
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2021 to Question 158968 on High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station, what the total cost of the purchase of land and property for the development of London Euston station in connection with High Speed Two, Phase 1 is as of 7 November 2023.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
With reference to the 73 cases south of Hampstead Road, the total cost as of 7th November, is £995,039,073 (inclusive of VAT where relevant). The Government remains committed to delivering HS2 to Euston and set out a new ambitious development-led approach in the Command Paper: Network North.
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2021 to Question 158968 on High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station, how many and what proportion of land and property acquisitions by HS2 Ltd in connection with the development of London Euston station were secured by (a) legal agreement with the owners of that land and property and (b) compulsory purchase order.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd acquired 73 property interests in connection with the development of London Euston station. Of these 10 were acquired by agreement (13.7%) and 63 were acquired by compulsory purchase (86.3%).
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of administration fees charged by providers of services operated under the Cycle to Work scheme on independent cycle shops.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department for Transport has not made any such assessment.
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had his Italian counterpart on First Trenitalia's operation and part-ownership of the West Coast Partnership rail franchise.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
No such discussions have taken place.
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of FTE civil servants in her Department at pay band SCS2 are women.
Answered by Jesse Norman
There are 15.1 full time equivalent female civil servants at SCS pay band 2 in DfT, which is 37.2% of all FTE at SCS pay band 2.
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of civil servants on temporary contracts in the Department for Transport are women.
Answered by Jesse Norman
51% of workers on temporary contracts engaged by the core Department for Transport are female.
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2023 to Question 187277 on Buses: Carbon Emissions, what discussions Ministers from his Department held with their counterparts in the Scottish Government between 12 February and 31 December 2020 on the rollout of zero-emission buses.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
We can only provide this information at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2023 to Question 187276 on Buses: Carbon Emissions, what discussions Ministers from his Department had with Ministers from the Scottish Government on the rollout of zero emission buses between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
We can only provide this information at disproportionate cost.