Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of motorway litter in the last (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The second Road Investment Strategy (2020-25) includes a litter performance indicator, in line with the Code of practice on litter and refuse published by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). National Highways is committed to annually reporting against this performance indicator. In 2021/22 National Highways reported that 60.8% of relevant parts of the Strategic Road Network had no litter, refuse or detritus, or was predominately free of litter, refuse or detritus apart from some small items. The 2022/23 report will be made available to the Department, the Office of Rail and Road, and published in annual reports to Parliament, this summer.
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department monitors links between road traffic accidents and the levels of litter and debris on motorways.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The Department produces statistics on road collisions based on data reported by the police using the STATS19 system. While STATS19 includes some information on the factors which contribute to collisions, this is not sufficiently detailed to allow the link between litter and collisions to be monitored.
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of budgets for clearing motorway litter in the last (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
As part of the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) covering 2020 to 2025, Government provides funding to National Highways for the enhancement, maintenance, renewals and operations of the Strategic Road Network. The RIS sets a series of outputs and performance targets, including on litter. The allocation of budgets to meet these deliverables and targets is a matter for National Highways.
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of motorway litter on the number of Road Traffic Accidents in the last (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The Department produces statistics on road collisions based on data reported by the police using the STATS19 system. While STATS19 includes some information on the factors which contribute to collisions, this is not sufficiently detailed to allow the link between litter and collisions to be monitored.
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of station staff vacancies there are at each train operating company.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes an annual summary of key statistics for each passenger train operating company including data on number of employees which can be found here: TOC key statistics | ORR Data Portal
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff are employed by each train operating company (a) in total and (b) by grade.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes an annual summary of key statistics for each passenger train operating company including data on number of employees which can be found here: TOC key statistics | ORR Data Portal
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of station staff that will be employed by Train Operating Companies in January 2024.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes an annual summary of key statistics for each passenger train operating company including data on number of employees which can be found here: TOC key statistics | ORR Data Portal
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many station staff employed by Train Operating Companies there were in (a) January 2021 and (b) March 2023.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes an annual summary of key statistics for each passenger train operating company including data on number of employees which can be found here: TOC key statistics | ORR Data Portal
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of station staff vacancies there will be at each train operating company in January 2024.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes an annual summary of key statistics for each passenger train operating company including data on number of employees which can be found here: TOC key statistics | ORR Data Portal
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Labour - Weaver Vale)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will announce the full result of the public vote for the National Headquarters Competition for Great British Railways.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The full result of the public vote will be published on the Great British Railways Transition Team website later this year, following the Secretary of State’s announcement of the successful location.