House of Commons Transport Committee
Formal Minutes
Session 2017 19
The Transport Committee
The Transport Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Transport and its associated public bodies.
Current membership
Lilian Greenwood (Labour, Nottingham South) (Chair) Jack Brereton (Conservative, Stoke-on-Trent South) Ruth Cadbury (Labour, Brentford and Isleworth) Robert Courts (Conservative, Witney) Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party, Inverclyde) Steve Double (Conservative, St Austell and Newquay) Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party, South Antrim) Huw Merriman (Conservative, Bexhill and Battle) Grahame Morris (Labour, Easington) Graham Stringer (Labour, Blackley and Broughton) Daniel Zeichner (Labour, Cambridge)
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Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Transport Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general enquiries is -mail address is [email protected].
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Proceedings of the Transport Committee
Wednesday 13 September 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair1
Ronnie Cowan Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Luke Pollard Martin Vickers Laura Smith Daniel Zeichner
1. Declaration of interests
Ordered, That Members interests be published on the internet.
2. Ways of working
Resolved, That the Committee will meet on Mondays at 4.30pm.
Resolved, That the Committee will take oral evidence in public, except where it otherwise orders.
Ordered, That the Clerk should be permitted to brief witnesses on likely topics of interest to the Committee in advance of oral evidence sessions.
Ordered, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account, subject to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee otherwise orders.
Resolved, That the Committee will not investigate individual cases, except where it otherwise orders.
Ordered, That, in order to ensure that Committee business is discharged efficiently, the Chair shall be delegated the power to:
Engage in correspondence on Committee matters which are not sufficiently significant to require approval by the Committee or is of a routine nature;
Arrange informal meetings in Westminster on matters relating to the Committee's remit;
Amend the timing of Committee meetings, where necessary;
Authorise the issue of press notices in relation to Committee business; and
Decide to which parliamentary proceedings Committee Reports should be tagged for debate in the House or Westminster Hall and, subject to a degree of prior negotiation, propose reports to the Liaison Committee for debate in Westminster Hall.
1 Elected by the House (Standing Order No. 122B) 12 July 2017, see Votes and Proceedings 12 July 2017
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3. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Policy priorities for the Department for Transport
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the Secretary of State for Transport on policy priorities for the Department for Transport.
5. Aviation and Brexit
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence on aviation and Brexit.
6. Community Transport
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into community transport.
7. Air quality
Resolved, That the Committee meet concurrently with the Environmental Audit Committee, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and Health Committee for the purpose of inquiring into air quality.
8. Urban congestion: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to urban congestion be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, to Louise Ellman MP, dated 24 April 2017.
9. Vauxhall vehicle fires: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Vauxhall vehicle fires be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from James Dalton, Director General Insurance Policy, Association of British Insurers, to Louise Ellman MP, dated 4 May 2017.
10. Volkswagen emissions: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Volkswagen emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Hans Dieter Pötsch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Volkswagen Group, to Louise Ellman MP, dated 8 May 2017.
[Adjourned till Monday 9 October at 4.30 pm
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Monday 9 October 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner Laura Smith
1. Community Transport
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 16 October at 4.30 pm
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Monday 16 October 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Laura Smith Steve Double Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Luke Pollard
1. Policy priorities for the Department for Transport
Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport gave oral evidence.
2. Community Transport: written evidence
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mobility Link Ltd (CTT0001); Wendover Action Group (CTT0002); Mr John Barrett (CTT0003); Compaid (CTT0004).
3. Monarch Airlines
Ordered, That the Chair write to Greybull Capital LLP regarding the collapse of Monarch Airlines.
[Adjourned till Monday 30 October at 4.30 pm
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Monday 30 October 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner Iain Stewart
1. Aviation and Brexit
Sophie Dekkers, UK Country Director, EasyJet, Tim Hawkins, Corporate Affairs Director, Manchester Airport Group, John Holland-Kaye, Chief Executive, Heathrow Airport, and Willie Walsh, Chief Executive, International Airlines Group gave oral evidence.
2. Community Transport: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mrs Felicity Temple (CTT0005); East Riding of Yorkshire Council (CTT0006); Barmston & Fraisthorpe Parish Council (CTT0007); Mr Grahame Poulton (CTT0008); The Selsey Shuttle CIC (CTT0009); Bournemouth Borough Council (CTT0010); Shropshire Voluntary & Community Sector Assembly (CTT0011); Green Community Travel Ltd (CTT0012); Daventry Area Community Transport (CTT0013); SCA Transport (CTT0014); Transport for Tongue Ltd (CTT0015); East Durham Community Transport (CTT0016); Malmesbury & District Community Transport (CTT0017) Mr Bill O'Dell (CTT0018); Health for all (Leeds) Ltd (CTT0019); Okehampton & District Community Transport Group (CTT0020); Bakewell and Eyam CT (CTT0021); Flittabus Community Transport Limited (CTT0022); West Lancs Dial a Ride (CTT0024); Little Green Bus Ltd (CTT0025); Buchan Dial-a-Community Bus (CTT0026); Shipston Senior Citizens Action Network (CTT0027); Pershore Volunteer Centre (CTT0028); Bromsgrove and Redditch Network (CTT0029); Access Plymouth Ltd (CTT0030); Exe Valley Market Bus (CTT0031); Mr Steve Jones (CTT0032); Halesworth Area Community Area Transport Ltd (CTT0034); Central Lancs Dial A Ride Ltd (CTT0035); North Holderness Community Transport (CTT0036); Community Transport for Town & County (CTT0037).
3. Monarch Airlines
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Monarch Airlines be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Lilian Greenwood MP, to Marc Meyohas, Nathaniel Meyohas and Richard Perlhagen, Greybull Capital LLP, dated 19 October 2017; Letter from Marc Meyohas, Greybull Capital LLP, to Lilian Greenwood MP, dated 24 October 2017.
4. Policy priorities for the Department for Transport
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to policy priorities for the Department for Transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Lilian Greenwood MP, to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 17
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October 2017; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, to Lilian Greenwood MP, dated 25 October 2017.
5. Airports National Policy Statement
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Airports National Policy Statement.
6. Vauxhall Zafira Fires
Draft Special Report (Vauxhall Zafira Fires: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2016-17), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government's response to the Tenth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
7. Volkswagen emissions
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Department for Transport, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and Volkswagen in relation to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
8. Response times of rescue boats and Coastguard modernisation
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in relation to the response times of rescue boats and Coastguard modernisation.
[Adjourned till Monday 6 November at 4.30 pm
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Monday 6 November 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Laura Smith Steve Double Graham Stringer Paul Girvan Martin Vickers Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Luke Pollard
1. Volkswagen emissions: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Volkswagen emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Lilian Greenwood MP, to Paul Willis, Managing Director, Volkswagen Group UK, dated 30 October 2017; Letter from Lilian Greenwood MP, to Rt Hon John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Transport, dated 1 November 2017; Letter from Lilian Greenwood MP, to Gareth Llewellyn, Chief Executive, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, dated 1 November 2017.
2. Community Transport: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Exmouth and District Community Transport Group (CTT0038); Cuckmere Community Bus Ltd (CTT0042); Councillor Stephen Hemmings (CTT0043); Wyre Forest Dial a Ride (CTT0044); Bus and Coach Association (CTT0045); Blairgowrie and District Next Steps (CTT0046); Age UK Cornwall (CTT0047); Risborough Area Community Bus (CTT0048); Holt Community Bus (CTT0049); Wight Community Access Ltd (CTT0050); Aylesham & District Care Trust (CTT0051); North Wealden Community Transport Partnership Ltd (CTT0052); CHAIN-Hungerford (CTT0053); London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (CTT0054); Upper Wharfedale Bus (CTT0055); Ryedale Community Transport (CTT0056); SCA Transport (CTT0057); West Norfolk Community Transport (CTT0058); Go North Devon (CTT0059); Waltham Forest Community Transport (CTT0060); Plymouth Licensed Taxi Association (CTT0061); Totnes and Rural Community Transport (CTT0062); Mr Anthony Hill (CTT0065); Wessex Community Action (CTT0066); Burton Pidsea Better Transport Group (CTT0067); Newtown Dial a Ride (CTT0068); Villager Community Bus Service (CTT0069); North West Community Bus Association (CTT0070); Norwich Door to Door (CTT0071); Matt Townsend (CTT0072); Ilfracome & District CTA (CTT0073); Battle Area Community Transport (CTT0074); Mendip Community Transport (CTT0076); Torbay Community Development Trust (CTT0077); Preseli Rural Transport Association (CTT0078); East Riding of Yorkshire Council (CTT0079); Voluntary Action Stratford-on-Avon District (CTT0080); O ddrws i ddrws (CTT0081); Compass Community Transport Ltd (CTT0082); Shencare Community Transport (CTT0083); High Suffolk Community Transport (CTT0084); The Fellrunner Village Bus Ltd (CTT0085); Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CTT0086); Brentwood Community Transport (CTT0087); North Norfolk Community Transport
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(CTT0088); Brecon & District disABLEd Club (CTT0089); Gloucestershire County Council (CTT0090); Tavistock Area Support Services (CTT0091); North Wealden Community Transport Partnership Ltd (CTT0092); Yelabus Association (CTT0093); West Oxfordshire Community Transport Ltd (CTT0094); Community Transport Swadlincote (CTT0095); Mr Ian Ashman (CTT0096); Ivybridge & District CTA (CTT0097); Berwickshire Wheels (CTT0098); Community Connexions (CTT0099); Voluntary Action Rutland (CTT0100); Oswestry Community Action, Qube (CTT0101); Pembrokeshire Association of Community Transport Organisations (CTT0102); Road Runner (CTT0103); Friendly Transport Service (CTT0104); Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CTT0105); Minibus Options Ltd (CTT0106); Order of Malta Dial- a-Journey Trust (CTT0107); Devon Access to Services (CTT0108); Dial A Ride (Scarborough & District) (CTT0109); Pagham & D (CTT0110); Somerset County Council (CTT0111); Marches School (CTT0112); Melksham Council (CTT0113); Bedale Community Minibus (CTT0114); Shipston Link Limited (CTT0115); Tendring Community Transport (CTT0116); Nailsea and District Community Transport (CTT0117); One Community Transport (CTT0119); Community Transport Association Scotland Committee (CTT0120); Tiverton & District Community Transport Association (CTT0121); Shropshire Community Transport Consortium (CTT0122); Mr Michael Horne (CTT0123); Miss Philomena Rhodes (CTT0124); Tisbury and District Community Bus (CTT0125); Volunteer Centre Nuneaton and Bedworth (CTT0126); East Hull Community Transport (CTT0127); Bridgnorth Community Transport Group (CTT0128); Ulva Ferry Community Transport (CTT0129); Harting Minibus CIC (CTT0130); HCT Group (CTT0138); BUSK Limited (CTT194); Community Transport Association (CTT197). 3. Mobility as a Service
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into mobility as a service.
4. Rail infrastructure investment
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into rail infrastructure investment.
5. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Policy priorities for the Department for Transport
Ordered, That the Chair write to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport in response to his letter to the Chair dated 25 October 2017.
[Adjourned till Monday 13 November at 4.30 pm
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Monday 13 November 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Laura Smith Paul Girvan Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner
1. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Ciarán Coughlan (NPS0001); Mr Malcolm Whitlock (NPS0003); HACAN (NPS0004).
2. Community Transport: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Merseycare Transport Services Ltd (CTT0132); Rhayader & District Community Support (CTT0133); Beverley Community Lift (CTT0134); Coalfield Community Transport (CTT0135); Basildon Community Transport Services (CTT0136); Adapt (NE) (CTT0137); South Ayrshire Community Transport (CTT0139); Coastal Accessible Transport Service (CTT0140); Smct (CTT0141); Public Transport Consortium (of LGA) (CTT0142); Wandsworth Community Transport (CTT0143); Bact Community Transport (CTT0144); Brent Community Transport (CTT0145); Community Transport (CTT0146); Devon County Council (CTT0147); Gloucestershire County Council (CTT0148); Dial a Ride Denbighshire (CTT0149); Alness Community Association (CTT0150); Whitbread Wanderbus Ltd (CTT0152); Councillor Healy Denis (CTT0153); The Rural Development Trust (CTT0154); Sutton Community Transport (CTT0156); Castle Minibus (CTT0157); Llanwrtyd Community Transport (CTT0158); Preston Community Transport Ltd (CTT0159); Community First (CTT0160); VIP Taxis Ltd (CTT0161); Barnet Community Transport (CTT0162); Mr David Harrison (CTT0163); Community Transport Calderdale (CTT0164); N S Wheelers (CTT0165); Age Concern Shrewsbury Minibus (CTT0166); Oxford City Council (CTT0167); Voluntary Sector Mental Health Forum Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin (CTT0168); (CTT0169); Alasdair Lomas (CTT0170); Rebecca Wallwork (CTT0171); Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (CTT0172); Harrow Community Transport (CTT0173); Westway Community Transport (CTT0174); WRCC (CTT0175); Soar Valley Bus (CTT0176); South Somerset Association for Voluntary and Community Action (CTT0177); Warwickshire Voluntary Transport (CTT0178); Ravenshead Community Transport (CTT0179); Goole & District Community Transport Group (CTT0180); GoStart Community Transport (CTT0182); Accessible Caring Transport (CTT0183); Steve Caulston (CTT0184); Warwickshire County Council (CTT0185); Mr George Farlow (CTT0186); East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership (CTT0187); Mr Alan James (CTT0188); The Highland Council (CTT0190); Staffordshire County Council
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(CTT0191); South West Community Transport (CTT0192); TravelWatch NorthWest (CTT0193); HART (CTT0195); Transport For Your Community (CTT0196); J&C Coaches Ltd (CTT0198); Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations & Powys Transport Training Agency (CTT0199); Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (CTT0200); Travel Assist Services Ltd (CTT0201); Cambridgeshire, Bus, Coach & Taxi Association (CTT0202); Badenoch & Strathspey Community Transport Co (CTT0203); South East Dorset Community Accessible Transport (CTT0204); Mr Graham Jones MP (CTT0205); Northumberland County Council (CTT0206); Devon Senior Voice (CTT0207); A1A Travel (CTT0208); Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (CTT0210); Ceich Croick & Kincardine Day Care Association (CTT0211); South Somerset District Council (CTT0212); TRIP Community Transport (CTT0213); Hastings Community Transport (CTT0214); East Teignbridge Community Transport Association (CTT0215); Annandale Transport Initiative (CTT0216); Friend in Need Community Transport (CTT0217); Hertfordshire County Council (CTT0218); Community Transport Sussex CIO (CTT0219); The Impact Group Limited (CTT0220); Travol Community Transport (CTT0221); Age UK (CTT0222); The Strettons Mayfair Trust (CTT0223); Speke Garston Minibus Agency (CTT0224); Accessible Transport West Somerset (CTT0225); Shrewsbury Dial a Ride (CTT0226); Falkirk Council (CTT0227); Lothian Community Transport Service (CTT0228); Hampshire County Council (CTT0229); Volunteer Cornwall (CTT0230); Readibus (CTT0231); Accessible Transport Group (CTT0232); Sheffield Community Transport (CTT0233); Department for Transport (CTT0234); Keep Mobile Community Transport (CTT0236); Argyll and Bute Transport (CTT0237); North East Equality & Diversity (NEED) Ltd (CTT0238); Newton Abbot Community Transport Association (CTT0239); Isle of Anglesey County Council (CTT0240); Swindon Dial a Ride (CTT0241); The Coleridge Bus (CTT0242); Essex County Council (CTT0243); The Chilterns Dial-a-Ride (CTT0244); ALBUM (CTT0245); Ilkley Community Transport (CTT0247); Northwood Hire Ltd (CTT0248); Epping Forest Community Transport (CTT0249); Hook Parish Council (CTT0250); GRCC (CTT0252); Councillor Lorna Dupre (CTT0253); Ashbourne Community Transport (CTT0254); Hadleigh Community Transport Group (CTT0255); Hillingdon Community Transport (CTT0256); WATBus (CTT0257); Hay & District Dial-a-Ride (CTT0258); CTLA Community Transport (CTT0259); People to Places (CTT0260); Halton Community Transport (CTT0261); Thornhill Community Transport (CTT0262); Nevis Partnership (CTT0264); Maresfield Parish Council (CTT0265); Croydon Accessible Transport (CTT0266); Merton Community Transport (CTT0267); Knotty Ash Community Transport (CTT0268); Fenland Association for Community Transport (FACT) (CTT0269); Launceston Community Transport Partnership (CTT0270); Mobility Matters (CTT0271); Ealing Community Transport (CTT0272); Worcester Wheels (CTT0273); Dorset Community Transport (CTT0274); Surrey County Council (CTT0275); Keith Wood (CTT0276).
3. Community Transport
Martin Allen, Director, Bus and Coach Association, and Steven Salmon, Director of Policy Development, Confederation of Passenger Transport; and Bill Freeman, Chief Executive,
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Community Transport Association, Frank Phillips, Chairman, Erewash Community Transport Ltd, and Anna Whitty MBE, Chief Executive, ECT Charity gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 20 November at 4.30 pm
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Monday 20 November 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Laura Smith Steve Double Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner
1. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Lakeside Energy from Waste Ltd, Grundon Waste Management and Viridor (NPS0005); Teddington Action Group (NPS0006).
2. Community Transport: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Cheshire West and Chester Council (CTT0246); The Adam Centre (CTT0277); North East Combined Authority (CTT0278); Beverley Community Lift (CTT0279); Bearwood Coaches (CTT0280).
3. Airports National Policy Statement
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Operation Stack
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 23 November at 9.30 am
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Thursday 23 November 2017
The Committee met concurrently with the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environmental Audit and Health Committees.
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood (Chair) Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Graham Stringer
The following members of the Environmental Audit Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Mary Creagh (Chair) John McNally Zac Goldsmith Dr Matthew Offord
The following members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Neil Parish (Chair) Sandy Martin Alan Brown Sheryll Murray Dr Caroline Johnson2 The following members of the Health Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Andrew Selous Maggie Throup Ben Bradshaw
Andrew Selous was called to the Chair (Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)).
1. Air Quality
Alan Andrews, ClientEarth and Professor Stephen Holgate, Medical Research Council Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, University of Southampton gave oral evidence.
Lilian Greenwood was called to the Chair (Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)).
Martin Adams, Head of Air Pollution, Transport and Noise Group, European Environment Agency, Rt Hon Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, and Councillor Adele Morris, Deputy Chair of the LGA Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board, Local Government Association gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 27 November at 4.30 pm
2 Dr Caroline Johnson was also a member of the Health Committee
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Monday 27 November 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Laura Smith Steve Double Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Martin Vickers Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Luke Pollard
1. Community Transport
Leon Daniels, Managing Director of Surface Transport, Transport for London, Sue Davey, Association of Transport Coordinating Officers, Dominic Davidson, Senior Transport Coordinator, Staffordshire County Council, and Peter Shelley, Head of Passenger Transport, Hampshire County Council gave oral evidence.
Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Stephen Fidler, Deputy Director, Road Investment Strategy Client, Department for Transport, Peter Hearn, Head of Operations (North), Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, and Kevin Rooney, Traffic Commissioner for the west of England, Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 30 November at 9.30 am
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Thursday 30 November 2017
The Committee met concurrently with the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environmental Audit and Health Committees.
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood (Chair) Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Graham Stringer
The following members of the Environmental Audit Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Mary Creagh (Chair) John McNally Zac Goldsmith Dr Matthew Offord
The following members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Neil Parish (Chair) Sandy Martin Dr Caroline Johnson3 Sheryll Murray
The following members of the Health Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Andrew Selous Maggie Throup Ben Bradshaw
Neil Parish was called to the Chair (Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)).
1. Air Quality
Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport; Mr Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government; and Andrew Jones MP, Exchequer Secretary, HM Treasury gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 4 December at 4.30 pm
3 Dr Caroline Johnson was also a member of the Health Committee
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Monday 4 December 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner
1. Airports National Policy Statement
Philip Graham, Chief Executive, National Infrastructure Commission; Caroline Low, Director, Aviation Capacity Delivery, Department for Transport; and Dennis Morgan, Head of Aviation Capacity Economics Team, Department for Transport gave oral evidence.
Nick Dunn, Chief Financial Officer, Gatwick Airport; and Captain Jock Lowe, Director, Heathrow Hub Ltd gave oral evidence.
2. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Stephen Clark (NPS0007); Dr David Metz (NPS0008); Thames Valley Property (NPS0009); HCUC (NPS0010); Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (NPS0011); Back Heathrow (NPS0012); Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce (NPS0013); Mr Farouk Husain (NPS0014); Mrs Katie Williams (NPS0015); WWF UK (NPS0017); Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NPS0018); EBSI UK Limited (NPS0019); Aras Global (NPS0020); Brunel University London (NPS0021); Dr David Gilbert (NPS0022); North East England Chamber of Commerce (NPS0023); RiverOak Strategic Partners Limited (NPS0024); London Luton Airport Ltd (NPS0025); Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (NPS0026); Arora Group (NPS0027); London Boroughs of Wandsworth, Richmond and Hillingdon, and Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (NPS0028); Hampshire Chamber of Commerce (NPS0029); Green House Think Tank (NPS0030); Aviation Enviroment Federation (NPS0031); Confederation of British Industry (NPS0032); No Third Runway Coalition (NPS0033); EEF (NPS0034); West London Business (NPS0035); Mayor of Lo Borough Council (NPS0038); University of West London (NPS0039); Heathrow Hub Ltd (NPS0050); Gatwick Airport Ltd (NPS0051); Heathrow Airport Ltd (NPS0055).
3. Community Transport: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence related to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers (CTT0281).
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4. Volkswagen emissions: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence related to Volkswagen emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Paul Willis, Managing Director, Volkswagen Group UI, dated 30 November 2017.
5. Community Transport
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Appointment hearing for the new Chair of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR)
The Committee considered his matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 11 December at 4.30 pm
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Monday 11 December 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Luke Pollard Steve Double Laura Smith Paul Girvan Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Roundtable on active travel
The Committee held an informal roundtable on the subject of active travel.
2. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Englefield Green Action Group (NPS0041); CHATR (NPS0042); London (Heathrow) Airline Consultative Committee (NPS0043); The Bedford Park Society (NPS0044); Heathrow Strategic Planning Group (NPS0045); BAR UK Ltd (NPS0046); MAG (NPS0047); Greenpeace (NPS0048); Virgin Atlantic Airways (NPS0049); Tim Henderson (NPS0052); Royal Aeronautical Society (NPS0053); British Chambers of Commerce (NPS0054); Heathrow Southern Railway Ltd (NPS0056); Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (NPS0057); International Airlines Group (IAG) (NPS0060); London Biggin Hill Airport (NPS0061); Surrey Chamber of Commerce (NPS0062); Strategic Airports Special Interest Group (SASIG) (NPS0063); Richmond Heathrow Campaign (NPS0064); UK Regional and Business Airports Group (RABA) (NPS0065); American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines (NPS0066).
3. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Balfour Beatty (INV0002); Mr David Cooper-Smith (INV0003); Campaign for Better Transport London (INV0004).
4. Maritime and Coastguard Agency: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Sir Alan Massey, Chief Executive, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, dated 1 November 2017; Letter from Sir Alan Massey, Chief Executive, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, dated 30 November 2017.
5. Community Transport
Draft Report (Community Transport and consultation), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report of the Committee, HC 480.
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6. Airports National Policy Statement
Ordered, That the Chair write to Network Rail and Highways England.
Resolved, That the Committee continue to assess the evidence after each oral evidence session.
7. Cancellation of rail electrification schemes
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the Secretary of State for Transport on the cancellation of rail electrification schemes.
Ordered, That correspondence with the Department for Transport relating to the cancellation of rail electrification schemes be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
8. Operation Stack
Ordered, further information on the cancellation of the proposed lorry park off the M20 to ease Operation Stack.
[Adjourned till Monday 18 December at 4.30 pm
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Monday 18 December 2017
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair Ronnie Cowan Luke Pollard Steve Double Laura Smith Paul Girvan Martin Vickers Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Harmondsworth Village Allotments and Horticultural Association (NPS0067); Airlines UK (NPS0068).
2. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr John Phillips (MAS0001); Hayfield Sustainable Transport Ltd (MAS0002); Department for Transport (MAS0003); West Midlands Combined Authority (MAS0004).
3. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Christopher Fox (INV0005); Mr Alistair Lenczner (INV0006); ASLEF (INV0007); London TravelWatch (INV0008); Rt Hon Richard Benyon MP and Tan Dhesi MP (INV0009); Tim Weller (INV0010) Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (INV0011); Rail Freight Group (INV0012).
4. Volkswagen emissions: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Volkswagen emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter from Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 11 December 2017,
Chief Executive DVSA; letter from the Chair to Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 18 December 2017.
5. Airports National Policy Statement
Tim Hawkins, Corporate Affairs Director, Manchester Airports Group, Neil Pakey, Chairman, Regional and Business Airports Group, and Rafael Schvartzman, Regional Vice President Europe, IATA gave oral evidence.
Professor Helen Apsimon, Professor of Air Pollution Studies, Imperial College London, The Rt Hon the Lord Deben, Chairman, Committee on Climate Change, Professor Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change, University of Leeds, and Cait Hewitt, Deputy Director, Aviation Environment Federation gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 January 2018 at 4.30 pm
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Monday 15 January 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Martin Vickers Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Luke Pollard
1. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Stone Hill Park Ltd (NPS0069); Heathrow Airport Limited-supplementary evidence (NPS0070); Richmond Heathrow Campaign-supplementary evidence (NPS0071); Heathrow Airport Limited- further supplementary evidence (NPS0072); David Starkie (NPS0073); No Third Runway Coalition-supplementary evidence (NPS0074).
2. All lane running: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to All lane running be reported to the
England, dated 9 January 2018.
3. Application of EASA rules in relation to people with HIV: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the application of EASA rules in relation to people with HIV be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rt Hon John Hayes CBE MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 28 November 2017; Letter from Baroness Sugg, Transport Minister for Aviation, International letter of 28 November.
4. Community Transport: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Community Transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 21 December 2017.
5. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Viaqqio (MAS0005); ACFO (MAS0006); Community Transport Association (MAS0007); London TravelWatch (MAS0008); WSP (MAS0009); BVRLA (MAS0010); Wye Ruin it? (MAS0011); SYSTRA Ltd (MAS0012); Fleetondemand (MAS0013); Transport for Greater Manchester (MAS0014); Uber
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(MAS0018); Rail Delivery Group (MAS0019); CIHT (MAS0020); Alstom UK & Ireland (MAS0021); MaaSLab, UCL (MAS0022); DHC Loop Connections (MAS0023); Urban Transport Group (MAS0024); Ordnance Survey (MAS0025); MaaS Global Oy (MAS0026); MaaS Alliance (MAS0027); North East Combined Authority (MAS0028); ITS United Kingdom (MAS0029); Atkins (MAS0030); Stagecoach Group plc (MAS0031); Transport Systems Catapult (MAS0032); Digital Policy Alliance (MAS0033); Ms Carole Protherough (MAS0034); Mr Bruce Wallace (MAS0035); Travelspirit Foundation (MAS0036); Campaign for Better Transport (MAS0037); Beemcar Ltd (MAS0038); FiveAI Limited (MAS0039); Addison Lee Group (MAS0040); The Go-Ahead Group plc (MAS0042); Aberdeen City Council and Robert Gordon University (MAS0043).
6. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Railway Industry Association (INV0013); Angel Trains (INV0014); Warwickshire County Council (INV0015); MCAHS2 (INV0016); West Coast Rail 250 Campaign (INV0017); Thomas Wheeler (INV0018); Mr Brian Welch (INV0019); Penninsula Rail Task Force (INV0020); Transworth Rail and Heubeck Consultancy Ltd (INV0021); Ten Transport Consultancy (INV0022); London Forum of Amenity & Civic Societies (INV0023); East Midlands Council (INV0024); National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (INV0025); Freightliner Group (INV0026); High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (INV0027); TSSA (INV0028); Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (INV0029); Windsor Link Railway (INV0030); Department for Transport (INV0031); SIGOMA (INV0032); Civil Engineering Contractors Association Ltd (INV0033); Rail Delivery Group and Rail Supply Group (INV0034); Siemens Mobility UK (INV0035); Freight Transport Association (INV0036); Freight on Rail (INV0037); Association for Consultancy and Engineering (INV0038); Office of Rail and Road (INV0039); Urban Transport Group (INV0040); West Yorkshire Combined Authority (INV0041); Transport for Greater Manchester (INV0042); North East Combined Authority (INV0043); Heathrow Southern Railway Limited (INV0044); IPPR North (INV0045); Professor Anson Jack, University of Birmingham (INV0047); Midlands Connect (INV0048); Merseytravel (INV0049); Rail North (INV0050); Campaign for Better Transport (INV0051); East Coast Main Line Authorities (INV0052); Lord Berkeley and Michael Byng (INV0053); Tim Weller (INV0054); Arriva (INV0055); Transport for London (INV0056); Network Rail (INV0057); BAI Communications (INV0058); Alstom UK & Ireland (INV0059); RSSB (INV0060); Tim Weller (INV0061); Watford Rail Users Group (INV0062).
7. Mobility as a Service
Resolved, That the Committee visit the West Midlands to discuss the Whim pilot as part of its inquiry into Mobility as a Service.
8. Coastguard modernisation
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Transport Systems Catapult, Milton Keynes
The Committee considered this matter.
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10. Options for scrutiny of the collapse of Carillion
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Airports National Policy Statement
Cllr Paul Hodgins, Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council, Brendan Walsh, Chairman of the Officer Group, Heathrow Strategic Planning Group, Joseph Carter, Chairman of the Transport Sub-Group, Heathrow Strategic Planning Group, Val Shawcross, Deputy Mayor of London for Transport, and Alex Williams, Director of City Planning, Transport for London gave oral evidence
Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Executive Director, Back Heathrow, John Stewart, Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise, and Stephen Clark, No Third Runway Coalition, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 22 January at 4.30 pm
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Monday 22 January 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner
1. Appointment of the Chair of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR): written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the appointment of the Chair of the ORR be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Rt Hon Peter Riddell CBE, Commissioner for Public Appointments, dated 4 January 2018; Letter to the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 8 January 2018; Letter from the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 16 January 2018.
2. East Coast Mainline infrastructure works: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the East Coast Mainline infrastructure works be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director, Network Rail, dated 15 January 2018; Letter from Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director, Network Rail, dated 19 January 2018; Letter to David Horne, Managing Director, Virgin Trains East Coast, dated 15 January 2018; Letter from David Horne, Managing Director, Virgin Trains East Coast, dated 19 January 2018.
3. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Collis Engineering Ltd (INV0063); Mr Michael Bradley (INV0064).
4. Rail electrification
Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
5. Mobility as a Service: Appointment of Specialist Advisor
Ordered, That Justine Bornstein be appointed as a Specialist Advisor in relation to the inquiry into Mobility as a Service.
6. Rail infrastructure investment: Appointment of Specialist Advisor
Ordered, That Professor Anson Jack be appointed as a Specialist Advisor in relation to the inquiry into rail infrastructure investment.
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7. Airports National Policy Statement
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from officials representing Heathrow Airport on Monday 5 February and from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport on Wednesday 7 February.
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 29 January at 4.30 pm
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Monday 29 January 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Graham Stringer Paul Girvan Martin Vickers Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Iain Stewart
1. Rail infrastructure investment
Mark Bullock, Managing Director, Balfour Beatty Rail, Darren Caplan, Chief Executive, Rail Industry Association, Pino De Rosa, Managing Director, Bridgeway Consulting, and Peter Roberts, Chairman and Managing Director, Signal House Group gave oral evidence.
Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group, and Maggie Simpson, Executive Director, Rail Freight Group gave oral evidence.
2. Mobility as a Service: changes to written evidence
Resolved, That Transport Systems Catapult be allowed to withdraw its written evidence (MAS0032) and replace it with a new submission (MAS0044).
3. Intercity East Coast
Ordered, That the Clerk prepare a proposal for an inquiry into Intercity East Coast
4. Rail electrification
Ordered, That the Chair write to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, requesting further information on the decision to cancel three rail electrification schemes
5. Carillion
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Department for Transport, Highways England, Network Rail, and the Rail Delivery Group, about the impact of the collapse of Carillion.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 January at 4.30 pm
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Tuesday 30 January 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Luke Pollard Paul Girvan Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Airports National Policy Statement
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 5 February at 4.00 pm
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Monday 5 February 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Luke Pollard Paul Girvan Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Heathrow Airport- supplementary evidence (NPS0078); Heathrow Airport-further supplementary evidence (NPS0079); IATA-supplementary evidence (NPS0080); No Third Runway Coalition- supplementary evidence (NPS0081); Heathrow Strategic Planning Group-supplementary evidence (NPS0082); No Third Runway Coalition-further supplementary evidence (NPS0083); Letter to Brian Pearce, Chief Economist IATA UK, and Professor Peter Mackie, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, dated 16 January 2018; Letter from Brian Pearce, Chief Economist IATA UK, and Professor Peter Mackie, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, dated 30 January 2018.
2. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Transport for London (MAS0045)
3. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Railway Industry Association- supplementary evidence.
4. Airports National Policy Statement
John Holland-Kaye, Chief Executive Officer, Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd, and Emma Gilthorpe, Executive Director Expansion, Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd gave oral evidence
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 February at 4.15 pm
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Wednesday 7 February 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Luke Pollard Grahame Morris Daniel Zeichner Iain Stewart
1. Declaration of Interests
Grahame Morris declared his interests in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992.
Morris, Grahame (Easington)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Unite the Union Address of donor: 128 Theobald's Road, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: RMT Address of donor: 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Spenmore Property Ltd Address of donor: A1, Marquis Court, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0RU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: company, registration 07362247 (Registered 07 July 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Unite the Union Address of donor: 128 Theobald's Road, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Hotel accommodation for four nights during the Labour Party Conference at £345 per night, total value £1,380 Date received: 23-27 September 2017 Date accepted: 23 September 2017 Donor status: trade union (Registered 18 October 2017)
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4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK Address of donor: Dephna House, Unit 203, 119 Neasden Lane, London NW10 1PH Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel and accommodation with a value of £1,321.29 Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar Dates of visit: 26-30 September 2017 Purpose of visit: To carry out an investigation into the human rights implications of the blockade imposed on Qatar. (Registered 20 October 2017)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Michelle Morris, as part-time Senior Secretary.
2. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Professor Helen ApSimon, Professor of Air Pollution Studies, Imperial College, London, dated 22 January 2018, Letter from Professor Helen ApSimon, Professor of Air Pollution Studies, Imperial College, London, dated 3 January 2018.
3. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: PaxAssign Ltd (MAS0046).
4. Intercity East Coast rail franchise
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Intercity East Coast rail franchise.
5. Airports National Policy Statement
Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Lucy Chadwick, Director General of International Security & Environment, and Caroline Low, Director of Airport Expansion and Aviation and Maritime Analysis, Department for Transport gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 February at 4.15 pm
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Tuesday 20 February 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Graham Stringer Steve Double Luke Pollard Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Grahame Morris
1. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Medical Justice (NPS0084); Lakeside Energy from Waste Ltd, Grundon Waste Management and Viridor- further written evidence (NPS0085); Heathrow Airport Ltd-further written evidence (NPS0086); Heathrow Hub Ltd and Runway Innovations Ltd-further written evidence (NPS0087); Professor Piers Forster-further written evidence (NPS0088); Dr Richard Bloore (NPS0089).
2. Hospital transport and older people: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to hospital transport and older people be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, Chair, Health Committee, dated 29 November 2017; Letter to Paul Maynard MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 29 November 2017; Letter from Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 1 February 2018.
3. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Nextbike UK (MAS0048).
4. Rail electrification schemes: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail electrification schemes be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 8 February 2018.
5. Community Transport
Draft Special Report ( 19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read first and second time, and agreed to.
Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
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Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
6. Department for Transport Supplementary Estimate 2017/18
Ordered, That the Memorandum from the Department for Transport on the Supplementary Estimate 2017/18, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
7. Matters relating to Europe
Resolved, That Steve Double be appointed to report to the Committee on matters relating to Europe.
8. Airports National Policy Statement
Sophie Dekkers, UK Director, EasyJet, Dale Keller, Chief Executive, BAR UK , Craig Kreeger, Chief Executive, Virgin Atlantic, and Willie Walsh, Chief Executive, IAG gave oral evidence.
Andrew Haines, Chief Executive, Civil Aviation Authority, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 26 February at 4.15 pm
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Monday 26 February 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Luke Pollard Paul Girvan Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Grahame Morris
1. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: London Boroughs of Wandsworth, Richmond and Hillingdon, and Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead- additional written evidence (NPS0090).
2. Coastguard modernisation
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Coastguard modernisation.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Coastguard Operations Centre in Falmouth.
3. Rail infrastructure investment
Geoff Brown, Chair, Peninsula Rail Task Force, Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect; Nick Noone, Director of Integrated Transport, Merseytravel, and Barry White, Chief Executive, Transport for the North gave oral evidence.
Malcolm Brown, Chief Executive, Angel Trains Ltd, Rob Morris, Managing Director, Siemens Rail Automation UK, and Alan Price, Chair, Rail Sector Interest Group, Association for Consultancy and Engineering gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 5 March at 4.15 pm
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Monday 5 March 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Paul Girvan Iain Stewart Grahame Morris Graham Stringer Luke Pollard
1. Airports National Policy Statement; written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Airlines UK-further written evidence (NPS0091); Heathrow Airport Limited-further written evidence (NPS0092); No Third Runway Coalition-supplementary written evidence (NPS0093); BARUK-supplementary written evidence (NPS0094); Heathrow Hub Ltd/Runway Innovations Ltd-further written evidence (NPS0095); Heathrow Southern Railway- supplementary written evidence (NPS0097); IAG-supplementary written evidence (NPS0098); Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, 23 February 2018.
2. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter from Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect, dated 1 March 2018.
3. Mobility as a Service
Paul Campion, CEO, Transport Systems Catapult, Simon Ho, Chair of Executive Board, TravelSpirit Foundation, Dr Maria Kamargianni, Head of MaaSLab, UCL Energy Institute, and Piia Karjalainen, Senior Manager, MaaS Alliance gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 March at 3.00 pm
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Wednesday 7 March 2018
The Committee met concurrently with the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environmental Audit and Health Committees.
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood (Chair) Graham Stringer Iain Stewart Daniel Zeichner
The following members of the Environmental Audit Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Mary Creagh (Chair) Zac Goldsmith Geraint Davies Dr Matthew Offord
The following members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Neil Parish (Chair) John Grogan Alan Brown
The following members of the Health Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A).
Andrew Selous Diana Johnson Ben Bradshaw
Neil Parish was called to the Chair (Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)).
1. Air Quality
Draft Report (Improving air quality), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Fourth Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Third Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, and Second Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2017 19, HC 433.
[Adjourned till Monday 12 March at 4.30 pm
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Monday 12 March 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Grahame Morris Daniel Zeichner Luke Pollard 1. Airports National Policy Statement: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Airports National Policy Statement be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Gatwick Airport Ltd- supplementary written evidence (NPS0099); Letter from Rafael Schvartzman, Regional Vice President for Europe, International Air Transport Association (IATA), dated 26 February 2018, Letter from Val Shawcross CBE, Deputy Mayor of London, dated 5 March 2018.
2. Rail infrastructure investment
Nigel Harris, Managing Editor, Rail Magazine, Mick Lynch, Assistant General Secretary, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, Tammy Samuel, Partner, Stephenson Harwood, and Professor Andrew Smith, Professor of Transport Performance and Economics, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 March at 4.00 pm
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Tuesday 13 March 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Iain Stewart Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner
1. Airports National Policy Statement
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 19 March at 4.15 pm
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Monday 19 March 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Martin Vickers Luke Pollard Daniel Zeichner
1. Airports National Policy Statement
Draft Report (Airports National Policy Statement), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report of the Committee, HC 548.
[Adjourned till Monday 26 March at 4.15 pm
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Monday 26 March 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Grahame Morris
1. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Darren Caplan, Chief Executive, Railway Industry Association, dated 16 March 2018.
2. Rail infrastructure investment
Joanna Whittington, Chief Executive Officer, and John Larkinson, Director of Railway Markets and Economics, Office of Rail and Road gave oral evidence.
Mark Carne, Chief Executive, and Jo Kaye, Managing Director, System Operator, Network Rail gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 23 April at 4.15 pm
Thursday 19 April 2018
Mr Steve Double, Mr Huw Merriman, Mr Grahame Morris, Mr Luke Pollard and Mr Iain Stewart visited the Falmouth Coastguard Operations Centre in accordance with the
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Monday 23 April 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Luke Pollard Paul Girvan Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Grahame Morris
1. Department for Transport Memorandum on the Main Estimate 2018/19
Ordered, That the following Memorandum from the Department for Transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Memorandum on the Main Estimate 2018/19.
2. Intercity East Coast rail franchise written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Intercity East Coast rail franchise be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr David Cooper-Smith (ECR0001); We Own It (ECR0002); Save East Coast Rewards (ECR0003); Virgin Trains East Coast (ECR0004); Passenger Transport Networks (ECR0005); RMT (ECR0006); John Marriott (ECR0007); ASLEF (ECR0008); Transport Focus (ECR0009); Network Rail (ECR0010); Department for Transport (ECR0011); Stonebridge Integration Ltd (ECR0012); Wendy Coker (ECR0013).
3. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mastercard (MAS0053).
4. Office of Rail and Road
Ordered, That the Memorandum from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ORR Main Supply Estimate 2018/19.
5. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Heathrow Southern Railway Limited (INV0067).
6. Freight and Brexit
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Freight and Brexit.
7. Coastguard modernisation
The Committee considered this matter.
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8. Mobility as a Service
The Committee considered this matter.
Dr Steve Cassidy, Managing Director, ESP Group, Johan Herrlin, CEO, Ito World, Sampo Hietanen, CEO, MaaS Global, and Dr Sarah Owen-Vandersluis, Partner, Strategic Advisory, KPMG gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 30 April at 4.15 pm
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Monday 30 April 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Grahame Morris
1. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: KPMG LLP (MAS0055).
2. Vauxhall vehicle fires: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Vauxhall vehicle fires be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Spring 2018 update from the DVSA on its 17, on Vauxhall Zafira fires.
3. Intercity East Coast rail franchise
Resolved, That the Committee agree the proposed oral evidence schedule.
4. Rail infrastructure investment
The Committee considered this matter.
Jo Johnson MP, Minister of State, and Brian Etheridge, Director of Rail Network Services, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 14 May at 4.15 pm
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Monday 14 May 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Luke Pollard Ronnie Cowan Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Grahame Morris
1. Declaration of Interests
Jack Brereton declared his interests in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992.
Brereton, Jack (Stoke-on-Trent South)
1. Employment and earnings
Councillor, Stoke on Trent City Council, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on- Trent ST4 1HH. Until May 2019, I will receive an allowance of £12,000 per annum. Hours: 5-10 hrs per week. This allowance will be donated to local charities. (Registered 05 July 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Mr Jeremy Hosking Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 07 July 2017) 2. Carillion
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Carillion be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 8 February 2018; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 12 March 2018; Letter to Mark Carne, Chief Executive, Network Rail, dated 8 February 2018, Letter from Mark Carne, Chief Executive, Network Rail, dated 20
February 2018; February.
3. Intercity East Coast rail franchise: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Intercity East Coast rail franchise be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Rail Delivery Group (ECR0014); Newark Business Club (ECR0015).
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4. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: techUK (MAS0056).
5. Rail infrastructure investment
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Jo Johnson MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 30 April 2018; Railway Industry Association- supplementary evidence (INV0068); Railway Industry Association-further supplementary
(INV0069).
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC)
Resolved, That the Committee submit written evidence to the Public Administration and iry into Pre-Appointment Hearings.
7. Mobility as a Service
Crispin Humm MBE, Head of Customer Journey, Rail Delivery Group, Catherine Hutt, Mobility Programme Manager, Addison Lee, Stéphanie Rivet, Chief Digital Officer, Stagecoach Group, and Julian Scriven, Managing Director, Nextbike UK gave oral evidence.
Chris Lane, Head of Transport Innovation, Transport for the West Midlands, Simon Warburton, Transport Strategy Director, Transport for Greater Manchester, Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer & Director of Customer Experience, Transport for London gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 21 May at 4.15 pm
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Monday 21 May 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Grahame Morris Ronnie Cowan Luke Pollard Steve Double Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Rail infrastructure investment: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Tammy Samuel, Partner, Stephenson Harwood-further written evidence (INV0070); Manchester Airports Group (MAG) (INV0071).
2. BMW vehicle recalls
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into BMW vehicle recalls.
3. Intercity East Coast rail franchise
Iryna Terlecky, Director, TBI Consulting Ltd, and Nicola Wood, Director, UK Rail Advisory gave oral evidence.
The Rt Hon Lord Adonis, and Elaine Holt, Former Chief Executive, Directly Operated Railways gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 4 June at 4.15 pm
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Monday 4 June 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Luke Pollard Steve Double Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Airports National Policy Statement
The Committee considered this matter.
2. BMW vehicle recall: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to BMW vehicle recall be reported to the House for publication on the internet: BMW Group (BMW0001); DVSA (BMW0002).
3. Fishing vessel Solstice
Ordered, That the peer review by the Irish Coastguard of the incident involving the Fishing vessel Solstice be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Non-emergency hospital transport for older people
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to non-emergency hospital transport for older people be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Open letter to Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 2 May 2018; and Letter from Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 22 May 2018
5. Freight and Brexit: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Freight and Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet: CargoLogicAir Ltd (FAB0001); Port of Tilbury (FAB0002); Stone Hill Park Ltd (FAB0003).
6. Intercity East Coast rail franchise: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Intercity East Coast rail franchise be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Rog Laker (ECR0016).
7. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into rail timetable changes.
8. Joint inquiry into improving air quality
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 11 June at 4.15 pm
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Monday 11 June 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Luke Pollard Ronnie Cowan Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Freight and Brexit: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Freight and Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FAB0004); Department for Transport (FAB0005); Neptune Shipping Agency (FAB0006); Kent Police (FAB0008); Centre for European Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University (FAB0009); Rail Freight Group (FAB0010); Rail Delivery Group (FAB0011); Sealane Freight Ltd (FAB0012); UK Transport in Europe (FAB0013).
2. Mobility as a Service: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Aberdeen City Council (MAS0057).
3. Improving air quality
Draft Special Report (Improving air quality: Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Fourth Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Third Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, and Second Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2017 19) proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government's response to the Second Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
4. Airports National Policy Statement
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Mobility as a Service
Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 June at 10.00 am
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Wednesday 13 June 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Paul Girvan Ronnie Cowan Huw Merriman Steve Double Graham Stringer
1. Airports National Policy Statement
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 18 June at 4.15 pm
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Monday 18 June 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Luke Pollard Steve Double Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Daniel Zeichner
1. Airports National Policy Statement
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Freight and Brexit: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Freight and Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Heathrow Airport (FAB0014); UK Transport In Europe- UK/Europe Region companies (FAB0017); Kent County Council (FAB0018); Freight on Rail (FAB0019); Airline Operators Committee Cargo (FAB0020); Dr Steve New (FAB0021); Unite the Union (FAB0022); Freight Transport Association (FAB0023); Dr Janet Smart (FAB0024); Drax Group plc (FAB0025); Nautilus International (FAB0026); Associated British Ports (FAB0027); British Ports Association (FAB0028); Airport Operators Association (FAB0029); London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FAB0030); Airlines UK (FAB0031).
3. Intercity East Coast rail franchise: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Intercity East Coast rail franchise be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Dr Luke Butler (ECR0017).
4. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to rail timetable changes: May 2018 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from London TravelWatch dated 15 June 2018.
Charles Horton, Chief Executive Officer, and Nick Brown, Chief Operating Officer, GTR, and David Brown, Managing Director, and Rob Warnes, Performance and Planning Director, Arriva Rail North Ltd gave oral evidence.
Jo Kaye, Managing Director, System Operator, John Halsall, Route Managing Director, South East, and Martin Frobisher, Route Managing Director, London North Western, Network Rail gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 June at 9.30 am
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Tuesday 19 June 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Iain Stewart
1. Rail infrastructure investment
Draft Report (Rail infrastructure investment), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 582.
2. Health of the bus market
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Health of the bus market.
[Adjourned till Monday 25 June at 1.30 pm
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Monday 25 June 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ronnie Cowan Grahame Morris
1. Airports National Policy Statement
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 26 June at 4.00 pm
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Tuesday 26 June 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Luke Pollard Steve Double Iain Stewart
1. Freight and Brexit: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Freight and Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Dr Andrew Watt (FAB0033).
2. Vauxhall vehicle fires
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Vauxhall vehicle fires be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Gareth Llewellyn, Chief Executive, DVSA, dated 21 June 2018.
3. BMW vehicle recalls
Graeme Grieve, Chief Executive Officer, BMW (UK), Klaus Kompass, Vice President Vehicle Safety Engineering, and Johann Ebenbichler, Vice President Quality, BMW Group gave oral evidence.
Gareth Llewellyn, Chief Executive, DVSA gave oral evidence. 4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 2 July at 4.15 pm
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Monday 2 July 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Luke Pollard Huw Merriman Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Daniel Zeichner
1. BMW vehicle recalls
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to BMW vehicle recalls be reported to the House for publication on the internet: further information from BMW, dated 28 June 2018.
2. Freight and Brexit: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Freight and Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet: GB Railfreight (FAB0034).
3. Mobility as a Service
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Mobility as a Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 28 June 2018
4. Rail timetable changes: May 2018: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Rail timetable changes: May 2018 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Northern Rail (RTC0001).
5. Priorities for Network Rail
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Andrew Haines OBE
6. Mobility as a Service
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Traffic Commissioners
Richard Turfitt, Senior Traffic Commissioner, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 9 July at 4.15 pm
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Monday 9 July 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Luke Pollard Huw Merriman Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Daniel Zeichner
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Health of the bus market
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Chris Gibb, Chair, Thameslink 2018 Industry Readiness Board, and Chris Green, Chair of , gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 16 July at 4.15 pm
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Monday 16 July 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Luke Pollard Paul Girvan Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Daniel Zeichner
1. Rail timetable changes: May 2018: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Rail timetable changes: May 2018 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: additional written evidence from
Alcock (RTC0002); Mr Robin Isherwood (RTC0003); Mr James Dickson (RTC0005); Mrs Amy Morley (RTC0007); Mr Dan Morgan (RTC0008); Mrs Harriet Harrison (RTC0009); Manpreet Chahal (RTC0010); Mr Alexander Andrews (RTC0011); Michael Henry (RTC0012); Roy Williams (RTC0013); Mr Oliver Robertson (RTC0014); Mrs Marina Matosic (RTC0015); Mr Mark Young (RTC0016); Joel Alexander (RTC0017); Ms Sophie Norton (RTC0018); Mrs Carolyn Pennington (RTC0019).
2. Health of the bus market
Resolved, That the Committee visit Bristol on 12 November 2018.
3. Intercity East Coast rail franchise
Martin Griffiths Chief Executive, and Neil Micklethwaite, Commercial and Business Development Director, Stagecoach Group, Jo Kaye, Managing Director, and Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director, London North Eastern and East Midlands, Network Rail gave oral evidence.
Polly Payne, Director General of Rail Group, Beatrice Filkin Intercity Market Lead, and Simon Smith, Director of Policy, Operations and Change in Passenger Service, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 July at 1.45 pm
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Tuesday 24 July 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Paul Girvan Iain Stewart Huw Merriman Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Daniel Zeichner Luke Pollard
1. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Geoffrey Hanson (BHC0001); Mrs Barbara Edwards (BHC0002)
2. Intercity East Coast rail franchise: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Intercity East Coast rail franchise be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 23 July 2018; Andrew Marsay (ECR0018); Paul Woodhams (ECR0019)
3. Rail timetable changes: May 2018: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Rail timetable changes: May 2018 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mrs Faye Donson (RTC0021); Mr Philip Jones (RTC0022); Mr Matthew Moore (RTC0024); Elly Sample (RTC0025); Mr Ian Dyer (RTC0026); Lakes Line Rail User Group (LLRUG) (RTC0029); Roy Page (RTC0030); Dr Anne-Marie Martindale (RTC0031); Mr Alan Pilkington (RTC0032); Harpenden Churches Together (RTC0033); Mrs Helen Wheatley (RTC0034).
4. Volkswagen emissions
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Volkswagen emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport dated 11 July 2018; Letter from Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 19 July 2018.
5. Intercity East Coast rail franchise
Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
6. Freight and Brexit
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That Chris Welsh be appointed as a Specialist Advisor in relation to the inquiry into Freight and Brexit.
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7. Local roads funding and governance
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into local roads funding and governance.
8. Active travel
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into active travel.
9. Intercity East Coast rail franchise
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 September at 1.45 pm
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Wednesday 5 September 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Grahame Morris Steve Double Graham Stringer Paul Girvan Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Stephen Brooks MBE, Northern Rail user and disability campaigner, Alex Hayman, Director and Managing Director, Public Markets, Which?, Emily Ketchin, Harpenden Thameslink Commuters, and Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Transport Focus, gave oral evidence.
2. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: IBI Group (ATR0001); Mr Mike Gibson (ATR0002); John Moffett (ATR0003); Mr Chris Petty (ATR0004); Mr Michael Headon (ATR0005); Nicole Lee (ATR0006); Mr Alwin Widerhold (ATR0007); Timoth Budd (ATR0008); Dr John Fletcher (ATR0009); Mr Jack Blakeley (ATR0010); Adam Kendall (ATR0011); Mr Daniel Calhoon (ATR0012); Nick Chapman (ATR0013); Miss Gillian Healey (ATR0014); Mr Peter Clinch (ATR0015); Dr Roger Sexton (ATR0016); Mr Jonathan Haw (ATR0017); Roy Bradshaw (ATR0018); Alistair Gibbs (ATR0019); Miss Helen Fotheringham (ATR0020).
3. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: David Godsmark (BHC0004); York Bus Forum (BHC0005); Mr Raymond Wilkes (BHC0006); Dr Roger Sexton (BHC0007); Sherborne Transport Action Group (BHC0008); Mrs Kathy Peacock (BHC0009); Mr Nicholas MacDonald (BHC0013); Mrs Jo Chamberlain (BHC0014); Thomas Forth (BHC0015); Dr Michael Fulton (BHC0016); Brian Jhumun (BHC0018); Hayley Lawrence (BHC0019); London Borough of Sutton (BHC0020); Mr Michael Bussell (BHC0021); Stephen Morris (BHC0022); Mrs Jane de Garston (BHC0023); Rebecca Fricker (BHC0024); North Salop Wheelers (BHC0025); Miss Janet Woollon (BHC0026); Mr Christopher McIntosh (BHC0027); West Cheshire Access Group (BHC0028); Mr Shaun Leonard (BHC0029); Mr Dane Ford-Mitchell (BHC0030); David Laing (BHC0031); Keele University Students; Union (BHC0032); James Baughan (BHC0033).
4. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Andy Graham (LRF0002); Mr David Snow (LRF0003); Mr John Stillman (LRF0004); Dr Bill Edwards (LRF0005); Mr Nigel Jones (LRF0006).
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5. Rail timetable changes: May 2018: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail timetable changes be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Jo Johnson MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 8 August 2018, concerning the Joint Rail Data Action Plan; Mr Charles Mills (RTC0036); Nick Winfield (RTC0037); Mrs Celia Smith (RTC0038); Railfuture (RTC0039); David Prince (RTC0041); Dr Katherine Twomey (RTC0042); Friends of Eccles Station (RTC0043); Mr Michael Blake (RTC0044); Transport Focus (RTC0045); Ann Hindley (RTC0046); Harpenden Thameslink Commuters' Group (RTC0047); Mr Clive Johnson (RTC0048); Slaithwaite & Marsden Action on Rail Transport (RTC0049); Lancashire Rail Ramblers (RTC0050); Councillor Emma Hoddinott (RTC0052); Gavin Sinai (RTC0053); Joe Lancaster (RTC0054);
(RTC0056); Dr Celine Fox (RTC0057); TravelWatch NorthWest (RTC0058); APTU (Association (RTC0061).
6. Traffic Commissioners: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Traffic Commissioners be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Richard Turfitt, Senior Traffic Commissioner, dated 12 July 2018; Further letter from Richard Turfitt, Senior Traffic Commissioner, dated 26 July 2018.
7. Appointment of the Chair of the ORR
Resolved, That the Committee hold a pre- preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the ORR.
8. Freight and Brexit
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Intercity East Coast rail franchise
Draft Report (Intercity East Coast rail franchise), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fifth Report of the Committee, HC 891.
[Adjourned till Monday 10 September at 1.45 pm
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Monday 10 September 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Steve Double Graham Stringer Huw Merriman
1. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Jonathan Haw (BHC0034); Campaign for Better Transport West & North Yorkshire (BHC0035); Christopher Easthope (BHC0036); Friends of DalesBus (BHC0037).
2. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Road Surface Treatments Association (LRF0008).
3. Rail timetable changes: May 2018: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail timetable changes: May 2018 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mrs Emma Carter (RTC0062); Hastings & Rother Rail Users Alliance (RTC0063); Joanna Allen (RTC0064); Mr John Rushton (RTC0065); Dr Celina Fox additional submission (RTC0066); SHRIMP (St Leonards & Hastings Rail Improvement Programme (RTC0067); Meldreth, Shepreth & Foxton Rail User Group and Community Rail Partnership (RTC0068); David Harding (RTC0069); Mr Ian Rolfe (RTC0070); Preston Park Train Campaign (RTC0071); Mrs Claire Pickton (RTC0072); Hatfield Association of Rail Travellers (RTC0073); Miss Jemma Baron (RTC0075); Paul Gloess (RTC0076); Which? (RTC0077); Fry Law (RTC0080); Doug Paulley (RTC0081); Richard Williams (RTC0082); Harpenden & St Albans Commuter/Passenger Groups (RTC0083); Department for Transport (RTC0084); TSSA (RTC0085); Mr John Talbot (RTC0086); Mr Martin Gem (RTC0087).
Rail infrastructure investment
Draft Special Report (Rail infrastructure investment: Government and Office of Rail and Road Responses to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2017-19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Committee were appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
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4. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Resolved, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Transport concerning the provision of the minutes of the Industry Readiness Board.
5. Freight and Brexit
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Priorities for Network Rail
Andrew Haines OBE, Chief Executive, Network Rail, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 October at 3.30 pm
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Monday 15 October 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Paul Girvan Grahame Morris Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Freight and Brexit: written evidence
Ordered, That the Committee remove the written evidence from the Department of Transport (FAB0005) relating to Freight and Brexit from the internet, and that the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Department for Transport-revised submission (FAB0005).
2. Fishing vessel and crew safety
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to fishing vessel and crew safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 4 September 2018; Letter from Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 9 October 2018.
3. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Southwest Transport Network and Bus Users UK Southwest (BHC0038); Mr Christopher Easthope-further written evidence (BHC0039); Caversham and District Residents Association (BHC0040); Ramsey Big Million Partnership (Big Local) (BHC0041); Mr Stephen David (BHC0042); Mr Alan Gale (BHC0044); Potters Bar and St Albans Bus Users Group (BHC0045); Andrew Johnson (BHC0046); Dave Lloyd (BHC0047); Cropwell Bishop Parish Council (BHC0048); Dr Paul McGowan (BHC0049); Mrs Joan Wilkinson (BHC0050); Album (BHC0051); Department for Transport (BHC0052); Local Government Association (BHC0053); Duncan Harris (BHC0054); Valerie Baker (BHC0055); Exeter and District Bus User Group (BHC0056); Mr Andrew Boag (BHC0057); Mr John Disney (BHC0058); TravelWatch NorthWest (BHC0059); Philip Longdon (BHC0060); Caroline Walker (BHC0061); Salfords and Sidlow Parish Council (BHC0062); Devon County Council (BHC0063); Kirkby Stephen Town Council (BHC0064); Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line (BHC0065); Mr David Cooper Smith (BHC0066); Greener Journeys (BHC0068); Urban Transport Group (BHC0070); Merseytravel/Liverpool City Region (BHC0071); Nottingham City Transport (BHC0072); Bedford Area Bus Users Society (BHC0073); Arriva UK Bus (BHC0074); Abellio UK (BHC0075); Iain Mackinnon (BHC0076); Flit Technologies (BHC0077); Bus Users UK (BHC0078); Telford and Wrekin Council (BHC0079); West Midlands Campaign for Better Transport (BHC0080); Thorncombe Parish Council (BHC0081); Cambridge Area Bus Users (BHC0082); Mr Tim Young (BHC0083); Slough Youth Parliament (BHC0084); Moorsbus Community Interest Company (BHC0085); Lynn Hieatt (BHC0086); West Dorset Western Area Transport Action Group (BHC0087); Northern Ryedale Public
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Transport Group (BHC0088); Miss Alison Power (BHC0089); Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (BHC0090); National Pensioners Convention (BHC0091); Syresham Parish Council (BHC0092); Mr Ronald S Hindmarch (BHC0093); Confederation of Passenger Transport (UK) (BHC0094); The Bus Project (BHC0095); Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group (BHC0096); The Portsmouth Society (BHC0098); Mr John Nicholas (BHC0100); Mr Nigel Bray (BHC0101); Mr Peter Elvidge (BHC0102); The Go- Ahead Group plc (BHC0103); Bristol City Council (BHC0104); Campaign for National Parks (BHC0105); The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (BHC0106); NECTAR (BHC0107); Mr Andrew Rolph (BHC0109); Plymouth City Council (BHC0111); London Borough of Sutton (BHC0112); Transport Focus (BHC0113); Papworth Trust (BHC0114); Mr Simon Norton (BHC0115); Stagecoach UK Bus (BHC0117); SMMT (BHC0118); East Sussex County Council (BHC0119); Councillor Andy Boddington (BHC0120); Community Transport Association (BHC0121); FirstGroup (BHC0122); TravelWatch SouthWest CIC (BHC0123); Association of British Commuters (BHC0125); York Bus Forum (BHC0126); (BHC0127); ITS United Kingdom (BHC0128);Councillor Hazel Warhurst (BHC0129); North Yorkshire County Council (BHC0131); HCT Group (BHC0132); G Taylor (BHC0134); Lynne Crowe (BHC 0135); SpeakEasy Now (BHC0136); Holme Hall Unite (BHC0137); North East Combined Authority (NECA) (BHC0138); National Pensioners Convention (BHC0139); Mr Mark Ovenden (BHC0140); RMT (BHC0141); Centre for Cities (BHC0144); Institute of Place Management, Manchester Metropolitan University (BHC0145); Unite the Union (BHC0146); RMT-supplementary evidence (BHC0148); Suffolk People First (BHC0151); Growing places (BHC0152).
4. Rail timetable changes: May 2018: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to rail timetable changes: May 2018 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Leigh Trifari (RTC0088); Mr Andrew Bonner (RTC0089); Mr Andrew Johnson (RTC0090); Mr Paul Kirkdale (RTC0091); Andrew Wightman (RTC0092); West Sussex County Council (RTC0093); Rail Delivery Group (RTC0094): Robert Sawyer (RTC0095); St Albans Commuter and Passenger Action Group (RTC0096); Halifax & District Rail Action Group (HADRAG); Paul Blomfield MP (RTC0098).
5. Travel in a representative capacity
Ordered, That the Chair have leave to visit Liverpool on Tuesday 16 October in October to attend a conference on intelligent mobility in a representative capacity for the purposes of
Ordered, That the Chair have leave to visit Leicester on Thursday 18 October to attend an Outreach event in a representative capacity the Health of the bus market.
6. Effective Questioning
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 22 October at 4.15pm
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Tuesday 16 October
The Chair visited Liverpool to attend a conference on intelligent mobility in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 15 October.
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Thursday 18 October
The Chair visited Leicester to attend an Outreach event relating to the Committee’s inquiry into the health of the bus market in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 15 October.
Monday 22 October 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ronnie Cowan Huw Merriman Steve Double Grahame Morris Paul Girvan
1. Appointment of the Chair of the ORR
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the appointment of the Chair of the ORR be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 27 September 2018; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 9 October 2018, attaching ORR Chair Recruitment lessons learned Report, dated January 2018; Letter to Declan Collier, the dated 11 October 2018.
2. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Michael Pollard (ATR0021); Mr David Hunter (ATR0022); Mr Alex Haines-Buffery (ATR0023); Plymouth Cycling Campaign (ATR0024); RAC (ATR0025); Mr Ian Bush (ATR0026); Mr Julian Spoo ner (ATR0027); Gregory Bell (ATR0028); NECTAR (ATR0029); Kent County Council (ATR0030); Wheels for Wellbeing (ATR0031); UKactive (ATR0032); UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (ATR0033); Department for Transport (ATR0034); Uber (ATR0035); Mr Graham Wickenden (ATR0036); Hertfordshire County Council (ATR0037); Integrated Transport Planning Ltd (ATR0038); Brake (ATR0039); Understanding Society, The UK Household Longitudinal Study (ATR0040); Cornwall Council (ATR0041); Urban Transport Group (ATR0042); Bus Users UK (ATR0043); London TravelWatch (ATR0044); Iain McNaught (ATR0045); Mr Julian Burn (ATR0046); Birmingham City Council (ATR0047); ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies; University College London (ATR0048); Cycle to Work Alliance (ATR0049); ITS United Kingdom (ATR0050); Professor Donal McNally (ATR0051); Calderdale Metropolitan District Council (ATR0052); Royal Town Planning Institute (ATR0053); CIHT (ATR0054); Greater Manchester Combined Authority (ATR0055); Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (ATR0056); RunFriendly (ATR0057); Transport for West Midlands (ATR0058); North East Combined Authority (ATR0059); Brighton & Hove City Council (ATR0060); Oxfordshire County Council (ATR0061); Living Streets (ATR0062); Southwark Council (ATR0063); South Yorkshire Passenger Transport
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Executive (ATR0064); The Ramblers (ATR0065); Local Government Association (ATR0066); Allergy UK (ATR0067); All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (ATR0068); Mr Shaun Pope (ATR0069); Bicycle Association of Great Britain (ATR0070); Andrew Hurn (ATR0071); Sustrans (ATR0072); EU PASTA Project (Imperial College London and London Borough of Newham) (ATR0073); RoadPeace (ATR0074); Cycling UK (ATR0075); Bicycle Association, British Cycling, Cycling UK, Living Streets, the Ramblers and Sustrans (ATR0076); Guide Dogs (ATR0077); Canal & River Trust (ATR0078); Brian Henry (ATR0079); Dr Thomas Higgs (ATR0080); Centre for Diet and Activity Research (ATR0081); Ely Cycling Campaign (ATR0082); Stephen Harris (ATR0083); Highways England (ATR0084); Nextbike (ATR0085); Sport England (ATR0086).
3. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mrs Mags Lewis (BHC0153); South West Transport Network and Bus Users UK (BHC0154); Nell Lewis (BHC0155).
4. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mrs Kay Parton (LRF0009); Sustrans (LRF0010); Christopher and Nicole Taylor (LRF0011); Thurrock Council (LRF0012); Urban Transport Group (LRF0013); Linhay Consultancy Ltd (LRF0014); JPCS Ltd (LRF0016); Mr Chris Capps (LRF0017); RAC Motoring Services (LRF0018); Suzy Richards (LRF0019): Institute of Highway Engineers (LRF0020); Coventry City Council (LRF0021); IAM RoadSmart (LRF0022); Local Government Technical Advisers Group (LRF0023); Metis Consultants Ltd (LRF0024); CIHT (LRF0025); Mr Mark Morrell (LRF0026); Road Haulage Association (LRF0027); Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) (LRF0028); Suffolk County Council (LRF0029); West Yorkshire Highway Authorities (LRF0030); Devon County Council (LRF0031); Mr Dave Gaster (LRF0032); Campaign for Better Transport (LRF0033); Mr Roger Elphick (LRF0034); Department for Transport (LRF0035); Luton Borough Council (LRF0036); RAC Foundation (LRF0037); Oxfordshire County Council (LRF0038); Transport for the North (LRF0039); Northumberland County Council (LRF0040); Hampshire County Council (LRF0041); Gaist (LRF0042); Rochdale Borough Council (LRF0043); Asphalt Industry Alliance (LRF0044); Automobile Association (LRF0045); Association for Consultance and Engineering (ACE) (LRF0046); Living Streets (LRF0047); Mr Ian Hollidge (LRF0048); North East Combined Authority (LRF0049); Liverpool City Council (LRF0050); Road Condition Management Group (LRF0051); Zurich Insurance plc (LRF0052); Local Government Association (LRF0053); Federation of Small Businesses (LRF0054); Hertfordshire Council (LRF0055); Norfolk County Council (LRF0056); Bury Council (LRF0057); Leicestershire County Council (LRF0058); London Borough of Islington (LRF0059); East Riding of Yorkshire Council (LRF0060); Surrey County Council (LRF0062); Midland Service Improvement Group (LRF0063); Cycling UK (LRF0064); The Bluebell Christian Spiritual Church (LRF0066); Institute for Transport Studies and measure2improve (LRF0067); Kent County Council (LRF0068); Cheshire East Council (LRF0070); Mr Keith Dixon (LRF0071); British Ports Association (BPA) (LRF0073); Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) (LRF0074); Gateshead Council (LRF0075); (Balfour Beatty (LRF0076); Lincolnshire County Council (LRF0077); Freight Transport Association
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(LRF0078); London Councils (LRF0079); South West Highway Alliance (LRF0080); Street Works UK (LRF0081); Road Safety Markings Association (LRF0082); Tarmac (LRF0083).
5. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Hannant, Director General for Rail, Peter Wilkinson Managing Director Passenger Services and Gary Bogan, Director, Rail North Parnership, Department for Transport gave oral evidence.
Professor Stephen Glaister CBE, Chair, Ian Prosser CBE, HM Chief Inspector of Railways and Director, Railway Safety, and Dan Brown, Director, Strategy and Policy, ORR, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 October at 9.30am
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Tuesday 30 October 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Grahame Morris Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Steve Double Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Declaration of Interests
Ruth Cadbury declared her interests in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992.
Cadbury, Ruth (Brentford and Isleworth)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
One house in Greater London: (i) and (ii). (Registered 08 June 2015; updated 09 November 2018)
10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client
My husband, Nicholas Gash, is a self employed sole trader, providing policy and public affairs advice to clients. (Registered 08 June 2015)
Ruth Cadbury declared the following additional non-pecuniary interests.
Member of the London Cycling Campaign and Hounslow Cycling
Founding member of Brentford and Hounslow Stop Heathrow Expansion (BASH Runway 3)
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women in Transport
Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Cycling and Heathrow Expansion
2. Appointment of the Chair of the ORR
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the appointment of the Chair of the ORR be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 21 October 2018, attaching a CV for Declan Collier.
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3. Community transport
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter to Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 9 October 2018; letter from Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 22 October 2018.
4. Department for Transport Supplementary Estimate
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the Department for Transport Supplementary Estimate be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter to Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, dated 13 July 2018; letter from Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, dated 25 October 2018.
5. Priorities for Network Rail
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to priorities for Network Rail be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter from Andrew Haines, Chief Executive, Network Rail, dated 11 October 2018, following up on the evidence session on 10 September 2018.
6. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Campaign for Better Transport (ATR0087).
7. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Donald Sheriff (BHC0156); Knighton Neighbourhood Forum (BHC0158); Susan Hedley (BHC0159); Bridport Local Area Partnership (BHC0160); Dennis Hemsley (BHC0161); J Fagon (BHC0162); Mr David Hissey (BHC0163).
8. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LRF0072).
9. Health of the bus market
Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys, Linda McCord, Senior Stakeholder Manager, Transport Focus, Darren Shirley, Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport, and Claire Walters, Chief Executive Bus Users UK gave oral evidence.
Tom Forth Head of Data, and Neil McClure, Head of Transport Innovation, ODI Leeds, and Nick Richardson, Director & Trustee, Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport, gave oral evidence.
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10. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 5 November at 4.15pm
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Monday 5 November 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Daniel Zeichner Graham Stringer
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Foundation for Integrated Transport (ATR0088); London Living Streets (ATR0089); Pupils 2 Parliament (ATR0091).
2. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: North Yorkshire County Council (BHC0164); Foundation for Integrated Transport (BHC0165); Bernard Marriott (BHC0166); Transport for Greater Manchester (BHC0167); Terry Kirby (BHC0168); Dr Roger Sexton-supplementary written evidence (BHC0169); Intu Properties plc (BHC0163).
3. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr C Jones (LRF0084); Jacobs and Volterra (LRF0085).
4. : written evidence
Ordered, publication on the internet: Association for Consultancy and Engineering (INV0072); David Cooper-Smith supplementary written evidence (INV0073); Midlands Connect supplementary written evidence (INV0074); Thomas Wheeler (INV0075); Michael Bradley (INV0076).
5. Travel in a representative capacity
Ordered, That the Chair and Graham Stringer have leave to visit Manchester on Thursday active travel.
Ordered, That the Chair have leave to visit Birmingham on Monday 19 November to attend a Transport Knowledge Hub event in a representative capacity.
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6. Appointment of the Chair of the ORR evidence.
Draft Report (Appointment of the Chair of the Office of Rail and Road), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Sixth Report of the Committee, HC 1510.
7. Local roads funding and governance
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 12 November at 1.00pm
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Monday 12 November
The Chair, Grahame Morris, and Daniel Zeichner visited Bristol in connection with the C ealth of the bus market, in accordance with the Committee decision of Monday 16 July 2018
Monday 12 November 2018
The Committee met at the Writing Room, City Hall, College Green, Bristol
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Grahame Morris Daniel Zeichner
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Professor Donal McNally (ATR0092); London Living Streets (ATR0093).
2. Freight and Brexit: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Freight and Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Oxera (FAB0035); David Cooper-Smith (FAB0036).
3. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Christopher Plummer (BHC0171); Stuart Ching (BHC0172); Mr Chris Banks (BHC0173).
4. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to rail timetable changes: May 2018 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter from Daniel Brown, Director, Policy & Strategy, Office of Rail and Road, dated 2 November 2018; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 5 November 2018; Letter from Peter Wilkinson, Managing Director, Passenger Services, Department for Transport, dated 7 November 2018.
5. Health of the bus market
Tim Bowles, Mayor of the West of England, Jason Humm, Head of Transport, West of England Combined Authority, Derek Fishpool, Devon County Council, Karen Rose, Community Transport Adviser, Devon County Council, and Ralph Ellis, Public Transport Officer, Plymouth City Council, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 19 November at 4.15pm
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Thursday 15 November
The Chair visited Manchester in a representative capacity to hold meetings relating to the Committee’s inquiry into active, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 5 November 2018.
Monday 19 November
The Chair visited Birmingham to attend a Transport Knowledge Hub event in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 5 November 2018.
Monday 19 November 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Robert Courts Daniel Zeichner Steve Double
1. Declaration of Interests
Robert Courts declared his interests in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992.
Courts, Robert (Witney)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments received for my work at the bar of England and Wales, all done before my election:
16 November 2017, received £600 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 5 Church Hill, Coleshill, Warwickshire B46 3AD. (Registered 27 December 2017)
29 November 2017, received £3,100 plus VAT from Boyes Turner, Abbots House, Abbey Street, Reading RG1 3BD. (Registered 27 December 2017)
17 January 2018, received £656.25 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 5 Church Hill, Coleshill, Warwickshire B46 3AD. (Registered 22 January 2018)
31 January 2018, received £1,400 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 46 Chelmsley Circle, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 5UH. (Registered 19 February 2018)
5 March 2018, received £1,250 plus VAT from Dalgarno Solicitors, 11 Suez Street, Warrington WA1 1EF. (Registered 12 March 2018)
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15 March 2018, received £3,862.50 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 5 Church Hill, Coleshill, Warwickshire B46 3AD. (Registered 19 March 2018)
5 April 2016, received £6,600 plus VAT from Coles Miller LLP, 44/46 Parkstone Road, Poole BH15 2PG. (Registered 06 April 2018)
24 April 2018, received £249.50 plus VAT from William Graham Law Ltd, 24 Neptune Court, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ. (Registered 26 April 2018)
22 May 2018, received £104.17 plus VAT from William Graham Law Ltd, 24 Neptune Court, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ. (Registered 24 May 2018)
31 May 2018, received £3,150 plus VAT from Coles Miller LLP, 44/46 P arkstone Road, Poole BH15 2PG. (Registered 04 June 2018)
31 May 2018, received £750 plus VAT from Coles Miller LLP, 44/46 Parkstone Road, Poole BH15 2PG. (Registered 18 June 2018)
18 June 2018, received £3,583.33 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 5 Church Hill, Coleshill, Warwickshire B46 3AD. (Registered 18 June 2018)
20 June 2018, received £600 plus VAT from Thorneycroft Solicitors, Bridge Street Mills, Bridge Street, Macclesfield SK11 6QA. (Registered 25 June 2018)
16 July 2018, received £2,250 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 5 Church Hill, Coleshill, Warwickshire B46 3AD. (Registered 16 July 2018)
16 July 2018, received £2,250 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 46 Chelmsley Circle, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 5UH. (Registered 27 July 2018)
24 September 2018, received £2,850 plus VAT from Thorneycrofts, Bridge Street Mills, Bridge Street, Macclesfield SK11 6QA. (Registered 24 September 2018)
20 September 2018, received £500 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 46 Chelmsley Circle, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 5UH. (Registered 25 September 2018)
26 March 2018, received £800 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 5 Church Hill, Coleshill, Warwickshire B46 3AD. (Registered 02 October 2018)
1 October 2018, received £104.17 plus VAT from William Graham Law Ltd, 24 Neptune Court, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ. (Registered 03 October 2018)
23 November 2018, received £1,218.82 plus VAT from William Graham Law Ltd, 24 Neptune Court, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ. (Registered 26 November 2018)
3 December 2018, received £337.50 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 5 Church Hill, Coleshill, Warwickshire B46 3AD. (Registered 04 December 2018)
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7 December 2018, received £1,350 plus VAT from Co-Operative Legal Services, Aztec 650, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4TD. (Registered 10 December 2018)
5 December 2018, received £700 plus VAT from Evans Derry, 5 Church Hill, Coleshill, Warwickshire B46 3AD. (Registered 17 December 2018)
24 November 2017, payment of £1,800 made to my local Association by SP Broadway Consultants, 50 Broadway London SW1H 0RG in return for a speech which I gave on 16 November 2017. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: APPG for the Armed Forces Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: seventeen dinners value £40 each; seven breakfasts value £14.25 each; total £779.75 Date received: 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 Date accepted: 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 Donor status: other (Registered 16 August 2017; updated 03 July 2018)
Name of donor: International Churchill Society (UK) Address of donor: Churchill College, Cambridge CB3 0DS Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket for the Sir Winston Churchill Awards dinner, value £500 Date received: 7 November 2017 Date accepted: 7 November 2017 Donor status: other (Registered 20 December 2017)
Name of donor: APPG for the Armed Forces Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: eight dinners value £40 each; four breakfasts value £14.25 each; total £377 Date received: 1 January 2018 to 3 July 2018 Date accepted: 1 January 2018 to 3 July 2018 Donor status: other (Registered 04 July 2018)
Name of donor: Boeing Defence UK Address of donor: Building 630, Bristol Business Park, The Crescent, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1EJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: For myself and a staff member, tickets for hospitality area and refreshments at the Royal International Air Tattoo with a total value of £340 plus VAT (£170 plus VAT each) Date received: 13 August 2018 Date accepted: 13 August 2018
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Donor status: company, registration 01290439 (Registered 02 August 2018)
5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
Name of donor: International Churchill Society Address of donor: PO Box 58279, Washington DC, 20037, USA Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket for the Sir Winston Churchill Awards dinner, value £500 Date received: 1 November 2018 Date accepted: 1 November 2018 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 10 December 2018)
8. Miscellaneous
Member of the Bar of England and Wales, not currently practising. (Registered 18 November 2016)
I received passes for myself and a staff member to enter the hospitality area at the Royal International Air Tattoo on 13 August 2018. These are not available to buy but I estimate that their total value, for two people, was £136 (two entry passes, and incidental refreshments, from Airbus, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2AS.). I also received passes from Boeing which are registered under Category 3. (Registered 02 August 2018)
Robert Courts declared the following additional non-pecuniary interests.
Hospitality from the APPG for the Armed forces (funded by industry, including Airbus, Boeing, Thales, Babcock, Leonardo, Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, DXC technology, Raytheon, Qinetiq, MBDA, PWC, Saab, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics)
Tickets for himself and his family to Duxford air show on 23 September 2018, and enclosure admissions for himself and his family to Duxford air show on 15 July 2018, from the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
Annual subscription o FlyPast and Aeroplan magazines from Key Publishing.
Chairman of the APPG for Community Transport.
Vice-Chairman of the APPG for Cycling.
Honorary Vice-President (and member) of the Cotswold Line Promotion Group.
Chair of the Heritage Aviation Work stream of the APPG for General Aviation.
Member of Cycling UK.
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2. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Dr Rachel Aldred (ATR0096); Tunbridge Wells
3. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Karin Smyth MP (BHC0174); Tyne and Wear Public Transport Users Group (BHC0175); Devon County Council (BHC0176).
4. Ford Ecoboost
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Ford Ecoboost be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter to Andy Barratt, Chairman and Managing Director, Ford UK, dated 25 October 2018; letter from Andy Barratt, Chairman and Managing Director, Ford UK, dated 13 November 2018.
5. Intercity East Coast Rail franchise
Draft Special Report (Intercity East Coast Rail franchise: Government Response to the Fifth Report of Session 2017 19) proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government's response to the Fifth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
6. Health of the bus market
Resolved, That the Committee visit Liverpool.
7. Active travel
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Local roads funding and governance
Darren Shirley, Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport, Mark Stevens, Chair of the Engineering Board, Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport, Roger Geffen, Policy Director, Cycling UK, Matthew Lugg, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, and Rick Green, Chair, Asphalt Industry Alliance, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 26 November at 4.15pm
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Monday 26 November 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner Grahame Morris
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Daily Mail and General Trust plc (ATR0094); Transport for London (ATR0098).
2. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Plymouth City Council-additional written evidence (BHC0177); West of England Combined Authority (BHC0178).
3. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Transport for London (LRF0086); Mr Frank Bedford (LRF0087); ITS United Kingdom (LRF0088).
4. DfT Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18
Resolved, that the Committee request written evidence from the Department for Transport.
5. Taxis and private hire vehicles
Resolved, that the Committee request written evidence from the Department for Transport.
Resolved, that the Committee take oral evidence on taxis and private hire vehciles.
6. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Health of the bus market
Mick Lynch, Assistant General Secretary, RMT, and Bobby Morton, National Officer, Unite the Union, gave oral evidence.
Martin Dean, Managing Director, Bus Development, Go-Ahead Group plc, Bill Hiron, Chair, and Malcolm Robson, Album, Alex Hornby, CEO Transdev Blazefield, and Steven Salmon, Director of Policy Development, Confederation of Passenger Transport (UK), gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 November at 2.00pm
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Tuesday 27 November 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman Robert Courts Graham Stringer Paul Girvan Daniel Zeichner
1. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Draft Report (Rail timetable changes: May 2018), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Seventh Report of the Committee, HC 1163.
[Adjourned till Monday 3 December at 4.15pm
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Monday 3 December 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Robert Courts Daniel Zeichner Steve Double
1. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Go South Coast (BHC0179); Sam Knight (BHC0180); Totnes and Rural Community Transport (BHC0181); Cropwell Bishop Parish Council-additional evidence (BHC0182).
2. Rail timetable changes: May 2018
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to rail timetable changes: May 2018, be reported to the House for publication on the internet: letter from Emily Ketchin on behalf
3. Local roads funding and governance
Paula Claytonsmith, Managing Director, Gaist, Paul Fleetham, Managing Director Contracting, Tarmac, Richard Hayes, Chief Executive, Institute of Highway Engineers, Howard Robinson, Chief Executive, Road Surface Treatment Association, and Alex Wright, Group Manager, Transport Research Laboratory, Road Condition Management Group, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 December at 10 am
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Wednesday 12 December 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Robert Courts Graham Stringer Steve Double Daniel Zeichner
1. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Unite the Union additional written evidence (BHC0183).
2. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Institute for Transport Studies and measure2improve (LRF0089); Mr Patrick Moore (LRF0090).
3. Maritime policy and Coastguard modernisation
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Maritime policy and Coastguard modernisation be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 6 December 2018.
4. Mobility as a Service
Draft Report (Mobility as a Service), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eighth Report of the Committee, HC 590.
5. Regular meeting day and time of the Committee
Resolved, That from 21 January 2019, the Committee be 9.15am on Wednesday.
6. Inquiry update and future work
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee hold an oral evidence session on HS2.
[Adjourned till Monday 17 December at 5.15 pm
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Monday 17 December 2018
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Robert Courts Graham Stringer Ronnie Cowan Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Phil Jones, Phil Jones Associates (ATR0099).
2. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Confederation of Passenger Transport supplementary written evidence (BHC0184); ALBUM supplementary written evidence (BHC0185); Go-Ahead Group supplementary written evidence (BHC0187); Transdev Blazefield supplementary written evidence (BHC0188).
3. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Frank Bedford additional written evidence (LRF0091).
4. Active travel
Resolved, That the Committee visit Manchester.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Mini Holland improvements in Walthamstow.
Dr Rachel Aldred, Reader in Transport, University of Westminster, Susan Claris, Transport Planner, Arup, and Phil Jones, Chairman, Phil Jones Associates, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 14 January at 12.50 pm
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Monday 14 January
The Chair, Ruth Cadbury, Grahame Morris and Daniel Zeichner visited Liverpool in connection with its inquiry into the health of the bus market, in accordance with the 19 November 2018.
Monday 14 January 2019
The Committee met at Merseytravel, Liverpool
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Daniel Zeichner Grahame Morris
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Scoot Fit (ATR0100), Ms Lindsay Broadwell, (ATR0101); PACTS (ATR0102); Ellen Watson (ATR0103).
2. Ford Ecoboost
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Ford Ecoboost be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State, Department for Transport, 25 October 2018; Letter from Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 19 December 2018.
3. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Miss Marianne Quinn (BHC0189); Amanda Gray (BHC0190); Somerset County Council (BHC0191); K W Brant (BHC0192); Anonymous submission (BHC0193).
4. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: RCMG supplementary written evidence (LRF0092); Road Safety Markings Association (LRF0093).
5. Millennial railcards
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating Millennial railcards be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Chair to Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 26 November 2018; Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to Chair, 14 December 2018.
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6. Taxi and PHV licencing
Ordered, that the following correspondence relating to Taxi and PHV licencing be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Chair to Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, 3 December 2018; Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, 20 December 2018.
7. Freight and Brexit
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Transport concerning contracts it has secured for ferry operators to provide additional ferry capacity and services into the UK.
8. Appointment of the Chair of Office of Rail and Road: Government Response
Draft Special Report (Appointment of the Chair of Office of Rail and Road: Government Response to the Sixth Report of Session 2017 19) proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government's response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, and correspondence from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Transport dated 26 November 2018, were appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
9. Health of the bus market
Howard Farrall, Area Managing Director, Arriva Merseyside, Matthew Goggins, Head of Bus, Liverpool City Combined Authority, Merseytravel, and Rob Jones, Regional Managing Director, Stagecoach Merseyside, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 January at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 23 January 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Steve Double Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Robert Courts Daniel Zeichner Ronnie Cowan
1. Department for Transport Annual Report and Accounts 2017 18
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the Department for Transport Annual Report and Accounts 2017 18 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Chair to Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, 30 November 2018; Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, to Chair, 9 January 2019.
2. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: John Emmas (BHC0194); Deryck Pimblett (BHC0195).
3. Volkswagen emissions
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Volkswagen emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Chair to Paul Willis, Managing Director, Volkswagen Group UK Ltd, 11 December 2018; Paul Willis, Managing Director, Volkswagen Group UK Ltd, to Chair, 11 January 2019.
4. Local roads funding and governance: change to schedule of witnesses
Resolved, That the schedule of witnesses for the proposed oral evidence session with local authorities be amended.
5. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Airport disruption: drones.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Mohammed Abdel-Haq, Chairman of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing.
Resolved, That the Committee accept an invitation from the Dutch Deputy Ambassador and Evofenedex to a lunch and informal meeting.
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Ordered, The Chair write to Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport,
7. Active travel
Roger Geffen MBE, Policy Director, Cycling UK, Joe Irvin, Chief Executive, Living Streets, and Rachel White, Senior Policy and Political Adviser, Sustrans, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 January at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 30 January 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Robert Courts Graham Stringer Ronnie Cowan Daniel Zeichner
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: University of Nottingham (ATR0104)
2. Freight and Brexit
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Freight and Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 7 January 2019; Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 15 January 2019; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 24 January 2019.
Resolved, That the Committee accept an invitation from the Airport Operators Association to be briefed on Brexit issues for the aviation sector.
3. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Dr Roger Sexton supplementary written evidence (BHC0197); John Brace (BHC0198); Cropwell Bishop Parish Council further supplementary written evidence (BHC0199).
4. Airport disruption: drones
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Aerotoxic syndrome on aircraft
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Department for Transport to ask about aerotoxic syndrome on aircraft.
6. Health of the bus market
The Committee considered this matter.
Paul Woods, Interim Chief Finance Officer, North East Combined Authority and Local Government Association, James Carney, Finance Director, Blackpool Transport, Giles Fearnley, Managing Director, First Bus, and John Godfrey, Principal Consultant, TAS Partnership, gave oral evidence.
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[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 February at 9.15 am
Wednesday 6 February 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Steve Double Ruth Cadbury Paul Girvan Robert Courts Huw Merriman Ronnie Cowan Daniel Zeichner
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: The Motorcycle Action Group (ATR0105); Centre of Transport and Society, University of the West of England, Bristol (ATR0106); Suzanne Scobie (ATR0107).
2. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Traveline (BHC0201).
3. Millennial Railcard
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the Millenial Railcard be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group, dated 10 January 2019; Letter from Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group, dated 28 January 2019.
4. vent
Resolved, That the Committee hold an event on Wednesday 6 March to commemorate
5. Brexit
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Transport about a number of Brexit issues.
6. Honda cars: accidental deployment of airbags
Ordered, That the Chair write to the DVSA about the accidental deployment of airbags in Honda cars.
7. Airport disruption: drones
The Committee considered this matter.
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[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 February at 10.30 am
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Tuesday 12 February 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman
1. Inquiry update and future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Road safety
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Road safety.
3. Trains fit for the future?
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Trains fit for the future?
4. Pavement parking
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Pavement parking.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 February at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 13 February 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Robert Courts Daniel Zeichner Steve Double
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Sustrans supplementary written evidence (ATR0108); Horse Access Campaign UK (ATR0109); Martin Horgan (ATR0111); Isle of Wedmore Access Group (ATR0112); Mr Brian Worrell (ATR0113); The Trails Trust (ATR0114).
2. Assistance for wheelchair users by train staff
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to assistance for wheelchair users by train staff be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to David Isaac, Chair, EHRC, dated 8 January 2019; Letter from David Isaac, Chair, EHRC, dated 5 February 2019; Letter to Declan Collier, Chair, Office of Rail and Road, dated 8 January 2019; Letter from Declan Collier, Chair, Office of Rail and Road, dated 5 February 2019.
3. Freight and Brexit
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Freight and Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 9 January 2019; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 30 January 2019.
4. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication in the internet: North East Combined Authority supplementary written evidence (BHC0202); Louise Haigh MP (BHC0203); Martin Hogan (BHC0204); Diana Johnson MP (BHC0205); Tas Partnership (BHC0206).
5. Memorandum from the Department for Transport on the Supplementary Estimate 2018/19
Ordered, That the Memorandum from the Department for Transport on the Supplementary Estimate 2018/19 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
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6. Rail timetable changes: Responses from the Government and Office of Rail and Road
Draft Special Report (Rail timetable changes: Government and Office of Rail and Road Responses to the Committee’s Seventh Report) proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government's responses to the Seventh Report from the Committee were appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
7.
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Airport disruption: drones
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Health of the bus market
Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Catriona Henderson, Head of Buses and Taxis, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 February at 9.15 am.
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Wednesday 27 February 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Robert Courts Graham Stringer Steve Double Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman 1. Active travel
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport, 29 January 2019; Letter from Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport, 11 February.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Jane Imbush (ATR0115); Dr Janice Bridger (ATR0116); British Horse Society (ATR0117); Living Streets supplementary written evidence (ATR0118); Mrs Elizabeth Trethewey (ATR0120).
2. Brexit
Ordered, Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State, Department for Transport, 6 February 2019; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State, Department for Transport, 19 February 2019.
3. Rail infrastructure investment
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to rail infrastructure investment be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, 11 February 2019, following up on points raised during the Westminster Hall Debate.
4. Volkswagen emissions
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Volkswagen emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport, 11 December 2018; Letter from Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport, 15 February 2019.
5. Mobility as a Service: Government Response
Draft Special Report ( Eighth Report) proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government's response to the Eighth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
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Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
6. Health of the bus market
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Rail Delivery Group: Easier fares for all
Resolved, That the Committee hold an informal briefing with the Rail Delivery Group on its Easier fares for all report.
8. Local roads funding and governance
Stephen Hall, Assistant Director, Economy and Environment, Economy & Infrastructure, Cumbria County Council, Andrew Haysey, Transport Planning Manager, Gateshead Council, Andrew Loosemore, Head of Highways Asset Management, Kent County Council, Lynne Stinson, Team Manager, Assets and Major Programmes Team, Leicestershire County Council; and Lynne Wait CEng MICE, Interim Engineering Manager, Growth and Infrastructure, Borough of Poole, on behalf of South West Highway Allowance, gave oral evidence.
Danny Rawle, Highways Asset Management Engineer, Coventry City Council, Stephen Skinner, CEng MICE, Head of Highway Services, Enfield Council, Patrick Doig, Divisional Finance Director for Surface Transport, Transport for London (TfL), and Anne Shaw, Director of Network Resilience, Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM), gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 7 March at 11.30 am
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Thursday 7 March
The Chair, Ruth Cadbury, Huw Merriman, Graham Stringer and Daniel Zeichner visited Manchester in connection with its inquiry into active travel, in accordance with the 17 December 2018.
Thursday 7 March 2019
The Committee met at Transport for Greater Manchester, 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Active travel: written evidence
Resolved, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: supplementary written evidence.
2. Active travel
Resolved, That the schedule of witnesses be amended.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Highways England.
Nadia Kerr, Delegate, Walk Ride CM, and Jonathan Fingland, Chair, Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign, gave oral evidence.
Chris Boardman, Cycling and Walking Commissioner for Greater Manchester, and Councillor Angeliki Stogia, Executive Member for Environment and Skills, Manchester City Council, gave oral evidence.
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 March at 9.45 am
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Tuesday 12 March 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Graham Stringer Ruth Cadbury Daniel Zeichner
1. Airport disruption: drones
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 March at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 13 March 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Ronnie Cowan Daniel Zeichner 1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Bird rides (ATR0124)
2. Health of the bus market
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 14 February 2019; Letter from Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 5 March 2019.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Matt Western MP (BHC0207).
3. Freight and Brexit: correspondence on DfT Agreement with Eurotunnel
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Transport settlement agreement with Eurotunnel.
4. Travel in a representative capacity
Resolved, That the Chair have leave to visit Birmingham on Tuesday 2 April to attend the Traffex conference in a representative capacity.
Resolved, That the Chair have leave to visit Birmingham on Thursday 4 July to attend the Midlands Transport Summits and Awards in a representative capacity.
5. HS2: Update with Allan Cook
Allan Cook CBE, Chair, HS2 Ltd, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 March at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 27 March 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Paul Girvan Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman Steve Double Daniel Zeichner
1. 16 17 Railcard
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to 16 17 Railcard be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 6 March 2019; Letter from Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 19 March 2019; Letter to Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group, dated 6 March 2019; Letter from Paul Plummer Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group, dated 15 March 2019.
2. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Outsider Tart (ATR0126); Councillor Joanna Biddulph (ATR0128); Jo Somerset (ATR030);
3. Community Transport
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to community transport be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 28 January 2019; Letter from Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 15 March 2019.
4. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Dave Cockle (BHC0208).
5. HS2: Update with Allan Cook
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to HS2: Update with Allan Cooke be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Allan Cook CBE, Chairman, HS2 Ltd, dated 21 March 2019.
6. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: WDM Limited (LRF0094).
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7. Railways: update with the rail minister
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Andrew Jones MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport.
8. DfT Supplementary Estimates 2018 19
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Department for Transport to ask for further information on -19.
9. HS2
Resolved, That the Committee visit Euston Station to observe works by HS2.
10. Taxi and private hire reform in England
Professor Mohammed Abdel-Haq, Chair, Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 April at 9.15 am
Tuesday 2 April
The Chair visited Birmingham to attend the Traffex conference in a representative capacity, of 13 March 2019.
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Wednesday 3 April 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Daniel Zeichner Ruth Cadbury
1. Health of the bus market
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Frank Rogers, Director General, Merseytravel, dated 15 January 2019; Letter from Frank Rogers, Director General, Merseytravel, dated 4 March 2019.
2. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd (LRF0095).
3. Settlement agreement with Eurotunnel
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the Settlement agreement with Eurotunnel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 13 March 2019; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 25 March 2019.
4. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee meet informally with the CAA to discuss aviation matters.
5. Active travel
The Committee considered this matter.
Vicky Fraser, Head of Transport Planning and Strategy, Cornwall Council, Alison Kennedy, Principal Transport Policy Officer, Inclusive Growth Directorate, Birmingham City Council, Rupert Thacker, Head of Highways Strategy and Implementation, Environment and Infrastructure Department, Hertfordshire County Council, and Laura Wells, Principal Transport Planner, Policy & Strategy, Brighton & Hove City Council, gave oral evidence.
Dr Ben Still, Managing Director, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Lead Board member on active travel, Urban Transport Group, Katie Edmondson, Programme Communications and Engagement Coordinator, CityConnect, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Mark Lynam, Director of Programme Commissioning, Sheffield City Region, and Claire Williams, Cycling and Walking Development Manager, Transport for West Midlands, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 April at 9.15 am
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Thursday 4 April
The Chair, Ruth Cadbury and Daniel Zeichner visited Walthamstow in connection with its inquiry into active travel 17 December 2018.
Wednesday 24 April 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Grahame Morris Ruth Cadbury Grahame Stringer Robert Courts Daniel Zeichner Steve Double
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, dated 1 April 2018; National Federation for the Blind of the UK (ATR0125); Waltham Forest Streets for All (ATR0129); Transport for Greater Manchester (ATR0133).
2. Health of the bus market: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the health of the bus market be reported to the House for publication on the internet: South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (BHC0209).
3. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Tom Jeffes (PPA0001); Mr Martin Williamson (PPA0002); Mark Annand (PPA0003); Peter Gleaves (PPA0004); Mr Richard Glyead (PPA0005); Mike Knight (PPA0006); Joseph Poutin (PPA0007); Mr Roy Driver (PPA0008); Daniel Demmel (PPA0009); Mr Terry Mcardle (PPA0010); Mr John Kirk (PPA0011); Mr Gavin Keit (PPA0012); Mike Gibson (PPA0013); Mr Wayne Moore (PPA0014); Charlie Williams (PPA0015); Mr William Baer (PPA0016); Colin Aldworth (PPA0017); Pembrokeshire Access Group (PPA0018); Ms Frances Bibby (PPA0019); Neil Fortescue (PPA0020); Miss Lisa Boocock (PPA0021); Dr Martin Evans (PPA0022); Mrs Sandra Crawfod (PPA0023); L Brown Associates Ltd (PPA0025); Mr Guy Hodgson (PPA0026); Mr Nick Chapman (PPA0027); Mrs Anna Langley (PPA0028); Mr Christopher Dubois (PPA0029); Mrs Stephanie Jenkins (PPA0030); Dr Georgia Powell (PPA0031); East Hampshire District Council (PPA0032); David Pitman (PPA0033); Mia Buckley (PPA0035); Bob Hey (PPA0037); Alan Myers (PPA0038); Richard Gutteridge Msc (PPA0039); John Leech (PPA0040); Terence Fleming (PPA0041); Lesley Wood (PPA0042); Lee Tempest (PPA0043); Mr Richard Toulson (PPA0044); Alan Woodward (PPA0045); Brian Abbott (PPA0046); Mrs Lorraine Baker (PPA0047); Mrs Susan Lyons (PPA0048); Mr Stuart Gee (PPA0049); Gatley Runners (PPA0050); Chris Garbett (PPA0051); Steven Gibson (PPA0052); Mrs Georgina Grant (PPA0053); Matthew
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Davies (PPA0054); Susan Potter (PPA0055); J Ardron (PPA0056); Miss Linette Leslie (PPA0057); Mr Thomas Donaghue (PPA0058); Mr Chris McGrath (PPA0059); Bristol Walking Alliance (PPA0060); Mr Clifford Lee (PPA0062); Adrian Wilkinson (PPA0063); Mr Steve Little (PPA0064); Mr Steve Hatton (PPA0065); Mrs Ann Allen (PPA0066); Mr Philip Benstead (PPA0067); Jennifer Kosarew (PPA0068); East Riding of Yorkshire District Council (PPA0069); Mrs Claire Franklin (PPA0070); Tom MacFaul (PPA0071); Ms J W (PPA0072); Mrs Kim Barnetson (PPA0073); John Parkin (PPA0074); Mr Paul Hamblin (PPA0075); Mr Paul Dick (PPA0076); CycleSheffield (PPA0077); Mr George Hogman (PPA0078); Paul Drake-Davis (PPA0079); Martin Rathfelder (PPA0080); Mr Anthony Reed (PPA0081); Graham Turnbull (PPA0082); Mr Chris Barker (PPA0083); Mr David Short (PPA0084); Paul Murphy (PPA0085); Mr Martin Stubbs (PPA0086); Mr Leslie Phillips (PPA0087).
4. Road safety: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mark Etherington (RSA0001); Mr Robert Brenchley (RSA0003); Mr Hugh Marchant (RSA0004); Mr Ben Graham (RSA0006); Michael J Edwards (RSA0007); Mr Adam Nakar (RSA0008); Geoffrey Cave-Wood (RSA0009); Dr Jonathan Stafford (RSA0010); Mr Kevan Paradine (RSA0011); P Whitfield Consulation (RSA0013); Mr Ian Greenwood (RSA0015); Mr Justin Shaw (RSA0016); Mr Terry Hudson (RSA0017); Susan Elan Jones MP (RSA0018); Alliance of British Drivers (RSA0019); Sands the stillbirth and neonatal death charity (RSA0020); Mr Roger Hickman (RSA0022); RAC Motoring Services (RSA0023); London Cycling Campaign (RSA0024); The Under 17s Car Club Charitable Trust (RSA0026); Mr Derek Cozens (RSA0029): Professor John Whitelegg (RSA0030); Buckinghamshire County Council (RSA0031); Dr Helen Wells (RSA0032); WSP (RSA0033); Association of Optometrists (RSA0034); CSW Online (RSA0035); Ms Carol Beauchemin (RSA0036).
5. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Germany in connection with its inquiry into Trains fit for the future?, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
Resolved, That the Committee meet informally with the Railway Industry Association and the Rail Decarbonisation Task Force to discuss their recent work on electrification and decarbonising trains.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport on 17 July 2019.
6. Local roads funding and governance
Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State, and Steve Berry OBE, Head of Highways Maintenance, Innovation, Resilience, Light Rail and Cableways Branch, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
The Committee considered this matter.
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[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 April at 9.45 am
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Tuesday 30 April 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Grahame Morris Huw Merriman Grahame Stringer
1.
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 May at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 1 May 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman Ronnie Cowan Daniel Zeichner
1. Department for Transport Supplementary Estimates 2018 19
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the Department for Transport Supplementary Estimates 2018 19 be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, dated 29 March 2019; Letter from Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, dated 8 April 2019.
2. Drivers with Autism
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Drivers with Autism be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Julie Lennard, Chief Executive, DVSA, dated 20 March 2019; Letter from Julie Lennard, Chief Executive, DVSA, dated 4 April 2019.
3. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Dr Edward Gray (PPA0088); Councillor Mandi Shilton Godwin (PPA0089); Mr Harry Bloomfield (PPA0090); Dr Frank Holland (PPA0091); Fred Mason (PPA0092); Mrs Liz Shaw (PPA0093); Mr David Beacham (PPA0094); Paul Gordon (PPA0095); Mr Graham Cook (PPA0096); Mr Robert C Leigh (PPA0097); Mr Andrew Plumridge (PPA0098); Mrs Georgina Collins (PPA0099); Mr Roger Hinton (PPA0100); Mr Graham Southern (PPA0101); Mr Andrew Johnson (PPA0102); Mr William Baer (PPA0016); Dr Barbara Lucas (PPA0103); Mr Stephen Hackney (PPA0104); Mr Stefan Resner (PPA0105); Mr Donald McArthur (PPA0106); Mr Christopher Bloor (PPA0107); Mrs Christine Franklin (PPA 0108); Grant Bright (PPA0109); Dr Emma Hooper (PPA0110).
4. Road safety: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Nottingham Trent University (RSA0036); David Weston and Cameron Banfield (RSA (RSA0041); IAM RoadSmart (RSA0043); Mr John Marshall (RSA0044); Freight on Rail (RSA0045); Mrs Heidi Duffy (RSA0046); Gateshead Council (RSA0047); Driver First Assist (RSA0048); Dr Brett Hughes (RSA0049); London Living Streets (RSA0050); MCIA (RSA0051); Living Streets (RSA0052); Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner (RSA0053); Leicestershire County Council (RSA0054); Wealden District Council (RSA0055); SmartDrive Systems Ltd (RSA0056): National Rural Crime Network (RSA0057); Leeds University Business School (RSA0058); George and Giulietta Galli- Atkinson (RSA0059); Mrs Sarah Vaughan (RSA0060); Department for Transport (RSA0061); Dr Gemma Briggs and Dr Graham Hole (RSA0062); Road Safety Foundation
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(RSA0063); Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner (RSA0064); AA Charitable Trust (RSA0066); Ludlow 21 Sustainable Transport Group (RSA0067); Road Haulage Association (RSA0068); Hertfordshire County Council (RSA0070); The Motorcycle Action Group (RSA0071); CIHT (RSA0073); Birmingham City Council (RSA0074); Sustrans (RSA0075); Dorset Police (RSA0076); British Horse Society (RSA0077); Mrs Vanessa Harrison (RSA0078); Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RSA0080); Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership (RSA0081); Direct Line Group (RSA0082); South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership (RSA0083); AXA UK (RSA0084); Campaign for Safer Roadside Rescue and Recovery (RSA0085); Ageas (UK) Limited (RSA0086); University of Glasgow and University of Stirli Transport for West Midlands (RSA0090); Road Safety Markings Association (RSA0091) Brighton & Hove Council (RSA0092); Institute of Alcohol Studies (RSA0093); Balance the North East Alcohol Office (RSA0094); Guide Dogs (RSA0095); Safer Roads Greater Manchester (RSA0096); Highways England (RSA0097); Office of Rail and Road (RSA0098); Charles Pedrick (RSA0099); British Parking Association (RSA0100).
5. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the Chair have leave to visit Essex on Thursday 5 September to attend the Cycle County Active County Conference in a representative capacity.
6. Local roads funding and governance
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Standards of Service
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Active travel
Mike Wilson, Chief Highways Engineer, and Richard Leonard, Head of Road Safety, Highways England, gave oral evidence.
Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State, Guy Boulby, Head of Cycling and Walking, and Kevin Golding-Williams, Head of Cycling and Walking Policy, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 May at 3.00 pm
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Tuesday 7 May 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Robert Courts Daniel Zeichner
1. Health of the bus market
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 May at 9.45 am
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Wednesday 8 May 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Steve Double Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman Robert Courts Grahame Morris Ronnie Cowan Daniel Zeichner
1. Privately chartered flights
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to privately chartered flights be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Dame Deirdre Hutton, Chair, Civil Aviation Authority, dated 26 March 2019; Letter from Dame Deirdre Hutton, Chair, Civil Aviation Authority, dated 23 April 2019.
2. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: West Yorkshire Combined Authority further written evidence (ATR0134); Vincent Stops (ATR0135).
3. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Sustainable Uttlesford (PPA0111); Dr Nick Leimu-Brown (PPA0112); Mrs R Lack (PPA0113); Mr Mike Parker (PPA0114); Mr David Eldridge (PPA0115); L Brown Associates Ltd (PPA0116); Mr Barry Marchant (PPA0117); Peter Turner (PPA0118); Ms Henrietta Bewley (PPA0119); Mr Ben Magee (PPA0120); Mr William Pannell (PPA0121); Mr Jeff Derham (PPA0122); Stephen Davies (PPA0124); Mrs Ann Illingworth (PPA0125);Mr Simon Yapp (PPA0126); Mr Anthony Keith Marquis (PPA0127); Mis Rosy Moore (PPA0128); Mrs Janet Macintosh (PPA0129); Mr John Evans (PPA0130); London TravelWatch (PPA0131); Mr D M (PPA0132); Mr Jerry Cullum (PPA0134); Simon Abbott (PPA0135); Jim Wren (PPA0136); Michael Moorhouse (PPA0137); Mr Geoff Hayes (PPA0138); Mr Jonathan Coombes (PPA0139); Rollercoaster Records (PPA0140); Mr Guy Hodgson (PPA0141); Mr Morris Steel (PPA0142); Mr David Fossey (PPA0143); Staplehurst Parish Council (PPA0144); Mr Nigel Ainsworth-Barnes (PPA0145); Mr Ian Dinwiddie (PPA0146); Dr Eleanor Standen (PPA0147); Anne Jarvis (PPA0148); Mr Neil Meadows (PPA0149); Mr John Clunan (PPA0150); Ms Susan Tanner (PPA0151); Paul Docherty (PPA0152); Gavin Linnington (PPA0154); Clive Wilkinson (PPA0155); Cumbria County Council (PPA0156); Mr Ajay Ghandi (PPA0157); Tony Holmes (PPA0158); Mr Graham Newman (PPA0159); Dr J P Dickinson (PPA0160); Dr Mark Smithson (PPA0161); Ms Marie Veron-Armitage (PPA0162); Mrs Petrina Tutnall (PPA0163); Gillian Risbridger (PPA0164); Mr Nickoli Wilde (PPA0165).
4. Road safety: written evidence
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Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Tom Luxon (RSA0028); Mr Colin Stone (RSA0037); Vehicle Restraint Manufacturers Association (RSA0065); City of London Corporation (RSA0101); ITS United Kingdom (RSA0102); Association of British Insurers (RSA0103); Michael Diamond (RSA0104); Freight Transport Association (RSA0106); Brake (RSA0107); Road Safety Trust (RSA0108); Thompsons Solicitors (RSA0109); Pedals: Nottingham Cycle Campaign (RSA0110); Bird (RSA0111); Local Government Technical Advisors Group (RSA0112); RAC Foundation (RSA0113); Professor Oliver Carsten (RSA0114); DriveTech UK Limited (RSA0115); Bicycle Association, British Cycling, Cycling UK, Living Streets, the Ramblers, Sustrans (RSA0116); Cycling UK (RSA0117); PACTS (RSA0118); Health and Safety Executive (RSA0120); NPCC (RSA0121); Mr Colin Clarke (RSA0122); National Roads Policing Operations and Intelligence Group & NPCC Specialist Capabilities Programme Roads (Intelligence) (RSA0123); ACC Martin Evans, NPCC Lead for Collision Investigation (RSA0124); Transport for London and Mayor of London (RSA0125); Keoghs LLP (RSA0126); David Harrington (RSA0127); Safer Essex Roads Partnership (RSA0128); Mr Philip Norton (RSA0129); Mr Edward Lamb (RSA0130); Dr Rachel Aldred (RSA0131); Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (RSA0133); Lighting Research Group, University of Sheffield (RSA0134); Steven Gee QC (RSA0135); Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (RSA0136).
5. Railways Pension Scheme (RPS) and Train Operating Companies
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Railways Pension Scheme (RPS) and Train Operating Companies be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 24 April 2019; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 7 May 2019.
6. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee hold a roundtable discussion on road safety.
Resolved, That the Committee meet informally with the National Infrastructure Commission.
7. Active travel
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Railways: Update with the Rail Minister
Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Polly Payne, Director General, Rail Group, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 May at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 15 May 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Sally Williams (ATR0136);
2. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Fiona Reid (PPA0166); Anthony Chapman (PPA0169); Ms Jayn Oliff (PPA0170); Mrs Helen Dudden (PPA0171); Ms Emily Wolfe (PPA0173); Dr Philip Dixon- Phillips (PPA0174); Mrs Gail Davies (PPA0175); Mr Robert Maggs (PPA0176); Mr James Burton (PPA0177); Professor Keith Frayn (PPA0178); Ms Susan Westlake (PPA0179); Mr Brian Finney (PPA0180); Mr David Smith (PPA0181); City of York Council (PPA0182); Manor Par (PPA0184); Alliance of British Drivers (PPA0185); Mr Simon Roberts (PPA0186); Mr Roger Grosvenor (PPA0187); Mr Malcolm Heymer (PPA0188); Ms Lynne Strutt (PPA0189); Freight Transport Association (PPA0190); Mr Richard Crowe (PPA0191); UKactive/Champion for Physical Activity for Birmingham (PPA0192); Mrs Tina Riches (PPA0193); Jamie Wood (PPA0194); Dr Alan Hobson (PPA0195); Professor John Whitelegg (PPA0196); Mr Owen Williams (PPA0197); Mr Robert Rudd (PPA0198).
3. Road safety: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: British Insurance Brokers Association (RSA0136).
4. Railways: Update with the Rail Minister
Ordered, That the Chair write to Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, to follow up on points raised at the oral evidence session on 15 May, and to raise additional questions.
5. Bus Services in England outside London
Draft Report (Bus Services in England outside London), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Ninth Report of the Committee, HC 1425.
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6. Current and future work
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee visit Bexhill-on-Sea as part of its inquiry into pavement parking.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 May at 9.15 am
Thursday 16 May
The Chair, Ruth Cadbury, Robert Courts and Huw Merriman visited Station 22 March 2019.
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Wednesday 22 May 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Dr Roland Graham (ATR0137); Jill Dooney (ATR0139).
2. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the Committee remove the written evidence from Mr Guy Hodgson (PPA0026) relating to pavement parking from the internet, and that the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Revised written evidence from Mr Guy Hodgson (PPA0026).
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Clive Durdle (PPA0199); Oxford Pedestrians Association (PPA0200); Mrs Lisa Ainsworth-Barnes (PPA0201); Mrs Alison Baldock (PPA0202); John Nock (PPA0203); Peter Caunter (PPA0204); Mr Peter Marks (PPA0205); WalkRide Chorlton (PPA0206); Mrs Susan Langford (PPA0207); Mr Toby Harling (PPA0208); Katharine Barnett (PPA0209); Kevin Harper (PPA0210); Mrs Alison Morgan (PPA0211); P Whitfield Consulting (PPA0212); Mr Richard Ingham (PPA0213); Mr Neil Oxley (PPA0214); Stephen George (PPA0215); Mr Alan Shepherd (PPA0216); Mrs Julia Harvey (PPA0217); Simon Daws (PPA0218); Mr James Filmer (PPA0219); Green John Yardley (PPA0221); North Essex Parking Partnership-Colchester (PPA0222); Jason Adams (PPA0223); Neighbourhood Watch-Buckinghamshire (PPA0224); Ian Bonner (PPA0225); Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (PPA0226); Councillor Jack Cousens (PPA0227); WaterColour Management Company Ltd (PPA0228); Woolmer Green Parish Council (PPA0230); Janet Wright (PPA0232); Department for Transport (PPA0233); Devon County Council (PPA0234); Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (PPA0235); Mr Paul Hudson (PPA0236); Mr Richard Williams (PPA0237); J E Hewitt (PPA0238); Mrs Annie Berkovitch (PPA0240); Gary Kingsbuy (PPA0241); Mr Mark Brough (PPA0242); RAC Motoring Services (PPA0243); Mrs Victoria Sowter (PPA0244); Oxford Brookes University (PPA0245); Mrs Helen Armitage (PPA0246); Mrs Janice Robertson (PPA0247); Mr Paul Blomfield MP (PPA0248); Mr Joaquin Espasandin (PPA0249); Mr R Bravery (PPA0250); Mrs Laurence Pinturault (PPA0251); WalkRide GM (PPA0252); Mr Peter Hall (PPA0253); Matthew Wilson (PPA0254); CrossGates Watch Residents Association (PPA0256); Mr Tad Piesakowski (PPA0257); Mr William Bramhill (PPA0258); Mr Daniel Cahoon (PPA0259); Helen Lynn (PPA0260); Durham County Council (PPA0261); Camcycle (PPA0262); Campaign for Better Transport West & North Yorkshire Branch (PPA0263); Professor Ann Gates (PPA0264); Marden Parish Council (PPA0265); Mr Robbie Spence (PPA0266); Mr Peter Hutchinson (PPA0268); Mr Eddie Clark (PPA0269); Nichola Harrison (PPA0270);
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Tim Kasoar (PPA0271); Dr Paul Marchant (PPA0272); Mr Paul Biggs (PPA0273); Andrew Foxcroft (PPA0274); The West of England Centre for Inclusive Living (WECIL) (PPA0275); Crispin Blunt MP (PPA0276); Disabled Motoring UK (PPA0277); Brighton & Hove City Council (PPA0278); Whittaker Lane Residents Group (PPA0279); National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (PPA0280); Telford & Wrekin Council (PPA0281); Charnwood Borough Council (PPA0282); Mr Geoffrey Entwistle (PPA0283).
3. Road safety: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Miss Lucy Harrison (RSA0139); RoadPeace (RSA0140).
4. Trains fit for the future?: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr David Shirres (TFF0002).
5. Department for Transport
Ordered, That the following Memorandum be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Department for Transport Memorandum on the Main Estimate 2019/20.
6. Office of Rail and Road
Ordered, That the following Memorandum be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Office of Rail and Road: Memorandum on the Main Supply Estimate 2019/20.
7. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee postpone the visit to Bexhill.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Loughborough and Derby as part of its inquiry into Trains fit for the future?.
Resolved, That the Committee meet informally with the Office of Rail and Road on 5 June 2019.
8.
Resolved, That the Committee support a bid by the Chairs of the Environmental Audit, and on climate change.
9. Road safety: roundtable
The Committee held an informal roundtable discussion on road safety.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence on road safety: mobile phones.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 June at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 5 June 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Paul Girvan Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 7 May 2019; Letter from Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 21 May 2019.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Eastbourne Borough Council (ATR0140); Highways England (ATR0141).
2. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Keith Searing (PPA0284); Cambridgeshire County Council (PPA0285); Peter Smith (PPA0286); Graham Bounds (PPA0287); Professor Christopher Todd (PPA0288) Mr Malcolm Buller (PPA0289); Andrew Tett (PPA0290);
(PPA0293); Walk Ride Heatons (PPA0294); Knighton Access Group (PPA0298); Mr John Hogg (PPA0299); Jamie Lenton (PPA0300); Councillor Margaret Smidowicz (PPA0301); Ms Alison Brice (PPA0302); Institute of Highway Engineers (PPA0303); Lincolnshire County Council (PPA0304); Mr David Tingay (PPA0305); Mr Mark Kemp (PPA0306); Worthing Green Party (PPA0308); Liverpool City Council (PPA0309); Pieter Meining (PPA0310); Sustrans (PPA0311); Mr Damien Herron (PPA0312); Reverend Andy Salmon (PPA0313); Mr James Gilbert (PPA0315); Mr Andrew Fisher (PPA0317); Birmingham and Black Country Sight Loss Councils (PPA0318); Mrs Amanda Robertson (PPA0319); IAM RoadSmart (PPA0320); Hertfordshire County Council (PPA0321); Mr Peter Moore (PPA0322); Mrs Emily Steadman (PPA0323); Wraysbury Parish Council (PPA0324); Daniel Lodge (PPA0325); Tyne and Wear Public Transport Users Group (PPA0326); Ward Councillor Ewan Larcomber (PPA0327); Hull Access Improvement Group (PPA0328); Cyclox, the voice of cycling in Oxford (PPA0329); Mrs Gia Margolis (PPA0330); Walking and Cycling Alliance (PPA0332); Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (PPA0333); PATROL (PPA0334); Stephen Thomas (PPA0335); West Midlands Combined Authority (PPA0336); Mr Steve Hamilton (PPA0337); Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (PPA0338); Mr Charles Harper (PPA0339); Automobile Association (PPA0340); Mr Andrew Barclay (PPA0341); St Helens Council (PPA0342); Mrs Heidi Duffy MBE (PPA0343); Wirral Council (PPA0344); Mr Iain Kernaghan (PPA0345); Oxfordshire County Council Public Health (PPA0346); Surrey County Council (PPA0347);
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Northumberland County Council (PPA0348); Sheffield County Council (PPA0349); Guide Dogs (PPA0350); Mrs S J Eastwood (PPA0351); Mr Dene Stevens (PPA0352).
3. Local roads funding and governance: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to local roads funding and governance be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Gaist (LRF0096); Nicole and Chris Taylor (LRF0097).
4. Road safety: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: The Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators (RSA0141); The Honest Truth (RSA0142); Lens-Tech Co Ltd (RSA0143).
5. Trains fit for the future?: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: London TravelWatch (TFF0003); TravelWatch NorthWest (TFF0004); Mr Graham Howarth (TFF0005); RSSB (TFF0006); Mr Ryan Taylor (TFF0007); G-Volution Ltd (TFF0009).
6. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Chair of the CAA: Pre-appointment scrutiny
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, comments on the draft job description and person specification.
8. Evidence from the Secretary of State for Transport
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Informal briefing with the ORR
The Committee was briefed by representatives from the ORR.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 June at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 12 June 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Graham Stringer Paul Girvan Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Railways: update with the Rail Minister
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Railways: update with the Rail Minister be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 15 May 2019; Letter from Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 3 June 2019.
2. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Lime (ATR0142).
3. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Norfolk County Council (PPA0353); J Burtenshaw (PPA0355); Mr Julian Jones (PPA0356); Arthur Ward (PPA0357); Congleton Town Council (PPA0358); NFBUK (PPA0359); Mrs Anne Vladar (PPA0360); Mr Stephen Filson (PPA0361); Ms Deborah Watson (PPA0362); Mr Julian Burke (PPA0363); Leicester ); Daniel Lodge (PPA0368); Sam Tate (PPA0369); Cycle Basingstoke (PPA0370); Mr Clifford Lantaff (PPA0371); Mr William McKinnon (PPA0372); Mrs Angela Thomson (PPA0373); British Parking Association (PPA0374); Mr Robin Kenworthy (PPA0375); Oliver Shipp (PPA0376); Lewisham Living Streets (PPA0377); Jack Frost (PPA0378); Mr Dudley Peacham (PPA0379); David Hancock (PPA0380); Emily Carey (PPA0381); Holy Trinity Amenity Group (PPA0382); Claire Castell (PPA0383); Mr Tim Pickering (PPA0386); CIHT (PPA0387); Mr Karl Denning (PPA0388); Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner (PPA0389); Miss Sandra Jell (PPA0390); Nicola Pemberton (PPA0391); Mr Matt Chambers (PPA0392); Mr Ian Gill (PPA0393); Mrs Hilary Leeves (PPA0394); Mid Sussex District Council (PPA0395) Dr Martin Parretti (PPA0396); Altrincham and Bowdon Civic Society (PPA0397); Mrs E J De Villiers (PPA0398); Living Streets (PPA0399); Mr Matthew Polaine (PPA0400); Patrick Corden (PPA0401); Mr Douglas Campbell (PPA0402); Sustrans/Bexhill Wheelers (PPA0403); Mr Gordon Guest (PPA0404); Arabella Maude (PPA0405); Older geing Better in Camden (PPA0406); Mr James Metcalfe (PPA0407); Robin Potter (PPA0408); Centara Neighbourhood Association (PPA0409); Dr Stefan Kruczkowski (PPA0410); Mrs Maureen McBain (PPA0411); Mr Jeremy Varns (PPA0412); Confederation of Passenger Transport (PPA0414); Mrs Jacqueline Stubbs (PPA0415); Eynsford Parish Council (PPA0417); Mayor of Greater Manchester and Cycling
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4. Trains fit for the future?: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Rail Freight Group (TFF0010); Aldersgate Group (TFF0011); .
5. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That David T.C. Davies could join the Committee for the meeting with Alstom during its visit to Germany.
6. Road safety: mobile phones
Dr Gemma Briggs, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Open University; Dr Shaun Helman, Chief Scientist, Transport Research Laboratory; and Nick Lyes, Head of Road Policy, RAC, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 June at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 19 June 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Paul Girvan Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman Steve Double Daniel Zeichner
1. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mrs Joanne Gilmour (PPA0421); Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall (PPA0422); The Thaxted Society (PPA0423); Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Police (PPA0424); Mr Colin Bousfield (PPA0425); Chaseley Trust (PPA0426); London Councils (PPA0427)
2. Trains fit for the future?: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Merseytravel (TFF0013); Eversholt Rail Limited (TFF0014); UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (TFF0015).
3. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Pavement Parking
The Committee considered this matter.
Dr Rachel Lee Policy and Research Coordinator, Living Streets; Ian Taylor, Director, Alliance of British Drivers; and Chris Theobald, Public Affairs Manager Guide Dogs, gave oral evidence.
Simon Botterill, Transport and Traffic, Design and Delivery Manager, Sheffield City Council; Louise Hutchinson, Director, PATROL; Spencer Palmer, Director, Transport and Mobility, London Councils; and Tim Young, Project Engineer (Policy and Performance), Norfolk County Council, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 June at 9.45 am
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Tuesday 25 June 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Robert Courts
1. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Philip Cleverly (PPA0428); Councillor Leigh Frost (PPA0430).
2. Road safety: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Alan Williams (RSA0144); Cardiff University (RSA0145); Project Centre (RSA0146).
3. Road safety: mobile phones: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety: mobile phones be reported to the House for publication on the internet: RAC supplementary written evidence (RSA0001).
4. Trains fit for the future?: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Angel Trains (TFF0016); Siemens Mobility Limited (TFF0017); Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (TFF0018).
5. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Citizens Assembly on Climate Change
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Local roads funding and maintenance: filling the gap
Draft Report (Local roads funding and maintenance: filling the gap), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Tenth Report of the Committee, HC 1486.
8. Informal meeting with the CAA
The Committee met informally with representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 July at 9.15 am
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Thursday 27 June
The Chair, Ruth Cadbury, Huw Merriman, Graham Stringer and Daniel Zeichner visited Bexhill-on-Sea in connection with its inquiry into pavement parking, in accordance with the 5 May 2019.
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ruth Cadbury Grahame Morris Ronnie Cowan Graham Stringer Steve Double Daniel Zeichner
1. Active travel: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to active travel be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Eastbourne Access Group (ATR0123); Melvyn Samuels (ATR0132).
2. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr John Tilly (PPA0432); British Polio Fellowship (PPA0434); PATROL additional written evidence (PPA0439).
3. Trains fit for the future?: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Artemis Intelligent Power Ltd (TFF0019); West Yorkshire Combined Authority (TFF0020); Rail Delivery Group (TFF0021).
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Pavement parking
Michael Ellis MP, Minister of State, and Anthony Ferguson, Deputy Director, Traffic and Technology Department, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 July at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 10 July 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Ronnie Cowan Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Robert Courts Daniel Zeichner
6. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Anonymous (PPA0429); Robin Kenworth (PPA0437); Living Streets (PPA0438); Horton Parish Council (PPA0440).
7. Trains fit for the future: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Department for Transport (TFF0022); Rolls Royce (TFF0023); Alstom Transport UK Limited (TFF0024); Anglo American (TFF0025).
8. Inquiry update and future programme
The Committee considered this matter
Resolved, That the Committee hold a 2-year review of its work in September.
Resolved, That the Committee hold an informal briefing on the development of greener aircraft.
9. Evidence from the Secretary of State for Transport
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Government responses to Committee reports be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 5 June 2019; Letter from Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 30 June 2019.
10. Road safety
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into road safety: young and novice drivers.
11. ULEVs grant scrutiny
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into ULEVs: grant scrutiny.
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Department for Transport requesting a memorandum on grant funding for ULEVs.
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12. Road pricing
The Committee considered this matter
[Adjourned till Tuesday 16 July at 9.45 am
Thursday 11 July
The Chair, Ruth Cadbury and Huw Merriman visited Derby in connection with its inquiry into trains fit for the future
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Tuesday 16 July 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Graham Stringer Huw Merriman
1. Informal briefing with the National Infrastructure Commission
The Committee was briefed informally by officials from the National Infrastructure Commission.
2. Active travel: increasing levels of walking and cycling in England
Draft Report (Active travel: increasing levels of walking and cycling in England), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eleventh Report of the Committee, HC 1487.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 July at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 17 July 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Ronnie Cowan Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman Robert Courts Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Highways England Road Investment Strategy (RIS-1)
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Highways England Road Investment Strategy (RIS-1) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Jim , dated 20 June 2019; Letter from Jim llivan, Chief Executive, Highways England, dated 10 July 2019.
2. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Michael Ellis MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 10 July 2019; Philip Cleverley-additional written evidence (PPA0441); Alison Crampin (PPA0442).
3. Trains: fit for the future?
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains: fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Pupils 2 Parliament (TFF0027); Angel Trains (TFF0028); Railway Industy Decarbonisation Taskforce (TFF0029).
Resolved, That the RSSB be allowed to withdraw its written evidence (TFF0006) and replace it with a new submission (TFF0006).
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from any new Secretary of State for Transport after the summer.
5. Departmental policy and performance: update with the Secretary of State
Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
In the absence of the Chair, Huw Merriman was called to the Chair.
Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, gave further oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 22 July at 2.45 pm
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Monday 22 July 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Jack Brereton Huw Merriman Ruth Cadbury Daniel Zeichner Paul Girvan
6. Trains fit for the future?: Presentation by Nottingham Primary Parliament
Students from the Nottingham Primary Parliament presented the outcome of a series of workshops on the future design of trains.
7. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Vicky Ford MP (PPA0043); Robert Dodgson (PPA00440.
8. Trains fit for the future?: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Arriva UK Trains (TFF0030); Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce (TFF0031).
9. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
10. Road safety: driving while using a mobile phone
Draft Report (Road safety: driving while using a mobile phone), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Twelfth Report of the Committee, HC 2329.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 September at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 4 September 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Session with the Secretary of State: follow-up and 2019-20 Main Estimate
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to session with the Secretary of State: follow-up and 2019-20 Main Estimate be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport dated, 26 July 2019; Letter from Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, dated 2 September 2019.
2. Cancellation of South Eastern franchise competition
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to cancellation of the South Eastern franchise competition be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 16 August 2019; Letter from Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 30 August 2019.
3. Department for Transport preparations for leaving the EU
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Department for Transport preparations for leaving the EU be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 15 August 2019; Letter from Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, dated 20 August 2019.
4. Eurail and Interrail pass schemes
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Eurail and Interrail pass schemes be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group, 16 August 2019; Letter from Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group, dated 29 August 2019.
5. Pavement parking: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pavement parking be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr Wolf Simpson (PPA0331); Chris Owen (PPA0384); Ms Ann-Marie Cousins (PPA0445); Mr Geoff Pullin (PPA0447); PATROL and Traffic Penalty Tribunal (PPA0448); Cllr Mike Taylor (PPA0450); Mrs Andrea Stoddart (PPA0451); Gareth Lloyd (PPA0453); Mythchett, Frimley Green and Deepcut Society (PPA0454).
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6. Road safety: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Anonymous (RSA0150); Nicole and Christopher Taylor (RSA0151); Mr Cedric Pulcian (RSA0152); Stephen Gee QC (RSA0153).
7. Road safety: young and novice drivers: written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety: young and novice drivers be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Mr David Harrington (RSY0001); Geoffrey Cave-Wood (RSY0002); Ian Greenwood (RSY0003); Dr Sarah Jones (RSY0004); Callum Jones, Olivia Draycott and Luke Kirby (RSY0006).
8. Trains fit for the future?
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Bombardier Transportation UK (TFF0033); Speedy Sticks Consulting (TFF0034); Julian Worth (TFF0035); Hitatchi Rail Ltd (TFF0036); Mr Mark Bill (TFF0037).
9. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Long Marston on Tuesday 17 September 2019 to attend the Destination Decarbonisation event in connection with its inquiry into trains fit for the future?.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Siemens Signalling/Rail Automation manufacturing site in Chippenham in connection with its inquiry into trains fit for the future?.
10. Publication of written evidence between meetings
Ordered, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, written evidence received before the House Prorogues shall be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
11. Bus services in England outside London: Government Response
Ordered, That the Chair write to Baroness Vere, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Ninth Report, Bus services in England outside London.
12. Trains fit for the future?
The Committee considered this matter.
13. Road pricing: restarting the national debate.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Road pricing: restarting the national debate.
14. Two-year review
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 5 September at 10 am
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Thursday 5 September 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Daniel Zeichner Huw Merriman
1. Pavement parking
Draft Report (pavement parking), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee, HC 1982.
2. Evidence from the Secretary of State for Transport
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Williams Review: Government White Paper
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 October at 9.15 am
Thursday 5 September
The Chair visited Essex to attend the Cycle County Active County Conference in a
Tuesday 17 September
The Chair, Ruth Cadbury and Daniel Zeichner visited Long Marston to attend the rail of 4 September 2019.
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Wednesday 2 October 2019
Members present:
Lilian Greenwood, in the Chair
Ruth Cadbury Huw Merriman Daniel Zeichner
1. Evidence reported to the House for publication on Monday 9 September (Order of the Committee, Wednesday 4 September 2019)
Road safety
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Anonymous (RSA0025); Mr Eric Bridgstock (RSA0069); Mr John Marshall (RSA0154).
Road safety: young and novice drivers
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to road safety: young and novice drivers be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Andrew Fraser (RSY007); RAC Motoring Services (RSY0014); National Rural Crime Network (RSY0015); The Institute of Alcohol Studies (RSY0016); Mr Terry Hudson (RSY0017); Office of Police and Crime Commissioner (RSY0019); CSW Online Limited (RSY0020); Alliance of British Drivers (RSY0021); Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University (RSY0022); Mr Derek Cozens (RSY0023); Keoghs LLP (RSY0024); The Driving Doctor (RSY0025); The Under 17 Car Club Charitable Trust (RSY0027); RoadPeace (RSY0028); IAM RoadSmart (RSY0029); Office of the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner (RSY0030); Transport for West Midlands (part of the West Midlands Combined Authority( (RSY0031); MCIA (RSY0032) Nicole and Christopher Taylor (RSY0033); Susan Hedley (RSY0034); Angelica Solutions (RSY0035); West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner (RSY0036); Warwickshire PCC (RSY0037); Brake (RSY0038); The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research (RSY0039); Insure The Box Limited (RSY0040); South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership (RSY0041); RAC Foundation (RSY0042); Road Safety Campaigner George Galli-Atkinson (RSY0043); David Stewart Highlands & Islands Labour MSP (RSY0044); Marmalade Insurance (RSY0045); Road Haulage Association (RSY0046); Association of British Insurers (RSY0047); Motor Accident Solicitors Society (RSY0048); TRL (RSY0049); Roadwise Driver Training (RSY0050); British Insuran RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RSY0053); Mrs Vanessa Harrison (RSY0054); Dorset Police (RSY0057); PACTS (RSY0058); Cycling UK (RSY0059); Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police Service (RSY0060); Safe Roads Greater Manchester Partnership (RSY0061); The AA Charitable Trust (RSY0062).
Trains fit for the future?
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to trains fit for the future? be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Thales (TFF0038); Icomera UK Limited (TFF0039).
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2. All lane running
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to all lane running be reported to the House for publication ys England, dated 25 September 2019.
3. Government support for ULEVs and charging infrastructure
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Government support for ULEVs and charging infrastructure be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to Michael Ellis MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 25 July 2019; Letter from George Freeman MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 10 September 2019.
4. Pavement parking and equalities
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to pavement parking and equalities be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter to David Isaac CBE, Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission, dated 24 June 2019; Letter from Rebecca Hilsenrath, Chief Executive, Equality and Human Rights Commission, dated 20 September 2019.
5. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Chief Executive of Highways England on Wednesday 23 October.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Keith Williams, Independent Chair, Williams Rail Review on Monday 28 October.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Cambridge on Wednesday 7 November 2019 to hold a Parliament Week event in connection with its inquiry into road safety: young and novice drivers.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport in connection with departmental administration and project management.
6. Active travel: Government Response
Draft Special Report ( Elventh Report) proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government's response to the Elventh Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
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Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
7. Evidence from the Secretary of State for Transport
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 October at 9.15 am