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969282

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all bids received for the East Midlands rail franchise have been compliant with the specifications of the tendering process set out by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	171527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently evaluating bids for the South Eastern and East Midlands competitions. We are unable to confirm the extent to which bids are compliant until the evaluation process has been completed and will make respective announcements on contract award in due course. We are unable to comment further at this stage given the commercially sensitive nature of the procurement process.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 171528 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:52:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

969283

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Eastern Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all bids received for the Southeastern rail franchise are compliant with the specifications of the tendering process set out by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	171528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently evaluating bids for the South Eastern and East Midlands competitions. We are unable to confirm the extent to which bids are compliant until the evaluation process has been completed and will make respective announcements on contract award in due course. We are unable to comment further at this stage given the commercially sensitive nature of the procurement process.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 171527 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:52:57 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

969284

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions took place between his Department and Network Rail in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018 to determine the (i) readiness and (ii) specification of the upgraded signalling system to be used on the East Coast mainline ahead of the introduction of the Intercity Express Programme trains.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	171529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme (IEP) Invitation to Tender was published by the Department in 2007. The Invitation to Tender included a technical specification, the purpose of which was to ensure compatibility between the train and infrastructure, by providing railway infrastructure information to support the development of the train design. Therefore Hitachi are required to work with Network Rail to ensure that the train is compatible with the existing East Coast Main Line (ECML) infrastructure. The signalling system on the ECML has not been upgraded ahead of the introduction of the Intercity Express Programme trains.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/09/2018 15:45:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

969285

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he took to ensure that the new signalling system on the East Coast mainline was at the correct specification to accommodate the new Intercity Express Programme trains.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	171530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme (IEP) Invitation to Tender was published by the Department in 2007. The Invitation to Tender included a technical specification, the purpose of which was to ensure compatibility between the train and infrastructure, by providing railway infrastructure information to support the development of the train design. Therefore Hitachi are required to work with Network Rail to ensure that the train is compatible with the existing East Coast Main Line (ECML) infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>There is no ‘new signalling’ system on the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/09/2018 15:49:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

968123

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Delivery Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the remit of the Rail Delivery Group includes industrial relations in the rail industry.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	170780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) brings together the companies that run Britain’s railway under a single body to provide services and support, to represent and give a voice to freight and passenger operators and the supply chain. The day to day responsibility for managing local industrial relations and the workforce in the rail sector lies with the individual employers, however, RDG has a role in coordinating its members’ views on a range of issues and initiatives, including those that could have industrial relations implications.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/09/2018 15:10:29 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

968124

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if it his policy to maintain European Railway Agency rules in respect of specifications (a) on common track width and (b) uniform platform heights after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	170781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Once we have left the EU we intend to have the flexibility to shape our domestic railway legislation to reflect the unique characteristics of the rail network within the UK, which for example could include platform heights. While any divergence relating to technical specifications will be carefully managed and the impacts fully assessed, the precise nature of any future arrangements are still subject to negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 13/09/2018 09:56:22 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

968125

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the conclusions of the report, UK Aviation Consumer Survey published by the Civil Aviation Authority 18 August 2018, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the reduction in airline passenger satisfaction rates between 2016 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	170782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>A range of research, including the Civil Aviation Authority’s UK Aviation Consumer Survey, will feed into the Government’s Aviation Strategy, due for publication mid-2019. This is a consumer focussed, evidence-led strategy that will explore policy options for aviation to 2050 and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2018 15:07:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald