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1148910

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the capacity of the rail supply chain to deliver (a) Network Rail’s Control Period 6 enhancements pipeline, (b) his Department's market led proposals for rail and (c) the construction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Rail Sector Deal, published in December 2018, set out a new approach to partnership working between the Government and the rail supply sector. We are working closely together to ensure both that the sector has appropriate visibility of future work and that the sector is investing sufficiently in people, processes and skills that will be needed to deliver this additional investment. The Long Term Deployment Plan for the Digital Railway was published earlier this year and on 16 October we published the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 14:32:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1148912

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference the Answer of 25 September 2019 to Question 290960, what assessment he has made of the merits for the public purse of giving a train operator with a seven-year rail franchise contract the authority to procure rail rolling stock which will be in use for 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The rolling stock market is a highly competitive environment that has delivered value for money benefits in both pricing and quality. Train operators procure rolling stock in partnership with the ultimate owners of the fleet who then continue to carry the long-term risk of competing their fleet into future franchises.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 13:41:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1148914

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 September 2019 to Question 290960, what assessment he has made of the trajectory for rolling stock leasing costs on the East Midlands Railway once the Abellio franchise ends in 2026.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Referring to the Answer of 25 September 2019 to Question 290960, beyond the existing East Midlands franchise, the retention of this rolling stock within the franchise and the associated leasing costs will be dealt with through a future re-franchising competition. The assessment of the rolling stock lease costs for the future franchise would be conducted at that time.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 14:20:24 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1148922

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions exist within the contracts for freight capacity signed by his Department on 11 October 2019 for changes to the date of the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>It remains the Government’s clearly stated ambition to leave the EU on 31 October. However, if we leave with the deal and it is determined that the Government-secured freight capacity is not needed from 31 October, contracts would be terminated. The freight capacity framework is designed to cover a 4 year period and allow Government to draw down capacity to deal with issues beyond Brexit, for example, any repetition of the disruption associated with the industrial action taken by MyFerryLink workers in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 14:36:41 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1148923

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Western Railway: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he received the most recent report on the financial ratio measurement of the South Western Railway franchise; and what assessment he has made of the solvency of that franchise's (a) financial performance to date and (b) forecast financial results.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Financial performance data, including forecast financial ratios are received every four weeks from train operators, the most recent of which was on the 27th September 2019. The Department closely monitors these commercially confidential reports to ensure that the train operators remain compliant with the obligations within their Franchise Agreements.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 13:51:54 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1148933

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	FirstGroup: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment of the financial performance of First Group’s existing rail franchises did his Department undertake before the announcement on 14 August 2019 of the award of the West Coast Partnership franchise to a consortium including First Group.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>First Trenitalia’s bid was evaluated against the requirements and instructions set out in the Invitation to Tender for the competition. Specific financial standing tests were separately carried out on the guarantor of the First Trenitalia bid at two specific points during the competition. The first round of tests took place at Expression of Interest Stage in Spring 2017 and were repeated just prior to award of the West Coast Partnership in August 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The bidder passed these tests. Details of the tests can be obtained at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/578211/west-coast-partnership-franchise-competition-expression-of-interest-document.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/578211/west-coast-partnership-franchise-competition-expression-of-interest-document.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 14:24:11 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1148935

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he received the most recent report on the financial ratio measurement of the Northern franchise; and what assessment he has made of the solvency of that franchise in respect of its (a) actual financial performance to date and (b) forecast financial results.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Financial performance data, including forecast financial ratios are received every four weeks from train operators, the most recent of which was on the 27th September 2019. The Department closely monitors these commercially confidential reports to ensure that the train operators remain compliant with the obligations within their Franchise Agreements.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 14:17:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1148936

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he received the most recent report on the financial ratio measurement of the Transpennine franchise; and what assessment he has made of the solvency of that franchise in terms of its (a) actual financial performance to date and (b) forecast financial results.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Financial performance data, including forecast financial ratios are received every four weeks from train operators, the most recent of which was on the 27th September 2019. The Department closely monitors these commercially confidential reports to ensure that the train operators remain compliant with the obligations within their Franchise Agreements.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 13:47:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1148938

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Arriva: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes in the ownership of Arriva for the group’s operations in the UK (a) rail and (b) bus industries.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>(a) Change of ownership will be considered in the normal way, as set at in the change of control policy statement <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-franchise-change-of-control-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-franchise-change-of-control-policy-statement</a>’</p><p>(b) The Department has made no assessment of this.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 14:14:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1149067

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 22 of the Government's No Deal Readiness report, if he will place in the Library the list of objective criteria for assessing priority need by which European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) permits have been allocated; and how many ECMT permits have been allocated as of 14 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	71
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The criteria used when assessing ECMT permit applications between November 2018 and March 2019 were set out in the Haulage Permits Guidance document which was published in November 2018 and a copy has been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to ECMT permit numbers, as of 14 October 2019, 92 ECMT short-term permits have been issued and 774 annual ECMT permits have been issued for 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2019 14:27:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane