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712518

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the reduction in the rail freight grant on the volume of freight that will be carried by (a) rail and (b) road.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	68611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) awards made so far will help to remove about 140,000 fewer lorry journeys from road and onto rail in 2017/18 than the current year end forecast for 2016/17. For 2018/19, it is about 160,000 fewer.</p><p> </p><p>This assessment is based on the first bid round for 2017/18 and 2018/19 funding which was held in December 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/03/2017 12:29:31 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

711814

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to Transport for London's Strategic Outline Business Case for Crossrail 2.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	68240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>We have only recently received the Strategic Outline Business Case from Transport for London. Any project requires full and detailed scrutiny of its business case. Given the scale and cost of this project, it is right that Government spends sufficient time reviewing all the evidence to be able to make an informed decision.</p><p>It would not be appropriate to make any judgments before the business case has been fully considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2017 14:26:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

711816

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many days during 2017, excluding official strike days, Govia Thameslink Railway has met its target Public Performance Measure on the Southern Mainline.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	68286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), like all other Franchised Train Operators are measured against a periodic Public Performance Measure target, which then contributes towards a 13 period Moving Annual Average Public Performance Measure; which is an industry standard set out by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).</p><p> </p><p>This, again like all other Franchised Train Operators, is measured against the total sum of its operations and not individual component parts like the Southern Mainline.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/03/2017 13:48:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

711819

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to Transport for London to require rail franchisees to respond in a timely manner to passenger requests.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	68309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>My Department is responsible for letting and managing rail franchises and we engage in regular dialogue with our franchisees to ensure that they are acting in the passenger’s best interests.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/03/2017 13:53:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

711821

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page eight of the Action Plan for Information on Rail Fares and Ticketing, published in 2016, what progress has been made on delivering the commitment on enabling customers to claim back relevant expenses relating to having forgotten a valid railcard at the time of travel.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	68328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>A rule change has just been introduced by all train companies which means that, once a year, someone penalised for failing to show a Railcard which they should have been carrying can get a refund if they are able to produce the card later.</p><p> </p><p>This is the first improvement for customers to be accomplished out of a wide-ranging action plan agreed last December between the government, train companies, and consumer groups.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2017 14:45:42 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

711526

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the next stage of public consultation for Crossrail 2 to take place.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	68061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Government is currently reviewing the Crossrail 2 Strategic Outline Business Case it has received from Transport for London and is carefully considering it to ensure it is robust and includes a fair, sustainable and deliverable funding plan. The next steps and timescales for the project, including when the next stage of public consultation will take place, will therefore be decided as part of our consideration of this business case.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2017 14:22:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

711530

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2016 to Question 40729, on the London-Brighton railway line, if he will take steps to safeguard critical land in the central Croydon area for the Brighton Mainline upgrade; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	68148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>In developing proposals to upgrade the Brighton Mainline, Network Rail is considering land requirements. As I have indicated previously, the Government will continue to support Network Rail in further developing and refining the upgrade proposals. We will consider proposals Network Rail puts forward on land requirements on their merits, and in light of the overall business case for the upgrade, which is at an early stage of development.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2017 14:37:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

711531

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2016 to Question 40729, on the London-Brighton railway line, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to Government of safeguarding critical land in the central Croydon area for the Brighton Mainline upgrade; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	68149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail will refine its cost estimates for the Brighton Mainline upgrade proposals over time, including for land requirements. Any decision on land requirements needs to be made in view of the overall business case for the upgrade, which is at an early stage of development.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2017 14:41:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

710881

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to prevent suicides on the East Coast Main Line through Retford.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	67720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department is aware of the fatalities in the Retford area between 2014 – 2016 and recognises that each death by suicide on the railway is one too many. The rail industry has a significant work stream in place to prevent suicide on the network which brings together the Rail Delivery Group, Samaritans, the British Transport Police and the Department in a bid to reduce the risk of suicide on our railways.</p><p> </p><p>Part of Network Rail’s suicide prevention escalation process is to alert local authorities where it is believed a cluster (as defined by Public Health England guidance) of suicides or attempted suicides are taking place. Network Rail is proactive in contacting the relevant local authority to ask about their suicide prevention work and how this can be supported.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail takes preventative measures including fencing on disused platforms, along with signage and training of staff.</p><p> </p><p>In particular high risk areas, they also work with the local community to look for those who are vulnerable to suicide. It is important that the police, the wider rail industry, as well as other appropriate local stakeholders, should be involved in the development and implementation of local authorities suicide prevention plans, particularly in high-risk locations.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2017 12:09:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

711083

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to Question 60337, on Southern: standards, when the full report and recommendations of Chris Gibb's project board into rapid improvements of Southern Rail will be published.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	67853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Industry expert Chris Gibb has provided advice to the department on Southern Rail. His recommendations, which are technical in nature, and the Government’s response will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2017 12:02:43 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle