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1652257

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of his letter to the Great Western Railway Managing Director, Mark Hopwood, on 30 May 2023, on the railway ticket offices consultation.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	193666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The letter is not appropriate for the House Libraries.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 14:35:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1652381

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) train tickets, (b) season tickets and (c) railcards were sold through ticket offices from 2015-2022.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	193728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2022/23, around 1 in 10 transactions occurred at a ticket office, this is down from around 1 in 3 a decade earlier and equates to 13 per cent of total revenue.</p><p> </p><p>There were around 1.4 billion passenger journeys (of which around 210 million were made using season tickets) in 2022/23 compared to 1.7 billion (of which around 707 million were made using season tickets) in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of railcards or season tickets sold via ticket offices. That information is held by the rail industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 14:32:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1652387

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to support unprofitable bus routes in hard-to-reach rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Yes. The Department provides around £200 million every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant to help bus operators run services that might otherwise be unprofitable and could lead to cancellation. In addition, £42 million every year goes directly to local authorities to subsidise bus services, including socially and economically necessary services, helping to ensure communities can stay connected and access vital local services.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 May, the Government announced a long-term approach to supporting bus services, backed by £300 million of funding from July 2023 to April 2025. £160 million will be provided to local transport authorities to protect and improve services and fares while £140 million will go directly to operators to help protect essential services across England. This funding will also help support longer routes, such as those in rural areas, where some services are less likely to be commercially sustainable without additional funding.</p><p> </p><p>We are also trialling 16 innovative demand responsive minibus services in 15 local authority areas, supported by the £20 million Rural Mobility Fund (RMF). The RMF provides us with an opportunity to better understand the challenges associated with introducing bookable bus services in rural and suburban settings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 17/07/2023 14:22:02 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652471

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the potential closure of train station ticket offices in Middlesbrough on the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of passenger rail travel in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	193659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>When proposing major changes to ticket office opening hours, including closures, operators are required to take into account the adequacy of the proposed alternatives in relation to the needs of all passengers; and to include this in the notice of the proposal sent to other operators and passenger groups. We would also expect operators to consider other equality related needs and make this clear in the notice sent to other operators and passenger groups.</p><p> </p><p>Together with industry, we want to improve and modernise the passenger experience by moving staff out from ticket offices to provide more help and advice in customer focused roles. No currently staffed station will be unstaffed as a result of industry changes, and train operators will ensure staff are well located to meet passenger needs in future.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 14:29:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1652472

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of public electric vehicle charging points that have a speed of less than (a) 8kW and (b) 50kW.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	193770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Data on public electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, held by the Department for Transport, is sourced from the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap.</p><p> </p><p>The data supplied to the Department from Zapmap does not break down the speed of a public charging device as requested within this question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2023 08:55:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1652516

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to support unprofitable bus routes in hard-to-reach rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	193802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Yes. The Department provides around £200 million every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant to help bus operators run services that might otherwise be unprofitable and could lead to cancellation. In addition, £42 million every year goes directly to local authorities to subsidise bus services, including socially and economically necessary services, helping to ensure communities can stay connected and access vital local services.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 May, the Government announced a long-term approach to supporting bus services, backed by £300 million of funding from July 2023 to April 2025. £160 million will be provided to local transport authorities to protect and improve services and fares while £140 million will go directly to operators to help protect essential services across England. This funding will also help support longer routes, such as those in rural areas, where some services are less likely to be commercially sustainable without additional funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 17/07/2023 15:04:56 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1651928

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential cost savings arising from the proposed closure of Network Rail ticket offices.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	193444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>This is an industry-led process. The outcomes of the consultations will not be known until the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement process has been concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 13:48:34 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1651930

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation process on station ticket office reforms.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	193445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>When proposing major changes to ticket office opening hours, including closures, operators are required to take into account the adequacy of the proposed alternatives in relation to the needs of passengers who are disabled; and to include this in the notice of the proposal sent to other operators and passenger groups.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) process, train operators are required to put notices at stations advising passengers of any proposals and what changes could mean for them. Train operators have also made information relating to their consultations available on their websites. We would expect train operating companies to make sure their consultations are accessible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 13:46:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1651933

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with (a) London Travel Watch and (b) Transport Focus on the consultation process for the proposals on the closure of railway station ticket offices.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	193447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Department officials regularly engage with London TravelWatch and Transport Focus on a range of issues, including on their roles under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 13:44:57 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1651959

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to mandate local transport authorities which have received an initial Bus Service Improvement Plan settlement to support those bus services.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	193465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>As we announced on 17 May, Local Transport Authorities can use a proportion of their BSIP revenue funding to support existing services subject to approval, where required, from the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has set out BSIP monitoring and accountability arrangements in the Memorandum of Understanding signed by all LTAs that have received BSIP allocations.</p><p> </p><p>Bus operators and Local Transport Authorities are expected to work in cooperation as they develop and implement their Enhanced Partnerships or franchising plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 193466 193468 question first answered 17/07/2023 14:59:58 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan