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1141675

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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, on how many occasions there was significant disruption to East Coast Main Line services as a result of damage to overhead wires in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	281756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In the 12 month period up to 20 July 2019 there were 17 occasions on which damage to the overhead wires on the East Coast Main Line caused more than 500 minutes of delay; 8 of these incidents caused more than 1,000 minutes of delay.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 03/09/2019 16:26:27 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1141678

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 recent discussions his Department has held with Network Rail on future priorities for investment in the East Coast Main Line for Control Period 7 (CP7) 2024–2029.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	281757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has announced Control Period 6 investment of up to £780m in the East Coast Main Line (ECML), which demonstrates Government’s commitment to the ECML. The Department is working with stakeholders, including Transport for the North, to identify and assess further potential enhancements for the East Coast Main Line. We will take staged decisions to progress further enhancements through the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 03/09/2019 16:30:03 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1141681

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 enhancement projects on the East Coast Main Line have been identified to progress through the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	281758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to transparent policy making and intends to make clear public statements as we take investment decisions on enhancements.</p><p>In due course we will be publishing details of schemes which have received a strategic outline business case. Additionally, Network Rail will continue to provide updates on the progress of enhancements, through the quarterly publication of its <em>Enhancements Delivery Plan</em>. This can be found at <a href="https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CP6-Enhancements-Delivery-Plan_June-2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CP6-Enhancements-Delivery-Plan_June-2019.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 03/09/2019 16:49:39 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1141683

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 recent assessment he has made of the key constraints on each section of the East Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	281759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018, Network Rail published their document “East Coast Main Line Route Study – Railway Investment Choices” which identifies the capacity constraints on each section of the East Coast Main Line. Network Rail is undertaking a detailed capacity assessment of the Church Fenton to Newcastle section of the route which is due to be completed by mid 2020.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the Network Rail publication can be found <a href="https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/East-Coast-Main-Line-Route-Study.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/09/2019 11:39:24 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1141684

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 the Government plans to take to remove key constraints on the East Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	281760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has announced Control Period 6 investment of up to £780m in the East Coast Main Line. The Department is working with stakeholders, including Transport for the North, to identify and assess further potential enhancements for the East Coast Main Line. We will take staged decisions to progress further enhancements through the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 11:43:15 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1141685

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 the Government is taking to increase capacity for (a) rail freight and (b) passenger services on the East Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	281761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The government is investing up to £780m in Control Period 6 in the East Coast Main Line. This will fund power supply upgrades between Doncaster and Edinburgh, a new rail junction near Peterborough, a new platform at Stevenage Station and improvements to the track layout at King’s Cross Station. The upgrade at Peterborough will increase freight capacity between East Anglia and the north via the Great Northern and Great Eastern line. Passengers will benefit from two additional trains per hour between London and Doncaster and one additional train per hour between Doncaster and Newcastle.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/09/2019 12:00:58 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1141686

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 options the Partnership Board have developed for delivering the East Coast Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	281762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Plans for the long-term structure and delivery of the East Coast Partnership (ECP) are being developed in line with the Williams Rail Review. These options will create a renewed focus on delivering reliable and high-quality rail services for passengers.</p><p>The creation of the ECP is an evolutionary process. LNER, Network Rail, and DfT are already implementing ways of working together more effectively to improve performance on the East Coast Mainline and support the delivery of significant service improvements in Control Period 6 (CP6).</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 11:51:55 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1141791

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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, on how many occasions there has been significant disruption to the East Coast Main Line as a result of points failures in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	281763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>In the 12 month period up to 20 July 2019 there were 5 occasions on which points failures on the East Coast Main Line caused more than 500 minutes of delay; 3 of these incidents caused more than 1,000 minutes of delay.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 11:46:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1133571

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2019 to Question 243444 on East Coast Railway Line, what progress his Department has made in identifying and assessing further potential enhancements for the east coast main line; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	267251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with High Speed 2 Limited to assess the enhancements that could be delivered on the East Coast Main Line to secure the maximum benefit from the introduction of HS2 services between York and Newcastle. The Department is also working with Transport for the North to assess the proposals contained within the Northern Powerhouse Rail Strategic Outline Business Case to increase capacity and improve journey times on the route.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/06/2019 15:56:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1133572

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to confirm the level of funding available to Network Rail for control periods (a) 7 from 2024 to 2029 and (b) 8 from 2029 to 2034.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	267252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Railway Act 2005, the Statement of Funds Available for Control Periods 7 and 8 would most likely be published in 2022 and 2027 respectively, although the length of Control Periods is for the independent Office of Rail and Road to determine. The ongoing Williams Rail Review is also considering broader structural issues around the rail industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/06/2019 15:50:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell