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522231

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he, Ministers or officials of his Department have had with Govia Thameslink Railway on indemnifying Govia Thameslink Railway from losses incurred as a result of industrial action; and what the dates and outcomes of those discussions were.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>The Franchise Agreement does not provide any indemnity to Govia Thameslink Railway for any such losses incurred as a result of Industrial Action, and no discussions have taken place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/06/2016 10:13:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522232

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sanctions his Department can apply on Govia Thameslink Railway for being in breach of its remedial plan.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The “Enforcement Policy: Rail Franchise Agreements and Closures” sets out what actions can be taken; a copy of this is attached.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 38606 question first answered 07/06/2016 10:32:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry attachment 1 file name 038731 - Enforcement Policy_Rail Franchise Agreements and Closures.pdf title Enforcement Policy document
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522233

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent Public Performance Measure figures are which have been reported by Govia Thameslink Railway.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>The latest figures are published by the operator at:</p><p><a href="http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/performance-results/" target="_blank">http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/performance-results/</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/06/2016 11:02:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522236

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
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 whether the most recent Public Performance Measure figures reported by Govia Thameslink Railway put Govia Thameslink Railway in breach of its Remedial Plan.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>The Public Performance Measure figure does not put Govia Thameslink Railway in breach of their Remedial Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Franchise Agreement does not include the Public Performance Measure as one of the benchmarks against which their performance is measured. The Department for Transport (DfT) performance benchmarks for Govia Thameslink Railway are for Delay minutes and Cancellations for which GTR are responsible, and Peak Short formation, as specified under Schedule 7.1 of the Franchise Agreement: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525766/tsgn-franchise-agreement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525766/tsgn-franchise-agreement.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/06/2016 10:50:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522238

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Govia Thameslink Railway on extending Driver Only Operation; and what the outcome of those discussions was.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>Officials regularly meet with Govia Thameslink Railway. The proposals relating to train doors being operated by drivers have been part of those discussions. Any subsequent change to employee terms and conditions and the management of any such change(s) are a matter for the relevant employer and their employee(s) and/or employee representatives.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/06/2016 12:22:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522241

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
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 whether the most recent Public Performance Measure figures reported by Govia Thameslink Railway put that company in breach of its franchise agreement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Public Performance Measure figure does not put Govia Thameslink Railway in breach of their Franchise Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The Franchise Agreement does not include the Public Performance Measure as one of the benchmarks against which their performance is measured. The Department for Transport (DfT) performance benchmarks for Govia Thameslink Railway are for Delay minutes and Cancellations for which GTR are responsible, and Peak Short formation, as specified under Schedule 7.1 of the Franchise Agreement:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525766/tsgn-franchise-agreement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525766/tsgn-franchise-agreement.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/06/2016 15:44:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522248

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Govia Thameslink Railway on the closure of Govia Thameslink Railway ticket offices; and what the dates of those discussions were.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>Officials regularly meet with Govia Thameslink Railway, and their Ticket Office proposals have been discussed.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/06/2016 10:00:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522249

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Govia Thameslink Railway on the closure of Govia Thameslink Railway ticket offices; and what the outcome of those discussions was.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>Officials regularly meet with Govia Thameslink Railway, and their Ticket Office proposals have been discussed. In relation to their Ticket Office proposals, as long as the operator is not breaching the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement with regard to opening hours, employee terms and conditions and the management of any changes in these are a matter for the relevant employer and their employee(s) and/or employee representatives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/06/2016 10:03:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522250

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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 the definition of ticket office is for the purposes of Schedule 17 ticketing arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>Ticket Office is defined within the Ticketing &amp; Settlement Agreement (TSA), <a href="http://www.atoc.org/clientfiles/files/RSPDocuments/TSA%20V9_4%20-%20Main%20Agreement%20(Volume%201).pdf" target="_blank">http://www.atoc.org/clientfiles/files/RSPDocuments/TSA%20V9_4%20-%20Main%20Agreement%20(Volume%201).pdf</a>, as a place within a station at which fares are generally sold in person by or on behalf of an operator.</p><p> </p><p>The opening hours and product range of Ticket Offices are specified in Schedule 17 of the TSA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/06/2016 09:56:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522252

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes have recently been made to the franchise agreements and ancillary documents for Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The latest version of the Franchise Agreement, including all recent changes can be seen online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525766/tsgn-franchise-agreement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525766/tsgn-franchise-agreement.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/06/2016 15:41:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald