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226376

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value of support provided by (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail to the Route Investment Review Groups was in each year from 2010-11 to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	226907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>These route based groups are part of the way in which Network Rail consults with the rail industry as part of the industry planning process. The Department and Network Rail do not provide any financial support to the groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/03/2015 17:15:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

226377

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value of support provided by (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail to the Rail Industry Planning Group was in each year from 2010-11 to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	226905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>This group is part of the way in which Network Rail consults with the rail industry as part of the industry planning process. The Department and Network Rail do not provide any financial support to this group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/03/2015 17:30:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

223390

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many planned possessions have been cancelled by Network Rail since 1 January 2015; and on how many such occasions were train and freight operators consulted in advance.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	225087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail is an arm’s-length public sector body and the number, timing and cancellation of its disruptive engineering works are operational matters for the company. Decisions on the planning, timing and duration of engineering works are agreed jointly in advance between Network Rail and the relevant passenger and freight train operators under the rail industry’s national possessions planning regime which is overseen by the independent Office of Rail Regulation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/02/2015 14:57:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

174954

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the amount of waste material on Network Rail property that is unlikely to be used within the next three months, broken down into (1) rails and other metal work (to the nearest 100,000 tons), (2) concrete materials (to the nearest 10,000 tons), (3) cabling, (4) railway carriages which are not fit for use (to the nearest 100), (5) wooden materials (to the nearest 10,000 tons), and (6) other general waste.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made no estimate of the amount of waste material on Network Rail property. Network Rail operates at arm’s-length from the Department for Transport, and is not expected to involve Ministers in its regular operational decisions such as its recycling of track materials and waste.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/02/2015 12:16:34 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

175140

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with Network Rail since Christmas 2014 to discuss the quality of rail services in South London (a) in general and (b) relating to London Bridge and Victoria stations.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	221644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Since Christmas, I and other transport Ministers have had multiple discussions with Network Rail and the train operators about a range of issues, including the impact of the recent changes at London Bridge, which is going through a £1bn upgrade project, on train services to that and other main line stations in South London. I am currently holding a series of performance summits with Network Rail and operators for MPs in South London and other lines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/01/2015 16:44:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

173844

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue a direction to the Chief Executive of Network Rail to reply to the letter of 3 June 2014 from the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling, and his subsequent letter pressing for a reply, regarding the establishment of a business and innovation centre at the Station Masters House at Edenbridge Town Station.
tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
tabling member printed	Sir John Stanley
uin	220732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail operates at arm’s-length from the Department, without day-to-day supervision, and is not expected to involve Ministers in its regular operational decisions such as the establishment of a business and innovation centre at Edenbridge Town station.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, this is an unacceptable delay and Network Rail advises that Mark Carne’s reply to the right Hon Member for Tonbridge and Malling is due to be sent on 23 January.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Network Rail held a site meeting in December with the train operator Southern and the group proposing to use the Station Masters House, to look at the rooms in question and to discuss the proposals for future use. Network Rail is continuing its discussions about the lease with all parties to find a way forward in the near future. Both Network Rail and Southern are supportive of this proposal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/01/2015 14:57:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley

167139

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Network Rail operates within its budget for the 2014-15 financial year; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	216479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Network Rail operates under a network licence enforced and monitored by the independent Office of Rail Regulation, which also sets the spending and expected outputs for the railway over the current five-year Control Period 5 covering 2014-19. The Office of Rail Regulation continues to monitor and oversee Network Rail’s delivery of outputs, efficiency and financial performance against what it has challenged Network Rail to deliver in its Determination for Control Period 5.</p><p> </p><p>The Framework Agreement between Network Rail and the Department for Transport sets out the new approach to governance, financing, accounting and budgeting following Network Rail’s reclassification to the public sector. It has been written with reference to “Managing Public Money”, the HM Treasury guidance on the principles for managing public resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Framework Agreement includes a requirement upon Network Rail to provide regular financial information, and to lay a copy of its accounts in Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/12/2014 15:13:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

164491

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of Network Rail's ability to deliver infrastructure projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The independent regulator, the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR), is responsible for overseeing and enforcing Network Rail’s obligations, including the delivery of infrastructure projects. On 20 November ORR published its assessment, in the ‘Network Rail Monitor’, of Network Rail’s performance in the first two quarters of Control Period 5 (2014-19) covering the period 1 April to 11 October 2014. ORR reported that following a period of relatively successful delivery in Control Period 4 (2009-14) Network Rail has not made the expected progress in the early stages of certain enhancement projects in Control Period 5. ORR has asked Network Rail to produce an improvement plan to demonstrate how it will change its approach to make up for these delays and will hold Network Rail to account for its delivery. DfT is working extremely closely with ORR and Network Rail to ensure that the vital passenger benefits in the Rail Investment Strategy are delivered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 05/12/2014 12:47:14 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

93060

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons retention bonuses have been paid to Network Rail executives; and what his policy is on the further payment of such bonuses.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	210268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>In the latter half of Control Period 4 (2009-14) it became clear that Network Rail faced serious Executive retention risks which threatened leadership continuity. Accordingly, at the company’s 2012 Annual General Meeting, Network Rail’s members agreed one-off performance related retention payments for three Executive Directors if they remained in post for the entirety of the Control Period. These retention payments were implemented when Network Rail was a private sector company limited by guarantee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 1 September Network Rail was reclassified to the public sector. As an arm’s-length public sector body, it must use public money proportionately and with probity and ensure that reward and remuneration do not go beyond what is needed to ensure sustained high performance. As part of new governance arrangements, Executive Director remuneration will be set by Network Rail’s Remuneration Committee but must be approved by the Secretary of State and the Chief Secretary to HM Treasury. Under the company’s remuneration policy for Control Period 5 (2014-19), no further retention payments can be awarded to serving Directors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/10/2014 14:15:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

91823

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Kramer on 15 September (HL1794 and HL1795), with reference to the Framework Agreement between Network Rail and the Department of Transport, whether (1) the Department for Transport, (2) the Office of Rail Regulation or (3) both organisations are now responsible for approving and monitoring progress against Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan, Delivery Plan, Business Plan and Annual Plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Framework Agreement sets out how the Department for Transport and Network Rail interact in terms of corporate governance and financial management. As set out in that document, the Department will be engaged by Network Rail during the production of several corporate planning documents, as is appropriate for a sponsoring Department, in order to agree the strategic approach:</p><p> </p><p>- Strategic Business Plans.</p><p>- The Delivery Plan.</p><p>- The Business Plan.</p><p>- Annual Plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail Regulation regulates Network Rail’s stewardship of the national network in accordance with the Railways Act 1993. It continues to monitor and oversee Network Rail’s delivery of outputs, efficiency and financial performance against what it has challenged Network Rail to deliver in its Determinations that are developed through the Periodic Review process. The Determinations reflect Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plans amongst other things. The Department will not duplicate the Office of Rail Regulation’s work, but will oversee Network Rail’s performance on behalf of the UK taxpayer at a more strategic level, based on the Office of Rail Regulation’s analysis of performance and discussions with Network Rail’s Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategic Business Plans, Delivery Plan and Business Plan for Control Period 5 were finalised prior to the company’s reclassification to the public sector. Network Rail will continue to update its Plans for Control Period 5 on an annual basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/10/2014 16:17:59 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley