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454306

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the premium and subsidy profile of the new TransPennine Express franchise will be in each year of that franchise's operation.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	27906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">These figures are published annually by the Office of Road and Rail at <a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/html/html/95218cca-408d-4047-83ce-a542c53b59e6" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/html/html/95218cca-408d-4047-83ce-a542c53b59e6</a>.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">As well bringing in additional services, increased capacity, reduced fares for 16-18 year olds and jobseekers, and new cross-border services, the new Transpennine Franchise will, unlike the previous one awarded in 2003, be a premia paying franchise. The premium payments are set out below in both nominal terms and in real (i.e. constant) terms in 2015/16 prices.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>TPE</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Financial Subsidy/(Premium)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>£m </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Nominal</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Real – 2015/16 Prices</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Core</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Core</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(7)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(6)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Core</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(20)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(19)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Core</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(52)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(46)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Core</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(99)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(85)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Core</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(111)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(93)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Core</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(144)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(116)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 8</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Option</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(157)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(123)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year 9</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Option</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(179)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(136)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9 years</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(763)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(621)</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/02/2016 11:39:07 question first ministerially corrected 01/03/2016 16:08:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones previous answer version 47415 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

452524

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether proposals for Northern Powerhouse Rail are based on city centre to city centre connectivity and on ensuring half-hour journeys between Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	27135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>Northern Powerhouse Rail is the government and Transport for the North’s shared vision to dramatically improve frequencies and journey times between the city centres of Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, Newcastle, and Manchester Airport.</p><p> </p><p>The aspiration for journey times between Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester is 30 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the March 2015 Northern Transport Strategy, the government and Transport for the North have undertaken significant work to understand what the capability of the rail infrastructure would need to be, by route, to deliver such transformational connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>An updated Strategy will be published in the spring.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/02/2016 15:59:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

447795

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what rail routes are planned to be designated driver controlled operation in the Northern Franchise.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	24223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the new franchisee to discuss with its staff and their trade union representatives after they have taken over the franchise on 1st April.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/01/2016 12:04:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

447797

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what involvement Rail North will have in designating which routes are driver controlled operation in the Northern Franchise.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	24221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>Rail North will not have a role in designating which routes are driver controlled operation in the Northern Franchise.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/01/2016 11:48:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

444302

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the new Northern franchisee will take to establish a North East Business Unit for rail services.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	22203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>In accordance with the requirements of the draft Northern Franchise Agreement published on 27th February 2015, the new Northern franchisee will establish a North East Business Unit for rail services by the end of June 2016.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/01/2016 11:21:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

442735

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 December 2015 HDVS 369 on rail franchising, when he expects to publish the new franchise agreements for the Northern and TransPennine Express franchise awards.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	21127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The draft franchise agreements are already published by the Department:</p><p>TransPennine Express (TPE): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417830/franchise-agreement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417830/franchise-agreement.pdf</a></p><p>Northern: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417807/northern-franchise-agreement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417807/northern-franchise-agreement.pdf</a></p><p>and the final agreements will be published after the agreed redactions have taken place.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/01/2016 15:15:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

442739

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) premium and (b) subsidy payments the new Northern franchisee is expected to make or receive in each year of that franchise's duration.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	21124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The new Northern Franchisee is expected to receive subsidy payments during each year of its franchise term. I note however, that under this franchise agreement the amount of annual subsidy will be reduced by £160million by the end of this 9-year contract and at the same time, unlike the last Northern franchise in 2004 which included limited plans to invest in services or meet demand, this new franchise will deliver more than 2,000 extra services each week, nearly a 40% increase in capacity and the complete removal of the outdated and unpopular Pacers by the end of 2019.</p><br /><p>The subsidy payments are set out below in both nominal terms and in real (i.e. constant) terms in 2015/16 prices. Years 1 to 9 are the payments for the core Franchise Term. Year 10 is an optional extension period of up to one year, callable at the discretion of the Secretary of State.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>£M</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Nominal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Real – 2015/16 prices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 1</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 2</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 3</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 4</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 5</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>204</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 6</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 7</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 8</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 9</p></td><td><p>2024/25</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 10</p></td><td><p>2025/26</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/01/2016 15:00:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

442741

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 16 December 2015 to Questions 19325 and 19326, how many staff in his Department were employed on a contract basis to procure the (a) Northern and (b) TransPennine franchise agreements; and what the total cost to the public purse was of those staff.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	21114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Department employed six individuals as contract staff at various times (sometimes covering the same role consecutively) for the Northern competition, and five for the TransPennine Competition. Costs of those staff were £1.203M and £1.275M respectively.</p><br /><p>These costs however need to be set against the context of the deals achieved, whereby for Northern the amount of annual subsidy will be reduced by £160million by the end of the 9-year contract and for TransPennine the Government will receive £400million in premiums over the life of the franchise, compared to the previous situation where the franchise was subsidised.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/01/2016 15:58:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

442397

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Written Statement on 9 December 2015, HCWS369, whether the new franchisees referred to will be required to replace all Pacer trains on both the TransPennine Express and Northern franchises; and by what year all Pacer trains will be replaced on both franchises.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	20721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>As we have made clear both publicly and in the House (UINs 5008 and 19363) all Pacer trains in service on the Northern Franchise will be withdrawn by the end of 2019.</p><br /><p>There are no Pacers in service with the TransPennine Franchise.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/01/2016 12:59:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

439030

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency plans his Department has for the funding of the new Northern and TransPennine franchises in the event that projected passenger number increases are not achieved.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	20368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>Revenue risk for these two franchises lies with the franchisee, not the Department. This means the Department is not responsible for covering any shortfall in farebox revenue compared to the successful bidders' expectations.</p><br /><p>The successful bids are backed by significant parent company support which can be called upon in life to ensure the liquidity ratios are met. Also both franchises were subjected to a financial robustness test as part of the bid evaluation process and considered low risk for the Department.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 05/01/2016 14:58:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds