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1718028

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to increase public awareness of the potential impact of changes in the (a) responsibilities and (b) role of Great British Rail on journey times.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	26246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is reforming the railways to ensure they are fit for the 21st century. Central to this is the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR).</p><p>The legislation needed to establish Great British Railways is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny and we have published the Government’s response to the legislation consultation.</p><p>Once established, GBR will bring infrastructure, operations and strategic finance decisions together, better addressing customers whilst delivering a simpler and better railway.</p><p>In advance of legislation to establish GBR, we have reorganised DfT, creating an integrated Rail Services Group, bringing together most of Passenger Services and Rail Infrastructure Group, focussed on the day-to-day operational performance of the railway. This is part of paving the way to an integrated rail body which will put customers at the heart of decision-making.</p><p>Ministers regularly speak about rail reform and ahead of the creation of GBR, the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) has been created to lay the foundations for GBR while also promoting the benefits of rail reform including through the Great British Rail Sale initiative. The second Great British Rail Sale generated around £4.9m in savings for passengers, according to industry estimates, with around 580,000 tickets sold.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/05/2024 13:48:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1717737

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help support Great British Railways to reduce rail journey times.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	25951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is reforming the railways to ensure they are fit for the 21<sup>st</sup> century. Central to this is the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR).</p><p> </p><p>The Draft Rail Reform Bill, which is needed to establish GBR, is undergoing pre legislative scrutiny. Alongside this, we are delivering for passengers, freight customers and taxpayers now, for example simplifying ticketing and fares and introducing the Rail Freight Growth Target.</p><p> </p><p>Once established, GBR will bring infrastructure, operations and strategic finance decisions together, better addressing customers’ needs whilst delivering a simpler and better railway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/05/2024 14:12:55 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1717126

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
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 grow the international rail sector.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government fully supports the growth of international rail passenger services given the environmental, social and economic benefits they provide.</p><p>My officials continue to engage on a regular basis with infrastructure managers and European partners to discuss the potential for new routes and potential market entrants, particularly given the unique requirements of operating through the Channel Tunnel. My officials welcome engagement with prospective operators where there is a credible proposition to develop new services.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/05/2024 11:23:01 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1702322

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to develop a recovery strategy for rail routes on which reduced services following the COVID-19 pandemic but have now recouped revenue and passenger numbers.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>As the pandemic has changed travel habits, train operators are using this opportunity to reassess their services to provide rail timetables that respond to new passenger travel patterns, and carefully balance cost, capacity and performance.</p><p> </p><p>Timetables should be demand-led and built with flexibility in mind, so if passenger numbers increase as we continue to recover from the pandemic, we can look to accommodate additional services. Where operators have modified their timetables, the changes are kept under review and, where appropriate, adjusted to reflect fluctuations in demand. Additional services will be included in the upcoming timetable change.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 29/04/2024 13:13:13 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1699014

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to release details of unused track access rights on the rail network so that new open access applications can be made.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail have recently updated their process to begin publishing details of all future access rights released under Part J of the Network Code on their website. The Office for Rail and Road also publish on their website details of consolidated contract and track access decisions which allow potential market entrants to identify new opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:48:05 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699017

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of GB intercity rail passenger services are delivered by open access operators.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail have confirmed that within the current timetable, published in December 2023, 7.16% of intercity passenger services across Great Britain are delivered by Open Access operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:31:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1686462

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Rail Networks Enhancement Pipeline most recently published on 16 October 2019, whether it remains his policy that the Rail Networks Enhancement Pipeline will be published on an annual basis.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the Government remains committed to investing in rail, as demonstrated by the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement which detailed an unprecedented number of commitments, significant changes to travel patterns after the pandemic and the challenging fiscal environment rightly require reconsideration of the rail infrastructure portfolio.</p><p>We understand the interests of stakeholders - industry and local representatives - in the visibility of our forward programme of work. Moving forward we intend to review, with involvement from the supply chain, how best to provide updates on the rail enhancements portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:40:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1684912

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the draft Rail Reform Bill.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	11402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>We will be bringing forward a draft Bill on Great British Railways (GBR) for pre-legislative scrutiny in this session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2024 11:45:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1684490

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the (a) proportion of the UK population that never or rarely uses the railway and (b) the revenue potential of that group.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	11054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>In 2022, 45 per cent of people in England said that they use surface rail less than once a year or never. A further 18 per cent say they use the rail once or twice per year. (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fnts03-modal-comparisons%23%3A~%3Atext%3DNTS0313&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPaul.Cox%40dft.gov.uk%7C65520a9418424cd3dbed08dc1da0e5bd%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638417824098654469%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=us8NfV%2B3YzHpZLIHTjt2IqGDlLxUkN0Tv6HXvo%2Fm2kU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">table NTS0313)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Great British Railways Transition Team and individual rail operators undertake their own work to understand the potential revenue from people that could be attracted to using rail more in the future. The Great British Rail Sale currently underway is a prime example of the initiatives the industry is taking, supported by the department, to attract more people to rail, helping grow revenue and reduce public subsidy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2024 11:30:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684495

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a passenger rail growth target.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	11058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>We are working closely with the industry and Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) to grow passenger numbers and revenues post-COVID, including introducing revenue growth incentives and targets for individual rail operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2024 10:27:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris