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927726

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Govia Thameslink Railway on whether all sections of new routes implemented as part of the new rail timetable must be covered in a classroom setting before a driver covers the route.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	155766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The training of drivers on new or upgraded routes is a matter for the operator and may be undertaken by a variety of training methods.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/06/2018 10:18:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

923347

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long the training is for drivers to learn new routes on Southern services arising from the new timetable; and what proportion of the route learning time for a new route is (a) classroom based and (b) learning on the job.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	153242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The average training length for a new train driver recruit will vary between Train Operating Companies, and will in part be determined by the complexity of the route(s) upon which the driver is being trained. However, we understand that training length can be up to or over a year. For existing drivers learning new routes, this will again vary depending upon factors such as the complexity of the route. The training of drivers for these new routes has been managed by the Train Operating Company who are best placed to answer queries around the specifics of the training detail. Route knowledge needs to be kept up to date and if a driver has not driven on a route for the past 6 months, they will need to undergo refresher training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/06/2018 14:13:47 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

923350

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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 has had with Govia Thameslink Railway on that company's standards for driver training of new routes; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of safety planning and measures in place for learning of new routes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	153243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The company standards regarding the safety, planning and measures for drivers to learn new routes are jointly managed by the Train Operating Company, Network Rail and the driver’s trade union ASLEF.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/06/2018 14:16:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

922461

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Preston Park Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people who use Preston Park Station on a (a) week and (b) weekend day at (i) peak times and (ii) off peak times; by what mechanism the footfall at Preston Park Station was estimated prior to the changes to the timetable; what estimate has been made of the number of people who commute between Preston Park and London with a ticket which has Brighton as their departure or destination station; if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the mechanisms for estimating station use at stations which do not have ticket barriers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	152721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department collects some information on the number of passengers who use trains at selected stations, however it does not collect this information for Preston Park. Train operators use commercial passenger data and various modelling methods when making changes to the timetable. This data takes into account time of day, day of week and passengers using stations other than the one which is on their ticket.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Office of Rail and Road publishes annual estimates of the total numbers of people entering, exiting and changing trains at each station in Great Britain. These show that in 2016/17, the latest year for which information is published, there were 527 thousand journeys (of which 211 thousand were season ticket journeys) that started or ended at Preston Park.</p><p> </p><p>The methodology takes into account situations where passengers are travelling to or from a different destination to that on their ticket. For example, in the 2016/17 wave of ‘Estimates of Station Usage’, 88,372 entries and exits were reallocated from Brighton to Preston Park.</p><p> </p><p>You can find the data and methodology report through this link: <a href="http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/06/2018 15:47:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

918376

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Express Railway Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the meeting with the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on Monday 4 June 2018 and his commitment to consider the concerns of constituents, what discussions he has had on passenger demands for the restoration of Gatwick Express services from Preston Park Station; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	150635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to reintroduce Gatwick Express services from Preston Park because the current range of services provides more trains for passengers than before the timetable change. Prior to 20 May there were 3 Gatwick Express and 3 Southern services to Victoria in the morning peak. Now there are 7 Southern services into Victoria with similar and slightly quicker journey times. The current service pattern is based on the position set out in Govia Thameslink Railway’s public consultation into the new timetable.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/06/2018 11:09:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

917429

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made on whether Office of Rail Regulation guidance on work patterns is being followed in relation to driver work patterns under the new timetable on Southern routes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	149990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road is the independent safety regulator of the rail industry. Employers in the rail industry must ensure that appropriate legislation is adhered to. It is not the responsibility of the Department for Transport to make this kind of assessment.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/06/2018 13:44:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

917522

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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, pursuant to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, Column 51, on what date the Thameslink industry readiness board was established; who sits on that board; who funds that board; what the cost to the public purse of the operation of that board has been for the last twelve months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	149992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The Thameslink Industry Readiness Board first met on 13 January 2017 and is independently chaired by Chris Gibb. Chris Gibb is the independent Chair and its members are directors from Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway, Southeastern, Stagecoach Group (Representing East Midlands Trains and Virgin Trains East Coast), Arriva Rail London, Department for Transport, Office of Rail and Road, Siemens (supplier of the new Thameslink Fleet), and an Independent Assurance Panel representative. The cost of the board is part of the £7bn Thameslink programme.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/06/2018 15:14:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

917525

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, column 56, if he will make it his policy to establish a public service operator to carry out his duties as Operator of Last Resort in the event of a GTR franchise termination; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	149993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend said in his statement to the House on 4 June it is vital to get back to stability as quickly as possible and investigate what went wrong. We do not wish to pre-empt the findings of those investigations which was commissioned or act in haste. Once the enquiries have concluded we will take the most appropriate decision and use the full power of the franchise agreement and legislation if needed.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/06/2018 14:04:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

917526

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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, pursuant to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, column 53, by what date his Department plans to conclude it's review of whether GTR and Northern met their contractual obligations in the planning and delivery of the timetable change; and whether he plans to report the conclusions of that review to the House.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	149994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>In line with our duty to protect the public interest by securing compliance with the franchise agreements under which rail services are delivered, the Department will examine whether GTR and Northern have met their contractual obligations in line with the established ‘Enforcement Policy: Rail Franchise Agreements and Closures’ procedure.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604396/enforcement-policy-rail-franchise-agreements-and-closures.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604396/enforcement-policy-rail-franchise-agreements-and-closures.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/06/2018 07:24:31 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

917528

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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, pursuant to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, column 51, on what date GTR personally assured him that it was ready to implement the timetable changes; and whether he requested information or data from GTR to evidence that assurance.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	149995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State was reassured by senior GTR figures in early May 2018 that they were confident they would be able to implement the new train service.</p><p> </p><p>However, it became clear at the 11th hour that GTR were unable to deliver all planned services. We are in regular discussions with Network Rail and GTR. I have reiterated that the disruption suffered by passengers is wholly unacceptable, and the priority is to give passengers greater certainty over which services will run.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/06/2018 15:24:32 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas