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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

519339

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Rail North Board.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	37428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>Since the start of the new Northern and TPE franchises on 1st April 2016, the Rail North Partnership Director (who is responsible for the management of those franchises on behalf of Rail North and the Department) has had one meeting with the Board of Rail North Ltd at which he presented his monthly report.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2016 16:57:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

519340

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequent the partnership meetings between his Department and Rail North are; and who represents his Department at those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	37429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Rail North Partnership Strategic Board currently meets on a monthly basis to oversee the work of the Partnership Management Team.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s representatives on this Board are the Markets Director, Passenger Services; the Deputy Director Midlands, North &amp; Wales, Passenger Services; and the Programme Director, Network Services.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2016 14:31:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

519341

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who funds arrangements for the DFT Rail North Board meetings.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	37430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The funding arrangements for the Rail North Partnership are a combination of direct funding from DfT to cover the staffing cost that would have been incurred in the management of the two franchises at DfT as well as Rail North Limited membership fees and an allocation of Rail Administration Grant from Combined Authorities. This funding is fixed and indexed. This funding covers all activities undertaken by the Rail North Partnership, including the DfT/Rail North Strategic Board meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2016 14:36:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

519342

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail North: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Government provides to Rail North.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	37431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Rail North Partnership brings together activities that were previously undertaken by DfT and Local Transport Authorities in the North. Accordingly the Government has agreed that £500,000 p.a. of existing annual grant funding provided by the Department to the North of England Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) and Combined Authorities can be used to fund Rail North. In addition, the Department funds staffing costs that it would have otherwise incurred itself.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2016 14:40:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

514539

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers Rail North has in relation to the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	34771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Whilst the franchise agreements are between the franchisees and the Secretary of State who also retains statutory powers under the Railways Act 1993 in relation to the franchises, the management of the Franchise Agreements is undertaken by a devolved team based in Leeds which reports to a Joint Rail North/DfT Strategic Board.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Rail North Ltd has been ‎given certain specific powers, including the ability to vary the level of regulated fares for the Northern and TPE franchises, which would otherwise be determined by the Secretary of State as part of a national fares policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2016 14:04:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald