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520904

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lakes Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the expected date is for completion of the electrification of the Windermere Branch Line.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	38053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>In Sir Peter Hendy’s review, Network Rail has made clear that the Oxenholme to Windermere electrification scheme will be delivered, with a target of March 2017 for selection of a single option. Work is progressing on this scheme. The programme for delivery will be detailed when the single option is known.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/05/2016 13:44:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

520909

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line in each year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	37962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>There are no published statistics on the annual number of passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for the train operators serving the West Coast Main Line stations are available on the Office of Rail and Road data portal at the following link: <a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/browsereports/12" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/browsereports/12</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/05/2016 13:35:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

520910

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of passengers travelling (a) from and (b) to Coventry railway station in each year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	37977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The number of passenger travelling from and to Coventry railway station are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>To Coventry station</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Coventry station</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3,126,444</p></td><td><p>3,126,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2,980,535</p></td><td><p>2,980,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2,820,326</p></td><td><p>2,820,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2,727,830</p></td><td><p>2,727,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2,577,878</p></td><td><p>2,577,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2,403,756</p></td><td><p>2,403,756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>2,259,928</p></td><td><p>2,259,928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>1,524,146</p></td><td><p>1,515,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>1,443,447</p></td><td><p>1,431,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>1,365,549</p></td><td><p>1,353,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>1,175,999</p></td><td><p>1,183,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>[Data not recorded]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>1,178,914</p></td><td><p>1,170,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>1,122,070</p></td><td><p>1,120,808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/01</p></td><td><p>1,127,071</p></td><td><p>1,128,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/00</p></td><td><p>1,169,300</p></td><td><p>1,163,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/99</p></td><td><p>1,209,594</p></td><td><p>1,205,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/98</p></td><td><p>1,056,354</p></td><td><p>1,054,183</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of Station Usage</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>This increase could be due to a methodological change in the statistics, rather than an actual increase in passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/05/2016 10:02:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

520912

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the total number of its full-time equivalent officials who are working on the consultation on the InterCity West Coast rail franchise; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	37953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The consultation process is being run by 1 FTE who is part of the ICWC franchise team, with a team of 3-6 officials assisting with each of the planned 11 station events which are scheduled to last between two and a half to four and a half hours each with 2-3 officials assisting at multi-stakeholder regional events also for between two and a half to four and a half hours each.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/05/2016 07:25:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

520917

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government is taking steps to reduce the number of flights between non-UK airports entering UK airspace.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	37874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government is not seeking to reduce the number of overflights in UK airspace. The ability to overfly UK airspace is a freedom of the air which we have granted to other signatories of the International Air Services Transit Agreement as well as non-signatory States on a bilateral basis.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/05/2016 14:00:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

520918

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 1 March 2016 to Question 27610, on Volkswagen, what response he has received from Volkswagen on the difference in compensation offered to US and UK customers.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	37875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>We continue to engage with Volkswagen on the issue of compensation for UK consumers. The Secretary of State summoned the Managing Director of VW UK to a further meeting earlier this month to discuss the issue. Volkswagen’s position is that there is no evidence that drivers in the UK have suffered a loss, and so they maintain there is no need for compensation.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/05/2016 14:01:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

520919

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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 recent progress has been made on selecting a route for high speed rail across the Pennines.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	37812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>In the recent 2016 Northern Transport Strategy Spring Update, Transport for the North published some of the emerging options for Northern Powerhouse Rail, including new lines and major upgrades across the Pennines.</p><p> </p><p>By the end of the year, Transport for the North and the Department for Transport will have established a more detailed view of the potential route options for Northern Powerhouse Rail, their capabilities, and their costs and benefits, providing the evidence base for prioritising route options.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/05/2016 13:41:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

520920

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Long Term Economic Plan for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, published in February 2015, what progress has been made on assessing the case for providing the required infrastructure for new East Coast InterCity Express trains to run at 140 mph.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	37813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The complex infrastructure requirements for 140mph operation on the East Coast Main Line are being assessed by Virgin Trains East Coast and the wider rail industry as a potential scheme for the longer term. Nicola Shaw’s recent report promoted greater private sector financing for railway enhancements and my Department will be interested to see these proposals from the industry in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/05/2016 14:42:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

520921

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the first Thameslink Class 700 train to enter revenue-earning service.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	37807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The new Class 700 Thameslink trains built by Siemens will first enter service on the Brighton to Bedford route. It is important that when the trains are introduced that they operate reliably on these heavily used sections of the rail network. It is to this end that the trains are currently undergoing extensive testing on the Thameslink routes. They are also being used for driver training by Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd and operational testing of new infrastructure at stations on the Thameslink routes. This phase of testing is nearing completion and the trains are expected to enter passenger service in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/05/2016 14:38:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

520922

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports
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 of the potential effect on maritime exports from UK ports to the EU of the UK voting to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	37821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's position is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p><p> </p><p>If the outcome of the EU Referendum is a vote to leave, the effect on maritime exports from UK ports to the EU would depend on the relationship agreed between the EU and the UK. This would have to be negotiated using the detailed processes set out in the EU Treaty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published several information documents, setting out the Government's views on UK membership of the EU, the process for withdrawing from the EU and alternatives to EU membership. The documents can be viewed at <a href="http://www.eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.eureferendum.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/05/2016 14:19:23 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden