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date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to exercise the call option over the leasing costs of the 36 Eversholt Rail funded class 802 bi-modes operating on the West of England route of the Great Western region.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	7726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>As part of considerations for the future of the franchise, the Department is engaged with the incumbent operator in commercially confidential discussions in order to secure the best prices available for all train leases for the existing train fleet, which includes the Class 802’s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 14:58:15 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1167480

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: General Election 2019
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the latest guidance for Department for Transport announcements during the 2019 General Election purdah period.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	7727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department follows Cabinet Office General Election guidance over the pre-election period, including on communication activities. Current guidance is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/election-guidance-for-civil-servants.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 15:28:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1167481

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report of the Consortium of East Coast Mainline Authorities, published on 25 October 2019, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the finding that in 2018 12 major incidents on the East Coast Main Line cost the UK economy £46.28 million.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	7728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department received the report in question last week, with officials currently reviewing its conclusions. We recognise the critical importance of the East Coast Main Line, and, having invested £400m in infrastructure since 2014, plan to invest up to a further £780m on upgrades from 2019. This has already helped to deliver a significant programme of infrastructure improvements, with further works currently underway. In addition, the roll out of the new fleet of Azuma trains continues, helping to deliver increased capacity, improved reliability and passenger comfort.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 14:53:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1167482

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on the use of diesel trains on the UK rail network beyond 2040.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	7729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government has set an ambitious, legally binding target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the UK by 2050. Rail must make a significant contribution towards achieving this target as part of our Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with Network Rail to develop a costed decarbonisation network strategy which will inform decisions on the scale and pace of rail decarbonisation. This work will consider the full range of available technologies and identify which is most appropriate for each part of the rail network.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on rolling stock will be taken as part of this wider strategy, alongside decisions on infrastructure. We will reduce use of diesel trains as we electrify a greater proportion of the network and as new technologies such as battery and hydrogen become more mature.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 15:18:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald