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	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the temporary closures of the Brighton Main Line planned for October 2018 and February 2019 as part of Network Rail's improvement project on that line, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of providing refunds to season ticket holders and free travel to those travelling with other tickets during those planned closures; if he will hold discussions with (a) Network Rail, (b) Govia Thameslink Railway and (c) passenger groups on providing funding for such reductions and refunds; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	121795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail’s announcement of the temporary closures begins a comprehensive programme of communications, which is giving passengers sufficient notice to be able to amend their travel plans. GTR will be working with Network Rail to develop plans to mitigate the impact of these important works on passengers. Passengers will be able to travel during these works although journeys may take longer.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/01/2018 12:47:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754907

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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 the Answer of 25 July 2016 to Question 43366, for what reasons the requirements for services to be Driver Only Operation were (a) not redacted in the Invitation to Tender for the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Franchise and (b) redacted on the GTR Franchise Agreement; if he will remove the redactions on the requirements for services to be Driver Only Operation on the GTR Franchise Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	6546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The TSGN Invitation To Tender requirements for Driver Only Operation were not redacted as they were a stated requirement of the Department for all bidders. The requirements for Driver Only Operation were redacted from the TSGN Franchise Agreement on the grounds of commercial interests and they remain redacted on the same grounds.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/09/2017 16:29:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754888

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Brighton Main 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 Answer of 21 March 2017 to Question 68148, if he will take steps to safeguard for transport purposes critical land in the central Croydon area for the Brighton Mainline upgrade; what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail about that land; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	6450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Brighton Mainline upgrade proposals are at a relatively early stage of development. We are continuing to support Network Rail in refining the proposals, and as part of this we will consider advice it puts forward on land requirements. This assessment will be in light of the overall business case for the upgrade proposals.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/09/2017 16:48:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

620057

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	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, which stations on the Govia Thameslink Railway Southern routes operate unstaffed some or all of the time; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	49927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Within the GTR network, there are 156 stations on the Southern route. Of these:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>UNSTAFFED</strong></p><p>Aldrington, Amberley, Ashurst, Appledore, Belmont, Birkbeck, Bishopstone, Banstead,</p><p>Box Hill &amp; Westhumble, Collington, Cooksbridge, Cowden, Doleham, East Worthing, Edenbridge, Epsom Downs, Faygate, Fishbourne, Fishersgate, Glynde, Godstone, Hever, Holmwood, Leigh, Newhaven Harbour, Normans Bay, Nutbourne, Nutfield, Ockley, Ore, Penhurst, Pevensey Bay, Southease, Three Oaks, Warnham, Winchelsea.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total – 35 stations </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>PARTLY STAFFED – STAFFED FOR SOME PART OF THE DAY</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Arundel, Balcombe, Berwick, Billingshurst, Bosham, Burgess Hill, Buxted, Chipstead, Christ’s Hospital, Cooden Beach, Crowborough, Dormans, Durrington-On-Sea, Earlswood,</p><p>Edenbridge Town, Emsworth, Eridge, Ewell East, Ford, Goring-By-Sea, Ham Street, Hampden Park,</p><p>Hassocks, Hurst Green, Ifield, Kingswood, Lingfield, Littlehaven, London Road, Moulescoomb,</p><p>Newhaven Town, Pevensey &amp; Westham, Plumpton, Preston Park, Pulborough, Purley Oaks, Rye, Salfords, Seaford, Southbourne, Southwick, Tadworth, Tattenham Corner, Uckfield, Upper Warlingham, Warblington, West Worthing, Whyteleafe, Whyteleafe South, Wivelsfield, Woldingham, Woodmansterne.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Total – 53 stations</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>FULLY STAFFED – STAFFED FROM THE FIRST TO LAST TRAIN</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Angmering, Ashstead, Balham, Barnham, Battersea Park, Bexhill, Bognor Regis, Brighton, Carshalton, Carshalton Beeches, Caterham, Cheam, Chichester, Coulsdon South, Coulsdon Town, Crawley, Dorking, East Croydon, East Dulwich, East Grinstead, Eastbourne, Epsom, Falmer, Gatwick Airport, Gipsy Hill, Hackbridge, Haywards Heath, Horley, Horsham, Hove, Kenley, Lancing, Leatherhead, Lewes, Littlehampton, Merstham, Mitcham Eastfields, Mitcham Junction, Norbury, North Dulwich, Oxted, Peckham Rye, Polegate, Portslade, Purley, Queens Road Peckham, Redhill, Reigate, Reedham, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Shoreham-By-Sea, South Bermondsey, South Croydon, Streatham, Streatham Common, Streatham Hill, Sutton, Thornton Heath, Three Bridges, Tulse Hill, Waddon, Wallington, Wandsworth Common, West Norwood, Worthing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Total – 68 Stations</strong>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/11/2016 14:44:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757508

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Season Tickets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for season tickets for part-time workers to be introduced on the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise; and what the reasons are for the time taken to implement such tickets.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	8498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Officials continue to work with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) on implementing part time season tickets and are currently discussing the enhancements to GTR’s KeyGo product that would be required to run a trial. The routes and timescale on which any trial may take place will be agreed after those enhancements have been delivered.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/09/2017 14:18:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757079

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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 the scheduled opening and closing times of every ticket office along the Brighton Mainline portion of the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise are; whether those opening times have been met in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	8467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The regulated opening hours of ticket offices are set out in Schedule 17 of the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement which is published by the Rail Delivery Group on their website.</p><p><a href="https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/files/Publications/services/rsp/TSA_schedule_17_July_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/files/Publications/services/rsp/TSA_schedule_17_July_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This information has been placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Compliance with these hours is not monitored by the Department. We expect that Govia Thameslink Railway will manage the opening hours effectively.</p><p> </p><p>If an issue is raised with the Department, we will investigate as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/09/2017 15:13:42 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

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

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

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

757080

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
	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 technology required for the introduction of part-time season tickets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	8306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has announced his ambition for all passengers to have a smart choice for their ticket by the end of 2018. In the Autumn Statement 2016, the government committed to spend around £80m to accelerate the roll out of smart ticketing, including season tickets, singles and returns. Ultimately, smart ticketing can help to unlock further innovations, such as multi-buy season tickets and pay-as-you-go ticketing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/09/2017 12:16:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas