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1133152

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Trains: Procurement
	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 cost of replacing diesel trains with hybrid and electric trains.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	266712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department has not made an estimate of the cost of replacing diesel trains. The Government has set out its ambition to remove all diesel-only trains from the network by 2040, and the rail industry are producing a decarbonisation report which will set out how it can achieve this objective.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/06/2019 13:24:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1133295

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Crossrail Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are no further delays to the opening of Crossrail beyond March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	266792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>On 25 April 2019, Crossrail Ltd (CRL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transport for London, announced that it had agreed a plan to complete the outstanding works and bring the Elizabeth line into passenger service at the earliest possible date.</p><p> </p><p>Given the risks and uncertainties remaining on the project, CRL has identified a six-month delivery window for opening of the central section with a midpoint at the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The revised schedule will continue to be tested by CRL and the CRL Board through a thorough assurance process including close scrutiny from the Project Representative. The schedule will also be subject to challenge from both the Department and TfL as joint Sponsors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/06/2019 13:01:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1133296

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Crossrail Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	266793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>At this crucial stage of the Crossrail project, it is essential that Government remains focused on the full delivery of the current agreed scheme as its priority.</p><p> </p><p>Government is supporting local partners to develop a business case for enhancing transport services between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has recently announced that they are providing £4.85 million to develop low-cost proposals, subject to suitable housing ambition.</p><p> </p><p>MHCLG have been clear that any transport enhancements would require a strong final business case with a detailed evidence base that demonstrates that the scheme would be technically feasible, offer value for money (including the identification of funding) and deliver ambitious new housing in the area.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/06/2019 12:51:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1133550

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Western Railway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when South Western Railway will procure the support software necessary to be installed in the Control Centre for the purposes of taking account of rolling stock and disruptions caused by train crew issues.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	267236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>Within the South Western Railway (SWR) /Network Rail (NR) joint control centre, there are systems that have already been put in place in order to take account of rolling stock and disruptions caused by train crew issues. These include a Train Crew Rostering System, Decision Support System and Fleet Diagnostics System. These are in addition to the usual Control Centre systems and software (and hardware) upgrades that SWR have introduced across the business that are not specific to the Control Centre.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/06/2019 13:12:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan