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1148791

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Sheffield City Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking in response to Northern Rail’s confirmation of delays to the replacement of Pacer trains in Sheffield City Region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Our absolute priority is ensuring passengers in the north benefit from new trains, more services and increased capacity as quickly as possible.</p><p>Northern retired the first of its 102 Pacers in August and it plans to remove two thirds by December 2019. Northern advises that, subject to receiving appropriate dispensation, up to 34 (11 Class 142 and 23 Class 144) Pacers will remain in the fleet for a short time into 2020 to cover the delay in delivery of new trains into the franchise. If these trains were not allowed to continue in the fleet, then a large number of services would need to be cancelled and causing disruption for passengers across the North. Northern’s current plan is to remove all 142s by February 17, 2020 and to remove 144s by May 17, 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Pacers will operate mainly in South Yorkshire including Sheffield to Gainsborough Central, Huddersfield and Doncaster as well as areas of West Yorkshire and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 178 179 180 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:16:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1148793

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Northern: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned end-date is for Northern Rail’s replacement of Pacer trains.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Our absolute priority is ensuring passengers in the north benefit from new trains, more services and increased capacity as quickly as possible.</p><p>Northern retired the first of its 102 Pacers in August and it plans to remove two thirds by December 2019. Northern advises that, subject to receiving appropriate dispensation, up to 34 (11 Class 142 and 23 Class 144) Pacers will remain in the fleet for a short time into 2020 to cover the delay in delivery of new trains into the franchise. If these trains were not allowed to continue in the fleet, then a large number of services would need to be cancelled and causing disruption for passengers across the North. Northern’s current plan is to remove all 142s by February 17, 2020 and to remove 144s by May 17, 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Pacers will operate mainly in South Yorkshire including Sheffield to Gainsborough Central, Huddersfield and Doncaster as well as areas of West Yorkshire and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 177 179 180 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:16:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1148794

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Pacer trains are due to be in operation on 1 January 2020; and on which routes those trains are planned to be in operation on that date.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Our absolute priority is ensuring passengers in the north benefit from new trains, more services and increased capacity as quickly as possible.</p><p>Northern retired the first of its 102 Pacers in August and it plans to remove two thirds by December 2019. Northern advises that, subject to receiving appropriate dispensation, up to 34 (11 Class 142 and 23 Class 144) Pacers will remain in the fleet for a short time into 2020 to cover the delay in delivery of new trains into the franchise. If these trains were not allowed to continue in the fleet, then a large number of services would need to be cancelled and causing disruption for passengers across the North. Northern’s current plan is to remove all 142s by February 17, 2020 and to remove 144s by May 17, 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Pacers will operate mainly in South Yorkshire including Sheffield to Gainsborough Central, Huddersfield and Doncaster as well as areas of West Yorkshire and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 177 178 180 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:16:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1148795

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Sheffield City Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to support Northern Rail’s retiring of Pacer trains in the Sheffield City region; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Our absolute priority is ensuring passengers in the north benefit from new trains, more services and increased capacity as quickly as possible.</p><p>Northern retired the first of its 102 Pacers in August and it plans to remove two thirds by December 2019. Northern advises that, subject to receiving appropriate dispensation, up to 34 (11 Class 142 and 23 Class 144) Pacers will remain in the fleet for a short time into 2020 to cover the delay in delivery of new trains into the franchise. If these trains were not allowed to continue in the fleet, then a large number of services would need to be cancelled and causing disruption for passengers across the North. Northern’s current plan is to remove all 142s by February 17, 2020 and to remove 144s by May 17, 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Pacers will operate mainly in South Yorkshire including Sheffield to Gainsborough Central, Huddersfield and Doncaster as well as areas of West Yorkshire and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 177 178 179 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:16:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1148799

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock
	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 support is in place for customers using Pacer trains who have special assistance needs.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Every train operator is required to set out how they will support disabled passengers and persons of reduced mobility in an Accessible Transport Policy (ATP). The Accessible Travel Policy, previously known as the Disabled People’s Protection Policy sets out the level of services and facilities that disabled passengers can expect how to get staff assistance. Every train and station operator is required to have in place an ATP as a condition of holding a passenger operator’s licence granted by the Office of Rail and Road. This includes offering ‘Passenger Assist’ to board or alight any vehicle and how to get assistance whilst on board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 21/10/2019 16:22:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis