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669100

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2016 to Question 46772, what progress has been made on procurement of the Wales and Borders Rail franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	58946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and the Wales Office are working closely with the Welsh Government to facilitate their ongoing procurement process for the Wales and Borders rail franchise and to finalise these arrangements – including the transfer of franchising functions – during 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/01/2017 15:10:42 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

786929

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent bilateral meetings he has had with (a) Welsh and (b) UK Government Ministers to discuss the rail franchise for Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>I hold regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and with the Welsh Government to discuss the operation of Wales’ rail network. The UK Government remains committed to devolving franchising powers to the Welsh Government as agreed in 2014 and is continuing to support their procurement for the next Wales &amp; Borders franchise, including the development of the South Wales Metro.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 15/11/2017 12:54:21 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1020136

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on Transport for Wales’s management of the Wales and Borders rail franchise.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	907945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>I hold regular discussions with the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales on rail services in Wales, including the new Wales and Borders franchise. I have also met with the Director of Keolis this week, who have recently taken over the running of the train service in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The devolution of the Franchise is an example of effective co-operation between the Welsh and UK Governments.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital that Transport for Wales resolves the service issues affecting the Franchise as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 05/12/2018 17:30:25 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

596079

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to devolve the Wales and Border Rail Franchise to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	46772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The in-principle agreement between the Welsh Government and the Department for Transport to devolve the Wales and Borders franchise was announced on 21 November 2014.</p><p>We are continuing to engage constructively with the Welsh Government to enable them to achieve the successful procurement of the next Wales and Borders franchise from October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 14/10/2016 11:11:07 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn