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1139787

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	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 to ensure that the rail industry is accountable to Government.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	278597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the rail industry to ensure it is held accountable, with regular meetings between industry and Ministers and officials. A number of robust reporting and risk management processes are in place to support this work. The Williams Rail Review will also consider the role of the Department as part of its thinking on wider reform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/07/2019 16:15:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1136070

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schemes have progressed through each of the five stages of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline since the publication of the paper entitled, A new approach for rail enhancements in March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	271569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to transparent policy making in line with the Government response the Transport Select Committee’s 2018 Rail Infrastructure Investment inquiry. In due course we will be publishing information on how schemes have progressed through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline. In addition, Network Rail will continue to provide updates on the progress of enhancements which have received a Final Investment Decision, through the quarterly publication of its <em>Enhancements Delivery Plan</em>.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 15:16:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136071

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has held on the rail network enhancements pipeline with (a) Welsh Ministers, (b) the Mayor of London, (c) combined authority mayors, (d) integrated transport authorities, (e) local authorities and (f) private sector investors since the publication of his paper on a new approach to rail enhancements in March 2018; and what enhancements were discussed at each meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	271570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and Officials hold regular meetings with interested stakeholders to discuss a wide variety of issues related to rail enhancements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 14:55:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136072

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent posts in his Department have been allocated to the rail network enhancements pipeline since March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	271571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Four full time equivalent posts have been allocated to the rail network enhancements pipeline since March 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 15:20:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136073

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what new Network Rail enhancement projects have been announced since the commencement of control period six.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	271572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail provides updates on the progress of enhancements already in the portfolio, through the quarterly publication of its <em>Enhancements Delivery Plan</em>. This document lists schemes which have received a final investment decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 15:44:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136074

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many strategic outline business cases for rail network enhancements have been (a) received and (b) accepted by his Department since March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	271573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to transparent policy making and intends to make clear public statements as we take investment decisions on enhancements.</p><p>In due course we will be publishing details of schemes which have received a strategic outline business case. Additionally, Network Rail will continue to provide updates on the progress of enhancements which have received a Final Investment Decision (FID), through the quarterly publication of its <em>Enhancements Delivery Plan</em>.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 15:00:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1123888

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to set out the next steps for his market-led proposals for rail.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	249314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The guidance for rail market-led proposals is live and it is for promoters to come forward with their proposals to invest in the railway. We remain committed to getting the best out of the public and private sectors in the interest of passengers and communities, and we continue to engage with promoters</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/05/2019 09:55:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1123890

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates he has made of the timeframes required to (a) design, (b) consent and (c) tender for those new railway projects set out in the specification for market-led rail proposals.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	249315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Timescales for the development of market-led proposals are determined by the pace at which promoters develop them as they are market-led. We are continuing discussions with promoters of proposals received in response to last year’s Call for Ideas which we identified had the potential to be financially credible without government support. Due to commercial confidentiality we are not in a position to disclose details of these proposals at this time.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/05/2019 09:58:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124013

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurances his Department will provide train operators over new routes as determined by the market-led proposals; and whether those assurances will be classified as Government support for the Department's budgetary purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	249378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) and Guidance for Rail Market-Led Proposals set out clear decision points for proposed rail enhancements. There are procedures and mechanisms in place to protect train operators from the impacts of rail enhancements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/05/2019 09:52:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1110260

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April to Question 238613 on Railways, how many sleepers have been stockpiled by Network Rail to meet demand in the period between Washwood Heath ceasing production and the replacement facility reaching production capacity; how much was spent by Network Rail on stockpiling railway sleepers in each of the previous three financial years; and what contingency plans Network Rail has in place to meet future demand in the event that Sandwell metropolitan borough council does not grant plannig consent for a new sleeper factory at Bescot rail yard.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	242068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>A proposal for a new facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network. The facility is intended to make up the shortfall when an existing facility at Washwood Heath is closed to become an HS2 depot.</p><p>Information held by Network Rail about stockpiling of sleepers is commercially sensitive due to ongoing procurement. If there is a delay in receiving sleepers from the proposed Bescot facility Network Rail will use stockpiled sleepers. If the stockpile of sleepers is exhausted this will affect Network Rail’s ability to deliver renewals on the railway.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/04/2019 16:37:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest