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1524627

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department uses to assess whether a train operating company has provided an acceptable level of services for passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	uin	68025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The criteria the Department uses to evaluate the Performance-Based Fee are set out in the ERMA and NRC contracts.</p><p>Specifically, this area falls under Operational Performance and Customer Experience/Customer Satisfaction and Service Quality within the overall Scorecard.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 11:35:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1524404

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help rail companies ensure that passengers are not subject to unfair (a) costs and (b) overcrowded services.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	67145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is taking decisive action to reduce the impact inflation will have on rail fares during the cost of living crisis and, in august, we guaranteed we will not be increasing fares by as much as the July RPI figure. We are also again delaying any change to March 2023, temporarily freezing fares for passengers to travel at a lower price for the entirety of January and February.</p><p>Earlier this year we launched the Great British Rail Sale, the first ever nationwide rail sale. Over 1.3 million tickets were sold, offering around £7million worth of savings for passengers.</p><p>There are also several railcards available to passengers which offer discounts against most rail fares.</p><p>As the pandemic has changed travel habits, train operators are using this opportunity to reassess their services to ensure they provide rail timetables that meet new passenger travel patterns, are fit for the future, and carefully balance cost, capacity and performance.</p><p>The new timetables are demand-led and built with flexibility in mind, so if passenger numbers increase as we continue to recover from the pandemic, we can look to accommodate additional services. Where operators have modified their timetables, the changes will be kept under review and, where appropriate, adjusted to reflect fluctuations in demand.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 11:33:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1523692

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the establishment of a new single Consolidated Online Retail Solution (CORS) for rail passengers requires the formal establishment of (a) Great British Railways or (b) a new Transport Bill.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	65580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Plan for Rail sets out our aim to improve rail online retail, ending the current confusion passengers face with multiple train operating company websites.</p><p>We are continuing to work with the sector to tackle the challenges set out in the Plan for Rail, including improving online retail for the benefit of customers and will introduce rail reform legislation when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 09:16:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1523693

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to announce (a) tender bidding, (b) the preferred bidder shortlist and (c) the preferred bidder selection for the new Consolidated Online Retail Solution for rail passenger ticketing.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	65581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Further details of the procurement will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 11:30:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1523133

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to make it easier for blue badge holders to park in town and city centres.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	64370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Responsibility for traffic management on local roads and the provision or restriction of on-street parking, rests with the relevant local authority as they are best placed to consider how to balance the needs of residents, emergency services, local businesses and those who work in and visit the area. Local authorities are also responsible for ensuring their roads are managed in a way which meets the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>The Blue Badge Scheme is a national scheme, the scope and legal parameters of which are set nationally by the Government. Blue Badges are recognised throughout the UK. The provisions granted under the Scheme convey several on-street parking concessions such as being able to park for up to three hours on yellow lines, provided there are no bans on loading or unloading in force, and free of charge and without time limit at on-street parking meters and pay-and-display areas.</p><p>The Blue Badge is not, however, a licence to park anywhere. Badge holders are not entitled to park in places where it would cause an obstruction or danger to other road users otherwise, they may be prosecuted or have their badge withdrawn. The Department is currently not intending to make any changes to this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 09:01:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1523232

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 13 October 2022 to Question 59432 on Armed Forces and Veterans: Railways, what appropriate verification of veteran status to gain free train travel for military personnel and veterans on remembrance includes.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	63926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Appropriate verification for Veterans seeking to use free rail travel to Remembrance events includes: the Ministry of Defence-issued Veterans ID, Veterans Railcard, Veterans Oyster photocard or other forms of identification, such as proof of pension. Station staff will be able to help Veterans who are unable to provide the listed forms of verification.</p><p>Further information can be found on the National Rail website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/remembrance-sunday.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/remembrance-sunday.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 11:29:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1522431

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Strikes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of implementing minimum service levels on (a) the number of and (b) the impact of strikes.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	63243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Minimum service levels will allow us to get the balance right between respecting the right strike, whilst ensuring passengers can make essential journeys to access healthcare, education and employment.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 10:39:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522432

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Strikes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish further information on her proposals to introduce minimum service levels during strike action.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	63244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 20 October 2022.</p><p>The bill can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350</a></p><p>The Explanatory notes can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350/publications" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350/publications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 10:35:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522497

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the delivery of Northern Powerhouse Rail on communities in the North of England.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	63307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will transform the railways of the North of England. NPR will see journey times cut and passenger capacity increased between the North’s major economic centres, bringing people and places closer together.</p><p>The impact of different options for NPR on communities has been, and will remain, a key criteria in assessing different choices to deliver out commitment to it.</p><p>The Government will continue to work closely with leaders across the North as it confirms further details on this transformational programme.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 10:54:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock