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1131700

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of encouraging rail companies to enable all-day travel on senior rail cards and freedom passes to reduce the cost of travel for older people who have childcare or caring responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	263844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>We already require train operating companies to participate in certain approved discount card schemes for young and student travellers, disabled passengers and those over 60. The Senior Railcard offers anyone 60 years or over discounts on many fares on the network and the Disabled persons railcard also entitles a carer 1/3 off their rail fares when travelling with a person holding the railcard.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently undertaking work with the Rail Delivery Group and Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee to review the eligibility criteria of the Disabled Persons Railcard. As part of this we will be examining how we can improve provisions for carers/support workers or companions. The review is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2019 10:17:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1131345

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of public transport journeys made in 2018-19 according to (a) age group, (b) gender and (c) the main mode of transport used.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	263141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes estimated trip rates per person per year by age, gender and main mode (including public transport modes) in table NTS0601, here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/nts03-modal-comparisons#mode-by-age-and-gender" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/nts03-modal-comparisons#mode-by-age-and-gender</a></p><p>These figures are based on the Department’s National Travel Survey for English residents travelling in Great Britain. The latest data available is for 2017, the next release will be published on 31st July 2019 and will provide data for 2018.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/06/2019 10:41:53 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1131012

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Eastern Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on announcing the successful bidder of the South Eastern Rail Franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	262263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The South Eastern franchise competition is currently in the evaluation phase. The Department is working to achieve the best possible outcome for passengers and taxpayers, an announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2019 15:27:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1131024

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Enhanced Partnerships have been set up with local authorities since the Bus Services Act 2017 came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	262398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities and bus operators are not required to inform the Department when they establish individual statutory or voluntary partnerships.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the Department’s Annual Bus Statistics 2017/18 show that 20% of local bus operators in England were part of at least one bus partnership scheme (operators can be involved in more than one).</p><p> </p><p>The statistics also show that 7% of local bus operators in England were involved in at least one statutory bus partnership scheme with 16% involved in at least one voluntary scheme (operators can be involved in more than one scheme e.g. one statutory and one voluntary).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/06/2019 12:58:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1131025

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Voluntary Partnerships have been set up with local authorities since the Bus Services Act 2017 came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	262399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities and bus operators are not required to inform the Department when they establish individual statutory or voluntary partnerships.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the Department’s Annual Bus Statistics 2017/18 show that 20% of local bus operators in England were part of at least one bus partnership scheme (operators can be involved in more than one).</p><p> </p><p>The statistics also show that 7% of local bus operators in England were involved in at least one statutory bus partnership scheme with 16% involved in at least one voluntary scheme (operators can be involved in more than one scheme e.g. one statutory and one voluntary).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/06/2019 12:44:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1131026

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Advanced Quality Partnerships have been set up with local authorities since the Bus Services Act 2017 came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	262400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities and bus operators are not required to inform the Department when they establish individual statutory or voluntary partnerships.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the Department’s Annual Bus Statistics 2017/18 show that 20% of local bus operators in England were part of at least one bus partnership scheme (operators can be involved in more than one).</p><p> </p><p>The statistics also show that 7% of local bus operators in England were involved in at least one statutory bus partnership scheme with 16% involved in at least one voluntary scheme (operators can be involved in more than one scheme e.g. one statutory and one voluntary).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/06/2019 12:36:51 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner