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1586268

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Scottish Government or (b) Scottish agencies on the upgrade of the A1 Northumberland into Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	147151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is considering the recommendation in Lord Peter Hendy's independent Union Connectivity Review for an assessment of the East Coast road and rail transport corridor alongside existing projects and the major upgrade of the East Coast Main Line included in the Integrated Rail Plan. Ministers and officials maintain regular dialogue with the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues including Lord Hendy’s recommendations and the upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 147150 147152 question first answered 22/02/2023 11:02:22 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1543040

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of trends in the number of passengers travelling by rail to airports in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	89008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s position, as set out in the 2013 Aviation Policy Framework, is that airports should have surface access strategies including an analysis of existing surface access arrangements and targets for increasing the proportion of journeys made to the airport by public transport by passengers and employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 89009 question first answered 23/11/2022 12:29:29 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1543041

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the potential (a) environmental and (b) economic implications of poor rail connectivity to airports.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	89009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s position, as set out in the 2013 Aviation Policy Framework, is that airports should have surface access strategies including an analysis of existing surface access arrangements and targets for increasing the proportion of journeys made to the airport by public transport by passengers and employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 89008 question first answered 23/11/2022 12:29:28 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1535335

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department last met with Avanti to discuss scheduling and booking problems on the West Coast mainline.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	69838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>On a daily basis officials meet with Avanti to understand operational challenges, alongside ad hoc meetings on specific issues.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this DFT officials meet Avanti West Coast senior management on a weekly basis to discuss and review their recovery plan and management of key risks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 31/10/2022 14:46:16 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1544035

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the service provided by Avanti.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	92142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>Avanti West Coast has started to increase its service levels, targeting additional trains every day where they are most needed and train crew resources allow, but the current service remains insufficient. The issues experienced on Avanti West Coast are exactly why we need to modernise the railways, to ensure passengers get a reliable timetable no matter when they travel and are not relying on drivers working overtime in order to run a full service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/11/2022 13:36:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1535577

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the impact of reduced service levels by Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express on local regional economies served by those operators.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	69774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>While no such assessment of the recent timetable reductions has been made, the Department recognises the importance of a high performing railway in contributing to growth for local regional economies. The priority remains the restoration of Avanti West Coast and TransPennine services to better support communities and local businesses along these routes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 31/10/2022 15:17:59 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1544057

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether the (a) TransPennine Express and (b) Avanti West Coast December 2022 timetable change is achievable.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	92279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>TransPennine Express (TPE) is providing regular progress updates which the Department, through the Rail North Partnership with Transport for the North, is monitoring closely. Avanti West Coast is also providing regular progress updates which the Department is monitoring closely.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and Network Rail’s Programme Management Office have also reviewed TPE’s and Avanti’s plans and are content that they are deliverable. However, the Department, ORR and Network Rail all recognise that not all factors are within TPE’s and Avanti’s control and these improvements will require the engagement of the trade unions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/11/2022 11:53:59 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1546429

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Atalian Servest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) rate of pay and (b) employment conditions of cleaners employed by Atalian Servest on Avanti West Coast rail services.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	98910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor Avanti West Coast has a direct contractual relationship with Atalian Servest for cleaning services, therefore, there has been no assessment of the rate of pay or employment conditions. However, Avanti West Coast is accredited to the Living Wage Foundation and, as such, it is looking at plans for adopting the Real Living Wage across its whole supply chain (including subcontractors).</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 02/12/2022 09:17:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1537507

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of inflation on cleaners employed by Atalian Servest on Avanti West Coast services.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	74958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Given neither the Department nor Avanti West Coast has a direct contractual relationship with Atalian Servest for cleaning services, no assessment has been made on the impact of inflation on cleaners employed by Atalian Servest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 03/11/2022 12:36:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1540296

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many services Avanti West Coast were scheduled to run in each month since July 2022 excluding periods affected by industrial action; and how many (a) full and (b) part cancellations there were on this route in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	80950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Information relating to trains planned and cancellations by the operator is publicly available on the Office and Rail and Road website. Avanti West Coast’s information is included in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Following the withdrawal of rest day working, Avanti West Coast reduced the number of trains planned in the timetable in order to reduce the impact of short notice cancellations by giving passengers greater certainty as to what trains would run.</p><p> </p><p>Avanti West Coast has sought force majeure relief under its contract for industrial action including for the impact of the withdrawal of rest day working. While the Department considers this claim it is unable to accurately exclude data relating to periods affected by industrial action.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2022 14:26:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman attachment 1 file name Table - Avanti West Coast - Rail schedules.docx title Table - Avanti West Coast - Rail schedules
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra