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436579

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the annual amount spent on upgrading the railway tracks and stations between Salisbury and Exeter between 2015 and 2020 will increase or decrease in real terms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail currently has no funded strategic plans for significant upgrading on this route. However, it advises that it is working closely with local stakeholders, including Local Enterprise Partnerships and local authorities, to work up potential schemes that could support growth and meet the needs of passengers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:25:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

436566

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is a requirement of the new Northern Rail franchise that the Pacer trains that will be withdrawn from service in the North of England will be scrapped or whether they can be redeployed elsewhere.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>There is no such requirement in the new Northern Franchise Agreement. As the Pacers are owned by two Rolling Stock Companies, any future use is for them to decide.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:21:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

437024

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they still plan to progress the South East Flexible Ticketing programme; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL4490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The South East Flexible Ticketing (SEFT) programme is proceeding with contractual obligations for five train operators who run commuter services into London. Together, these five train operators cover 73% of the annual season ticket market. We are discussing with the Rail Delivery Group and the remaining train operators the best and quickest way to deliver smart and more flexible ticketing for commuters in the south east.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:40:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

437025

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent to date on planning and developing the South East Flexible Ticketing programme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL4491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>To date, £37.64m has been spent on the South East Flexible Ticketing programme. This has facilitated investment by five train operators accounting for 73% of the annual season ticket market in the south east. Commuters on c2c and GTR can already use smartcards on their journeys into London and within the Transport for London boundary. Abellio Greater Anglia and South West Trains will follow early in 2016 and Southeastern later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:44:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

437326

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the status of the Northern Powerhouse rail network, what schemes are incorporated into its remit, what budget it has allocated to it and by whom, what the governance structure is, and what powers it has.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL4527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The government and Transport for the North (TfN) published the <em>Northern Transport Strategy</em> in March 2015, setting out the vision for the Northern Powerhouse Rail network: radically improved journey times and frequencies between the major cities of the North, building on the substantial improvements to rail in the North to which the government is already committed.</p><br /><p>In November, the government and Transport for the North published the <em>Northern Transport Strategy: Autumn Report</em>, providing a progress update on the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) network.</p><br /><p>The government has also committed a total of £50 million of funding over this parliament to Transport for the North, to help it develop plans to transform the North’s rail connections and build a single regional economy.</p><br /><p>Work on Northern Powerhouse Rail is governed jointly by the Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for the North as set out in <em>Principles for Governing the Relationship Between TfN and DfT.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:57:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

437327

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timescale for the delivery of the HS3 rail scheme, and what budget is allocated to it.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL4528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Since March, the government and Transport for the North have undertaken significant work to develop options for transformational improvements to the North’s rail network; building on committed upgrades in the North of England and integrating with HS2.</p><br /><p>By March 2016 we will conduct an initial prioritisation of options to focus further work and inform the development of an appropriate timeline for implementation.</p><br /><p>The government has also established a new £300 million Transport Development Fund, which following advice from the National Infrastructure Commission, could support the development of proposals such as Northern Powerhouse Rail (HS3).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:59:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

437328

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made for the electrification of the South TransPennine route between Sheffield and Manchester.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL4529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail is currently updating its national electrification strategy taking into account Sir Peter Hendy’s Report on Network Rail’s 2014-2019 rail enhancements portfolio and the recommendations of the North of England Electrification Task Force. The Task Force placed the South TransPennine route in the second tier of lines it recommended for future electrification. The updated strategy will be subject to public consultation during 2016 and inform the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for 2019-2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 13:00:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

439507

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 10 December (HL Deb, col GC213), whether HS3 has now been subsumed into the Northern Powerhouse rail network.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL4692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Powerhouse Rail network develops the HS3 concept to offer a vision for radically improved journey times and service frequencies between the major cities of the North, building on the substantial rail improvements to which the government is already committed.</p><br /><p>In November, the government and Transport for the North published the Northern Transport Strategy: Autumn Report, providing a progress update on the Northern Powerhouse Rail network.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 14:35:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

436565

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Lancashire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what improvements will take place under the new Northern Rail franchise on the Blackpool South and Preston to Colne service, other than the replacement of the Pacer trains.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Preston-Blackpool South will get a Sunday service all year round. At present the line shuts down for a period in the winter, but from Dec 2017 at least an alternate-hours service will operate all year round. Colne-Preston will get a full hourly Sunday service – twice as many trains on Sunday compared to now, and with the entire Northern fleet being refurbished, passengers will notice rolling stock improvements across the franchise.</p><br /><p>Accrington and Blackburn stations will become Northern Connect stations so will be staffed from 6am to 10pm (if they don’t already have staffing hours longer than this), with WiFi and catering outlets. All Northern stations with more than 10 passengers per day will have ticket machines, real-time information and help points.</p><br /><p>Beyond that there is a franchise wide, £38m investment in bringing stations up to standard, with benefits for many stations, which includes new platform seating, replacement shelters, new waiting rooms and toilets, and customer information screens.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:45:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

437014

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Eurostar
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the building developments in Stratford, the Olympic Park, and the Lower Lea Valley, what practical steps they are taking to ensure that Eurostar stops at Stratford International in future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL4480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>I recognise the international importance of the HS1 network in allowing high-speed rail services from London to reach Europe, whilst noting that no international services currently serve Stratford International station.</p><br /><p>Eurostar, in which the government recently sold its 40% stake, accesses the HS1 network on an open access basis and is not subject to the terms of a franchise agreement or a contract let by government. Government has no power to direct or specify that Eurostar stops at Stratford International station. A decision made by Eurostar not to serve Stratford International would be as a result of commercial imperatives and priorities, for example, the potential revenue derived from customers using the station or the increased journey time which a further stop would involve. It would not be appropriate for government to interfere with that decision-making process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:40:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson