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1132387

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the projected cost to the public purse of the proposed Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	265557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Government policy is for developers to pay the costs of upgrading or enhancing road, rail or other transport networks or services where there is a need to cope with additional passengers travelling to and from expanded or growing airports. Where the scheme has a wider range of beneficiaries, the Government will consider, along with other relevant stakeholders, the need for additional public funding on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Western Rail Link to Heathrow is being promoted by Network Rail and is expected to benefit both airport and non-airport users. The scheme must demonstrate a satisfactory business case; with the cost to the public purse being a factor. The Department and Network Rail are engaged with Heathrow Airport Limited, the Civil Aviation Authority and Her Majesty’s Treasury on this issue and to comment further would prejudice the department’s commercial position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/06/2019 15:21:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1131784

	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	Crossrail Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out his Departmental responsibilities as a joint sponsor of the Crossrail project.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	263885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department and TfL are the joint sponsors of the Crossrail project. The Crossrail project sponsor role is underpinned by a Sponsors Agreement and the Project Development Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about the Department’s responsibilities as a co-Sponsor of the project are set out in the Department’s recent response to the Public Accounts Committee:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/public-accounts/Correspondence/2017-19/Letter-from-Bernadette-Kelly-to-Chair-in-response-to-report-'Crossrail-progress-review'-recommendation-6-190429.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/public-accounts/Correspondence/2017-19/Letter-from-Bernadette-Kelly-to-Chair-in-response-to-report-'Crossrail-progress-review'-recommendation-6-190429.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 13:25:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1131791

	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	Cross Country Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,whether he has (a) agreed and (b) signed off a direct award or extension of the Cross Country rail franchise contract with Arriva; and who bears the pension risk in that contract.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	263890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has not agreed a new Direct Award or signed off an extension of the existing Cross Country Direct Award contract with Arriva.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:41:48 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1131812

	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	East Midlands Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreement was reached on the liability for pension risk between the Department for Transport and Stagecoach when it was announced that the company had been awarded a direct award to run the East Midlands Trains franchise on 12 February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	263892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The East Midlands Direct Award is for a short period of time and is due to end on 11 August 2019. As in all other Franchise Agreements, the Franchisee (as the Designated Employer) is responsible for paying employer pension contributions required under the schedule of contributions applicable during their franchise term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:38:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1131816

	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	West Coast Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) agreement and (b) provision for pension liability risk was agreed between his Department and Virgin Trains when the extension to the West Coast rail franchise was announced on 21 December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	263895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The extension to the West Coast rail franchise was a short extension to an existing contract and was as allowed for in the Franchise Agreement. As in all other Franchise Agreements, the Franchisee (as the Designated Employer) is responsible for paying employer pension contributions required under the schedule of contributions applicable during their franchise term.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:29:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1131818

	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	Great Western Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) agreement and (b) provision for pension liability risk was agreed between the Department for Transport and First Group when an extension to the Great Western rail franchise was announced on 29th November 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	263896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The extension to the Great Western rail franchise announced in November 2017 involved the Secretary of State simply exercising his contractual right to extend the existing contract, on the same terms as agreed in 2015. As in all other Franchise Agreements, the Franchisee (as the Designated Employer) is responsible for paying employer pension contributions required under the schedule of contributions applicable during their franchise term. In the Great Western Railway franchise agreement, the Franchisee and its employees bear all risks associated with changes in pension contributions.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:24:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1131986

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to assess socio-economic weighting in future rolling stock procurement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	264353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the investment in the UK through the awarding of rolling stock contracts by franchised train operators to UK based manufacturers. Through the Rail Sector Deal government is working with industry to promote procurement practices that support an innovative, highly-skilled, and productive British rail supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The William’s Rail Review will, however, consider rail franchising as part of the root and branch review of the railway to ensure that rail delivers benefits for passengers and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:20:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1132066

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreement his Department has reached with Govia on the pensions liability risk sharing arrangements announced on 13 June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	264415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The South Eastern Direct Award is for a short period of time. As in all other Franchise Agreements, the Franchisee (as the Designated Employer) is responsible for paying employer pension contributions required under the schedule of contributions applicable during their franchise term. The Franchisee and its employees continue to bear all risks associated with changes in pension contributions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:18:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1132071

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contract awards his Department has made for rail franchise competitions since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	264417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The total number of franchise competition awards since 2012 is 9.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 13:29:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1132074

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Western Railway: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent (a) discussions and (b) meetings his Department have held with (a) First Group and (b) MTR Crossrail on adjustments to the Central London Employment Mechanism provision within the South Western Railways rail franchise; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	264418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>Ongoing discussions between the Department and franchisees on the operation of the franchise agreement is vital for ensuring that the contract is effectively managed. First, MTR and SWR have made representation to Ministers and officials in relation to the Central London Employment mechanism. The terms of the Franchise Agreement have been applied.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 09:26:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald