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1124328

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:17:27
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:32:40 13/05/2019 15:36:06
	hansard heading	Abellio Group and Arriva
	house id	1
	identifier	250026
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 15:04:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2019 to Question 243472 on Abellio Group, what assurances his Department has received from owning groups (a) Abellio and (b) Arriva that any sale of their UK government rail contracts will ensure future owners have the capacity to honour all commitments including parent company guarantees and performance bonds.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250026
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250026
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The ‘Change of Control’ provisions in the Franchise Agreement give the Secretary of State unlimited right to reject any sale of a franchise such as those owned by Abellio and Arriva. In deciding whether to approve such a sale, the Secretary of State would consider the arrangements in place for securing the same or improved parent company guarantees and performance bond arrangements as currently exist. This consideration would include the financial standing of the new owning group and other elements of their capacity to honour existing commitments.</p>
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124297

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:16:06
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:31:28 13/05/2019 16:37:05
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
	house id	1
	identifier	250009
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 16:05:16
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the (a) revenue, (b) growth and (c) investment on the East Coast mainline by successive operators of the route in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250009
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250009
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested for Virgin Trains East Coast can be found in the annual reports published on the Stagecoach website. I attach the link for reference:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.stagecoach.com/investors/financial-analysis/reports/2018.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.stagecoach.com/investors/financial-analysis/reports/2018.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The part year VTEC accounts for the period 1 April 2018 to 24 June 2018 are due to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The audited annual accounts for LNER from 24 June 2018 to 31 March 2019 will also be published later this year.</p>
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124344

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:18:06
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:33:18 13/05/2019 15:24:03
	hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	identifier	250032
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 14:52:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all three bids for the East Midlands franchise were non-compliant.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250032
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250032
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It was a fair, open competition and Abellio provided the best bid for passengers, in which it demonstrated that it will not only meet but exceed the Department’s specifications</p><p> </p><p>In complex procurement processes such as this, it is a matter of course that there may be small technical non-compliances. These include, for example, incorrect font sizes or submitting bids in the wrong format. This does not constitute a material non-compliance which would affect the compliance of the bid as a whole.</p>
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124143

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:09:34
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:15:52 08/05/2019 13:30:02
	hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise: Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	249825
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/05/2019 12:58:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2019 to Question 245609 on Railways: Franchises, whether the recent bidders for the East Midlands Trains franchise were subject to different requirements from those of previous bidders in respect of their responsibilities for pension contributions (a) now and (b) at a later date.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 249825
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	249825
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>No. Since privatisation, train operators have always been, and will continue to be, responsible for paying employer pension contributions required under the schedule of contributions applicable during their franchise term. There are no plans to change this arrangement.</p>
	creator	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1124145

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:09:39
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:15:58 08/05/2019 13:02:02
	hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	identifier	249827
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/05/2019 12:30:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 244025 on East Midlands Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock, what type of train will replace existing rolling stock; and which train routes those trains will be transferred from.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 249827
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	249827
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The procurement of the trains that replace the current rolling stock is matter for the new operator.</p><p> </p>
	creator	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1124333

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:17:40
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:32:51 13/05/2019 14:43:03
	hansard heading	East Midlands Trains: Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	250027
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 14:11:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 10 April 2019 to Question 243470, what estimate has he made of the amount of pension risk and liability the Government will be required to share on the East Midlands Trains as a result of the next actuarial valuation of the Railway Pension Scheme taking place December 2019.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250027
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250027
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The 2019 actuarial valuation of the East Midlands section of the Railways Pension Scheme will be performed by the Scheme Actuary, and the outcome will depend on the assumptions used. The Department has taken advice from the Government Actuary’s Department on the potential range of future valuation outcomes.</p>
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124306

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:16:33
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:31:50 13/05/2019 16:16:02
	hansard heading	Northern: Standards
	house id	1
	identifier	250014
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 15:44:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans respond to the recommendations of Richard George on the resilience of the northern rail network; and what plans he has to implement those recommendations.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250014
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250014
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I recently met with Richard George to discuss his report and recommendations. Decisions on the next steps will be taken in partnership with Transport for the North and the industry.</p>
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124296

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:16:02
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:31:26 13/05/2019 14:09:02
	hansard heading	Rail Delivery Group: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	250008
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 13:37:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the financial contribution of Network Rail to the Rail Delivery Group in each year for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250008
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250008
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Network Rail’s contributions to the Rail Delivery Group is presented in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RDG </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18/19 £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17/18 £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16/17 £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15/16 £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15 £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,978,375 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,760,000 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,481,932 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,443,500 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,039,000 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124299

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:16:12
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:31:32 13/05/2019 14:23:03
	hansard heading	Railway Signals: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	250011
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 13:51:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of signalling which needs to be renewed across the rail network in (a) Control Period 7, (b) Control Period 8 and (c) Control Period 9; and what estimate he has made of the cost of those renewals.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250011
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250011
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In the first instance it is for Network Rail to consider what signalling renewals are required across the rail network and provide advice to Government and the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The ORR will scrutinise Network Rail’s proposals and provide assurance on their cost and deliverability as part of its statutory five-yearly periodic reviews of Network Rail’s outputs and funding.</p>
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1124345

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	01/05/2019
	date tabled	01/05/2019
	ddp created	01/05/2019 18:18:08
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	01/05/2019 18:33:20 13/05/2019 15:03:04
	hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
	house id	1
	identifier	250033
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 14:32:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons his Department (a) disqualified Stagecoach from the East Midlands, South Eastern and West Coast Partnership rail franchise competitions on 1 April 2019 and (b) did not inform that company of that decision until 9 April 2019.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250033
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250033
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Entities in which Stagecoach were participating were disqualified from the East Midlands, West Coast Partnership and South Eastern competitions because they chose to submit bids which were not compliant with the requirements of the Instructions To Tender for each competition. Stagecoach were informed of the disqualification as soon as possible after the decision was confirmed.</p>
	creator	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald