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1140866

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people aged 16 to 18 years old who will benefit from the proposed introduction of a new discount railcard for that age group in (a) Mansfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	280380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>All young people aged 16 – 17 are eligible to benefit from the card in these regions, and market research indicates that approximately 2/3 of young people may take advantage in the East Midlands region.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/07/2019 15:12:05 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1140564

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southern: British Transport Police
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport Police officers worked on the Southern Rail network in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	279445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The British Transport Police does not allocate officers exclusively to specific parts of the network. Train Operating Companies each contribute a share of the overall costs of policing the railway network through a Police Service Agreement (PSA) with BTP. The PSA does not specify or allocate officers to a particular PSA holder or area and it is the responsibility of the Chief Constable of BTP to determine the level of policing across the rail network as a whole.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/07/2019 15:03:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1140088

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of new rolling stock on the east coast main line.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	912039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>LNER’s new Azuma trains entered service on their Hull and Leeds routes in May this year are due to launch on Edinburgh services from 1st August and will then be serving destinations North of Edinburgh by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>These state-of-the-art trains, delivered as part of the government-funded Intercity Express Programme, have more seats, better legroom and will be more reliable.</p><p> </p><p>The full fleet of 65 trains compared to 45 old trains will be in service from 2020 enabling additional services to be run increasing capacity further.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2019 15:59:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1140094

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress he has made on opening new stations on the rail network.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	912048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, some 42 new stations have been opened across the rail network.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government supports proposals for new stations that help provide a solution to local traffic congestion or fulfill a new opportunity such as a housing development, business/retail park or airport.</p><p> </p><p>Good progress is made on proposals that provide a robust business case, a sponsor and funding.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2019 15:57:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1140207

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport for Wales Rail Services: Bristol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons his Department will not allow additional Transport for Wales train services to serve Bristol Temple Meads station.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	278936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Capacity on the rail network in the Bristol area is currently restricted. The Agency Agreement signed by the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers sets out the limitations that needed to be considered by bidders for the current Wales &amp; Borders franchise when they were developing their proposals in respect of English services. That restriction was put in place because capacity is limited in the Bristol area and, as well as additional services from Wales, local authorities in the Bristol area have been planning to upgrade Bristol local services for many years.</p><p> </p><p>Upgrade works for the Bristol area network are currently being developed through the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process. Until these upgrade works are completed, it is not possible to allow bids for unplanned additional train services.</p><p> </p><p>Given this background, bidders for the Wales &amp; Borders franchise were advised not to propose English services on the route prior to completion of those works. That restriction continues in the new Wales &amp; Borders franchise which started last October.</p><p> </p><p>The new franchise operator (Transport for Wales Rail Services) will have the ability to bid for paths to Bristol during the life of the new 15-year franchise once any relevant infrastructure works are completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/07/2019 11:12:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1140349

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Northern
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons there are no direct Northern rail services between Liverpool and Newcastle.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	uin	278985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>TransPennine Express provides an hourly service between these cities which will soon be operated by brand new 125mph-capable intercity bi-mode trains.</p><p> </p><p>There is no requirement in the current Northern franchise agreement for Northern to run direct services from Liverpool to Newcastle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/07/2019 14:55:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1139787

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the rail industry is accountable to Government.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	278597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the rail industry to ensure it is held accountable, with regular meetings between industry and Ministers and officials. A number of robust reporting and risk management processes are in place to support this work. The Williams Rail Review will also consider the role of the Department as part of its thinking on wider reform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/07/2019 16:15:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1139858

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 275643 on Railways: Surveys, what the (a) start and (b) end time was the gathering of information to prepare the National Rail Travel Survey December 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	278330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Rail Travel Survey (NRTS) dataset is comprised of two principal components. The London Area Transport Survey (LATS) was conducted in 2000 and 2001 and covered London and South-East regions. A second wave covering the rest of Great Britain was undertaken during 2004 and 2005. Through both of these components, every national rail station in Great Britain was included in the survey.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of the National Rail Travel Survey methodology can be found in the overview report available on the Department’s website at this address:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/73094/national-rail-travel-survey-overview-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/73094/national-rail-travel-survey-overview-report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 14:49:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1139273

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn Beach Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the cost to the public purse is for the maintenance work on the Severn Beach line planned for July and August 2019; and what additional maintenance work is planned for that line.
	tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
	tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
	uin	277704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail’s total allocated budget for the maintenance work on the Severn Beach line planned for July and August 2019 is approximately £700,000. The only additional maintenance work planned at present is ongoing track renewal work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 16:23:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1139305

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 275643 on Railways: Surveys, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of updating the National Rail travel survey.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	277594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering updating the National Rail Travel Survey. Prior to making a final decision on proceeding we are about to embark on a formal supplier market engagement process through a DfT framework. Making our budget estimate public at this time could prejudice the Department’s ability to achieve value for money, so we are not able to share the estimate at present.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 14:43:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1139306

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 275643 on Railways: Surveys, if he publish the titles of the working documents his Department has developed that are based on information from National Rail Travel Survey December 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	277595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Rail Travel Survey (NRTS) data were collected between 2000 and 2004/05. An overview report, most recently updated in 2010, is available on the Department’s website at this address:<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/73094/national-rail-travel-survey-overview-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/73094/national-rail-travel-survey-overview-report.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This report is the only document which the Department has developed based on information from the NRTS.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/07/2019 14:41:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1138895

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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, when his Department plans to commence negotiations with the First Group on the terms of an extension to the Great Western franchise after March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	George Eustice
	uin	277158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The current Great Western franchise agreement expires at 01.59am on 1 April 2020, having been extended to the fullest extent possible under its terms. In November 2017 the Secretary of State announced his intention to negotiate a new franchise agreement with the incumbent operator and discussions with FirstGroup are already under way.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 16:09:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1138898

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the standard of catering services on the new Class 800 trains operated by First Group under the Great Western franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	George Eustice
	uin	277159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the response to its consultation on the future of the Great Western franchise on 28 August 2018: (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/736146/great-western-rail-franchise-stakeholder-briefing-document.pdf). This shows ten areas of response from consultees about catering.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 16:11:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1138899

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Catering
	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 the effect on passengers of the decision by the First Group to discontinue its buffet car facilities and replace them with a more limited trolley service.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	George Eustice
	uin	277160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the response to its consultation on the future of the Great Western franchise on 28 August 2018: (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/736146/great-western-rail-franchise-stakeholder-briefing-document.pdf). This shows ten areas of response from consultees about catering, including comments about both trolley services and buffet cars</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 16:16:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1138900

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make it a condition of any future extension of the Great Western franchise that an operator must provide full buffet car catering facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	George Eustice
	uin	277161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the response to its consultation on the future of the Great Western franchise on 28 August 2018: (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/736146/great-western-rail-franchise-stakeholder-briefing-document.pdf). Decisions on policy on the specification of the next Great Western franchise are informed by this consultation, which did not show strong demand for full buffet car catering facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 16:14:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1138927

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail Accident Investigation Branch: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the investigations undertaken by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch since 2010 have involved people working under a zero hours contract.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	277205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The RAIB does not routinely record contractual terms as part of every investigation. RAIB investigations are guided by individual events, and their recommendations form part of a culture of learning and continuous improvement which has led to the UK having one of the best railway safety records in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 12:42:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones previous answer version 129793 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1138949

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: National Policy Statements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last (a) undertook a review and (b) updated the National Policy Statement for National Networks; and whether he plans undertake a (i) review of and (ii) public consultation on the National Policy Statement for National Networks in the next parliamentary session.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	277192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State may review and update the National Policy Statement for National Networks (NPS NN) at his discretion. The Department’s focus is to ensure that the NPS NN, introduced in 2014, remains fit-for-purpose. At this time there are no ambitions or fixed timescales for a review of the NPS NN. Should the Secertary of State decide to amend or replace the NPS NN there will be a public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2019 15:55:44 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1138658

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	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, with reference to his Department's news story, Competition opens to create community facilities as Pacer trains retire from passenger service, published on 11 July 2019, how much that competition has cost; and how many of his Department's staff have worked on that competition to date.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	276541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Launching the competition has brought no additional cost to the Department. Porterbrook are providing the Pacer carriages that will be converted into community assets free of charge. One member of Department staff will be responsible for the day to day running the competition for the next six months. This will include supporting external judges, who are giving their time for free, to select winning community groups when the competition closes in September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 14:55:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138155

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will update the National Rail Travel Overview Survey Report.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
	uin	275643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering updating the National Rail Travel Survey, and will reach a decision in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/07/2019 11:03:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1138214

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn Tunnel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingencies are in place for a complete structural failure of the Severn Tunnel.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	275658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The structure of the Severn Tunnel is maintained by Network Rail. In line with all structures on the route, it is inspected annually with a detailed survey carried out every six years. Established maintenance plans are in place to maintain the condition of the track. Network Rail are confident that the tunnel remains structurally sound and they consider the risk of a complete structural failure to be very unlikely.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/07/2019 10:31:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1137811

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Standards
	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 the implications for his Department's policies of the finding of the July 2019 Railway Gazette International report that the real time performance speed of trains in the UK were 13th in a table of world rankings; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	275204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The type of role that railways play, for example the relative mix of local and commuter demand versus regional and longer distance travel, varies from country to country. The UK has one of the most intensively utilised rail networks in Europe, with many commuter services and over 4,000 extra services per week having been added over the past couple of years. The UK rail system has some of the highest passenger satisfaction levels in Europe, and the recent Transport Focus National Rail Passenger Survey Spring 2019 reported that the biggest single factor impacting on passenger satisfaction was punctuality, at a 36% contribution, whilst ‘journey length’ only made a 7% contribution. Furthermore, to the limited extent that journey length is considered important, 84% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with ‘the length of time the journey was scheduled to take (speed)’, the third highest satisfaction level out of the 40 different aspects of a rail journey assessed.</p><p> </p><p>Once construction of HS2 has been completed trains would be capable of operations up to 360km/h, however HS2 is about much more than just speed, it brings enhanced capacity, in particular released capacity on the existing rail network connectivity and wider economic benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/07/2019 13:24:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137816

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of rail passenger journeys take place (a) wholly and (b) for at least 50 per cent of the journey by distance on electrified sections of the railway network in Great Britain.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	uin	275182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road publishes data on electrified rail routes in Great Britain. However, this includes routes open to passengers and freight and does not contain a breakdown for passengers only.</p><p>The length of network rail operated electrified route in Great Britain was 3,583 miles in 2017-18. This represents 36% of the total mainline railway route.</p><p>This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/c35e0c28-324f-4168-81b9-be197963f251" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/c35e0c28-324f-4168-81b9-be197963f251</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/07/2019 10:46:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1137858

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 271562, if he will publish the value for money assessment for his Department’s on-train wi-fi policy for the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern, South Eastern, Chiltern and Wales and Border rail franchises.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	275206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not normally publish detailed economic assessments that inform rail policy decisions. In developing the business case different policy options would have been considered and appraised as per the guidelines in the Green Book. The economic assessment to evaluate the value for money would have utilised the Department’s modelling and appraisal guidance (WebTAG). The latest information on this can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transport-analysis-guidance-webtag" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transport-analysis-guidance-webtag</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/07/2019 14:58:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137861

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 271564 on Railways: Telecommunications, what estimate he has made of the timescale of the delivery of improvements to rail passenger wi-fi connectivity; and what assessment he has made of the effect on that estimated timescale of (a) delays to live rail franchise competitions, (b) the suspension of the Cross Country rail franchise and (c) the change to the timeframe of the rail franchising programme as a result of the Williams Rail Review.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	275207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The latest figures published by Transport Focus in the Spring 2019 National Rail Passenger Survey show that customer satisfaction for the reliability of internet connectivity on trains has improved by 7% from the Spring 2018 survey. We also expect to see improvements to rail passenger wi-fi connectivity as franchises are renewed. A timescale for further improvements will be established once the Government has published its White Paper setting out how we will implement the Williams Rail Review recommendations in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/07/2019 15:03:06 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137876

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase rail freight capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	275143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>In Control Period 5 (2014-2019), Government made available £235m through the Strategic Freight Network fund, investing in projects to support rail freight growth. This includes a £60m contribution to a project to increase the number of trains able to serve the Port of Felixstowe, the largest container port in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>There is funding available in Control Period 6 (2019-2024) for continued improvements to the rail network. Government is working with Network Rail and the freight industry to develop options for investment over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/07/2019 14:53:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell