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1231751

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Restoring Your Railway Fund: Carshalton Beeches Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when a decision will be made on the bid for funding from the second round of Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund for step-free access at Carshalton Beeches station.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	86173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>We will be announcing the outcome of the second round of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/09/2020 09:20:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1229385

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hackbridge Station
	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 potential merits of allocating funding to support a platform extension at Hackbridge station.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	82451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the merits of making platform extensions at Hackbridge. As part of its ongoing programme of network planning, the Department has received no indication from Network Rail that platform extensions at Hackbridge would be a priority for enhancement funding at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/09/2020 15:39:27 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1229676

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Sutton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve rail connectivity in Wallington, Carshalton, Carshalton Beeches and Hackbridge after planned infrastructure improvements as part of Network Rail’s Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	82456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme is part of the wider Brighton Mainline Upgrade Programme. If the Programme goes ahead, it will deliver additional capacity and performance improvements through the Croydon and Selhurst area and across the southeast. The origin and destination of new services has not yet been determined, but could include additional services to those stations listed in the Hon Gentleman’s question.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/09/2020 16:38:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1184079

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southern: Standards
	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 number of delayed and cancelled Southern rail services scheduled to depart Wallington station at (a) 07.32am and (b) 08.02am for London Bridge station since January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	27689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>I have not made an assessment of Southern rail services departing Wallington at this time. However, please note that, on the whole, since January 2019, we have recorded On Time figures of 71%, with cancellations recording 4.1%</p><p> </p><p>The Department monitors each train operator’s overall performance against its performance benchmarks regularly and there are clear actions set out in the franchise agreement should performance drop below what is expected.</p><p>From February 2019 to February 2020 for Govia Thameslink Railway, the Moving Annual Average (MAA) Passenger Performance Measure (PPM), was 85.2%. This is a 3.1% improvement on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 18/03/2020 16:49:03 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1184081

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Carshalton Beeches Station: Access
	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 improve accessibility at Carshalton Beeches railway station.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	27691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Access for All programme provides accessibility improvements over and above those required by the rail industry. Carshalton Beeches was nominated for the programme but not selected as it was difficult to justify its inclusion ahead of other busier stations with a higher industry priority.</p><p> </p><p>However, I am committed to improving access at all stations, and will continue to seek further opportunities, and funding, to make more improvements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 18/03/2020 15:40:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1180459

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southern: 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 adequacy of Southern Rail’s performance in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	20584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>From February 2019 to February 2020 for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the operator of Southern services, the Moving Annual Average Passenger Performance Measure (PPM), which measures trains arriving at their destination within 5 minutes of their scheduled arrival time, was 85.2%. This is a 3.1 point improvement on the previous year. Southern is the best performing of GTR’s brands with a PPM figure of 86.1% for the most recent four-week period. There is still room for improvement and the Government is committed to investing around £48 billion in maintaining and upgrading the rail network in the period from 2019 to 2024, focused on increasing reliability and punctuality for passengers.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/03/2020 13:57:19 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1180460

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southern: 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 punctuality of Southern Rail services (a) calling at and (b) departing from (i) Wallington, (ii) Hackbridge, (iii) Carshalton and (iv) Carshalton Beeches railway stations in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	20585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>For these stations, the annual averages for trains calling within one minute of the scheduled time are: 74.0% of services at Wallington, 70.0% of services at Hackbridge, 86.6% of services at Carshalton and 78.1% of services at Carshalton Beeches. The Department monitors each train operator’s overall performance against its performance benchmarks (cancellations, delay minutes and capacity) regularly and there are clear actions set out in the franchise agreement should performance drop below what is expected.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/03/2020 13:49:45 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1180461

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southern: 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 passenger capacity of Southern Rail services (a) calling at and (b) departing from (i) Wallington, (ii) Hackbridge, (iii) Carshalton and (iv) Carshalton Beeches railway stations in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	20586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department monitors each train operator’s overall performance against its performance benchmarks, and this includes the capacity regime, which measures the number of short formations during the peaks. Govia Thameslink Railway is currently meeting the required levels. However should it fail to do so there are clear actions set out in the franchise agreement in order to remedy any underperformance.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/03/2020 13:51:11 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1180462

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southern: Standards
	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 encourage Southern Rail to improve the (a) punctuality and (b) passenger capacity of services (i) calling at and (ii) departing from (A) Wallington, (B) Hackbridge, (C) Carshalton and (D) Carshalton Beeches railway stations.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	20587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department monitors each train operator’s overall performance against its performance benchmarks (cancellations, delay minutes and capacity) regularly and there are clear actions set out in the franchise agreement should performance drop below what is expected. The Department is committed to working with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) in driving punctuality higher and, in partnership with Network Rail and other industry partners, GTR is focused on continuous improvement through the joint On Time Railway initiative.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/03/2020 13:53:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1152049

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department has taken to implement Operation Yellowhammer in the transport sector.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	900126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has worked extensively with our stakeholders across the transport sector to prepare for Brexit. In Kent our work with the Local Resilience Forum has helped deliver Operation Brock, the locally owned and activated plan that will manage traffic disruption in Kent</p><p> </p><p>We are conducting a comprehensive multi-channel campaign to improve trader readiness. We produced a Haulier Handbook in conjunction with industry which has been delivered to 82,000 UK hauliers and managers. We have over 100 Brexit information pop-ups live in the UK and 26 at EU sites, including 600 ferry crossings a week.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 24/10/2019 14:47:14 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake