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1668453

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost to train operating companies of the mandates on station reform issued by his Department in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	1000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>This was an industry led consultation and no estimate of costs are available.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 13:38:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1668834

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Fares
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail fares available from (a) Ticket Vending Machines and (b) online ticketing are not available from in-person ticket offices.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	1091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Train operators are required under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) to provide certain products at ticket offices they operate, for example Anytime and Off-peak products. It is the responsibility of train operators to determine their own retailing strategy. We would expect train operators to take into consideration a range of factors when determining which fares are available from ticket offices.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 13:44:59 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1668835

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Staff
	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 the number of (a) ticket office and (b) station staff at railway stations.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	1092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Staffing levels at railway stations is a matter for each train operator, who are obliged under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement to ensure sufficient staffing to ensure ticket offices are open at the published times.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 14:02:00 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1668836

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department allocated to train operators for ticket office reform in the last 3 years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	1093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>No funding has been provided to train operators for ticket office reform in the last 3 years.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/11/2023 08:52:23 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684488

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	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: Fares
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was involved in the decision of LNER to introduce its Simpler Fares pilot scheme, as announced on 16 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department has supported London North Eastern Railway (LNER) to introduce its two-year long trial and we will carefully consider the results.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 29/01/2024 17:38:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684489

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
	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 change in the number of people travelling by passenger rail from 2024 to (a) 2030, (b) 2040 and (c) 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>In line with our published guidance, the Department has developed a number of possible rail demand forecasts in both the medium and long term. The Department considers a wide range of evidence for our project appraisals and policy decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 29/01/2024 17:32:16 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684490

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	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, whether he has made an estimate of the (a) proportion of the UK population that never or rarely uses the railway and (b) the revenue potential of that group.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>In 2022, 45 per cent of people in England said that they use surface rail less than once a year or never. A further 18 per cent say they use the rail once or twice per year. (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fnts03-modal-comparisons%23%3A~%3Atext%3DNTS0313&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPaul.Cox%40dft.gov.uk%7C65520a9418424cd3dbed08dc1da0e5bd%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638417824098654469%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=us8NfV%2B3YzHpZLIHTjt2IqGDlLxUkN0Tv6HXvo%2Fm2kU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">table NTS0313)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Great British Railways Transition Team and individual rail operators undertake their own work to understand the potential revenue from people that could be attracted to using rail more in the future. The Great British Rail Sale currently underway is a prime example of the initiatives the industry is taking, supported by the department, to attract more people to rail, helping grow revenue and reduce public subsidy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2024 11:30:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684491

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Signals: Cambridge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost of and (b) timeframe for the re-signalling of Cambridge junction.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>Cambridge Junction is due to be re-signalled with European Train Control System technology, also known as digital signalling, as part of the East Coast Digital programme (ECDP).</p><p>The overall cost of the East Coast Digital Programme is around £1.9bn. This is made up of funding from the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline and Network Rail infrastructure renewals funding over Control Period 7 (2024-2029). Programme costs have not been broken down further to particular areas and would be complicated by factors such as the overall cost of fitting trains with the equipment required to use digital signalling, and the cost of training railway staff.</p><p>The ECDP will implement digital signalling on the East Coast Mainline southern section by 2030, with junctions along this route progressively upgraded in line with asset sustainability and alignment with the overall programme schedule. The re-signalling in the area around Cambridge Junction is expected to be ready from February this year for trains fitted with digital signalling equipment.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 31/01/2024 12:11:31 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684495

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a passenger rail growth target.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>We are working closely with the industry and Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) to grow passenger numbers and revenues post-COVID, including introducing revenue growth incentives and targets for individual rail operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2024 10:27:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684496

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the budget for rail enhancements in England and Wales between 2024 and 2029 is.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	11059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The rail enhancement budget has been separated from the overall Network Rail Operations Maintenance and Renewals budget, known as the Statement of Funds Available, since 2018. The government published its approach to rail enhancements across England and Wales in the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline[1] (RNEP) in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Since Spending Review 2021 we have spent around £2bn a year on rail enhancements on the conventional network. Major projects, including HS2, Crossrail and East West Rail, are funded separately. As previously, the RNEP budget beyond the current Spending Review period (ending in 24/25) will be set at future fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-network-enhancements-pipeline" target="_blank">Rail network enhancements pipeline - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 31/01/2024 12:16:31 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris