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1697877

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to formally respond to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report into the communication of state pension age increases, published on 21 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	19875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We are considering the Ombudsman’s report and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/03/2024 15:49:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

747483

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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 the Government is taking to increase capacity for rail freight in the Newcastle region.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	2554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm that Network Rail has recently completed an investment scheme to provide W12 gauge clearance (this allows rail freight services to handle larger containers on conventional freight wagons) between York North and Mossend on the East Coast Main Line through Newcastle. In addition, Network Rail have been developing a scheme to construct three new freight loops on the East Coast Main Line between Northallerton and Newcastle, which will help increase network capacity and performance for both freight and passenger services on the route. I also understand that by extending the opening times of certain signal boxes, Network Rail have help to facilitate a new biomass flow which is expected to start in summer 2017 from the Port of Tyne to Lynemouth power station.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 07/07/2017 08:57:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

747485

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to remove capacity constraints on the East Coast Mainline.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	2528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Infrastructure schemes to improve capacity and reduce journey times are already being designed and delivered by Network Rail as part of the East Coast enhancements programme. These schemes include reinstating a fourth line between Huntingdon and Woodwalton and grade separating Werrington Junction, both of which will better segregate freight and passenger services resulting in capacity improvements and an increase in long distance services. The first of these East Coast enhancements, delivering a new platform at Doncaster station, was completed in early 2017 and is allowing local services to operate without conflicting with intercity trains.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail are also delivering infrastructure enhancements as part of the Intercity Express Programme, allowing new trains to operate from December 2018. These new trains will reduce journey times, increase capacity and improve the customer experience.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to articulate later this year its emerging priorities for improvements to train services and the national rail network (including possible enhancements to the East Coast Main Line) from 2019.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/07/2017 15:00:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah