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1105879

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Easington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to improve regional rail connectivity in the Easington constituency through funding the expansion of the Tyne and Wear Metro into East Durham.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	238325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>I am aware that Nexus have identified several possible extensions to the Tyne and Wear Metro system. It would be up to Nexus to identify which of these would be the most effective and to develop a business case and seek funding accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting the Tyne and Wear Metro system with £317 million for its reinvigoration and renewal programme and £229 million towards its running costs since 2010. Furthermore, in the 2017 Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced a £337m direct grant to deliver a new fleet of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Through the New Stations Fund the Department is also supporting the construction of a new station at Horden Peterlee on the Durham Coast Line in the Hon. Member’s constituency.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/04/2019 12:23:01 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1105964

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the independent report commissioned by Network Rail to investigate the possible locations for a new sleeper factory to replace its facility at Washwood Heath, Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	238291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The proposal for a facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail has received a Freedom of Information request to publish the independent report on possible locations for a new sleeper factory. It intends to publish this information once it has identified and removed any commercially sensitive material.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail has offered to show local Members of Parliament a similar facility in Germany to explain how any local impacts will be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/04/2019 11:53:48 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1105966

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bescot
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 amount spent by Network Rail to date on its proposal for a new sleeper factory at Bescot Rail Yard to replace the facility at Washwood Heath, Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	238292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>A proposal for a new facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is preparing its response to a Freedom of Information request for information on the cost of the proposed facility, and intends to provide this information shortly.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/04/2019 11:50:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1105969

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representation his Department has received from representatives from the Department's Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee on the effect of Driver Only Operation trains on disabled passengers in the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	238354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has regular and ongoing discussions with DPTAC on a wide range of issues, including staffing on rail, in their role as the Government’s statutory advisor on issues relating to transport provision for disabled people.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/04/2019 12:36:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1105971

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department or officials have had with the Office of Rail and Road on his Department's consultation on Disabled People's Protection Policy: guidance changes for train and station operators, which closed on 15 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	238355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>Both the Department and the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, the statutory independent expert committee which advises Government on the transport needs of disabled people, provided formal responses to the Office of Rail and Road’s consultation on changes to the Disabled People’s Protection Policy guidance. The Department was also a member of the Office of Rail and Road’s Assisted Travel Advisory Group which met prior to the consultation launch, and attended an industry consultation event they ran in November.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/04/2019 12:29:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1105972

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department or officials have had with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on their advice that Driver Only Operation trains could represent a diminution of protection for disabled people and potentially be in breach of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	238356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not been in receipt of advice from the EHRC regarding Driver Only Operation and whether or not it could offer less protection for disabled people, and as such has not had any discussions with the EHRC.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/04/2019 10:32:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1105975

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains operated with a second staff member on board in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	238357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Whilst the majority of trains on the rail network continue to operate with two members of staff on board, the Department does not hold the level of detailed information sought as this is a matter for operators themselves.</p><p> </p><p>It remains the case that Driver Only Operation (DOO) and Driver Controlled Operation (DCO) have been used on the rail network for over 30 years and over 50% of all passenger journeys are now on such train services, including on Thameslink and the London Overground and Underground.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/04/2019 14:58:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald