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1586267

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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 recent discussions he has had with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) its agencies on the upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	147150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is considering the recommendation in Lord Peter Hendy's independent Union Connectivity Review for an assessment of the East Coast road and rail transport corridor alongside existing projects and the major upgrade of the East Coast Main Line included in the Integrated Rail Plan. Ministers and officials maintain regular dialogue with the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues including Lord Hendy’s recommendations and the upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 147151 147152 question first answered 22/02/2023 11:02:22 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1586268

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Scottish Government or (b) Scottish agencies on the upgrade of the A1 Northumberland into Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	147151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is considering the recommendation in Lord Peter Hendy's independent Union Connectivity Review for an assessment of the East Coast road and rail transport corridor alongside existing projects and the major upgrade of the East Coast Main Line included in the Integrated Rail Plan. Ministers and officials maintain regular dialogue with the Scottish Government on a wide range of issues including Lord Hendy’s recommendations and the upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 147150 147152 question first answered 22/02/2023 11:02:22 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1585745

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Defibrillators
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 railway stations have been equipped with defibrillators.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	143836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a central record of all stations that have been equipped with defibrillators (also called Automatic External Defibrillators or AEDs) but encourages Train Operating Companies to install AEDs at their stations where possible.</p><p> </p><p>Progress has been made, with defibrillators installed at all 20 Network Rail managed stations, including all the main London stations such as Euston, Victoria, and Kings Cross. Train Operating Companies are also making progress in rolling out AEDs at the stations they manage, including in the south east. South Western Railways is expected to have equipped the majority of its stations by the end of 2023, and Great Western Railways is currently rolling out defibrillators across its network and will have 18 new locations equipped by the end of March. Southeastern and Govia Thameslink Railways have installed defibrillators at all the stations they manage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 143837 question first answered 21/02/2023 12:42:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1585746

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Defibrillators
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 railway stations are equipped with defibrillators in the South East.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	143837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a central record of all stations that have been equipped with defibrillators (also called Automatic External Defibrillators or AEDs) but encourages Train Operating Companies to install AEDs at their stations where possible.</p><p> </p><p>Progress has been made, with defibrillators installed at all 20 Network Rail managed stations, including all the main London stations such as Euston, Victoria, and Kings Cross. Train Operating Companies are also making progress in rolling out AEDs at the stations they manage, including in the south east. South Western Railways is expected to have equipped the majority of its stations by the end of 2023, and Great Western Railways is currently rolling out defibrillators across its network and will have 18 new locations equipped by the end of March. Southeastern and Govia Thameslink Railways have installed defibrillators at all the stations they manage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 143836 question first answered 21/02/2023 12:42:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1585786

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways: Location
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 identify the best location for the new headquarters of Great British Railways.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	143771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>In order to determine the best location for the Great British Railways Headquarters (GBR HQ), the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) was tasked with overseeing the process to select a national headquarters for Great British Railways.</p><p> </p><p>GBRTT assessed the applications using six published criteria:</p><p /><ol><li>Alignment to Levelling Up objectives</li><li>Connected and easy to get to</li><li>Opportunities for GBR</li><li>Railway heritage and links to the network</li><li>Value for money</li><li>Public support, which included a public vote on the short-listed candidates.</li></ol><p> </p><p>An announcement on the final location of the GBR HQ will be made before the Easter break.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/02/2023 11:20:19 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1585799

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two and Network Rail: Handbooks
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 joint Network Rail-HS2 On Network Works handbook; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	143844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to publish the On Network Works handbook as it is an internal document.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/02/2023 12:38:58 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1585801

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take with train operators to ensure the safety of (a) women and (b) vulnerable customers aboard trains as systems and services modernise.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	143773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety and security of rail passengers is of paramount importance for the Government and train operators. We continue to work with partners across industry and Government to deliver against the Violence Against Women and Girls Transport Champions’ recommendations published last March.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also requires train operators to design and deliver a Safeguarding on Rail Scheme which is designed to help all customers and especially those who are most vulnerable and in need of support. We continue to work with the industry, the British Transport Police and other partners to tackle anti-social, aggressive and intimidating behaviour on the railway and make it easier to report incidents. For example, the British Transport Police’s Travel Safety App (Railway Guardian) was released in July 2022, providing a one-stop-shop containing tools and advice to assist in safe travel across the railway. All passengers are encouraged to report any incidents or concerns they have to the British Transport Police’s ‘61016’ number. In addition, users of the Railway Guardian app can also report crime directly to the British Transport Police via its online crime reporting system, as well as there being a function to report safety issues directly to the rail operators.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/02/2023 12:36:25 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1585298

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost of HS2 was in January (a) 2013 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	142624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>A cost estimate for the full HS2 programme was set out in the Outline Business Case published in 2013 and has since been updated regularly to take account of scope changes, improved cost projections and inflation. The last cost estimate for each phase of the programme was published in the six-monthly report to Parliament in October 2022, with the next report due to be published in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/02/2023 12:15:03 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1585346

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he held discussions with TransPennine express on the extension of the First TransPennine Express Limited 2021 rail contract on the 8 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	142776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>I am having weekly meetings with Rail North Partnership (RNP) officials to monitor TransPennine Express (TPE)’s performance and the Secretary of State and I met TPE’s managing director and the Managing Director of First Rail to discuss TPE’s service improvement plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/02/2023 12:11:19 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1585348

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) project silverlight and (b) Operation Blue Diamond will consider reducing platforms at Euston station.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	142777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to delivering HS2 from Euston to Manchester. Project Silverlight and Project Blue Diamond are the titles of ongoing HS2 Ltd work to develop options with the Department for Transport on how the programme is delivered. As is good practice, requirements are kept under continuous review including the capacity of all stations on the route.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/02/2023 12:13:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh