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1696962

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Catering
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 assessment of the adequacy of the on-board catering capacity of the Class 390 Pendolino trains operated by Avanti West Coast following the refurbishment of that train fleet.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	19316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The on-board catering capacity on the refurbished Class 390 Pendolino fleet is a matter for the operator. However, officials regularly hold Avanti West Coast (AWC) to account on the on-board customer experience they provide to passengers including catering services.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/03/2024 08:37:23 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1697040

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	European Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock Convention
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 assessment of the potential merits of the UK signing up to the European Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock convention.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	19321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of international initiatives to help deliver new vehicles and upgrade existing fleets that improve passenger experience and support our decarbonisation objectives. We are committed to encouraging investment in domestic and international rail services and unlocking greater private financing to support this.</p><p> </p><p>My officials have engaged regularly with Eurofima, the company established by the convention, to discuss the potential opportunities and costs associated with it. However, given the significant membership requirements of Eurofima, any decision would be subject to the usual value for money considerations.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/03/2024 13:57:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1695394

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2024 to Question 11059 on Railways: Finance, how much was spent on rail enhancements in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>Rail enhancements are delivered through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline, which has spent the following in each year in CP6 (including contributions to 3rd party schemes), from 2019 (figures shown in £m, nominal):</p><p>a) 2019/20: £1,475m</p><p>b) 2020/21: £1,477m</p><p>c) 2021/22: £1,685m</p><p>d) 2022/23: £1,840m</p><p>e) 2023/24: £2,156*</p><p><em>* (outturn data for 2023/24 is provisional and is subject to change)</em></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/03/2024 16:29:38 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1695395

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2024 to Question 11055 on Railway Signals: Cambridge, what his Department's timeframe is for the development of a business case for the re-signalling of Ely Junction.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The recently announced Network North programme of investment included confirmation of government’s support for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) programme and the substantial benefits this will bring, including a doubling of passenger services on the Ely to Kings Lynn and Ipswich to Peterborough routes together with additional freight paths into the Port of Felixstowe.</p><p>Network Rail have developed the scheme to Outline Business Case stage; next steps will involve further investment case development and delivery planning.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/03/2024 16:28:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1695396

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) reporting mechanisms and (b) governance structures are in place to oversee spending on the Transpennine Route Upgrade project.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>TRU is overseen by a Programme Board comprising senior DfT, Network Rail, Train Operating Companies and freight industry members, it also includes independent non-Executives and an Independent Chair to ensure robust challenge. The DfT's Senior Responsible Owner retains overall accountability for successful delivery of the project.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/03/2024 16:27:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1688102

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: 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 potential impact of rail reform on levels of customer satisfaction by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	13552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Rail reform is tackling the challenges facing the railways to create a customer-focused, commercially led industry. This should significantly improve customer experience between now and 2030.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/02/2024 09:54:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1685230

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
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 implications for his policies of the consultation by the Great British Railways Transition Team entitled Whole Industry Strategic Plan, published on 9 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	11600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Great British Railways Transition Team have factored the consultation and the responses received into their ongoing work on the Long Term Strategy for Rail (formerly known as the Whole Industry Strategic Plan). Alongside this, they are ensuring wider policy announcements, such as Network North, are fully considered.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/02/2024 14:32:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1685231

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sets of doors per carriage are listed in the rolling stock procurement specifications HS2 Ltd agreed with Alston and Hitachi on 9 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	11601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The sets of doors per carriage are not fixed in the rolling stock procurement specification and the final configuration of the train is being developed through the design process.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/02/2024 14:34:11 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