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date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much new rail capacity will be provided at Gatwick airport railway station under the £150 million upgrade to that station which he announced on 8 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	274552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Gatwick Airport Station Enhancement scheme which was announced on 8 July 2019 is primarily designed to tackle problems of pedestrian overcrowding within the station and train performance. The renovation will reduce train delays caused by platform overcrowding and congestion while also improving passenger experience by providing easier connections to other destinations.</p><p>The Government is currently working with Network Rail on proposals to improve the capacity of the Brighton Main Line which includes journeys to and through Gatwick Airport Station.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2019 13:47:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137616

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times signalling problems between Paddington and Swindon have caused delays in passenger journeys in each month since January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	274433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Detailed delay information is not collected by the Department for Transport. However, Network Rail’s railway performance statistics can be found on the Office of Rail and Road Data Portal website at <a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/network-rail-outputs-and-indicators" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/network-rail-outputs-and-indicators</a> .</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2019 14:09:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1137215

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timescale is for permanently ceasing operation of Pacer trains on Northern Rail franchise routes.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	273778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Northern is planning to remove the first Pacer in August, and is working to remove all the Pacers by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>Our absolute priority is ensuring passengers in the north benefit from new trains, more services and increased capacity as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2019 12:48:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1136575

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allow the Northern Rail franchise to be publicly run.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	272940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Alongside Transport for the North, who co-manage the franchise, our absolute priority is delivering the services that passengers expect. At a time when performance is improving and brand-new trains have been successfully introduced onto the network only this week to replace the unpopular and dated Pacers, major change could result in significant disruption. We see no reason at this stage to consider making changes to the franchise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2019 10:48:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid