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1048023

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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 steps he is taking to improve the level of customer satisfaction in rail companies.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	212651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Passenger satisfaction is an absolute priority for the Department. We have introduced new measures on compensation, an independent rail ombudsman and commissioned an independent root and branch review of the railway. A £48 billion investment will help to modernise the network and deliver significant improvements in performance, punctuality and increase capacity of trains across the country.</p><p> </p><p>We have also made significant improvements to our franchise incentives to ensure operators deliver a consistently high-quality experience for passengers, by including challenging customer satisfaction targets in Franchise Agreements which require operators to deliver increases in satisfaction across a range of key measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 14:27:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1047772

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tunnels: Hedgehogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many tunnels for hedgehogs his Department constructed under (a) railway lines and (b) roads in each month of the last 24 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail’s estate is large and varied, and includes railway tunnels, cuttings and bridges, all of which offer habitats for animals to thrive in. Network Rail manages these habitats sensitively in order to encourage biodiversity while ensuring the safety of the railway. They do not hold data on any tunnels under railway lines that may have been specifically built for hedgehogs.</p><p>Highways England use a range of mitigation measures to reduce any danger to animals in the delivery of their schemes. These include tunnels, culverts, underpasses, adapted farm crossings and species-specific structures. They do these for a range of animals, not specifically for hedgehogs. Appropriate fencing and planting may also be included to encourage use of the crossings and/or to integrate them within the surrounding environment.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/01/2019 17:29:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1047777

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish any guidelines his Department has produced for rolling stock companies on re-purposing displaced rolling stock.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	212435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not intend to publish any guidelines. Rolling stock is generally privately owned and it is a matter for the owners to determine the future opportunities for their assets once they are no longer in passenger service.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 13:50:56 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1047778

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of trains are (a) wholly re-purposed, (b) partially re-purposed and (c) scrapped in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	212436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Rolling stock is generally privately owned and it is a matter for the owners to determine the future opportunities for their assets once they are no longer in passenger service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 13:41:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1047806

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police: Lancashire
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 financial contributions made by train operating companies running services across West Lancashire to the operations of British Transport Police (a) at stations on those lines and (b) on train service services running between Blackpool and Preston.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	212323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The level of financial contributions made by train operators is a matter for the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). Railway policing charges are levied by the BTPA using a cost allocation model based on a number of data inputs (including track mileage, crime levels, passenger numbers, number of stations) to determine each train operator’s annual contribution.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/01/2019 17:02:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1047807

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with British Transport Police on the level of their presence at Blackpool North and Preston stations at (a) peak commuting times, (b) stations from nine pm onwards in the evenings and (c) peak holiday season times on the lines between Blackpool and Preston stations over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	212324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Deployment of officers is a matter for the BTP’s Chief Constable. However, BTP manages its resources based on threat, risk and harm assessments.</p><p> </p><p>BTP works closely with its rail industry partners and regularly engages with them over matters such as the policing of railway stations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/01/2019 17:04:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1046887

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the disused national rail network remains in the ownership of Network Rail.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	211842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Highways England is now responsible for the vast majority of the historic railways estate. This includes legacy bridges, abutments, tunnels, cuttings, viaducts and similar properties associated with closed railway lines, and sales. Network Rail is still responsible for a small proportion of disused railway lines which have been retained due to their close proximity or connection to currently operational railway lines. Network Rail’s records however do not distinguish between disused and operational railway lines, and therefore it is not possible to precisely indicate how much disused network they own.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 14:48:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1047104

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Wolverhampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much rail fares have increased in each year since 2010 for a peak time return ticket between (a) Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street and (b) Wolverhampton and London Euston.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	211715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>To provide context, we have provided figures for increases in rail fares since 2005. Since 2005, the fares for a peak time return ticket (an Anytime Day Return) between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, set by the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, have risen as shown in the below table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>From Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Anytime Day Return</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Valid from</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Valid until</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Price</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Increase</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2005</p></td><td><p>11/06/2005</p></td><td><p>£5.35</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/06/2005</p></td><td><p>01/01/2006</p></td><td><p>£5.35</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2006</p></td><td><p>01/01/2007</p></td><td><p>£5.50</p></td><td><p>£0.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2007</p></td><td><p>19/05/2007</p></td><td><p>£5.70</p></td><td><p>£0.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/05/2007</p></td><td><p>08/09/2007</p></td><td><p>£5.70</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/09/2007</p></td><td><p>01/01/2008</p></td><td><p>£5.70</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2008</p></td><td><p>06/09/2008</p></td><td><p>£6.00</p></td><td><p>£0.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/09/2008</p></td><td><p>01/01/2009</p></td><td><p>£6.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2009</p></td><td><p>05/09/2009</p></td><td><p>£6.30</p></td><td><p>£0.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/09/2009</p></td><td><p>01/01/2010</p></td><td><p>£6.30</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2010</p></td><td><p>22/05/2010</p></td><td><p>£6.20</p></td><td><p>-£0.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/05/2010</p></td><td><p>04/09/2010</p></td><td><p>£6.20</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05/09/2010</p></td><td><p>01/01/2011</p></td><td><p>£6.20</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2011</p></td><td><p>03/09/2011</p></td><td><p>£6.60</p></td><td><p>£0.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04/09/2011</p></td><td><p>01/01/2012</p></td><td><p>£6.60</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2012</p></td><td><p>19/05/2012</p></td><td><p>£7.00</p></td><td><p>£0.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/05/2012</p></td><td><p>01/09/2012</p></td><td><p>£7.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/09/2012</p></td><td><p>01/01/2013</p></td><td><p>£7.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2013</p></td><td><p>07/09/2013</p></td><td><p>£7.20</p></td><td><p>£0.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09/2013</p></td><td><p>01/01/2014</p></td><td><p>£7.20</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2014</p></td><td><p>06/09/2014</p></td><td><p>£7.40</p></td><td><p>£0.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/09/2014</p></td><td><p>01/01/2015</p></td><td><p>£7.40</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2015</p></td><td><p>16/05/2015</p></td><td><p>£7.50</p></td><td><p>£0.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/05/2015</p></td><td><p>05/09/2015</p></td><td><p>£7.50</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/09/2015</p></td><td><p>01/01/2016</p></td><td><p>£7.50</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2016</p></td><td><p>03/09/2016</p></td><td><p>£7.50</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04/09/2016</p></td><td><p>01/01/2017</p></td><td><p>£7.50</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2017</p></td><td><p>01/01/2018</p></td><td><p>£7.60</p></td><td><p>£0.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2018</p></td><td><p>19/05/2018</p></td><td><p>£7.80</p></td><td><p>£0.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/05/2018</p></td><td><p>01/01/2019</p></td><td><p>£7.80</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2019</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£8.00</p></td><td><p>£0.20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2005, the fares for a peak time return ticket (an Anytime Return) between Wolverhampton and London Euston, set by Virgin Trains West Coast, have risen as shown in the below table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>From Wolverhampton to London Euston</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Anytime Return</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Valid from</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Valid until</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Price</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Increase</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2005</p></td><td><p>01/01/2006</p></td><td><p>£106.00</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2006</p></td><td><p>10/06/2006</p></td><td><p>£114.00</p></td><td><p>£8.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/06/2006</p></td><td><p>09/09/2006</p></td><td><p>£114.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/09/2006</p></td><td><p>01/01/2007</p></td><td><p>£114.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2007</p></td><td><p>01/01/2008</p></td><td><p>£123.00</p></td><td><p>£9.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2008</p></td><td><p>06/09/2008</p></td><td><p>£129.00</p></td><td><p>£6.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/09/2008</p></td><td><p>01/01/2009</p></td><td><p>£129.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2009</p></td><td><p>01/01/2010</p></td><td><p>£139.00</p></td><td><p>£10.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2010</p></td><td><p>01/01/2011</p></td><td><p>£147.00</p></td><td><p>£8.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2011</p></td><td><p>01/01/2012</p></td><td><p>£157.00</p></td><td><p>£10.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2012</p></td><td><p>01/01/2013</p></td><td><p>£166.00</p></td><td><p>£9.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2013</p></td><td><p>01/01/2014</p></td><td><p>£166.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2014</p></td><td><p>17/05/2014</p></td><td><p>£173.00</p></td><td><p>£7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/05/2014</p></td><td><p>06/09/2014</p></td><td><p>£173.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/09/2014</p></td><td><p>01/01/2015</p></td><td><p>£173.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2015</p></td><td><p>05/09/2015</p></td><td><p>£177.00</p></td><td><p>£4.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/09/2015</p></td><td><p>01/01/2016</p></td><td><p>£177.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2016</p></td><td><p>03/09/2016</p></td><td><p>£179.00</p></td><td><p>£2.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04/09/2016</p></td><td><p>01/01/2017</p></td><td><p>£179.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2017</p></td><td><p>01/01/2019</p></td><td><p>£182.00</p></td><td><p>£3.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/01/2019</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£184.00</p></td><td><p>£2.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures show that over the five years between 2 January 2005 and 2 January 2010, the peak time return ticket between Wolverhampton and London Euston rose by 39%. By comparison, over nearly double the time period, in the nine years between 2 January 2010 and 2 January 2019, the peak time return ticket rose by only 25%.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/01/2019 15:45:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1046137

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January to Question 208287, what figure of miles per train incident he will use to measure the performance of new trains as they are introduced onto the rail network between 2019 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	211309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>This is an exciting time for the rail industry and for passengers, with new fleets of trains being introduced which will help deliver a step-change in customer service. The performance of trains is one factor affecting the overall network performance. Both the Department and operators consider these factors as part of the franchise competition process. Operators then have obligations to deliver performance in line with their franchise commitments; no separate target is set in respect of train performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 211311 211312 question first answered 30/01/2019 13:08:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1046138

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 208287, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of train operating company training and planning with respect to (a) traincrew and (b) depots in order to facilitate the introduction of the new trains due onto the rail network between 2019 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	211310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department evaluates the deliverability of traincrew and depots strategies as part of the franchise competition process. It is then the responsibility of train operating companies to deliver those strategies to facilitate the introduction of new trains in line with their contractual commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 13:31:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald