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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

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

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

1046140

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 Network Rail’s investment and planning with respect to (a) signalling, (b) platforms and (c) power supply 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	211311
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 211309 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

1046143

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: Tickets
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, how many of the 11 train operating companies with routes into London offer (a) season tickets on smartcards, (b) flexible season ticket and (c) single leg ticketing.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	211314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>(a) Of the franchised train operating companies with routes into London, eight offer season tickets on smartcards. One currently plans to offer season tickets on smartcards later this year. Two others are willing to accept season tickets on smartcards that have been issued by other ToCs.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(b) All new franchisees are required through their franchise agreements to offer a product or products in addition to existing season tickets, that give customers who travel less than 5 days a week a better value-for-money option than buying multiple return journeys.</p><p>Seven franchised train operating companies with routes into London offer flexible season tickets.</p><p> </p><p>Open access train operating companies with routes into London offer market-based pricing and ticketing schemes, however the Department does not hold data on the details of these.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(c) The Department also does not currently hold data regarding the use of single leg ticketing by train operating companies with routes into London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 11:23:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1045520

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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: Rail Gourmet Holding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether London North Eastern Railway sets the rates of pay for staff that are employed under its Rail Gourmet contract.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	210502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Rail Gourmet sets the rates of pay for its own staff.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/01/2019 16:35:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1045521

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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: Rail Gourmet Holding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contracts London North Eastern Railway holds with Rail Gourmet; and what the cost to the public purse is of each of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	210503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>LNER has one contract in place with Rail Gourmet; for catering logistics and product supply. While there is an element of fixed cost in this contract, most of the spend under the terms of this contract is driven by the amount of products (food and drink) LNER orders from Rail Gourmet. The value of these contracts is commercially sensitive as it could well impact a proposal an alternative supplier would put forwards when next this contract goes through a competitive tender exercise. This could then reduce funds returned by LNER to the tax payer.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/01/2019 14:19:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1045522

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Gourmet Holding: Industrial Relations
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 industrial relations of Rail Gourmet.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	210579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>This is a local dispute over a breakdown in industrial relations between a private employer in the rail catering business and its catering employees who are members of the RMT. It is not appropriate for the Secretary of State to make any assessment and is for the parties concerned to resolve.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/01/2019 14:39:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns