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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

1046890

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: Oxfordshire
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 Yarnton-Witney-Fairford branch line remains in the ownership of Network Rail.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	211843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail no longer owns the disused Yarnton-Witney-Fairford branch line. The Highways England Historical Railways Estate is now responsible for the historical railways estate.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 31/01/2019 16:01:24 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

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

1046141

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 target for public performance measure he will use to determine 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	211312
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 211311 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

1046142

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 plans he has to ensure (a) train operators and (b) Network Rail take the necessary steps to inform rail passengers about (i) different carriage layouts and (ii) door configurations (iii) platform embarkation/disembarkation points prior to the introduction of new trains due onto the rail network between 2019 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	211313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for train operators and Network Rail who are best placed to understand the needs of passengers and what information should be provided in respect of the introduction of new rolling stock.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/01/2019 13:34:36 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