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989481

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Fares
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 16 October 2018 to Question 178358 on the London to Brighton Railway line, what the timetable is for a decision on the options his Department is considering to simplify the Brighton mainline fare structure.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	180823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department cannot set a timetable at this time. Our work must take into account both the options for the specification of the successor to the TSGN franchise and its broader fares policy, with the Rail Review charged with recommending the most appropriate organisational and commercial frameworks to be able to offer good value fares for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>Simplification of fares on the Brighton Main Line, where historic competition has created a particularly complex fares structure, remains a key priority.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 22/10/2018 16:47:47 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

985665

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on simplifying the fare structure for rail services on the Brighton main line.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	178356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department is keen to ensure that passengers can access the fares that are most appropriate for their needs. The Department remains committed to developing and considering options to simplify the Brighton Main Line fares structure, and this work is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 178358 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:20:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

985714

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's work on simplifying the fare structure for rail services on the Brighton main line.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	178358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department is keen to ensure that passengers can access the fares that are most appropriate for their needs. The Department remains committed to developing and considering options to simplify the Brighton Main Line fares structure, and this work is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 178356 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:20:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

926534

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to assess whether (a) GTR and (b) Northern met their contractual obligations in the planning and implementation of the timetable change.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	154779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Work has commenced by officials to assess whether either franchise has been in breach of its contractual obligations as a result of the May 2018 timetable change.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/06/2018 13:35:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

924684

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
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 implications for his policies of the Passenger Rail Usage statistics, published by the Office for Road and Rail on 14 June 2018 that reports a 9.2 per cent fall in season ticket journeys; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	154177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department reviews the suitability of its policies on an ongoing basis and takes into account new evidence when available. Whilst there has been a fall in journeys made using season tickets, there has been a 4% increase in journeys made using other ticket types. The recent decline in journeys made using season tickets has been observed over a short period following a longer-term trend of sustained growth, and the Department will continue to keep this under review.<br></p><p> </p><p>Passengers should have more choice in their ticket options and the Secretary of State includes a requirement for bidders to develop flexible ticketing offers for those who work or commute part-time in all franchise competitions. The Department is also undertaking new research to explore the number of journeys made per season ticket to understand further the impact of changing travel behaviour.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/06/2018 15:52:51 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 64774 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

924685

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take into account the Passenger Rail Usage statistics, published by the Office of Road and Rail on 14 June 2018 on season ticket usage, in the development of policy on part-time rail season tickets.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	154178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>We continue to look into ways to improve the offer for passengers who work part time. The Secretary of State now includes a requirement for bidders to develop flexible ticketing offers for those who work or commute part-time in all franchise competitions. In developing such offers train operators should make use of both official statistics and their own commercial data.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/06/2018 15:55:20 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 64776 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

919148

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
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 1 June 2018 to Written Question 148967, on how many of the 11 occasions that he met Network Rail representatives was the implementation of the May 2018 timetable changes specifically discussed.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	151225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>I would like to refer the Hon gentleman to my answer I gave on 06 June.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/06/2018 14:19:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

919154

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times he (a) met and (b) had other contacts with representatives from Govia Thameslink Railway to discuss the implementation of the Rail Plan 2020 timetable changes in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	151226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has regular meetings with representatives from the rail industry where a range of topics are discussed. As he made clear in his recent statement to the House, as few as three weeks before the timetable was to be implemented Govia Thameslink Railway assured the Secretary of State they were ready to implement the timetable changes.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/06/2018 12:52:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

919156

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
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 capability of Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway to complete the scheduled work programme on the Brighton Mainline in October 2018 and February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	151227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a £300m programme of works to improve asset performance on the Brighton Mainline and Thameslink routes, following my announcement in January 2017. Both Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway plan for significant improvement works on the Brighton Mainline in October 2018 and February 2019. The works in October 2018 and February 2019 will need to go through a number of industry readiness assessments and I and the Department have and will continue to challenge the rail industry to ensure the plans, and alternate travel arrangements for passengers, are appropriately robust.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/06/2018 16:03:09 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

919160

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) Govia Thameslink Railway on the scheduled work programme on the Brighton Mainline in October 2018 and February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	151228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s £300m programme of works to improve asset performance on the Brighton Mainline and Thameslink routes, Ministers and the Department’s officials have had regular discussions with Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway on the October 2018 and February 2019 works. The works in October 2018 and February 2019 will need to go through a number of industry readiness assessments and Ministers and officials have and will continue to challenge the rail industry to ensure the plans, and alternate travel arrangements for passengers, are appropriately robust.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/06/2018 16:56:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 63041 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle