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1521558

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate monitoring and oversight of the construction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	901617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport monitors the construction of HS2 through formal mechanisms such as the HS2 Development Agreement, and a number of supporting forums which assess whether HS2 is being delivered to budget and schedule, and in accordance with the commitments which accompany both HS2 Acts.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also deploys a team of independent Construction Inspectors to provide independent scrutiny of construction, as well as its impact on communities and residents.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:20:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1521560

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to implement Transport for the North’s preferred option for Northern Powerhouse Rail.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	901620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear the Government wants to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail in full. We intend to engage leaders and honourable members from the North in reaching decisions on the detail of how we deliver this.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:21:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1507648

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which recent dates (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met with representatives of the Rail Delivery Group to discuss industrial relations.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	54695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Officials meet generally at least weekly with senior representatives from industry including from Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to discuss industrial relations.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has also met representatives of RDG since taking up office.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2022 15:18:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1507649

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) what recent discussions and (b) on what dates (i) she and (ii) officials in her Department have had with representatives of (A) the Rail Delivery Group, (B) the Office of Rail and Road, (C) London TravelWatch and (D) Transport Focus on the potential closing or repurposing of ticket offices.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	54696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) sets out the process which train operating companies must follow to commence proposals for changes to the opening hours of ticket offices, including public and industry engagement.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2022 15:11:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1507650

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
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 recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of (a) the Rail Delivery Group, (b) the Office of Rail and Road and (c) Train Operating Companies on wider roll-out of (i) Driver Only Operation and (ii) Driver Controlled Operation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	54697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has ongoing discussions with these organisations on a range of matters, including Driver Only Operation and Driver Controlled Operation.</p><p> </p><p>Trains have operated safely in the UK for many years as driver only, or driver controlled. The Office of Rail and Road as the independent safety regulator has scrutinised this approach.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2022 15:21:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1507651

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any current National Rail contracts contain a requirement for train operating companies to close or repurpose ticket offices.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	54698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>There are no requirements in any of the Department’s National Rail Contracts for train operating companies to close or repurpose ticket offices.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 54699 question first answered 11/10/2022 15:09:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1507652

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any future National Rail contracts will contain a requirement for operators to close or repurpose ticket offices.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	54699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>There are no requirements in any of the Department’s National Rail Contracts for train operating companies to close or repurpose ticket offices.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 54698 question first answered 11/10/2022 15:09:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1507746

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Weardale Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on re-establishing a passenger service along the Weardale line in County Durham.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	54649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The £500m Restoring Your Railway Fund is supporting over 45 promising schemes with the potential to level up areas and reconnect communities. The Department has now received the scheme’s Strategic Outline Business Case and will review it in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2022 15:59:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1507753

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Darlington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sources of funding her Department provides for accessibility and cosmetic improvements for historic North Road Station prior to the bicentenary of the passenger railway in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	54651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department provides funding through the Service Contract operated by Northern Trains Limited, which acts as the Station Facilities Owner for the North Road (Darlington) station.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2022 15:57:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1507296

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her permission is required for train operating companies to commence consultations over closures of ticket offices regulated by Schedule 17 of the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	53368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>There is a process already set out in the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement which train operating companies must follow to commence proposed closures of ticket offices, which includes public and industry engagement.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/10/2022 15:32:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns