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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

1521561

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	Avanti West Coast: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve the (a) reliability and (b) frequency of Avanti West Coast train services.
tabling member constituency	Macclesfield
tabling member printed	David Rutley
uin	901621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent improvement in services required.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/10/2022 14:22:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4033 label Biography information for David Rutley

1521634

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	Rolling Stock: North of England
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 cost of the new trains that will be required on the upgraded TransPennine route.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The types of trains required for the route, cognisant of the wider network, are currently being assessed by the department and the Train Operating Companies as part of the development of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. As costs are developed they will be considered in future business cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2022 10:32:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1521635

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	West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the West Coast Partnership Emergency Recovery Measures agreement, published September 2020, Part 1, Schedule 6.2(A), Clause 10.2(b), how many train drivers were needed to be recruited to deliver the planned passenger services, and how many of those drivers have been recruited to date.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>To date, Avanti West Coast has recruited 105 drivers.</p><p>Extended and unprecedented reductions in train services, alongside training restrictions imposed just months after the start of the Franchise, have made accurate driver requirement projections challenging.</p><p>AWC are on course to introduce 100 additional drivers into formal service this year in support of its recovery plan which will see services significantly increase by December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 16:21:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1521636

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	West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part 1, Schedule 6.2(A), Clause 10 of the West Coast Partnership Franchise Agreement, how many train drivers have been recruited from the beginning of the franchise to date.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>To date, Avanti West Coast has recruited 105 drivers.</p><p>Extended and unprecedented reductions in train services, alongside training restrictions imposed just months after the start of the Franchise, have made accurate driver requirement projections challenging.</p><p>AWC are on course to introduce 100 additional drivers into formal service this year in support of its recovery plan which will see services significantly increase by December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 16:24:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1521637

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	Avanti West Coast: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part 1, Schedule 6.2(A), Clause 10 of the West Coast Partnership Franchise Agreement, how many train drivers recruited after this contract began have (a) completed their training and (b) commenced work on Avanti services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>To date, Avanti West Coast has recruited 105 drivers since the commencement of the contract in December 2019.</p><p>AWC are on course to introduce 100 additional drivers into formal service this year in support of its recovery plan which will see services significantly increase by December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 16:26:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1521638

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	Avanti West Coast: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press notice of 7 October 2022 on Avanti West Coast service, whether Avanti will continue to receive the routine management fee following the implementation of a reduced timetable for Avanti West Coast services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Operators are paid a fixed management fee, which remains unchanged, and a variable performance payment which varies according to the performance score awarded to the operator following an independent evaluation. The independent evaluation will take account of the full range of evidence relevant to the period in question</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 12:48:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1521639

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	Avanti West Coast: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press notice, published 7 October 2022 on Avanti West Coast Services, whether the implementation of a reduced timetable by Avanti for Avanti West Coast services will result in reduced revenues being received by the Government from that company.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The contract under which AWC operates allocates all cost and revenue risk and reward to the Government.</p><p> </p><p>It is therefore anticipated Avanti West Coast’s temporary timetable reduction will reduce both revenue and costs for Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 09:43:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1521640

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	Avanti West Coast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an operator of last resort from his Department has held recent discussions with Avanti on Avanti West Coast Services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	62898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The Operator of Last Resort routinely holds discussions with train operating companies nearing the end of their contract to ensure it is prepared to step in if required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 09:52:26 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh