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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

1521328

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>Department for Transport policy states “All staff must travel standard class irrespective of grade, except under certain circumstances, including temporary or permanent disability or pregnancy related reasons”</p><p> </p><p>To obtain the information in the format requested would be at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2022 10:33:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521423

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with representatives of Eurostar on the re-opening of Eurostar stations at (a) Ebbsfleet, and (b) Ashford.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	61948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>My officials and predecessors have engaged with Eurostar directly on this matter, as well as Eurostar’s recovery more generally since 2020, and continue to do so. The Government wants to see the reinstatement of services at Ebbsfleet and Ashford as soon as reasonably possible and when it is commercially viable for the company to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 10:17:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1521424

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has recently had discussions with the French Government on the operation of Eurostar.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	61949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government engages very regularly with French counterparts to discuss a range of issues related to the Channel Tunnel and international rail services, including Eurostar; and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 13:24:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1520364

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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, what recent assessment she has made of the punctuality of trains at railway stations in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands, (c) Tamworth and (d) Lichfield District; and what steps she is taking to help improve punctuality.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	61065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Rail performance ‘On Time’ statistics, measuring the percentage of services arriving at stations within a prescribed time limit are published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) at England and Wales level and at train operator level (rather than station level).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 1: The percentage of recorded station stops arrived at within 59 seconds per quarter, in England and Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter</p></td><td><p>Trains arriving within 59 seconds (percentage)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2019</p></td><td><p>67.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2019</p></td><td><p>69.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2019</p></td><td><p>64.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct to Dec 2019</p></td><td><p>59.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2020</p></td><td><p>65.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2020</p></td><td><p>86.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2020</p></td><td><p>79.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct to Dec 2020</p></td><td><p>75.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2021</p></td><td><p>80.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2021</p></td><td><p>78.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2021</p></td><td><p>74.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct to Dec 2021</p></td><td><p>68.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2022</p></td><td><p>72.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2022</p></td><td><p>72.4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: ORR Train punctuality at recorded station stops by operator (Table 3133)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Tamworth railway station is served by Avanti West Coast Trains, CrossCountry and West Midlands Trains while the two-railway stations in Lichfield District (Lichfield City Centre and Lichfield Trent Valley) are served by Avanti West Coast Trains and West Midlands Trains. Table 2 shows the percentage of recorded station stops arrived at within 59 seconds per quarter for those selected three train operators.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Table 2: The percentage of recorded station stops arrived at within 59 seconds per quarter, in England and Wales by relevant operator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter</p></td><td><p>Avanti West Coast</p></td><td><p>CrossCountry</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2019</p></td><td><p>50.1</p></td><td><p>52.9</p></td><td><p>62.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2019</p></td><td><p>44.4</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td><td><p>58.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2019</p></td><td><p>38.9</p></td><td><p>46.6</p></td><td><p>52.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct to Dec 2019</p></td><td><p>34.7</p></td><td><p>40.5</p></td><td><p>45.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2020</p></td><td><p>40.4</p></td><td><p>49.2</p></td><td><p>54.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2020</p></td><td><p>69.7</p></td><td><p>79.3</p></td><td><p>79.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2020</p></td><td><p>60.9</p></td><td><p>67.4</p></td><td><p>73.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct to Dec 2020</p></td><td><p>57.8</p></td><td><p>61.3</p></td><td><p>68.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2021</p></td><td><p>60.7</p></td><td><p>69.1</p></td><td><p>77.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2021</p></td><td><p>60.1</p></td><td><p>66.8</p></td><td><p>72.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2021</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>60.5</p></td><td><p>67.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct to Dec 2021</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>52.6</p></td><td><p>59.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2022</p></td><td><p>51.0</p></td><td><p>60.4</p></td><td><p>65.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2022</p></td><td><p>46.5</p></td><td><p>58.6</p></td><td><p>63.5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: ORR Train punctuality at recorded station stops by operator (Table 3133)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department is continuing to work closely with industry to develop and drive through important performance improvement initiatives.</p><p>As the pandemic has changed travel habits, operators are using this opportunity to reassess their services to ensure they provide rail timetables that meet new passenger travel patterns, are fit for the future, and carefully balance cost, capacity and performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/10/2022 16:00:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

1520457

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many work stations were available for civil servants to use in the headquarters of her Department on 11 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	61203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>At the Department’s main headquarters building in London there are 1668 work spaces available for use.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/10/2022 13:38:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1520657

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Carbon Emissions and Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on electrification of the Snow Hill Lines; and what steps she is taking to help deliver zero-carbon rail on those lines.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	61285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>In the Transport Decarbonisation Plan the government committed to deliver a net zero rail network by 2050. To do so we will electrify additional lines and deploy battery and hydrogen trains on lines where it makes economic and operational sense.</p><p>No decision has yet been taken on the approach which will be used in decarbonisation of the Snow Hill Lines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/10/2022 09:51:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1520807

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southeastern: Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date in 2021 her Department approved the payment of a £30,000,000 dividend by London and Southeastern Railways Ltd under the terms of its Emergency Measures Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	61230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>London and South Eastern Railway Limited (LSER) were within the contractual financial ratios and the Department was not required to give approval to allow it to make the dividend payment.</p><p> </p><p>The dividend payment was therefore a matter for LSER and its owning group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/10/2022 09:54:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1520825

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) frequency and (b) reliability of train services on the West Coast Main Line following the decision to award a contract extension to Avanti West Coast.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	61072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has been working with Avanti West Coast to overcome operational issues. Agreed steps include additional drivers entering service, extra trains on its key routes, and extended booking options. The contract extension will provide an opportunity to implement these steps.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/10/2022 15:56:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy