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1525043

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the expected annual expenditure will be on the Major Projects Portfolio projects for the (i) Rapid Charging Fund, (ii) Midlands Rail Hub, (iii) East Coast Mainline Programme, (iv) East Coast Digital Programme, (v) A417 Air Balloon, (vi) Lower Thames Crossing, (vii) HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg, (viii) A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down, (ix) Further Electrification of Midland Main Line (MML3), (x) East West Rail Configuration State 1, (xi) A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet, (xii) HS2 Phase 2a, (xiii) A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening, (xiv) Transpennine Route Upgrade, (xv) A66 Northern Trans-Pennine, (xvi) HS2 Phase 1, (xvii) Rail Passenger Services, (xviii) Crossrail Programme, (xix) East West Rail Connection Stage 2 and 3, (xx) Midland Main Line Programme, (xxi) 2nd Generation UK Search and Rescue Aviation and (xxii) Rail Transformation Programme; and if he will place that information in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	68561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The annual expenditures of these 22 major projects for 2021-22 were published on 20 July 2022 with the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) Annual Report 2021-2022. This data can be found in the accompanying ‘GMPP Government Major Projects Portfolio AR Data March 2022’ document as ‘Financial Year Forecast (£m) (including Non-Government Costs)'. It is not currently possible to provide the expected annual expenditures for 2022-23 but these will be published at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/10/2022 09:00:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1525050

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the (a) Cambridge South Station, (b) Northumberland Line, (c) White Rose Station, (d) Thorpe Park, (e) Transpennine Route Upgrade, (f) East West Rail, (g) Leeds Station Enhancement, (h) Manchester Improvements, (i) Midland Main Line Phase Three and (j) Northern Powerhouse Rail is awaiting her consent to begin construction; what the nature of that approval is; and when each application was submitted to her Department for approval.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	68563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The schemes listed are at different stages of development and delivery. There are different types of consent, including formal planning consent, which is not required for all schemes. Some, such as the Northumberland line, have received planning consent already.</p><p>At the current time one scheme is awaiting planning consent. The application for Cambridge South Station was submitted on the 18 June 2021. Following closure of the Inquiry on 10 June 2022, the planning inspector submitted a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State on 4 October 2022. The Secretary of State will now make a decision on the application.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/10/2022 09:04:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1525065

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in her Department are working on Retained EU Law legislation, as (a) headcount and (b) Full Time Equivalent.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	68535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/10/2022 08:59:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1523561

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the Treasury internal review into HS2 reported in the Financial Times on 17 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	65695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>We will not comment on the detail of leaked reports or on commercially sensitive matters. HS2 is well underway delivering vital infrastructure investment to contribute to Britain’s economic growth with 27,000 people working on it already.</p><p> </p><p>We do not intend to publish the review as this was internal advice to the Minister for HS2. We report on the programme's status to Parliament every six months and Ministers will provide their next update to Parliament shortly.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 10:02:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1523654

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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, further to the Answer of the 24 August to Question 45915 with reference to Schedule 6.2, Clause 10.6 West Coast Rail Franchise Agreement, whether a figure was agreed on train driver recruitment and training plans with the Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	65872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Train driver recruitment and training plans were agreed in June 2020. These plans were significantly delayed for the duration of the COVID pandemic, as were recruitment and training across all operators.</p><p>Just under 100 additional drivers will enter formal service between April and December this year. Avanti is therefore planning a significant increase in services in December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 09:41:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1523806

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has worked with Trans Pennine Express on a service improvement plan.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	65873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department, which manages the contract in partnership with Transport for the North, has been in regular dialogue with TransPennine Express (TPE) to manage the provision of services in the face of prolonged national and local industrial action and a backlog of training caused by COVID.</p><p>The actions that have been agreed and continue to be discussed include:</p><ul><li>Ongoing review of timetables to establish a stable and reliable base in the short term;</li><li>Introduction of additional drivers and conductors;</li><li>More drivers recruited to reduce TPE’s reliance on rest day working and overtime;</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 12:38:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1523826

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department was informed of Trans Pennine Express' plans to reduce services from Monday 12 September before those plans were announced.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	65874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>With the escalation of industrial action from May 2022 (on a national scale), and the continued high staff sickness levels, TPE services had become increasingly unreliable.</p><p>The reduction in TransPennine Express services was implemented after discussion with the Department, with our partner in managing the TPE national rail contract Transport for the North, and involved stakeholders in the regions affected, including Transport Scotland, Transport for Greater Manchester and Manchester Airport Group.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 09:26:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1522823

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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 Department has taken steps to ensure that people without smartphones or internet access can buy train tickets when ticket offices and machines are closed at train stations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	63910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to remove ticket machines from stations.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers should have access to a ticketing system which is user-friendly, where help and advice from a trained representative is available and is accessible to all.</p><p> </p><p>While no final decision has been taken on ticket offices, station staff will still provide face-to-face services on the railways, which can be crucial for those who need additional support. This includes those who cannot or do not want to use contactless or mobile tickets and instead wish to purchase a ticket at the station.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 08:41:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1522922

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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, when her Department plans to publish the terms of reference for the study into high-speed rail services between Sheffield and Leeds.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	64099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish the terms of reference for the HS2 to Leeds Study shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2022 09:48:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1522923

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to announce the location of Great British Rail's new headquarters.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	64100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>A decision on the final location of the GBR HQ will be taken shortly, based on information gathered throughout the process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2022 09:50:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis