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1078650

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southeastern: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of trains on the Southeastern rail network have been delayed in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those delayed trains were the fault of (a) Southeastern and (b) Network Rail.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	226578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on passenger rail performance are published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).</p><p> </p><p>The current standard measure of train punctuality is the Public Performance Measure (PPM). PPM is defined as the percentage of trains arriving at the final destination within five minutes of the planned timetable for London and South East, Regional and Scotland operators, or within ten minutes for the Long Distance operators.</p><p> </p><p>Published PPM statistics per train operator up to Rail Period 11 2018-19 (January 2019) are available on the ORR website at the below link:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/88127b42-8507-4261-bef7-c65527ada55d" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/88127b42-8507-4261-bef7-c65527ada55d</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest available statistics show that in the year ending Period 11 2018-19, 88.1% of planned Southeastern services arrived at their final destination within five minutes of the planned timetable.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on train delay by cause are currently available up to Period 7 2018-19 (October 2018) and are also published by the ORR at the below link:</p><p><a href="https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0006/25179/delays-by-cause-by-toc.xlsx" target="_blank">https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0006/25179/delays-by-cause-by-toc.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the year ending Period 7 2018-19 (October 2018), 87.7% of planned Southeastern services arrived at their final destination within five minutes of the planned timetable. Over this year, 61% of Southeastern PPM failures recorded were attributed to Network Rail, whilst 32% of PPM failures were attributed to Southeastern. The remaining PPM failures occurred as a result of delays attributed to other Train Operators, as well as small proportion of delays for which it is not possible to attribute to a specific cause.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/03/2019 16:35:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1078674

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cherwell Valley Line: Electrification
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 17 January 2019 to Question 206853 on Cherwell Valley Railway Line: Electrification, for what reasons that answer did not specify when he expects the publication of the timetable for a decision to be made on the future electrification of the railway line between Oxford and Didcot Parkway.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	226739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>A decision on the electrification of the railway line between Oxford and Didcot Parkway will be made at an appropriate time.</p><p>The case for funding enhancements in Control Period 6, covering the period from April 2019 to 2024, will be subject to the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/03/2019 17:23:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1078690

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in the North-West have (a) applied for and (b) received compensation from Northern Rail for (i) delays and (ii) cancellations to services.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	226542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. However, in January the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) published rail passenger compensation figures by train operating company (TOC) for the first time, which included the number of claims received and number of claims approved in each period for each TOC.</p><p> </p><p>The figures can be found at: <a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/efefea78-e211-48b1-9f5e-2b9de8792b0c" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/efefea78-e211-48b1-9f5e-2b9de8792b0c</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/03/2019 16:51:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1078715

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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, what correspondence he has received from London TravelWatch on reviewing the criteria for ticket office opening hours; and if he will place a copy of that correspondence in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	226510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has not received any correspondence from London TravelWatch on reviewing the criteria for ticket office opening hours.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to London Overground ticket office opening hours, the Secretary of State has received correspondence from London Overground. No correspondence has been received from London TravelWatch or the Mayor of London on this matter.</p><p> </p><p>We do not routinely publish correspondence between Ministers and third parties.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 226511 question first answered 04/03/2019 16:58:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1078716

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Overground: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence he has received on London Overground ticket office opening hours from (a) London Overground, (b) the Mayor of London, (c) London TravelWatch; and if he will place copies of that correspondence in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	226511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has not received any correspondence from London TravelWatch on reviewing the criteria for ticket office opening hours.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to London Overground ticket office opening hours, the Secretary of State has received correspondence from London Overground. No correspondence has been received from London TravelWatch or the Mayor of London on this matter.</p><p> </p><p>We do not routinely publish correspondence between Ministers and third parties.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 226510 question first answered 04/03/2019 16:58:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1077537

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Leigh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to site any new railway station for Leigh in Wigan borough.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	226048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is that it is for local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to determine the best way to meet local transport needs and take the first step in evaluating benefits and prioritising available resources. It would be for Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to develop such plans and secure funding.</p><p> </p><p>TfGM is currently carrying out work to evaluate the feasibility of potential new rail stations and Metrolink stops in Greater Manchester, with a view to developing more detailed plans for a small number of stations that are likely to deliver the greatest value for money. Further details can be found at <a href="https://tfgm.com/2040/delivery-plan-2020-2025" target="_blank">https://tfgm.com/2040/delivery-plan-2020-2025</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/03/2019 17:11:44 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1077165

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of passenger compensation on the railway.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	225608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with the Office of Rail and Road, and with the rail industry to promote better awareness and ease of claiming for rail passenger compensation schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Data published by the Department in October 2018 show that, in the past two years the total amount of compensation paid to passengers increased by 80%, as Government encouraged train operators to better publicise passengers’ rights.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation</a></p><p> </p><p>We are mandating increased use of technology to inform passengers pro-actively that they are entitled to claim, using Apps, social media and onboard announcements. The introduction of simple and speedy ‘one-click’ automated claims systems, available via smartphones and smartcard registration, forms part of stronger obligations for future train operators under UK government-awarded franchises, ensuring that passengers are more aware than ever of their right to compensation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/02/2019 16:22:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1064923

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the current Crossrail engineers and construction teams were under contract to transfer to work on HS2 after the planned opening of Crossrail in December 2018; and how many of those contracts resulted in penalty, retainer or other payments or fees to be made to either those individuals or the companies they work for since December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	224819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for Crossrail Limited and the individual contractors working for Crossrail Limited.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/03/2019 17:40:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1064927

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for delays to services departing the Eurostar terminal at London St Pancras station in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	224820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government, as part of responsible planning for all scenarios, has analysed the potential for disruption at St Pancras station in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, including consideration of the impact on Eurostar services. That work has shown the potential for disruption in certain worst case scenarios, which has helped to inform our contingency planning work. Industry, working with Government and other stakeholders, are in advanced stages of ensuring that plans are in place to effectively mitigate these risks.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 27/02/2019 17:21:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1064679

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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, if he will publish the market-led proposals on rail received by his Department since the July 2018 deadline and state which of these were (a) accepted and (b) rejected.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	224349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>In December the department responded to all promoters of market-led proposals received through its call for ideas. The department cannot make an announcement about individual schemes at this time as these proposals were submitted in confidence and such disclosure may prejudice the commercial interests of the proposers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/02/2019 16:41:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald