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1205106

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the condition on the additional funding to TfL that Government officials will attend TfL board meetings, whether Government officials will attend the board meetings of each train operator with a franchise agreement with his Department and report back on the use of additional resources provided to them in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	61416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not appointed an external advisor to train operator boards and has no immediate plans to do so. The Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) give the Department enhanced controls over financial decisions made by train operators. This includes a formal process of monthly budget reviews, allowing additional financial scrutiny of operators, with the ability for the Department to deem expenditure disallowable, in which case the train operator would have to bear the costs<em>. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>The funding and financing package for TfL amounts to £1.6 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 13:02:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1205280

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) promote national cycling safety campaigns and (b) issue guidance to local authorities on cycling safety in response to the increase in cycling due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	61635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>On the 9<sup>th</sup> May the Government announced a £2 billion package of funding for cycling and walking over the next five years. The Government will say more in the summer about its plans to boost cycling and improve cycle safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has issued new statutory guidance to local authorities encouraging them to take measures to reallocate road space to people walking and cycling. It has also introduced a £225 million Emergency Active Travel Fund, available to local authorities this financial year for immediate measures to improve cycle safety including new cycle lanes.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 10:59:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1204800

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has required train operators with franchise agreements with his Department to provide (a) weekly and (b) periodic management accounts showing financial performance in light of the additional resources provided to train operators by the Government in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	60669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) continue existing Franchise Agreement obligations to require train operators to provide periodic management accounts to the Department. An equivalent obligation also applies to the two operators that are in direct public ownership. The management accounts include a periodic profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement.</p><p> </p><p>The EMAs have also introduced a formal process of periodic budget reviews to enable additional financial scrutiny of operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2020 12:59:00 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1204801

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to undertake a review of the future financial (a) position and (b) structure of each train operating company that holds a franchise agreement with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	60670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department is reviewing its approach to the contractual arrangements following the period in which the Emergency Measures Agreements apply. Work is underway to determine the most effective approach once this period ends. This work will take account of the impact of COVID-19 on demand for passenger rail travel in both the short and long term, and the associated economic and financial impacts on the railway.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department continues to monitor the financial position of all train operators to ensure to continuity of passenger services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2020 10:01:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1204807

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether each train company with a franchise agreement has been asked by his Department to provide information on its (a) balance sheet and (b) financing structure and policy.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	60674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) continue existing Franchise Agreement obligations to require train operators to provide periodic management accounts to the Department. An equivalent obligation also applies to the two operators that are in direct public ownership. The management accounts include a periodic profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2020 12:56:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1204811

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on train companies that received additional Government funding during 2020-21 paying dividends to shareholders.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	60677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) place a number of new restrictions on operator’s financial transactions in recognition of the risk that the government bears while they are in place. This includes restrictions on the payment of dividends to shareholders during the EMA term.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2020 09:58:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1204942

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed by (a) public rail, (b) tram, (c) bus and (d) ferry operators.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	60706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Based the ONS’s Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), in 2018, there were 52 thousand people employed in interurban rail passenger transport. There were 19 thousand people employed in urban and suburban rail passenger transport (including underground and metro). There were 113 thousand people employed in other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger transport (excluding taxi operators). There were 7 thousand people employed in sea and coastal water transport.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2020 15:21:47 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1204482

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support the Government has provided to rail component manufacturing companies affected by a reduction in orders as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	59868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>My Department is engaging closely with the rail supply industry in order to understand its issues and ensure that it remains robust and able to support the continued provision of essential rail services during these challenging times.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced unprecedented support for business, including manufacturing companies in the rail supply chain, to protect them against the current economic emergency. These measures include the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, deferral of VAT payments and £30 billion of government-backed and guaranteed business loans.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, last week the Cabinet Office published new procurement guidance (Procurement Policy Note 04/20) on the Recovery and Transition from Covid. This note builds on recommended measures for supplier relief to ensure service continuity during and after the current COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2020 13:26:53 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1204483

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to support rail component manufacturing companies in transitioning to manufacturing components for newer train fleets.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	59869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>While the supply of components to build new trains is ultimately a matter for the manufacturers, government encourages manufacturers to use the UK supply chain where possible. Through our engagement process we stress to the rail industry that it should take every opportunity to make use of local components wherever practical, and support businesses across the country. Indeed, Covid-19 has highlighted the value of resilient local supply chains and that it is whole-life value rather than lowest upfront cost that matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2020 13:24:30 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1203616

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) affordability and (b) quality of rail travel in (i) Coventry and (ii) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	59621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has frozen regulated rail fares in line with inflation for the seventh year in a row.</p><p> </p><p>The future introduction of HS2 will help improve the quality of rail travel across Coventry and the West Midlands, but there are initiatives that are making a real difference now:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In May 2019, West Midlands Trains (WMT) introduced through services and longer trains between Leamington and Nuneaton via Coventry.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>WMT is investing £700million to introduce 180 brand new carriages and add 20,000 more peak hour seats into Birmingham in the next couple of years.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Subject to the approval of Avanti’s proposal by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Walsall will receive its first direct Intercity West Coast services to London in 2021, while Coventry and the West Midlands are due to benefit from additional services on weekends from 2021, and earlier weekday morning services from December 2022.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>We are investing to provide additional carriages to increase capacity on CrossCountry (XC) services at Coventry and across the West Midlands from 2021.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 13:28:34 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana