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date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Office for Rail and Road's regulation of Network Rail; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	110467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport reviewed the effectiveness of the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) regulation of the railways in 2016. The conclusions were announced in March 2016:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rail-reform-the-shaw-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rail-reform-the-shaw-report</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring continued strong, independent economic and safety regulation of the railway. I welcome the work the ORR has been carrying out to scrutinise Network Rail’s plans for the next five year Control Period. The Secretary of State’s Written Ministerial Statement of 20 July 2017 refers to new statutory guidance to the ORR. This sets out our priorities for rail regulation. These include supporting the ORR’s work to improve Network Rail’s efficiency and improving the experience of users of the railway.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/11/2017 12:38:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

781337

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport Focus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Transport Focus; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	110468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the interests of transport users are at the heart of transport policy. Transport Focus plays an important and effective role in actioning this using its evidence-based campaigning and research to influence decisions and drive change to get the best outcomes for passengers and road users. Ministers and officials meet regularly with Transport Focus to discuss a range of issues including its performance against the objectives set out in its annual workplan.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/11/2017 13:48:13 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

781341

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bridges
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 the (a) number of rail bridge strikes, (b) cost to his Department of those strikes and (c) amount recovered from insurers of vehicles involved in such strikes in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	110495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Oversized lorries hit rail bridges five times a day, almost 2000 every year.</p><p> </p><p>On average, each bridge strike costs the taxpayer £13,500, adding up to £23m a year in damages and delays.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail recovered £6m in the last financial year from insurers for compensation for bridge strikes, while in previous years the recovery rate was typically between £3-5m. The rate of recovery is rising following legal precedents that allow full recovery of costs to compensate train operators for delays.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/11/2017 12:32:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

781444

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff at HS2 Ltd have (a) resigned (b) been made redundant and (c) been employed on (i) a fixed-term contract, (ii) a full-time basis and (iii) secondment in the most recent 12 month period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	110634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>a) 170 employees have resigned within the period of 01/11/2016 until 31/10/2017 (excluding redundancies).</p><p> </p><p>b) 77 employees were redundant within the period of 01/11/2016 until 31/10/2017.</p><p> </p><p>c) i. 70 employees were employed on a fixed term contracts between 01/11/2016 – 31/10/2017 and currently HS2 Ltd has a total of 59 employees on Fixed term contracts at 31/10/2017.</p><p> </p><p>ii. 246 employees were employed full time between 01/11/2016 – 31/10/2017 and currently HS2 Ltd has a total of 1083 employees full time as at 31/10/2017 (including fixed term contracts).</p><p>iii. 33 resources were seconded into HS2 between 01/11/2016 – 31/10/2017 and currently HS2 Ltd has a total of 84 resources seconded into HS2 as at 31/10/2017.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd also employed</p><p> </p><p>iv. 144 interim or temporary staff between 01/11/2016 – 31/10/2017 and currently has a total of 123 interim or temporary staff as at 31/10/2017; and</p><p> </p><p>v. 151 individuals through contracted Delivery and Development Partners between 01/11/2016 – 31/10/2017 and currently has a total of 233 individuals through contracted Delivery and Development Partners as at 31/10/2017.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/11/2017 13:45:59 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan