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808853

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the level of availability of mobile phone coverage on the Penzance to London train line; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	119962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department published a consultation about the Great Western (GW) rail franchise, on 29 November, inviting people’s views on future priorities for improvement. The consultation document notes that mobile connectivity has been highlighted by a number of stakeholders, including the Peninsula Rail Task Force, and indicates that the specification for the next GW franchise, due to begin in April 2020, will seek proposals for significant improvements in mobile connectivity.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 09:55:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

800726

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on considering the Speed to the West request of the Peninsula Rail Task Force.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	117347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The request from the Peninsula Rail Task Force for additional funding of £600,000 for the “Speed to the West” project represents the first stage in developing a new enhancement scheme to supplement a planned track renewal within the current funding Control Period to 2019 (CP5). The new enhancement scheme is estimated to cost an additional £20-30m to deliver and is currently unfunded.</p><p> </p><p>We have set aside significant funding for the development of new railway schemes in next Control Period 6 (2019 to 2024) and such schemes will need to be considered through the new process for enhancements as part of the Rail Upgrade Plan. We will announce more details about this in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2017 13:59:21 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

790177

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of the request from the Peninsula Rail Task Force for funding of £600,000 for the Speed to the West study; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	113296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The request from the Peninsula Rail Task Force for additional funding of £600,000 for the “Speed to the West” project represents the first stage in developing a new enhancement scheme to supplement a planned renewal within the current Control Period (CP5). It is estimated to cost an additional £20-30m to deliver, which is currently unfunded.</p><p> </p><p>The enhancement project would raise line speeds from 60 to 75mph for 14 miles between Plymouth and Totnes. This would generate estimated time savings of up to 3 mins 8 secs towards London and up to 2 mins 24 secs towards Penzance.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/11/2017 12:55:11 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

760158

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
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 increase mobile telephone coverage alongside inter-city rail networks throughout the South West to improve on-board connectivity.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	10427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>In December 2016 my Department introduced a requirement that future rail franchises have better mobile connectivity for passengers. This significantly increases the number of places along the railway line where there is signal. There are three railway franchises in the South West. For Great Western and Cross Country Franchises these requirements will come into effect in 2019 and must be implemented no later than 2022. The procurement of the South Western Franchise started prior to the requirement in December 2016, but they have agreed to voluntarily adopt this approach.</p><p>My Department is working closely with the Department of Digital, Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) to see what further improvements can be made to mobile connectivity on trains.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/10/2017 12:10:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

754216

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government intends to respond formally to the Peninsula Rail Task Force rail improvement plan submitted in 2016.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	6120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not propose to publish a formal response to the Peninsula Rail Task Force (PRTF) report at the present time as we continue to engage with the PRTF and other interested parties as the planning for Network Rail’s work programme for the period starting in April 2019 and the development of the specifications for the future Great Western and Cross Country franchises unfold.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 6252 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:59:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

754219

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to publish a response to the Peninsula Rail Task Force rail improvement plan submitted in 2016.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	6252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not propose to publish a formal response to the Peninsula Rail Task Force (PRTF) report at the present time as we continue to engage with the PRTF and other interested parties as the planning for Network Rail’s work programme for the period starting in April 2019 and the development of the specifications for the future Great Western and Cross Country franchises unfold.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 6120 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:59:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

751449

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the Peninsula Rail Task Force report.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	4465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport welcomes the Peninsula Rail Task Force report and the contribution it makes to the consideration of longer term improvements to the rail network in the South West.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing more than £400 million in the network in the South West, including an extra £10 million for the line from Exeter to Newton Abbot via Dawlish that we announced in November 2016. We will continue to work with Network Rail and the Task Force to explore the potential for longer-term improvements in 2019 and beyond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/07/2017 13:49:29 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

731459

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much will be spent on railway upgrade work in the South West in (a) Control Period 5 and (b) Control Period 6.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>We are investing more than £400 million in the network in the South West, including continuing funding to deal with resilience near the Dawlish sea wall and the Dawlish cliffs. This is on top of the benefits that will be delivered from new trains coming into service from next year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We intend to set out the outcomes we want from the rail network in Control Period 6 (CP6 – 2019 to 2024) during the remainder of 2017, starting with the High Level Output Specification (HLOS), which is expected to be published in July.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/06/2017 14:33:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

710642

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what rail infrastructure investment was in the South West region from 1997-98 to 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	67647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department specifies rail investment as part of a planning process that includes publishing a High Level Output Specification (HLOS). This sets out how much public expenditure it wishes to devote to rail and what it wants the railway to deliver. This takes into account rail infrastructure in England and Wales, including the South West. It does not include infrastructure investment made by third parties.</p><p> </p><p>The first HLOS was published in 2007 and covers the period 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2014 and the second HLOS published in 2012 covers the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2019. During these periods rail infrastructure has been delivered or is in delivery in the South West including Reading Station redevelopment, the Great Western Route Modernisation Programme and the Wessex Capacity Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at the following links;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-a-sustainable-railway-white-paper-cm-7176" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-a-sustainable-railway-white-paper-cm-7176</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-level-output-specification-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-level-output-specification-2012</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2017 11:46:21 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

709420

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on improving of the reliability and availability of wifi and mobile connectivity on trains between (a) Penzance and London and (b) Taunton and Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	67011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p>Great Western is providing free Wi-Fi on a large majority of their services and Cross Country will be providing this from April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority is for passengers to experience a reliable and highly available mobile service and we will be securing this within future franchises.</p><p> </p><p>Great Western’s new franchise is due to start from December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Cross Country’s new franchise is due to start from June 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/03/2017 09:30:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile