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1666336

registered interest
date	20/10/2023
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, how many train services were operated by each train operating company (a) in October 2023 and (b) 12 months ago.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	203645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The number of trains planned by train operating company by rail period is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) on a periodic basis: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fperformance%2Fpassenger-rail-performance%2Ftable-3124-trains-planned-and-cancellations-by-operator-and-cause-periodic%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKristin.Adeyoola%40dft.gov.uk%7C0e92bef3c4144ae07ac208dbd3c4f344%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638336615074819518%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AZ1Uf9FafkoN4CUsnhCkh06CdQNGGumP70Q1Ayz0u6k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Table 3124 - Trains planned and cancellations by operator and cause (periodic) | ORR Data Portal</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This currently covers up to 16 September 2023; data on the trains planned for October 2023 will be published next month.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/10/2023 11:07:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

1663763

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to (a) commute and (b) make other journeys by train.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	201616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department has taken a number of steps to encourage people to make journeys by train. We extended single-leg pricing on the LNER network in June, and will extend contactless pay as you go ticketing to 53 stations in the south east by the end of 2023.. In March 2023, we delivered the biggest Government intervention on rail fares in 25 years, by capping fares at 5.9 per cent, 6.4 percentage points below July 2022 RPI. In 2021, we introduced flexible season tickets and have sold over 850,000 since, supporting commuters’ return to rail following the pandemic.</p><p>We have announced that we will continue to protect passengers from cost of living pressures by not increasing next year’s rail fares by as much as the July RPI figure.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with train operators as they continue to prepare for future timetable changes, to ensure their service offer provides capacity where it is most needed, whilst maintaining performance and protecting the public purse.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/10/2023 14:26:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1664429

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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, whether his Department is taking steps to incentivise train operating companies to encourage more people to use railways.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	202282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State remains committed to working with industry to increase the number of people using the railway.</p><p> </p><p>Under the current National Rail Contracts, operators are awarded a Performance Based Fee based on the standard of customer experience and operational performance that they deliver. This incentivises operators to improve the aspects of the railway that are most important for attracting more passengers.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working with industry to develop a stronger revenue incentive to build into National Rail Contracts at the earliest opportunity. This is intended to increase the commerciality of the railway and, in turn, grow passenger numbers.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/10/2023 13:48:24 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1661382

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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 data providing a breakdown of the number of rail journey cancellations in England and Wales for each year between 2010 and 2023.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	200099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of trains part and fully cancelled are published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - <a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3123-trains-planned-and-cancellations-by-operator-and-cause/" target="_blank">Table 3123 - Trains planned and cancellations by operator and cause</a></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/10/2023 15:29:58 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1653841

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Integrated Rail Plan; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	194730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made since we published the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP).</p><p>Delivery of High Speed Two (HS2) between London and the West Midlands is well underway. I reported on the programme’s latest construction milestones in my 6-monthly update to Parliament in June, such as the circa 14.5 miles driven by HS2’s tunnel boring machines. In parallel, the High Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester) Bill was introduced into Parliament in January 2022. Select Committee members have been appointed and the committee is hearing petitions against the bill and its additional provisions.</p><p>In partnership with Network Rail and HS2 Ltd, feasibility work on Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is being completed, with formal development to follow. Around £2 billion of NPR scope has already been included in the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill and the Transpennine Route Upgrade has been augmented to include scope for NPR.</p><p>The Government has approved over £2.9 billion of funding for the Transpennine Route Upgrade – which includes the current work between Manchester and Stalybridge. The total cost of the TRU programme is estimated to be between £9.0bn and £11.5bn. This is the first step towards improving train services between major areas in the North of England by the middle of this decade as well as laying the groundwork for the NPR system.</p><p>In 2022, we started the main works to electrify the Midland Mainline between Kettering and Market Harborough, laying the foundation for the planned upgrade of the line to Nottingham and Sheffield.</p><p>On the 17 July 2023, the DfT published the HS2 to Leeds Study terms of reference. In our response to the Transport Select Committee, we also committed to reconsidering the case for better connectivity at Bradford, including the potential for a new station.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 04/09/2023 11:21:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1601947

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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, how many and what proportion of train stations have had a reduction in the number of trains stopping per hour since January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	160343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold all information relating to the number of trains stopping per hour by train station in 2022 and 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 160344 question first answered 13/03/2023 16:24:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1601948

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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 make an estimate of the number and proportion of train stations that will have a reduction in the number of trains stopping per hour in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	160344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold all information relating to the number of trains stopping per hour by train station in 2022 and 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 160343 question first answered 13/03/2023 16:24:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1565547

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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, when he will bring forward a revised rail reform White Paper which includes the role of private sector operators.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	119967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that reform is needed to create a railway fit for the 21<sup>st</sup> century and that the private sector has an important role. We are engaging with the sector and will set out our plans for delivering this much needed reform shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/01/2023 16:25:38 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1545030

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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 his Department will issue guidance to train companies stating that they should always seek to run trains as long-form not short-form, including when operating strike day timetables.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	94819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s contracts with train operators include obligations upon operators to plan services that provide sufficient capacity to meet the expected level of passenger demand and within the constraints of the infrastructure and the available resources. Operators are also required to act with reasonable endeavours to mitigate the impact of any disruption to their planned services, including during strike action.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 29/11/2022 11:08:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1521903

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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, whether her Department agreed for (a) train operating companies and (b) Network Rail to purchase tables at the National Rail Awards on 10 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	62942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Train operating companies determine locally the appropriate level of spending for industry awards events within their overall contractual requirements to act as good and efficient operators.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail determines appropriate levels of spending within their delegations.</p><p> </p><p>Any spend on attendance at award ceremonies is controlled by their business travel and expenses policy which requires a clear, justified business reason for attendance aligned to managing public money requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 16:14:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi