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529952

registered interest
date	29/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research or analysis they undertook prior to consulting on proposals to cut train services to intermediate stations on the InterCity West Coast service.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Rail services between London and the Midlands are currently provided by the West Midlands and InterCity West Coast franchises. These franchises are due be replaced when they expire in October 2017 and April 2018 respectively. The Department has completed a consultation in respect of the replacement West Midlands franchise, and commenced another in respect of InterCity West Coast in May. The outcomes of those consultations will be used to inform what we ask the operator of the new franchise to provide. This information, including the key challenges and opportunities that the Department has identified for those franchises, will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Neither consultation proposed cutting train services. We expect potential bidders to plan their train services to meet the needs of passengers at the stations they serve considering how best to serve and link markets and improve service reliability. To make sure their plans best reflect the needs of the franchise we are seeking views from the public and stakeholders on the ICWC franchise on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>any direct journeys currently provided by ICWC that they would want to see protected at a minimum level; and</li><li>priorities for potential changes to train services, such as speeding up service for long-distance passengers, for example by changing stops at low-use stations or adjusting the level of service.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL881 question first answered 11/07/2016 13:46:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

529953

registered interest
date	29/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed proposals from the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority that more carriages should be added to trains on the InterCity West Coast service to reduce overcrowding.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Rail services between London and the Midlands are currently provided by the West Midlands and InterCity West Coast franchises. These franchises are due be replaced when they expire in October 2017 and April 2018 respectively. The Department has completed a consultation in respect of the replacement West Midlands franchise, and commenced another in respect of InterCity West Coast in May. The outcomes of those consultations will be used to inform what we ask the operator of the new franchise to provide. This information, including the key challenges and opportunities that the Department has identified for those franchises, will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 13:30:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

529293

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to assist London Midland in tackling fare evasion on the West Coast Mainline.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	41406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department funded a ticketless travel survey in Summer 2015 that highlighted to London Midland where there is lost revenue across their network. London Midland are obliged to maximise revenue in the franchise and it is in their interests to reduce ticketless travel. The public consultation that closed in February 2016 for the new West Midlands franchise asked for views on how ticketless travel can be improved for the next franchise that is due to commence in October 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/07/2016 16:27:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

522848

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many train paths an hour will be freed up on the West Coast Main Line when HS2 Phase 1 is operational according to Network Rail's West Coast Main Line Capacity Plus study, and when that study will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>HS2 Phase 1 will add significant additional capacity to the London to West Midlands rail corridor, and this provides an opportunity for the industry to evaluate how best to make use of the released capacity on the southern section of the West Coast Main Line. Network Rail continues to develop the evidence base to support the Capacity Plus study. Train operating companies and freight operating companies, passenger transport executives and local authorities and High Speed 2 Ltd are supporting Network Rail in its ongoing work. Network Rail will use this work to inform the Initial Industry Advice for Control Period 6 which is expected to be published by the end of 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:32:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

522713

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
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 26 May 2016 to Question 37456, how the conversion of the West Coast Main Line Class 801 units to bi-mode diesel operation will be funded; and how his Department will recover such conversion costs.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	39128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The Class 801 units will not be operating on the West Coast Main Line as part of the Intercity Express Programme.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/06/2016 11:32:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

520937

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department had made of the capacity of rail services between Coventry and London; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	38057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Rail services between Coventry and London are currently provided by the West Midlands and InterCity West Coast franchises. These franchises are due to be replaced when they expire in October 2017 and April 2018 respectively. The Department has completed a consultation in respect of the replacement West Midlands franchise, and commenced another in respect of InterCity West Coast earlier this month. The outcomes of those consultations, including the key challenges and opportunities that the Department has identified for those franchises, will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/05/2016 07:21:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

479693

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what improvements will be introduced on the West Coast Main Line after High Speed 2 comes into operation.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	31601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Network Rail leads the industry long term planning process, and works with the Department for Transport, local transport authorities and operators to identify and consider future options for capacity improvement across the rail network as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Work is currently underway to consider how to manage and make best use of capacity on the West Coast Main Line once services on the first phase of HS2 are scheduled to start operating in 2026/27. This will include consideration of how any released capacity on the West Coast Main Line might be best used to serve places on the “classic” network.</p><p> </p><p>In due course, the government will consider the options that are identified by this work. These options will feed into the government’s decisions on rail investment for the periods 2019-2024 and beyond, taking into account the recommendations of the Hendy, Bowe and Shaw reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/03/2016 15:52:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

457613

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
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 merits of increasing capacity on the West Coast Mainline after completion of the HS2 and related projects.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	29693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Network Rail leads the long term planning process, which works with local authorities and operators to identify and consider future options for capacity improvement across the rail network as a whole. Network Rail studies are underway to consider future capacity on the West Coast Main Line, but no assessment has been made at this stage by the government. In due course, the government will consider the full range of options for capacity improvements on national rail that are identified by the industry processes. These industry options will feed into the Government’s decisions on Rail Investment Strategies for the periods 2019-2024 and beyond, taking into account the recommendations of the Hendy, Bowe and Shaw reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/03/2016 11:11:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

444746

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Network Rail is taking to ensure co-ordination between its regional units for the purpose of redirecting traffic affected by the closure of the West Coast Main Line north of Carlisle.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	22418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Co-ordination arrangements for managing passenger and freight traffic whilst the West Coast Main Line route through Lamington is closed are operational matters for Network Rail.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/01/2016 17:18:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

444747

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the gauge clearance is of routes used to divert freight services disrupted by the temporary closure of the West Coast Main Line north of Carlisle.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	22405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for Network Rail. Network Rail advises that the current published freight clearances by diversionary route are as follows:</p><br /><p>i. The freight clearance for the diversion via the East Coast Main Line is W9.</p><p>ii. The published freight clearance for the diversions via Glasgow &amp; South Western Route and the route between Kilmarnock and Barassieare both W8.</p><p>iii. The published freight clearance for the diversion via Mauchline to Newton on Ayr is W7</p><p>However, in response to the situation at Lamington, Network Rail has confirmed clearance to move certain types of larger deep-sea containers on both the Glasgow &amp; South Western Route and the Newton on Ayr route.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/01/2016 15:49:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood