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1134806

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
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 potential merits of local authorities franchising of bus services.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	269657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 introduced new bus franchising powers for local authorities as well as providing other tools such as Enhanced Partnerships to improve bus services.</p><p> </p><p>Officials have met with a number of interested local authorities to help them understand the opportunities in the Act to improve bus services in their area. It is up to individual local authorities to decide what powers in the act to use and the Department has published guidance and continues to provide advice when requested to those that are taking plans forward.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/07/2019 11:47:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1134854

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are plans to introduce a Sunday rail service for Moses Gate, Farnworth and Kearsley stations.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	269697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to introduce a Sunday rail service at these stations as part of Northern’s franchise agreement, the specification for which was developed in consultation with local authorities and Transport for the North. Whilst the railway needs to balance passenger and stakeholder aspirations with the practical and economic viability of running additional services, ideas for these can always be put forward for consideration to Transport for the North.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2019 11:56:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1134456

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department plans to use to assess the effectiveness of its new guidance issued on Blue Badges for people with (a) dementia and (b) other hidden disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	269103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department will review the impact of the expanded criteria 12 months after implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are responsible for administering the scheme. The Department has no authority to store or capture personal data. However, we will be able to track how many badges are being awarded under the new criteria in England from 30 August 2019 but it will not be condition or disability specific.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 12:27:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1134457

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to collect data on the number of people with dementia that have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in applying for a Blue Badge.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	269104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department plans to collect data via the Blue Badge Digital Service to determine the number of successful and unsuccessful applications submitted online under the new criteria from the 30 August 2019. However, the data collected will not be condition or disability specific.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 12:34:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1134478

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
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 value for money achieved through (a) the sale of Network Rail arches to Telereal Trillium and Blackstone Property Partners and (b) Network Rail’s re-purchase of some railway arches.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	269095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The sale of Network Rail arches to Telereal Trillium and Blackstone Property Partners achieved value for money from the taxpayer, with £1.46bn of proceeds raised. Any properties required as part of known upgrades during CP6 were excluded from the original sale. The costs of taking back any further arches will be taken into consideration as part of the cost of any potential future upgrades. It is also worth noting that before the sale of arches, in instances where NR needed to take back arches for railway purposes, NR would have lost the rental income and therefore the value equation is similar.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2019 11:08:19 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1134479

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
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 proportion of railway arches owned by (a) Network Rail and (b) Telereal Trillium and Blackstone Property Partners.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	269096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>As part of the sale Network Rail retained 1224 (25%) railway arches out of a total of 4930. Telereal Trillium and Blackstone property were sold the remaining 3706 (75%).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2019 09:58:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1134480

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that Network Rail's sale of railway arches was fully scrutinised; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Network Rail maintains its obligations to protect railway lines above property owned by another company.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	269097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department was fully engaged throughout the sale and approved the business case at each stage of the transaction process. As the NAO report, published on the 2 May 2019 makes clear, the transaction was managed and executed professionally and, based on the price paid for the portfolio, the sale represented value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail has preserved in full its ability to prevent occupational tenants from damaging or endangering the railway or its operations, to inspect and carry out works required for the repair and renewal of railway infrastructure, and to take back assets as required to deliver railway-related projects. The leasehold structure of the sale was necessary to protect these rights. The ORR – as the regulator for the safety of the railway infrastructure – was satisfied that a leasehold sale would not negatively impact the railway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2019 11:12:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1134481

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
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 for conflict between Network Rail’s role in providing public infrastructure and acting as a private landlord.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	269098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>There is no conflict for Network Rail between its statutory role in relation to infrastructure and in acting commercially to generate income to fund the operational railway, in accordance with the terms of Managing Public Money. Its occupational leases are designed to protect the safety, function and operation of the railway, as is the headlease of the sale.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2019 11:00:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1134559

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Wigan
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 25 June 2019 to Question 267348, whether hybrid HS2 trains will stop at Wigan Station.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	269126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>HS2 conventional compatible services will stop at Wigan North Western station from the opening of Phase One. The detail on the frequency and nature of these services will be part of future timetabling decisions.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/07/2019 09:30:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1134631

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken with the Loneliness Action Group to improve the transport network as part of the Government's loneliness strategy, published in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	269064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Transport has a key role to play in tackling loneliness and the Department is very active in the cross-Government efforts to tackle loneliness, working closely with stakeholders to ensure transport's role is fully aligned to the wider strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Government has engaged closely with the Loneliness Action Group in the development, and now implementation, of its loneliness strategy, and regularly attend the quarterly Loneliness Action Group meetings, to share updates and hear views from the group.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage widely in support of the implementation of the Government’s strategy and to ensure our transport network plays its part in this vital area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/07/2019 12:00:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris