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date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East 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 he has made of the potential effect of the new franchise agreement for the East Coast Main Line on (a) Hull trains and (b) other open access operators in addition to their current track-access arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	216713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Invitation to Tender for the new InterCity East Coast franchise required bidders to demonstrate how their services would fit in alongside the current levels of Open Access operations. The new franchise with Inter City Railways Ltd does not include any new services to Hull and services to Sunderland operate at times that are complimentary to the current Grand Central services. As such there is not expected to be any impact on the current levels of Open Access operations from this franchise.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/12/2014 14:26:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

167156

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to and from which destinations there will be a reduction in the number of daily services as a result of the new franchise agreement for the East Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	216656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has contracted a minimum level of service to all destinations which is broadly at today’s level, with the franchisee having flexibility to operate services in addition to this. There are also several notable enhancements to the current level of service at destinations such as Bradford Forster Square, Harrogate, Shipley, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Stations such as Thornaby, Middlesbrough, Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Sunderland will receive InterCity East Coast services for the first time.</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In some instances the number of daily services contracted at intermediate stations is a marginal reduction from the current level. These are typically a reduction of 1 daily call only, in one direction (to / from London) and will be often only temporary prior to the introduction of new rolling stock. Stations that will receive a minor reduction include: Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar and Darlington.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In one year, the number of daily services at Stevenage is a marginal reduction from the current level. This is in one direction (to London) and is only temporary prior to the introduction of new rolling stock.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/12/2014 16:31:45 question first ministerially corrected 07/01/2015 15:31:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 31789 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

167157

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Selby-Hull Railway Line: Electrification
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 potential effect of the new franchise agreement for the East Coast Main Line on plans to electrify the railway from Selby to Hull.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	216657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The new InterCity East Coast franchise will have no effect on plans to electrify the railway from Selby to Hull. The new Intercity Express train fleet that will be deployed on the franchise is flexible and includes bi-mode trains that are capable of operating on both Overhead Line electrified routes or on diesel traction where electrification is not available.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/12/2014 14:24:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

167158

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Selby-Hull Railway Line
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 potential effect of the new franchise agreement for the East Coast Main Line on services to (a) Howden, (b) Brough and (c) other stations on the Selby to Hull line.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	216658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The new InterCity East Coast franchise will maintain the current level of service on the Selby to Hull line.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/12/2014 14:25:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis