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date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Woking
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 adequacy of railway services between London and Woking.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	286204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>South Western Railways’s (SWR) Franchise Agreement contains provisions that incentivises SWR to improve its own performance, and to work jointly with Network Rail. Challenging targets for performance have been set and where performance falls below expected levels, SWR is required to invest additional sums of money into initiatives to address the causes of the poor performance. This has been the case in the first two years of the Franchise, where targets were not met. My officials continue to closely monitor SWR’s performance and are currently in the process of contracting a Remedial Agreement plan.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 16:18:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

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registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M25: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce noise on the M25 between junctions 10 and 11.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	286205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Currently Highways England has a programme to replace the joints between the concrete slabs between junctions 9 and 11. This work is being done to ensure the road surface is maintained in good condition, but it should also help to reduce noise from the road surface.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is also carrying out trials to test materials and techniques which could help to reduce road noise from concrete surfacing on the M25 network. This trial is being carried out on the M1 motorway southbound between junctions 5 and 6.</p><p> </p><p>This trial is due to finish in 2022 and the findings will be used to develop our long-term strategy for managing concrete road surfaces in the south east. The trial does include a period of accelerated testing on other parts of the strategic road network before 2022, and Highways England will keep this under review.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England will monitor the condition and safety of the strategic network regularly and the surface of the M25 between junctions 10 and 11 is inspected weekly. Any safety critical defects will be repaired within 24 hours with a permanent repair completed within 28 days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:58:07 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord