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1015159

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 secure skilled jobs in the rail industry for the North West of England.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Government is investing £48bn in Network Rail over 2019-2024, alongside significant projects like HS2. This significant investment in the rail network gives companies across the entire rail supply chain sector, including in the North West of England, the certainty to invest in people and skills.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 DfT set ambitions through the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy to increase apprenticeships in road and rail bodies to help address skills shortages in the transport sector and ensure that the transport sector has the capacity and capability to deliver planned investment.</p><p> </p><p>DfT works in collaboration with employers across the sector to create quality apprenticeships through an industry body, the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT) to deliver these ambitions. Network Rail, HS2, the Rail Delivery Group, the National Skills Academy for Rail and TfL are members of STAT. So far, over 5000 apprenticeships have been created in road and rail bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2017, the Department for Transport has used its procurement to drive apprenticeship numbers through contracts, including those within the rail industry.</p><p> </p><p>Manchester's Growth Strategy is looking to maximise skills to make the most of the opportunities that HS2 will bring to the area and sets out aspirations to develop a skilled workforce through close work ‘with the four Universities within Greater Manchester to provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills through higher apprenticeship, graduate and post-graduate qualifications in close partnership with industry.</p><p> </p><p>Rail, like many other industries, have set out their interest in developing a Sector Deal and have been working across the industry and with government to develop their proposal. We expect a focus on skills and apprenticeships to form a key part of a Rail Sector Deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have also this year been running the Year of Engineering to increase the number and diversity of engineers across the UK and to address the engineering skills gap.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/12/2018 14:24:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015160

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to increase rail investment in the North West of England.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>We are delivering a comprehensive upgrade of the railway network across the North West that will modernise the infrastructure, improve stations, provide new trains, more seats, more services and reduced journey times. Northern and Trans Pennine Express will deliver space for an extra 40,000 passengers and more than 2,000 extra services a week. All their trains will be brand new or completely refurbished, and all the Pacer trains will be gone.</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to invest nearly £3bn upgrading the Trans Pennine route that will deliver improvements for passengers across the north including Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle. This is one third of our expected investment in rail upgrades between 2019 and 2024, and our biggest planned investment project on the existing railway in the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to developing Northern Powerhouse Rail - we have given Transport for the North £60m to develop proposals for the scheme, alongside £300m to ensure HS2 can accommodate future NPR services. At Budget 2018 we announced a further £37m for next year to continue to develop the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/12/2018 13:09:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015161

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 level of the economic contribution made by local supply chains in the Liverpool and Manchester Corridor to the rail industry.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government values the contribution made by the rail supply industry to the UK economy. It is estimated that the rail industry and its supply chain employ up to 240,000 people and create up to £10.4 billion of GVA each year. There are significant rail industry clusters in both the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine, including firms such as Alstom and Wabtec Faiveley in North West England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting local rail supply chains through our industrial strategy and investment in the railway. For example, constructing the Ordsall Chord supported 2,000 jobs and 200 suppliers. £80 million was spent with companies within 25 miles of the project with 62% of those sub-contractors being small and medium-sized businesses. It has been built using mostly British steel, with the steel for the bridge fabricated in Bolton.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, 70% of the HS2 supply chain are small and medium-sized businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/12/2018 13:43:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015162

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 promote rail apprenticeships in the North West of England.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 DfT set ambitions through the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy to increase apprenticeships in road and rail bodies to help address skills shortages in the transport sector.</p><p> </p><p>DfT works in collaboration with employers across the sector to create quality apprenticeships through an industry body, the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT) to deliver these ambitions. Network Rail, HS2, the Rail Delivery Group, National Skills Academy for Rail and TfL are members of STAT. So far, over 5000 apprenticeships have been created in road and rail bodies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2017, the Department for Transport has used its procurement to drive apprenticeship numbers through contracts, including those within the rail industry.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is committed to promoting its apprenticeship programmes, both in the North West and across the country. Network Rail reports that it has taken the following steps to promote its apprenticeships in the North West:</p><ul><li>career events, such as the National Apprenticeship Show in Bolton</li><li>local schools, colleges and UTCs, at locations including Preston, Manchester, Crewe and Wigan</li></ul><p> </p><p>This engagement enables Network Rail to promote work experience opportunities, insight talks, career opportunities and skill sessions.</p><p> </p><p>These opportunities are also promoted via digital advertising on social media platforms, job boards and at stations. Those who register their interest regarding apprenticeships can choose to be updated on new opportunities via text and email.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18 Network Rail’s London North West Route exceeded the public-sector target of having 2.3% of their headcount as apprentice starts and had 196 apprentices in the last financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/12/2018 13:14:16 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1121783

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 improve accessibility on the railway for disabled passengers in the North West.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	245855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to improving access to the rail network and a further 10 stations in the North West were included in the recent Access for All announcement. Northern Rail are required to spend at least £250,000 on station accessibility improvements in each year of their franchise and in addition deliver 10 accessible hub stations.</p><p> </p><p>New and refurbished trains that meet modern accessibility standards are being introduced in the coming months. These will provide audio visual passenger information systems, priority seating, and wheelchair spaces among other accessibility features for disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/04/2019 11:02:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1121784

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 improve rural train lines and services in the North West.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	245856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Northern and TransPennine Express franchises will transform rail services across the north. Rural lines in the north west will benefit from the removal of all Pacer trains, and all trains operating will either be new or fully refurbished. Stations in the region are also benefitting from some of the £55m investment by both franchises in improving facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2019 11:20:05 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1121785

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of rail passenger numbers in the North West in each of the last 20 years.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	245857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road publishes annual statistics on regional rail usage. The number of rail journeys made to/from and within the North West region in each of the last 20 years is presented below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Rail journeys to, from and within the North West: from 1997-98</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Journeys (thousands)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997-98</p></td><td><p>49,199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>50,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>52,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>51,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>51,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>51,022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>55,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>58,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>64,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>67,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>71,663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09 (*)</p></td><td><p>105,819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>106,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>111,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>115,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>113,921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>121,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>124,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>128,005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>133,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>134,420</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Office of Rail and Road</p><p> </p><p>(*) Methodological changes have improved these statistics over time. Most notably from 2008-09, new estimates of rail travel in passenger transport executives (PTEs) areas were included in the dataset for the first time, providing a more complete representation of rail passenger journeys.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2019 11:31:19 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1142799

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to promote innovation in the North West rail cluster.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	284188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The DfT is committed to promoting innovation through its rail franchise programme and is trialling a three-year pilot fund within the TransPennine Express (TPE) and the Arriva Rail North (Northern) franchises. This is aimed at supporting the development of innovations, focussing on decarbonisation, passenger improvements and capacity and must benefit wider railway and society.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:25:29 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1174338

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 improve rail services in (a) the North West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	9593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>In response to passengers’ needs, Northern introduced, in the December 2019 timetable, an extension of the Alderley Edge to Southport route which now takes customers into Manchester Piccadilly. It also secured a recent agreement with ASLEF to improve the reliability of Sunday services which will significantly reduce cancellations in the North West. Also, in December, Trans-Pennine Express (TPE) introduced a brand new service between Liverpool and Glasgow with three services running in each direction every day.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of new trains by both TPE and Northern also means an improved customer experience and faster journey times, connecting passengers to cities across the network.</p><p> </p><p>Trains services in the Wirral and Wallasey are provided by Merseyrail, the management of which is a devolved responsibility of Liverpool City Region.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:12 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1177637

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 establish new rail links (a) in Liverpool West Derby constituency and (b) the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>To help communities across the country, we have pledged £500m to start reopening lines closed following the Beeching report, reconnecting smaller towns, regenerating local economies and improving accessibility to jobs, homes and education.</p><p> </p><p>I encourage MPs, to work with local authorities and community groups in their constituency to come forward with proposals to reinstate axed local services and stations. This funding will help develop these proposals, and accelerate the delivery of schemes that are already being considered for restoration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/02/2020 15:30:31 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne