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1652058

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Morocco-UK Power Project on the number of maritime jobs in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	193291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not plan to make an assessment of the potential impact on the Morocco-UK Power Project on the number of maritime jobs in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 17/07/2023 13:29:59 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1695330

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the (a) Directors of Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway and (b) Chief Executive of the Office of Rail and Road on the inclusion of Wellington in Shropshire in future services operated by Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	uin	18095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Industry Consultation, conducted by Network Rail, the Department for Transport reviewed the open access application from Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway and was supportive in principle of this application. Department for Transport officials have engaged with Directors at Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Passenger open access operators are train operators that run services without contractual arrangements or direct support from Government. Decisions on access to the rail network are a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its role as independent regulator for the rail industry and the Department for Transport is unable to direct the ORR in its decision making. Should Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway wish to include Wellington in Shropshire in future open access proposals they will need to apply to the ORR in the usual manner.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/03/2024 15:46:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1680781

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wokingham Borough Council: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grants were provided by his Department to Wokingham Borough Council in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial year; and how much was awarded in each grant.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	8642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Wokingham Borough Council have received the following grants from the Department for Transport:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grant</p></td><td><p>FY 2022-23</p></td><td><p>FY 2023-24 to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bus Recovery Grant – Local Transport Fund</p></td><td><p>£225,225.24</p></td><td><p>£131,792.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced Bus Partnership Capacity (Revenue) Grant 2022/23</p></td><td><p>£171,000.00</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bus Service Improvement Plan</p></td><td><p>£200,661.00</p></td><td><p>£200,661.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bus Service Operators Grant Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>£111,461.00</p></td><td><p>£111,461.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authorities Capability Fund</p></td><td><p>£127,359.00</p></td><td><p>£63,680.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authorities Infrastructure Fund</p></td><td><p>£578,805.00</p></td><td><p>£27,410.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>On-street Residential Charge Point Scheme</p></td><td><p>£130,125.00</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Capability Fund</p></td><td><p>£50,670</p></td><td><p>£115,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Budget 2023 Maintenance Funding</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£589,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maintenance funding uplift from HS2 Euston savings</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£418,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Wokingham Borough Council was also allocated for 2022 to 2025 (3 years) the following grant awards: Pothole Fund £1.473m, Highways Maintenance Block £1.841m and Integrated Transport Block £0.740m.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 16/01/2024 16:51:49 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1686412

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Whitchurch Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken with Network Rail to make Whitchurch railway station fully accessible.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	12476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement, the Government confirmed £350m of additional funding will be made available to improve the accessibility of stations across Great Britain. We are assessing over 300 nominations for Access for All funding, including a nomination for Whitchurch railway station. If successful, the funding will create an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. Successful nominations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/02/2024 14:37:06 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1674048

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of West Midland Trains depot facilities that will be available for the new Class 730 train fleet.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	4396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>As part of the West Midlands Trains (WMT) National Rail Contract, WMT is required to provide sufficient depot and stabling facilities for the new Class 730 train fleet and has developed plans to provide these. Work is already underway at Bletchley and should start next year at another site. Until these are completed, interim arrangements will be used as required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/12/2023 12:25:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1678539

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock
	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 5 December 2023 to Question 4396 on West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock, how much funding his Department plans to provide through the West Midlands Trains National Rail Contract for depot and stabling facilities for the Class 730 train fleet.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	7316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department continues to work closely with West Midlands Trains on new and additional depot and stabling facilities for the Class 730 train fleet. As these projects are live and the size of the final programme is still being determined, the costs are not yet known, and funding options continue to be developed and should be finalised in 2024.</p><p>Overall, however, this will be a major investment in the region’s railways.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/01/2024 16:20:40 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1668031

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had his Italian counterpart on First Trenitalia's operation and part-ownership of the West Coast Partnership rail franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2023 11:37:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1683507

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	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: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will grant an immediate emergency exemption of at least six months to allow West Coast Rail company to make a new application for a new exemption certificate.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	10433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The decisions on issuing exemptions from safety requirements, including the Railway Safety Regulations 1999, are a matter for the Office of Rail and Road, in its capacity as the independent regulator for rail safety. The Department has no powers to issue exemptions from the safety requirements itself.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/01/2024 11:08:32 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1668445

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203073 on Railways: Greater Manchester, whether funding for Network North will be allocated to track upgrades on the West Coast Mainline.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>High Speed 2 (HS2) will now be delivered between Euston in central London and the West Midlands as planned, with a branch to Handsacre, near Lichfield, where there is a plan for HS2 services to travel to Liverpool, Manchester and Scotland via the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Following the announcement of Network North, the Department is also working with industry to develop the plan for a train service to maximise the use of the WCML. Network Rail will also consider the implications of Network North for the West Coast Main Line when planning its future operations, maintenance and renewals.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 14:14:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1664452

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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: Freight
	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 potential increase in freight that will be transported along the West Coast Main Line in the context of not proceeding with the northern section of HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	202305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>No decisions have been made on the train service that will run when HS2 opens. These will be made in due course and be subject to consultation, taking advice from the industry. These considerations will include passenger and freight services available on the West Coast Mainline from released capacity.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/10/2023 12:22:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill