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706270

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to review the National Rail Conditions of Travel to ensure compliance with consumer protection laws.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	65975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has an approval role under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement for changes to the National Rail Conditions of Travel.</p><p> </p><p>The Rail Delivery Group is responsible for the management of the National Rail Conditions of Travel and it is for them to propose changes to the Secretary of State for approval.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/03/2017 15:46:58 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

450542

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London Airports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 December 2015 (HL Deb, col 1885) on aviation capacity, what additional work is now being undertaken on (1) air quality, (2) noise, (3) carbon emissions, (4) surface access to airports, (5) managing the wider impacts of airports on local communities, and (6) the funding and financing of new runways; and when this work will be complete.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Valentine
	uin	HL5904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>We are testing the Airports Commission’s work on air quality further against the Government’s new air quality plan, as recommended by the Environmental Audit Committee. This is additional work to test compliance, and build confidence that expansion can take place within legal limits. The further work on air quality is only one element of a wider package of further work.</p><p> </p><p>We are dealing with concerns about noise to get the best outcome for residents, and doing more work on carbon to address concerns on sustainability, particularly during construction. We want to make sure that communities get the best possible mitigation deal.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are doing due diligence on the plans for surface access to the airports by talking to both the promoters and the key delivery bodies.</p><p> </p><p>We are also carrying out extra assurance to assess the runways’ potential both locally and nationally so it can deliver more jobs, more growth and more apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>On funding and financing, the Airports Commission has provided an extensive examination of the costs, financing, and commercial viability of airport expansion. The Airports Commission and the scheme promoters have made it clear that new runway capacity will be privately delivered and financed.</p><p> </p><p>We anticipate that all this further work will conclude over the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/02/2016 12:04:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3757 label Biography information for Baroness Valentine

620047

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date Govia Thameslink Railways' application for force majeure was received; whether there is a date by which his Department (a) must and (b) plans to respond to that application; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	49876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) first notified the Department on 20 April 2016 in advance of the conductors strike on 26 April 2016 that they would potentially be submitting a claim for force majeure. This claim was submitted to the Department on 1 June 2016 and GTR have submitted information on a regular basis since. The circumstances that have led to GTR submitting their claims for force majeure in this instance are exceptional in their complexity and unprecedented in scale. This is reflected in the volume of information GTR is providing to the Department. Whilst the franchise agreement does not specify a set timeframe in which these claims must be processed, the Department is processing the claims consistently with the contract to ensure that passenger and taxpayer interests are protected.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/11/2016 14:54:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

620055

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake an Equality Impact Assessment of Driver Only Operation.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	49928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>We are not planning to undertake an assessment, as it is for the individual operator to decide what level of assessment to carry out, in relation to their Legal obligations under the Equality Act and their Disabled Peoples Protection Policy which is a Passenger Operator License Condition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/11/2016 14:40:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

620056

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess whether (a) Govia Thameslink Railway and (b) his Department have met their public sector equality duty in relation to the extension of Driver Only Operation.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	49929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined for everyone to have the same access to public transport and all train companies must comply with their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and their Disabled People’s Protection Policy (which is a Passenger Operator Licence Condition) in respect of all aspects of their operation, including where Driver Only Operation is in effect. The Disabled People’s Protection Policy is approved and monitored by the ORR.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/11/2016 14:38:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

620057

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which stations on the Govia Thameslink Railway Southern routes operate unstaffed some or all of the time; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	49927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Within the GTR network, there are 156 stations on the Southern route. Of these:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>UNSTAFFED</strong></p><p>Aldrington, Amberley, Ashurst, Appledore, Belmont, Birkbeck, Bishopstone, Banstead,</p><p>Box Hill &amp; Westhumble, Collington, Cooksbridge, Cowden, Doleham, East Worthing, Edenbridge, Epsom Downs, Faygate, Fishbourne, Fishersgate, Glynde, Godstone, Hever, Holmwood, Leigh, Newhaven Harbour, Normans Bay, Nutbourne, Nutfield, Ockley, Ore, Penhurst, Pevensey Bay, Southease, Three Oaks, Warnham, Winchelsea.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total – 35 stations </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>PARTLY STAFFED – STAFFED FOR SOME PART OF THE DAY</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Arundel, Balcombe, Berwick, Billingshurst, Bosham, Burgess Hill, Buxted, Chipstead, Christ’s Hospital, Cooden Beach, Crowborough, Dormans, Durrington-On-Sea, Earlswood,</p><p>Edenbridge Town, Emsworth, Eridge, Ewell East, Ford, Goring-By-Sea, Ham Street, Hampden Park,</p><p>Hassocks, Hurst Green, Ifield, Kingswood, Lingfield, Littlehaven, London Road, Moulescoomb,</p><p>Newhaven Town, Pevensey &amp; Westham, Plumpton, Preston Park, Pulborough, Purley Oaks, Rye, Salfords, Seaford, Southbourne, Southwick, Tadworth, Tattenham Corner, Uckfield, Upper Warlingham, Warblington, West Worthing, Whyteleafe, Whyteleafe South, Wivelsfield, Woldingham, Woodmansterne.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Total – 53 stations</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>FULLY STAFFED – STAFFED FROM THE FIRST TO LAST TRAIN</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Angmering, Ashstead, Balham, Barnham, Battersea Park, Bexhill, Bognor Regis, Brighton, Carshalton, Carshalton Beeches, Caterham, Cheam, Chichester, Coulsdon South, Coulsdon Town, Crawley, Dorking, East Croydon, East Dulwich, East Grinstead, Eastbourne, Epsom, Falmer, Gatwick Airport, Gipsy Hill, Hackbridge, Haywards Heath, Horley, Horsham, Hove, Kenley, Lancing, Leatherhead, Lewes, Littlehampton, Merstham, Mitcham Eastfields, Mitcham Junction, Norbury, North Dulwich, Oxted, Peckham Rye, Polegate, Portslade, Purley, Queens Road Peckham, Redhill, Reigate, Reedham, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Shoreham-By-Sea, South Bermondsey, South Croydon, Streatham, Streatham Common, Streatham Hill, Sutton, Thornton Heath, Three Bridges, Tulse Hill, Waddon, Wallington, Wandsworth Common, West Norwood, Worthing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Total – 68 Stations</strong>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/11/2016 14:44:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754888

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Brighton Main Line
	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 21 March 2017 to Question 68148, if he will take steps to safeguard for transport purposes critical land in the central Croydon area for the Brighton Mainline upgrade; what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail about that land; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	6450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Brighton Mainline upgrade proposals are at a relatively early stage of development. We are continuing to support Network Rail in refining the proposals, and as part of this we will consider advice it puts forward on land requirements. This assessment will be in light of the overall business case for the upgrade proposals.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/09/2017 16:48:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754907

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
	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 25 July 2016 to Question 43366, for what reasons the requirements for services to be Driver Only Operation were (a) not redacted in the Invitation to Tender for the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Franchise and (b) redacted on the GTR Franchise Agreement; if he will remove the redactions on the requirements for services to be Driver Only Operation on the GTR Franchise Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	6546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The TSGN Invitation To Tender requirements for Driver Only Operation were not redacted as they were a stated requirement of the Department for all bidders. The requirements for Driver Only Operation were redacted from the TSGN Franchise Agreement on the grounds of commercial interests and they remain redacted on the same grounds.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/09/2017 16:29:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757079

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Ticket Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the scheduled opening and closing times of every ticket office along the Brighton Mainline portion of the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise are; whether those opening times have been met in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	8467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The regulated opening hours of ticket offices are set out in Schedule 17 of the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement which is published by the Rail Delivery Group on their website.</p><p><a href="https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/files/Publications/services/rsp/TSA_schedule_17_July_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/files/Publications/services/rsp/TSA_schedule_17_July_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This information has been placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Compliance with these hours is not monitored by the Department. We expect that Govia Thameslink Railway will manage the opening hours effectively.</p><p> </p><p>If an issue is raised with the Department, we will investigate as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/09/2017 15:13:42 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757080

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
	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 technology required for the introduction of part-time season tickets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	8306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has announced his ambition for all passengers to have a smart choice for their ticket by the end of 2018. In the Autumn Statement 2016, the government committed to spend around £80m to accelerate the roll out of smart ticketing, including season tickets, singles and returns. Ultimately, smart ticketing can help to unlock further innovations, such as multi-buy season tickets and pay-as-you-go ticketing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/09/2017 12:16:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas