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392025

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the pause in the electrification of the TransPennine rail line and Midland Main Line will affect (1) the ending of the use of Pacer vehicles on the Northern franchise by 2020, and (2) the terms and conditions relating to the re-letting of the Northern franchise.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The pause in the electrification of TransPennine and Midland Main Line will have no impact on the ending of the use of Pacer vehicles on the Northern franchise by 2020 or the terms and conditions relating to the re-letting of the Northern franchise.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/07/2015 10:03:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

392026

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any assessment of whether the replacement of Class 170 diesel multiple units by Class 156 units on the TransPennine franchise has resulted in a change in the quality of service; and if so, whether it has changed for better or worse.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The decision to move the Class 170 diesel multiple units from the TransPennine Express franchise was a commercial one made by their owner Porterbrook Rail Leasing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/07/2015 10:02:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

392085

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to reduce road accidents and fatalities among 15 to 18 year-olds; what plans they have to introduce restrictions on carrying passengers for that age group; and what assessment they have made of the impact of such a restriction on road accidents and fatalities in that age group.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL1840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>Britain has some of the safest roads in the world, and there were fewer deaths on British roads in 2013 than at any time since records began. However, we want to make our roads even safer and that is why this Government will be looking at the best ways to improve road safety during this Parliament and beyond. There is a difficult balance to strike between the safety and the freedom of our young people. We won’t rule out any programme that safeguards young people, but at the moment we are focussing on technological and behavioural solutions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/07/2015 10:02:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

391890

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gospel Oak-Barking Railway Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable is planned for the electrification of the Barking to Gospel Oak line; what forecast he has made of the cost of that electrification; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	8322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail proposes to deliver electrification of the Barking to Gospel Oak line by summer 2017, in time for the new four-car electric trains ordered by TfL to be introduced in 2018. Network Rail is still assessing the detailed cost of the electrification and gauge enhancement scheme between Thameshaven/Tilbury Docks and the Midland Main Line via Barking and Gospel Oak and the forecast cost will be provided to DfT in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/09/2015 10:28:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

391892

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
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 20 July 2015 to Question 6967, what funding has been allocated to each project for each year under the heading, Funding for projects in addition to the agreed Rail Investment Strategy, given in the Answer of 9 July 2015 to Question 5694.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	8163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The projects in addition to the agreed Rail Investment Strategy are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding (m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ely-Soham double tracking</p></td><td><p>35.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syston – Stoke gauge enhancement</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield Tram Train</p></td><td><p>48.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Stations Fund (5 stations)</p></td><td><p>19.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere electrification</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Western flood resistance</p></td><td><p>26.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull electrification study</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry – Nuneaton Phase 2</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan – Bolton electrification</p></td><td><p>37.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gospel Oak – Barking and London freight electrification</p></td><td><p>90.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gatwick station (second phase)</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chesterton Station</p></td><td><p>44.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Access for All ‘top-up’</p></td><td><p>60.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The project funding is not broken down by year as Network Rail was reclassified to the public sector, which means that project funding spend is triggered by the projects’ actual expenditure in each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a small variation between the total funding amounts in this table and the one sent earlier under the heading “Funding for projects in addition to the agreed Rail Investment Strategy”. This is because the table in question 5694 is a cash forecast year by year, whereas this table is the price set at the projects’ earlier approval dates.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/09/2015 10:39:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

391896

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chase Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) work has been carried out and (b) expenditure has been made on work to electrify and upgrade the Chase Line from Walsall to Rugeley Trent Valley to date.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	8229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail is carrying out the work to improve the Walsall to Rugeley Trent Valley Line. They have advised that £27.3m has been incurred so far on the project to electrify the line. Work carried out to date has included the structures clearance work, detailed design of the electrification system, and the contract award to ABC Electrification, the main contractor.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The route clearance work is substantially complete and has gone well. This has involved 5 bridges being reconstructed, and 11 track lowerings being undertaken. The remaining significant civil engineering work is to lift the headroom in Park St Tunnel, Walsall, which is scheduled to be carried out from October 2015 to May 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An interfacing scheme (journey time improvement between Ryecroft and Rugeley) is currently in the detailed design phase.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/09/2015 10:26:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

391897

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chase Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether electrification of the Chase Line from Walsall to Rugeley Trent Valley is included in the projects paused as part of the assessment of the High Level Output Specification.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	8230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The electrification of the Chase Line from Walsall to Rugeley Trent Valley is continuing and is scheduled to be completed by December 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/09/2015 10:38:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

391898

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
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 16 July 2015 to Question 6793, whether he has seen or requested a copy of the list of projects that would be stopped or refused which was referred to on page 3 of Network Rail's Board minutes of 25 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	8231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>No projects are being cancelled. The Secretary of State has asked Sir Peter Hendy to put forward proposals for re-planning the CP5 investment programme to ensure it can be delivered effectively and efficiently.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/09/2015 10:44:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

391901

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what metric his Department uses to assess the risk-assessed level of staffing at coastguard operations centres; and what assessment he has made of those risk-assessed staffing levels using this metric at each of the coastguard operations centres in the period from January 2015 to July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	8374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Coastguard has undertaken an in depth analysis of its historical incident data to develop suggested staffing levels for the National Network by time of day (day or night) and season (low, medium, high and peak). During the current transition period this level has also depended on the geographical scope of the National Network as areas previously managed by Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres migrate into it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between January and July 2015 the National Network was staffed at the suggested levels on 93% of occasions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On occasions where staffing is below these levels the flexibility of the National Network allows for support to be made available to teams experiencing very high workloads from teams elsewhere in the network with spare capacity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/09/2015 10:36:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

391902

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Fareham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of staff at the National Maritime Operation Centre at Fareham had attained the qualification level required for the Centre to reach full operational capacity by December 2015 by 21 July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	8376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As at 21 July 2015 61 out of the 75 Coastguards (81%) appointed to roles at the National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) in Fareham had attained the qualification level required for the Centre to reach full operational capacity by December 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Recruitment and training for the NMOC and wider National Network is phased incrementally to deliver the right number of Coastguards at the right point in the transition timetable. The new National Network progressively became operational from September 2014; transition will complete by the end of December 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/09/2015 10:25:23 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden