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1404060

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services and Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for commissioning work on the development of an integrated transport system bringing rail and bus travel together .
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	106780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Bus Strategy has set out Government plans for bus and rail transport to be better integrated with other modes and with each other. Our Bus Service Improvement Plan guidance to local authorities, published in May 2021, is clear that more bus routes and demand-responsive services should serve railway stations and that bus services should be timed to connect with trains.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/01/2022 13:57:08 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1405173

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great British Railways: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to launch the competition for Great British Railways; and what the scope is of the consultation.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	109280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>The Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) is in the process of designing the selection process for the new headquarters. Details, including the scope, will be announced in the coming weeks with the aim of announcing the successful bid later this year.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 27/01/2022 13:03:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1415751

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the opportunities to develop Network Rail engineering support services and related expertise in York.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	110449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>Network Rail carefully assesses its facilities to ensure they best deliver for passengers and freight users and has continued to invest significantly in the Holgate Engineering Works in York in recent years. The site has been enhanced to enable Network Rail to better maintain its fleet safely and efficiently at a central location. Investment in the depot has created new job opportunities and Network Rail is committed to York as one of the long-term bases for its engineering fleet.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 27/01/2022 11:57:10 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1417405

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	York-Beverley Railway Line
	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 with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential economic merits of reopening the rail route between York and Hull.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	113180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>In January 2020, the Government pledged £500 million for the Restoring Your Railway programme to deliver on our manifesto commitment to start reopening lines and stations to reconnect smaller communities, regenerate local economies and improve access to jobs, homes and education. The bid for the Beverley to York line to the third round of the Ideas Fund, to improve connectivity and speed of travel between Hull, York and intermediate towns, was successful. Government will be awarding up to £50,000 of funding to the promoters to develop a Strategic Outline Business Case. Officials in the Department for Transport and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities continue to work closely together.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 01/02/2022 17:20:08 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1419638

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to use the 200th anniversary of the modern railway in 2025 to focus on the future skills required in the railway industry.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	117846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The 200 year anniversary is a nationally important moment to mark and celebrate. The DfT will work with the whole industry to make this a special event for workers and passengers alike. We are already working with the rail industry on future skills plans which will enable them to deliver a railway that is fit for the future. One of the commitments of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail is to create a new joined-up, cross sector training and skills offer which will support people at every career stage to develop skills and bring in experience from outside the rail sector.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/02/2022 12:02:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1419639

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Females and Minority Groups
	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 support the (a) recruitment and (b) training of (i) women and (ii) people from minority groups to work in the rail sector.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	117847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that the transport workforce better reflects our diverse society. On 7 February the Department published a Transport Labour Market and Skills Call for Views and Ideas, which asks for views on the future labour market and skills needs of the transport sector, including how we can do more to target and reduce the barriers to improving diversity, inclusion, and social mobility.</p><p>The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail also sets out a commitment to empower rail’s people and the new body, Great British Railways (GBR) will work with the sector to develop a new sector wide workforce plan with a joined up cross-sector training and skills offer. This approach will support a consistent and sustainable approach in future recruitment practices.</p><p>Passenger services rail operators are required under their respective contracts to provide apprenticeships to people from underrepresented groups within the rail sector. The Department has also included a requirement for passenger services rail operators to apply aspirational targets to encourage the increased recruitment of female and ethnic minority groups.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/02/2022 10:51:37 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1419897

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services and Railways: Fares
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of (a) the cost of (i) rail travel and (ii) bus travel on people's transport choices, and (b) the effectiveness of fare levels with regard to attracting more passengers, in the context of rising costs of living.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	118583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>Rail fares increases will be capped and tied to the Retail Price Index (RPI) figure for July 2021 (3.8 per cent). As in 2021, we have temporarily frozen fares for passengers to travel at the lower price for the entirety of January and February 2022 with fares changing on 1 March 2022, allowing passengers to renew their season ticket at a lower price. The Government has deliberately continued to use the July figure as it was lower than subsequent months. The December RPI figure (latest figure) is at 7.5 per cent.</p><p>We have recently introduced flexible season tickets on rail, which provide better value to most part-time commuters than buying daily tickets or traditional seasons. We have also saved a generation of passengers a third off their rail fares, including the 16-17 Saver and 26-30 Railcards and, most recently, the Veterans Railcard. These provide substantial discounts to rail passengers and encourage the use of rail travel.</p><p>The Department will also conduct a 12 month review of the flexible season tickets to evaluate their impact. We expect the review to report in the Summer of 2022.</p><p>With regards to buses, the National Bus Strategy sets out what we want to see on fares, including low flat fares (or maximum fares and daily price caps) to be the norm within cities and towns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/02/2022 11:28:41 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1455928

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the provision of audio and visual equipment on all buses.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	150221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 amended the Equality Act 2010 to include powers to require the provision of audible and visible information onboard local services in Great Britain. In the 2021 National Bus Strategy, we affirmed our commitment to mandating such provision, and we intend to lay Regulations later this year. In the meantime, we welcome the efforts of operators introducing audible and visible information in anticipation of the new requirement, with 49% of local buses now incorporating it.</p><p>To support small operators to comply with the Regulations, the government has allocated £3.5 million to the Real Time Information Group (RTIG) to distribute to those operators that most need it.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/04/2022 10:02:23 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1455930

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2022
	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, what steps Great British Railways is taking to ensure that rail services connect with other modes of transport; and what technology he plans to use to support a seamless passenger experience.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	150222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Great British Railways Transition Team is clear on the importance of rail integrating with other modes of transport, as emphasised in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail. Their recent call for evidence for the Whole Industry Strategic Plan, a 30-year strategy for the rail sector, sought responses on a range of topics including passenger experience, technology and modal integration. They are analysing responses ahead of the Call for Evidence Report shortly.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/04/2022 10:13:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1455931

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Digital Technology
	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 potential merits of digital platforms that map both rail journeys and intermodal travel.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	150223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>In February, the Department launched a consultation on Mobility as a Service which is currently live. The responses will feed into the development of a code of practice to help maximise the benefits of digital platforms for users.</p><p>Our vision, set out in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, is for closer integration between all forms of public transport. Great British Railways will also explore including other transport modes in its website and app to support seamless journeys.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/04/2022 10:30:12 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell