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806556

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line: Overcrowding
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 support Thameslink Railways in its management of capacity on trains between Bedford and St Pancras as a result of East Midland trains not stopping at (a) Luton and (b) Bedford from May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Ms Nadine Dorries
uin	119632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>As a result of East Midlands Trains being unable to stop at Bedford or Luton at peak times, the Department expects approximately 1500 passengers from Bedford and 500 passengers from Luton to transfer to Thameslink services to London each day, from May 2018. However, passengers on this route will benefit from capacity improvements as a result of the Thameslink Programme which mean that GTR will provide around 2000 additional seats from Bedford and nearly 3000 extra seats from Luton, off-setting the extra demand.</p><p> </p><p>In order to continue to provide some faster services between Bedford, Luton and London, GTR will remove some intermediate stops from a total of 4 trains in the morning and 6 trains in the evening. However, the improvements to capacity across the peak periods mean that GTR will still be able to provide more seats at intermediate stations than it does today.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 119633 question first answered 21/12/2017 09:41:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

806557

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department made of the effect on capacity of the Thameslink line between Bedford and St Pancras of East Midland line trains not stopping at (a) Bedford and (b) Luton from May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Ms Nadine Dorries
uin	119633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>As a result of East Midlands Trains being unable to stop at Bedford or Luton at peak times, the Department expects approximately 1500 passengers from Bedford and 500 passengers from Luton to transfer to Thameslink services to London each day, from May 2018. However, passengers on this route will benefit from capacity improvements as a result of the Thameslink Programme which mean that GTR will provide around 2000 additional seats from Bedford and nearly 3000 extra seats from Luton, off-setting the extra demand.</p><p> </p><p>In order to continue to provide some faster services between Bedford, Luton and London, GTR will remove some intermediate stops from a total of 4 trains in the morning and 6 trains in the evening. However, the improvements to capacity across the peak periods mean that GTR will still be able to provide more seats at intermediate stations than it does today.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 119632 question first answered 21/12/2017 09:41:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

806559

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level overcrowding on Thameslink trains between Bedford and St Pancras during peak times.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Ms Nadine Dorries
uin	119635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department publishes statistical information on levels of overcrowding on an annual basis. These statistics represent overcrowding levels during a typical autumn weekday peak and are available by train operator for central London stations and major cities in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) for Thameslink services arriving and departing St. Pancras International in autumn 2016, the latest period for which data are available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) for Thameslink services at St. Pancras International; autumn 2016</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AM peak arrivals (07:00-09:59)</p></td><td><p>PM peak departures (16:00-18:59)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.3%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Passengers in excess of capacity, or PiXC, shows the percentage of standard class passengers above a service’s capacity at its busiest point. For example, a train with a capacity of 90 carrying 100 standard class passengers has 10 passengers in excess of capacity, and its PiXC percentage is 10% (that is, 10 passengers out of 100 are over the train’s capacity).</p><p> </p><p>Further disaggregation of this data i.e. for particular services or routes are not published as they are deemed to be commercially confidential.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 10:47:58 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

806560

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Flitwick Station: Disability
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 feasibility of improving disabled access to platforms at Flitwick station; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Ms Nadine Dorries
uin	119636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to improving station accessibility and have continued with the Access for All programme which has delivered more than 160 accessible routes at stations. We will be making further funding available in the next Rail Control Period (2019-24) and will confirm the way in which we will deliver this as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>For schemes such as Flitwick to be considered for this future funding it will need strong support from the industry. A proportion of third party funding would also help to weight the station’s business case.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 09:47:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

806561

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Trains: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers travelled to London from Bedford during peak hours on East Midlands trains in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Ms Nadine Dorries
uin	119637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>There is no published information on the number of passengers travelling between Bedford and London.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 11:26:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

806562

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average spare capacity was on Thameslink trains from Bedford to St Pancras during peak hours in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Ms Nadine Dorries
uin	119638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>There is no published information on the average spare capacity on Thameslink trains between Bedford and London St Pancras.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 09:44:31 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

511463

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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, what assessment his Department has made of Govia Thameslink's ability to safely transport disabled passengers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	33580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We expect Govia Thameslink Railway to demonstrate its ability to carry all passengers safely through its safety management system. The Office of Rail and Road issues safety certificates for passenger operators in its capacity as safety regulator and carries out any enforcement necessary for safety issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/04/2016 14:57:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

511464

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line
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 make travel on the Thameslink line more accessible for disabled passengers.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	33581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>On the Thameslink route, the new Thameslink trains currently being manufactured will enter service later this year. The full fleet will be in service by the end of 2018. The train specification was developed to meet the latest standards and is fully compliant with accessibility standards for heavy rail (the Persons of Reduced Mobility Technical Specification for Interoperability – PRM-TSI).</p><p> </p><p>To aid boarding and alighting, the Thameslink Programme is providing dedicated ramps at stations and on board the trains, in addition to raised platform areas at busy central London stations that will step free from street level to the new trains. The boarding positions will be clearly indicated for disabled users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/04/2016 15:02:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

511467

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Visual Impairment
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 the travel experiences of blind and partially sighted people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	33607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government plans to publish an accessibility action plan (AAP) to improve the travel experience of disabled people, including blind and partially sighted people. We are working with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) to assess what information should go in this publication and how to update any other Departmental guidance to make it used and useful to visually impaired people and a wide audience. We plan for the AAP to be ready for wider consultation in the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/04/2016 15:07:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

434036

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were cancelled on the Govia Thameslink rail line due to adverse weather conditions in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	18739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The latest rail reporting period was 18th October to 14th November. There were 757 full and 1,623 part cancellations attributed to Network Rail causes. The causes include infrastructure failures, poor railhead conditions, external incidents (e.g. trespass and vandalism) and adverse weather related incidents. The Department does not hold disaggregated data that shows individual causes. The latest rail reporting period was 18th October to 14th November. There were 757 full and 1,623 part cancellations attributed to Network Rail causes. The causes include infrastructure failures, poor railhead conditions, external incidents (e.g. trespass and vandalism) and adverse weather related incidents. The Department does not hold disaggregated data that shows individual causes.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 18741 question first answered 10/12/2015 17:11:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries