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1714917

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Secondhand Goods
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 merits of providing funding for an awareness campaign to help tackle negative perceptions over the long-term (a) viability and (b) reliability of second-hand electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	24291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Alongside government, industry plays an important role in communicating factual information on EVs and charging infrastructure to consumers. That is why in the Plan for Drivers, the Government committed to working with industry to address common misconceptions around electric vehicles (EVs) and communicate the many benefits of transitioning to EVs, both new and used.</p><p> </p><p>In February, the Government published information on EVs, including used vehicles, and EV charging infrastructure. The Government is also taking proactive action to counter inaccurate information presented by the media on the subject of EVs, when this arises.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 09/05/2024 12:02:51 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1696872

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many boreholes along the HS2 Phase 2 route have (a) been filled and (b) had land restored since the decision to cancel Phase 2; and when he expects the work of removing boreholes and compounds along the Phase 2 route be completed.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	19157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Work continues to develop the closedown, remediation, and demobilisation plan for Phase 2. A further update will be provided in the next HS2 parliamentary report.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/03/2024 15:07:50 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1695455

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	High Speed 2 Line: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the value engineering report for the design of the proposed Handsacre Junction of HS2 from 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	18254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold and is not aware of a value engineering report of the proposed HS2 Handsacre Junction from 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/03/2024 17:24:43 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1693937

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the value engineering report for the design of the proposed Handsacre Junction of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	17226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>There have been no value engineering reports on Handsacre junction since Network North. Previous decisions to change the design of Handsacre junction were made to reduce costs and disruption for passengers on the West Coast Main Line during construction, which was value for money given the previous plan to deliver Phase 2a on an accelerated timeframe would have resulted in the use of the junction for more than 1 train per hour in each direction only for a very short period.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/03/2024 15:54:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1686242

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	Avanti West Coast: 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 (a) whether any issues were identified during the testing of new Hitachi AT300 rolling stock to replace Voyager on Avanti West Coast services, (b) whether an assessment has been made of the potential effect of the lack of tilt mechanism for those trains on (i) maintaining safe operation around bends at speed, (ii) journey times and (iii) rail timetables and (c) for what reason the tender for the rolling stock replacement for Voyager on Avanti West Coast services did not specify the inclusion of a tilt mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	12360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The procurement, safety risk assessment, and safe operation of the Hitachi AT300 rolling stock is the responsibility of the operator. When running rolling stock procurements, operators take account of factors such as what products are available to the market, reliability, operating cost, passenger capacity, comfort and environmental performance. Network Rail is currently upgrading infrastructure on parts of the West Coast Main Line to allow higher speed running with non-tilting trains. The Office of Rail and Road is responsible for ensuring the new trains meet rail safety regulatory requirements before they can operate on the mainline.</p><p>The Department is looking forward to the introduction of Avanti West Coast's brand new Hitachi rolling stock later this year which will replace its current diesel fleet in line with the Department's goal to run a more sustainable railway, resulting in a 61 per cent cut in carbon emissions, as well as offering more space and a quieter journey for passengers.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/02/2024 16:13:43 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1645300

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a provision for a break clause in the HS2 Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	189994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Invitation to Tender for the HS2 Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner was published on 13 January 2022. This set out the structure of the contract including the segmenting of the work into Service Delivery Plans.</p><p> </p><p>Following the fiscal settlement for Phase 2a for the next two financial years as agreed in the Spring budget, HS2 Ltd are advancing the DDP procurement and a tender addendum was issued to the parties on 31 May 2023. The plan is to award the contract in November 2023 commencing with Service Delivery Plan 1. Decisions on contracting subsequent Service Delivery Plans will be taken at the relevant point in the delivery of project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/06/2023 12:46:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1585799

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two and Network Rail: Handbooks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the joint Network Rail-HS2 On Network Works handbook; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	143844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to publish the On Network Works handbook as it is an internal document.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/02/2023 12:38:58 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1580110

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) address overcrowding on and (b) improve connectivity of rail services between Manchester and Birmingham via Stoke-on-Trent.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	131257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I welcome that passengers are returning to the railway. The CrossCountry franchise runs to October 2023 and a new contract is being developed. This will consider options for affordable opportunities to increase capacity on CrossCountry services in future years.</p><p> </p><p>CrossCountry is working to increase the frequency of services connecting Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent with Birmingham, Bristol and Bournemouth during 2023, and their plans will be made public soon.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2023 13:02:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1580111

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to upgrade train rolling stock on Crosscountry services to (a) address overcrowding and poor accessibility and (b) meet 2050 net zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	131258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The rolling stock requirements for the next CrossCountry contract are yet to be decided. Most of its fleet is around 20 years old, far short of the trains’ life expectancy, and is all fully accessible. The Department will consider value for money proposals offering an increase in capacity and wider passenger benefits.</p><p> </p><p>CrossCountry is working with the rolling stock owners on options to reduce the carbon footprint of the CrossCountry train fleet.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2023 13:05:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1580112

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason it is not his policy to replace Crosscountry train rollingstock with bi-mode multiple units for use with overhead electric wires.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	131259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Most trains in the CrossCountry fleet are around 20 years old; far from their operating life expectancy. CrossCountry are working with rolling stock owners to reduce the carbon footprint of its train fleet.</p><p> </p><p>Our Transport Decarbonisation Plan commits to delivering a Net Zero rail network by 2050, with sustained carbon reductions in rail along the way. Our ambition is to remove all diesel-only trains from the network by 2040.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2023 13:06:52 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton