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1019894

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in (a) the Department for Transport (b) HM Treasury (c) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (d) Number 10 Downing Street are (i) working on or (b) seconded to the Williams Rail Review.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Williams Rail Review is utilising staff and drawing flexibly on a wide range of expertise from across government and interested organisations.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2018 13:43:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019895

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Williams Rail Review been directed to consider (a) Network Rail’s debt and (b) the railway pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Williams Rail Review’s Terms of Reference sets out that the Review should consider the long-term affordability of the railway and its recommendations should support delivery of a system that is financially sustainable and able to address long-term cost pressures.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/12/2018 11:41:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019897

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the capacity for rail freight growth will be included in the Government’s specification for the north Transpennine as a result of his Department's internal Board Investment and Commercial Committee meeting held on 19 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Transpennine Route Upgrade design remit continues to include freight options. Network Rail, the Department and TfN will continue to work closely to develop the programme further and I expect work to begin in Spring next year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2018 13:32:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019898

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has he had with Transport for the North on the exclusion of freight from the specification of the north Transpennine upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have met TfN representatives on a number of occasions to discuss Trans Pennine Upgrade and other rail issues and confirm that the remit for the upgrade continues to include freight options. Network Rail, the Department and TfN will continue to work closely to develop the programme further and we expect work to begin in Spring next year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2018 14:01:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019899

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to increase the volume of rail freight from ports in the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>In Control Period 5 (2014-2019), Government is investing £235m in the Strategic Freight Network – a ring fenced fund to support projects and enhancements where there is the opportunity for more freight to be transported by rail.</p><p> </p><p>This investment includes W12 gauge clearance to allow higher and wider containers to be transported between the Port of Immingham and Doncaster. An Outline Business Case (OBC) is also being developed for a gauge clearance scheme from the Port of Tees to the ECML at Northallerton, jointly funded by Government and by the Tees Valley Combined Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Government is working with Network Rail, Transport for the North, and the industry to develop options for investment in the network in CP6 in the North of England.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2018 08:40:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019901

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Network Rail: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Network Rail is entitled to carry over funds for each financial year in Control Period 6 between 2019 and 2024.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Given the size of its capital spending portfolio, Network Rail will be granted financial flexibilities over its spending which will allow it to move funds between financial years, to reflect the inherent volatility of capital spending. These flexibilities were set out in the Department for Transport’s response to the Office of Rail and Road’s second consultation on Periodic Review 18’s financial framework, published in June 2018, available at http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/27862/pr18-responses-to-second-consultation-on-the-financial-framework.pdf</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2018 14:39:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019434

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Williams rail review will include an assessment of HS2; and what assessment he has made of the optimum rail industry structure to ensure that HS2 benefits the entire railway network.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Williams Rail Review terms of reference announced by the Secretary of State on 11th October, the Review’s remit does not include assessing the specific infrastructure and services that should be provided by the railway. It is therefore not reconsidering public investment decisions made through existing franchise agreements, Control Period 6 commitments, High Speed 2 (HS2) and other major projects.</p><p> </p><p>The Review will consider and make recommendations about which structures and commercial models will best serve the current and future railway, including ensuring the benefits from HS2 and other major rail projects are fully captured.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/12/2018 11:57:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019437

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Croydon
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 21 November 2018 to Question 191424 on Railways: Croydon, whether the Rail Enhancements Pipeline contains provisions to expedite the development of a Final Business Case where a clear and urgent economic need for infrastructure improvement exists and has been verified by a local enterprise partnership.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>When the Government published guidance in March 2018, we made clear that the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline would be kept under constant review to ensure that decision making about enhancements is agile. Government will take account of affordability and the need to adjust the pipeline to reflect the changing nature of transport, technology and the economy and support the best outcomes for passengers, freight users and the taxpayer. The Government has already committed more than £28m to fully understand the railway opportunities and challenges in the Croydon area, working closely with local partners. We expect to make decisions on the next stage of work in late 2019.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/12/2018 10:10:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019439

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train operating companues offer tickets on smartcards that can be used throughout the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s goal, set out last year in “Connecting people: a strategic vision for rail”, is to make smart ticketing available across almost all the network by the end of this year. The rail industry is on track to deliver a smart card or barcode option that passengers can choose to use for singles, returns and seasons on journeys across almost all of the rail network by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 198331 question first answered 11/12/2018 11:14:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1019440

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train operating companies offer (a) paper and (b) mobile barcode tickets to all destinations on the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	198331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s goal, set out last year in “Connecting people: a strategic vision for rail”, is to make smart ticketing available across almost all the network by the end of this year. The rail industry is on track to deliver a smart card or barcode option that passengers can choose to use for singles, returns and seasons on journeys across almost all of the rail network by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 198227 question first answered 11/12/2018 11:14:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald