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932060

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the contracts agreed with Great Northern and Thameslink on the Peterborough to London line provide for sufficient frequency and capacity of trains to enable adequate seating for passengers for the duration of their journey.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL9033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The full Great Northern and Thameslink timetable between London and Peterborough is designed to reflect the demand for these services in line with the requirements in the Franchise Agreement. We have been clear that the level of service since the May 2018 timetable change is not acceptable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/07/2018 10:52:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

932061

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last met senior officials from Great Northern and Thameslink for the London to Peterborough line to ensure progress on running a reliable timetable.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL9034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Transport are in daily contact with senior officials from Great Northern and Thameslink to ensure that performance on this part of the network is stabilised as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/07/2018 10:52:42 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

932062

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by Great Northern and Thameslink that for most afternoons on the London to Peterborough line there will be no stopping trains for 2 hours or more.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL9035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>We have made clear that the level of service since the May 2018 timetable change is not acceptable. Great Northern and Thameslink are currently operating an amended timetable to try to provide passengers with certainty. However, they plan to publish a new interim timetable in mid-July which is designed to bring stability to the service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/07/2018 10:51:07 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

932063

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with Great Northern and Thameslink the number of trains cancelled on the publicised day of travel on the London to Peterborough line.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL9036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is in daily contact with senior officials from Great Northern and Thameslink to ensure that performance on this part of the network is stabilised as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We have made clear that the level of service since the May 2018 timetable change is not acceptable. Great Northern and Thameslink are currently operating an amended timetable to try to provide passengers with certainty but I am aware that there have still been many cancellations on the day. Great Northern and Thameslink plan to publish a new interim timetable in mid-July which is designed to bring stability to the service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/07/2018 10:50:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

932064

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with Great Northern and Thameslink why station staff are not given a reliable timetable for the day's trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL9037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has been in regular contact with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), who run Thameslink and Great Northern services, about timetable reliability and passenger communication. We have made clear that the current situation is unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>GTR plan to publish a new interim timetable in mid-July which should be much more reliable and resilient than the current timetable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/07/2018 10:50:30 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby