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1135169

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether section 14 of the Railway Regulation Act 1842 is used by Network Rail to gain access to tenanted railway arch premises.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	270382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>It is not standard practice for Network Rail to use section 14 to obtain access to tenanted railway arches. Network Rail has obtained access to a tenanted archway once in the last five years in order to maintain the integrity and safety of the railway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/07/2019 09:40:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135178

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 effectiveness of Network Rail's planned maintenance on the rail network in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	270387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for the independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), to assess the effectiveness of NR’s maintenance activity and its impact on the performance of the rail network. ORR reports every six months on its assessment of how Network Rail is performing in the “Network Rail Monitor”, which is available on the ORR’s website at ORR.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/07/2019 09:15:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135179

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 effectiveness of Network Rail's emergency maintenance on the rail network in the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	270388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for the independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), to assess the effectiveness of NR’s maintenance activity and its impact on the performance of the rail network. ORR reports every six months on its assessment of how Network Rail is performing in the “Network Rail Monitor”, which is available on the ORR’s website at ORR.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/07/2019 09:06:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135283

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding the Government has allocated to Network Rail in each of the last five years in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	270416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Funding for the railway in Scotland is devolved to the Scottish Government, who have responsibility for setting funding and outputs.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail and Road’s final determination includes Network Rail’s outputs and funding for 2014-2019 (CP5) for both England and Wales and Scotland.</p><p><a href="https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/452/pr13-final-determination.pdf" target="_blank">https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/452/pr13-final-determination.pdf</a></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Network Rail does not operate in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/07/2019 16:13:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1135284

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of each type of repair to Network Rail railway lines have been carried out in each of the last five years in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	270417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The tables attached sets out track renewals on the network by type over the past five years for England &amp; Wales and Scotland. Network Rail does not operate in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/07/2019 16:20:35 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones attachment 1 file name 270417 - Tables, track type.docx title Tables regarding track renewals
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1135220

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will sign his Department up to the UK Steel charter.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	270360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The department’s commercial activities comply with current government policy on steel procurement as set out in Cabinet Office guidance, Procurement Policy Note 11/16.</p><p>The department is happy to commit to supporting the charter where this is relevant to our commercial activities and only where consistent with the relevant regulations.</p><p>The department is reviewing the charter and the steps within it, and will discuss with other departments as appropriate in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 270363 question first answered 05/07/2019 11:44:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1135224

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has had discussions with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the UK Steel charter.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	270363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The department’s commercial activities comply with current government policy on steel procurement as set out in Cabinet Office guidance, Procurement Policy Note 11/16.</p><p>The department is happy to commit to supporting the charter where this is relevant to our commercial activities and only where consistent with the relevant regulations.</p><p>The department is reviewing the charter and the steps within it, and will discuss with other departments as appropriate in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 270360 question first answered 05/07/2019 11:44:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1135350

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department plans to increase funding for ESOL to ensure that all refugees can access a minimum of eight hours a week of formal accredited English language teaching for their first two years in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	270447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that learning English is essential to enabling refugees to rebuild their lives. The department supports adults in England through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) to secure the English language skills that they need. The Home Office and the Department for Education have also provided £10 million to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes. The government has committed to developing a new strategy for English for speakers of other languages in 2019. Funding for all programmes beyond 2019/20, including any potential funding for this strategy, will be set during the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/07/2019 16:04:35 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1135422

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Settle-Carlisle Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make improvements to (1) the Settle and Carlisle railway line, and (2) rail services between Leeds and Carlisle, in the short, medium or long term, with a view to returning the status of that line to a main line.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL16743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans in either infrastructure or service provision terms to return the Settle and Carlisle to a main line. Whilst the railway needs to balance passenger and stakeholder aspirations with the practical and economic viability of running additional services, ideas can always be put forward to Transport for the North for consideration. It should be noted that, as part of the current Northern Franchise, some additional evening and Sunday services have been added to the route.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/07/2019 10:53:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1135423

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Settle-Carlisle Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to promote the use of reformed Class 43 Mark 3 InterCity 125 sets in order to provide a better service and passenger experience on the Settle and Carlisle railway line and rail services between Leeds and Carlisle; and what consideration they have given to extending Settle and Carlisle rail services into Scotland, the East Midlands or elsewhere.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL16744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not currently have any plans to promote the use of reformed Class 43 Mark 3 InterCity 125 sets on the Settle and Carlisle railway line and rail services. Northern’s existing fleet of 243 trains is in the process of being fully upgraded to a high standard. It is committed to improving customers’ on-board experience and has refurbished over 50% of its fleet already. The programme will see the introduction of free customer Wi-Fi, at seat power sockets and customer information media screens on all Northern’s trains. There are currently no plans to extend the Settle and Carlisle rail services into Scotland, the East Midlands or elsewhere, however ideas for these can always be put forward to Transport for the North for consideration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/07/2019 10:56:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves