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849918

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals to increase the capacity of the railway line east of Leeds station by building two more tracks or in other ways.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to improving journeys on the Transpennine route between Manchester, Leeds and York, bringing in state of the art trains, longer carriages and more frequent services for passengers by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>But we want to go further. We expect to spend around £3 billion to upgrade this key route as soon as possible. Improvements we are targeting include journey times of around 62 minutes between Manchester and York, as well as the ability to run more frequent and longer trains, and improvements to reliability. We are working with Network Rail and Rail North to determine the best way to achieve these major improvements for passengers, through a rolling programme of upgrades. To support this, Network Rail has now established options for infrastructure works that could deliver these improved journeys. We will now consider these before making further decisions later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting the development of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) which aims to improve connectivity between the main cities of the North, including Leeds. We are providing Transport for the North with £60 million of funding from the Transport Development Fund to develop the business case. Furthermore, In October the Chancellor announced £300 million of funding to futureproof HS2 to accommodate future NPR junctions. One of these junctions would directly enable enhanced services between Leeds and York.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/03/2018 14:27:09 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

849919

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the process, and (2) the timetable, for taking decisions on the electrification of all or part of the railway line between Stalybridge and Leeds.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail has now established options for infrastructure works that could deliver passenger improvements. We are considering these before making further decisions later this year.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to improving journeys on the Transpennine route, bringing in state of the art trains, longer carriages and more frequent services for passengers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/03/2018 14:25:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

849920

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations are responsible for drawing up proposals for a new high-speed railway line between Leeds, Bradford and Manchester; and what is (1) the timetable, and (2) the budget, for that work.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and Transport for the North (TfN) are working in partnership to develop proposals for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), to improve connectivity between the main cities of the North, including between Manchester and Leeds.</p><p> </p><p>A range of proposals are being considered which will form the basis of the business case for NPR, which is due at the end of 2018. Throughout this work, TfN are engaging with Local Authority Partners across the North including the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting TfN throughout this phase of the work with £60 million of funding from the Transport Development Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/03/2018 14:41:19 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

837493

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
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 30 January 2018 to Question 125477 on Railways: North of England, whether the journey times will be seven minutes longer for the duration of the franchise, until 2023.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	126612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>There is no contractual requirement for TransPennine Express (TPE) to change this for the remainder of the current franchise, however, we and TPE are aware of the sensitivities around this change, and this will be kept under review.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that in our previous response we stated that 8 minutes would be the journey time increase.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/02/2018 14:16:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

833718

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
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 effect on journey times between Hull and Manchester of the provision in the TransPennine franchise that trains will stop at an increased number of stations on that route after 19 May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	125477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>From May 2018 the journey time increases by 8 minutes due to 3 additional station stops going into the timetable. This is as a result of a major re-cast by the current TransPennine franchisee of the North TransPennine services from May 2018. No further change to journey time is currently planned beyond that point.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/02/2018 10:51:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

819848

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department received the options paper on the development of potential infrastructure options for the Transpennine route upgrade.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	121920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department received a report from Network Rail outlining a series of options for upgrading the Transpennine Route in December. The Department is committed to taking this programme forward to the next development stage and is working together with local stakeholders on this.</p><p> </p><p>A range of options were assessed by Network Rail in the development of their report to deliver increased line speeds and capacity. The report does not make any recommendations; rather it provides a series of potential interventions that deliver a range of outputs.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 121921 121922 question first answered 17/01/2018 13:00:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 34297 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

819849

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what options were assessed in the options paper for the development of potential infrastructure options for the Transpennine route upgrade.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	121921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department received a report from Network Rail outlining a series of options for upgrading the Transpennine Route in December. The Department is committed to taking this programme forward to the next development stage and is working together with local stakeholders on this.</p><p> </p><p>A range of options were assessed by Network Rail in the development of their report to deliver increased line speeds and capacity. The report does not make any recommendations; rather it provides a series of potential interventions that deliver a range of outputs.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 121920 121922 question first answered 17/01/2018 13:00:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 34299 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

819850

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what options were recommended in the options paper for the development of potential infrastructure for the Transpennine route upgrade.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	121922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department received a report from Network Rail outlining a series of options for upgrading the Transpennine Route in December. The Department is committed to taking this programme forward to the next development stage and is working together with local stakeholders on this.</p><p> </p><p>A range of options were assessed by Network Rail in the development of their report to deliver increased line speeds and capacity. The report does not make any recommendations; rather it provides a series of potential interventions that deliver a range of outputs.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 121920 121921 question first answered 17/01/2018 13:00:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 34304 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

818725

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 153 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, what the timetable is for the installation of trackside infrastructure along the Trans-Pennine Route between Manchester, Leeds and York and for what reasons the plans not extend to Hull.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The timetable for the deployment of this infrastructure is in the early stages of development, and we will announce further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Trans Pennine Initiative will deliver infrastructure that enables the testing and delivery of rail passenger connectivity on an existing rail route and the viability of using the rail corridor to deploy high capacity, cost effective fibre. A longer route would cost more and, crucially, would take longer to build. These trials are a step on the way to improving rail passenger communications on all mainline routes by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/01/2018 14:29:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

804432

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for a new rail line between Liverpool and Hull.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Transport for the North (TfN) in their development of a business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail, which aims to connect the major cities of the North. I look forward to receiving their business case in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2017 14:15:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson