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1719887

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to expediting the application by Virgin Trains to run a service on the West Coast Main Line; and when they intend to announce their decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>We note with interest the reports in the media about the application from Virgin Trains, and welcome open access applications where they provide improved connectivity and choice for passengers and do not disproportionately impact taxpayers. Access to the rail network, however, is ultimately a decision for the Office of Rail and Road in its role as independent regulator for the rail industry. The Department therefore awaits further engagement from the ORR and Network Rail on Virgin’s proposals and will provide its views as part of the relevant industry consultation, as is standard process for all open access applications.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 24/05/2024 09:12:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1684570

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main 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 help tackle congestion on the West Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	11202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>HS2 Phase 1 will be delivered between Euston and the West Midlands with a branch to Handsacre, near Lichfield, providing a significant increase in capacity across the busiest section of the West Coast Main Line. In addition, work is underway to consider potential upgrades to Handsacre junction and the broader West Coast Main Line to support the introduction of HS2 services, and improve journeys between London, the West Midlands, the North-West, Scotland and other locations. An upgrade of Handsacre Junction will allow more trains to reach key destinations north of Birmingham. It will have a transformative effect on rail capacity: nearly doubling capacity up to 250,000 seats per day across the primary long-distance operator on the West Coast Main Line and Phase 1 - triple that of the operator’s current estimated average daily demand.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 31/01/2024 11:10:14 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1668447

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203071 on West Coast Main Line, how much and what proportion of the 250,000 additional seat capacity will be on (a) the West Coast Mainline and (b) HS2 Phase 1.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The exact number of additional seats and the split between services will not be known until decisions are made on the train service when HS2 opens.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/11/2023 17:20:07 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1665361

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 73 of his Department's Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands, published in November 2021, CP 490, whether it remains his policy that (a) the West Coast Main Line is at capacity and (b) there are no viable choices for new lines and upgrades to the West Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	203071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to HS2 Phase 1 which will have a transformative effect on rail capacity: nearly doubling capacity up to 250,000 seats per day across the primary long-distance operator on the West Coast Main Line and Phase 1 - triple that of the operator’s current estimated average daily demand.</p><p> </p><p>In line with normal practice, work to consider future service patterns and capacity in the light of Network North continues.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/10/2023 08:34:06 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1664453

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
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 adequacy of the capacity of the West Coast Main Line to meet anticipated future passenger and freight usage in the context of the decision not to proceed the northern section of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	202306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>No decisions have been made on the train service that will run when HS2 opens. These will be made in due course and be subject to consultation, taking advice from the industry. These considerations will include passenger and freight services available on the West Coast Mainline from released capacity.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/10/2023 12:24:05 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1610203

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
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 potential merits of introducing new competitive open-access train service contracts on the West Coat Mainline.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	180336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department sees an important role for open access, with improved connectivity and choice for passengers key parts of rail reform. The Department assesses any new open access application individually and responds based upon the merits of specific proposals; this is the case for applications to run services on the West Coast Mainline or any other part of the network. Access to the rail network is ultimately a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its role as independent regulator for the rail industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/04/2023 15:00:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1588342

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long before a planned train service is due to go ahead does Avanti West Coast know there will be a shortage of train crew.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	150472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Operators aim to understand and mitigate resource availability as far out as possible but circumstances such as training, sickness, other restrictions, and emergency releases as well as other external factors can change the position right up until the day of travel. Disruption is further exacerbated by inflexible working practices and terms and conditions, which is why workforce reforms are vital to build a better, more reliable railway for passengers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 02/03/2023 09:51:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1579611

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take additional steps to ensure the effective operation of the West Coast Main Line prior to the expiry of the short-term contract for the management of that line with Avanti West Coast.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	130014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Effective operation of the West Coast Main Line requires Network Rail, as the infrastructure manager, and the train operating companies including West Midlands Trains, Avanti West Coast, and TransPennine Express to work collaboratively. Where train operating companies, including Avanti West Coast, perform poorly, the Department will continue to hold them to account for the things within their control using the mechanisms within the contract.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/01/2023 09:00:18 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1542072

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that there is a direct Holyhead to Euston rail link.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Avanti West Coast is currently operating a reduced timetable due to staff shortages. From 12 December Avanti plans to reinstate direct services between London and Holyhead in each direction.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/11/2022 13:31:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1523654

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of the 24 August to Question 45915 with reference to Schedule 6.2, Clause 10.6 West Coast Rail Franchise Agreement, whether a figure was agreed on train driver recruitment and training plans with the Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	65872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Train driver recruitment and training plans were agreed in June 2020. These plans were significantly delayed for the duration of the COVID pandemic, as were recruitment and training across all operators.</p><p>Just under 100 additional drivers will enter formal service between April and December this year. Avanti is therefore planning a significant increase in services in December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2022 09:41:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh