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934009

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
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 (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have made of the effect on (i) business and (ii) the visitor economy on Blackpool of the decision by Network Rail to close all direct lines north of London on the West Coast Line for engineering works at Wembley for the first three weekends in August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	159515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport expects Network Rail to work with Train Operators to seek to minimise the inconvenience to passengers of essential engineering work.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/07/2018 14:29:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

890046

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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 any Government-owned companies are responsible for train maintenance on the West Coast mainline.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	137098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>There are no Government-owned companies responsible for the maintenance of trains operated by franchisees on the West Coast mainline. Direct Rail Services, a subsidiary of the Government-owned Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, does have depots at Crewe and Carlisle for the maintenance of its own train fleet and provides some support services, such as rescue locomotives, for franchised operators.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/04/2018 13:57:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

885067

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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, which companies are responsible for train maintenance on the West Coast Main Line; and by whom those companies are owned.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	136055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of train operating companies that operate on the West Coast mainline and their train maintenance is an individual commercial decision for each of these operators.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/04/2018 16:12:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

852580

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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 estimate his Department has made of the cost per mile of installing WiFi and mobile phone connectivity on the West Coast Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	130576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not publish information on the costs of franchise requirements.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/03/2018 15:03:41 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

807219

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
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, on how many occasions West Coast Mainline services were suspended in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	119865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Information is not held by the Department in the form requested. However Network Rail has advised that for the main passenger train operators using the West Coast Main Line (Virgin Trains, London Midland, Trans Pennine Express) the number of days each year on which there was severe disruption involving cancellation of more than 25% of the services in any of those operator’s main service groups were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2015 = 23</p><p>2016 = 22</p><p>2017 = 24</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 09:52:28 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

797270

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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 Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Sugg on 31 October (HL Deb, col 1360) on railway investment, what assessment they have made of the cost-effectiveness and impact on reliability of investments in signalling on the West Coast Mainline.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL3702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail regularly monitors the reliability of its infrastructure, and this monitoring indicates a broad improvement in signalling asset reliability across the West Coast Main Line resulting from the ongoing replacement and modernisation of the infrastructure. Network Rail’s monitoring indicates overall reductions in delays from track circuit, signalling system and power supply failures following resignalling and other measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail and Road undertakes yearly reviews of Network Rail’s expenditure and efficiency, to help customers, funders and other interested parties gain a better understanding of Network Rail’s financial performance. This is published in the Annual Efficiency and Finance Assessment of Network Rail.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/12/2017 12:45:10 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

781195

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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 Her Majesty's Government how many signal failures there have been on the West Coast Main Line in 2017 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL2749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>This an operational matter for Network Rail; the Department for Transport does not hold this information.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/11/2017 12:28:32 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

754878

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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 funding the Government plans to allocate for network improvements north of Crewe on the West Coast Mainline for Control Period 6.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	6386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>On July 30<sup>th</sup> this year the Government set out its High Level Output Specification (HLOS). This identifies the priorities for investment in the railway in the next five year Control Period from 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wishes to assure itself that the volumes and costs of operations and maintenance activity are reasonable and affordable in order to fulfil its statutory role to set a Statement of Funds Available (SoFA). Once this work has taken place, Government will confirm the SoFA in October 2017. There is also an emerging requirement to renew and significantly enhance Network Rail assets in Crewe and between there and Weaver Junction where Government is working with HS2 and Network Rail to produce an integrated solution.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of Britain benefits from our investment in the railways. Improvements in rail services can be delivered by new trains and a range of infrastructure improvements. The Government keeps under close review what options will ensure the maximum value to taxpayers, passengers and freight users.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/09/2017 09:40:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

754881

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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 network improvements are planned to take place north of Crewe on the West Coast Mainline within what remains of Control Period 5.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	6387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>We are upgrading the West coast main line power supply to support an improved passenger service and to improve freight capacity.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/09/2017 09:24:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

714281

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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 Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 23 March (HL5994), what are the minor line speed improvements on the West Coast Main Line, mainly North of Preston, that will enable non-tilt trains to go faster, but will not enable tilting trains to go faster.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>The current West Coast Main Line (WCML) has been optimised for tilting trains which operate up to a maximum speed of 125 mph, whilst non-tilting trains are limited to operating at up to 110 mph.</p><p> </p><p>However, north of the future Golborne Junction, track geometry on some sections of line may allow non-tilting passenger trains to operate up to 125 mph within the existing operational rules and without track changes. Further, minor infrastructure alternations could be made on the transitions between straight and curved sections of track to optimise the speed profile for non-tilting trains further, which would make no change to the speed profile of existing tilting trains. The journey time differential between a tilting train and non-tilting train would therefore be reduced.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/04/2017 12:34:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley