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767671

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to modify overhead electrification equipment between Bedford and London.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	106743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We are developing plans to adjust the Overhead Line Equipment between Bedford and London in order to enable the new trains coming into service on the Midland Main Line from 2022 to run at the improved line speeds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/10/2017 14:53:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

767672

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the decision to cancel the electrification of the entire Midland Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	106744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The upgrade to the Midland Main Line, which includes electrification to Kettering and Corby, will enable increased passenger capacity and reduced journey times, as well as introducing a brand new fleet of bi-mode intercity trains from 2022. This will deliver improved journeys sooner and is part of delivering the biggest upgrade of the Midland Main Line since it opened in 1870. We will only electrify lines where it delivers a genuine benefit to passengers.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/10/2017 15:32:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

767673

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make it his policy that commuter trains will stop at additional stops between Corby and London St Pancras as a result of the conclusion of the East Midlands Train Consultation.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	106771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>No firm decision on rail services in the next East Midlands franchise has yet been taken. The next franchise starts in August 2019. Invitations to Tender are due to be issued to potential bidders in April 2018. All options for rail services in the next franchise are subject to analysis of the potential benefits and our consultation with stakeholders, which closed on 11 October.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 106745 106772 question first answered 17/10/2017 13:47:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

767676

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of Intercity trains that stop at Kettering he plans will also stop at (a) Market Harborough, (b) Loughborough, (c) Beeston, (d) East Midlands Parkway and (e) Derby in response to the East Midlands Train Consultation.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	106772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>No firm decision on rail services in the next East Midlands franchise has yet been taken. The next franchise starts in August 2019. Invitations to Tender are due to be issued to potential bidders in April 2018. All options for rail services in the next franchise are subject to analysis of the potential benefits and our consultation with stakeholders, which closed on 11 October.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 106745 106771 question first answered 17/10/2017 13:47:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

767677

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bedford
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 overall provision of Thameslink, London Midland and East Midlands services from London to Bedford to determine the requirements of rail users.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	106773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>In general terms, the requirements of rail users are at the heart of the UK’s railway and of rail franchising policy.</p><p> </p><p>There is a robust process in place for determining the requirements of rail users, by way of the public consultations process as part of each franchise competition.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/10/2017 14:56:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

767679

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
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 incentivise train users to use Thameslink services to alleviate over-crowding on all East Midlands services to and from London.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	106775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government and rail industry are investing in the biggest improvement in rail travel since the Victorian era, including through the Thameslink Programme and the upgrade of the Midland Main Line.</p><p> </p><p>These programmes will improve rail journeys for passengers using the Midland Main Line to travel into London St Pancras:</p><p>o From May 2018, passengers between Bedford and London will benefit from more frequent Thameslink trains, with more seats.</p><p>o The Thameslink programme will also provide improved connections from Bedford to Farringdon for Crossrail as well as London Bridge.</p><p>o Once the electrification to Corby is complete in 2020, passengers at Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford, Luton and Luton Airport Parkway will benefit from a new, dedicated service into London St Pancras. The electric trains will be longer, with more seats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The rail industry is working together to do all we can to improve services for passengers and will to work hard to keep disruption to a minimum.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/10/2017 14:49:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

767680

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Trains: Passengers
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 on the number of passengers using East Midlands train service (a) peak-time north-bound, (b) off-peak north-bound, (c) peak-time south-bound and (d) off-peak south-bound from Bedford in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	106746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>There are no published statistics on the annual number of passengers travelling on East Midlands train services from Bedford over the past 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>Passenger rail usage statistics for train operators are available on the Office of Rail and Road data portal at the following link: <a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/browsereports/12" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/browsereports/12</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of Station Usage gives annual totals for all passengers entering and exiting each station on Great Britain’s rail network, and is available on the Office of Rail and Road data portal at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/10/2017 15:27:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

767681

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to stipulate a minimum journey time from Bedford to London after the grant of the East Midlands train franchise.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	106745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>No firm decision on rail services in the next East Midlands franchise has yet been taken. The next franchise starts in August 2019. Invitations to Tender are due to be issued to potential bidders in April 2018. All options for rail services in the next franchise are subject to analysis of the potential benefits and our consultation with stakeholders, which closed on 11 October.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 106771 106772 question first answered 17/10/2017 13:47:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin