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1036926

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the stretches of single track railway between Waterloo and Exeter on the movement of passengers and freight on that line.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL12568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail’s 2015 Wessex Route Study identified the single track sections on the route between Salisbury and Exeter and platform capacity at Salisbury as some of the factors constraining journey times, increasing the number of services and overall line resilience between Exeter and Waterloo.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Route Study concluded that the forecast levels of growth between Salisbury and Exeter did not warrant inclusion of additional sections of double track as a priority in the next Control Period (CP6).</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 16/01/2019 12:41:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1036927

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of upgrading all of the railway line between Waterloo and Exeter to double track.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL12569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail’s 2015 Wessex Route Study concluded that the forecast levels of growth between Salisbury and Exeter did not justify the need for additional sections of double track. Therefore, upgrading the single track sections of the line between London Waterloo and Exeter to double track is not a priority in the next Control Period (CP6). Further consideration may be given to this matter in Network Rail’s long term planning considerations for subsequent control periods.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/01/2019 13:21:38 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1091621

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the ability to join and split trains at Yeovil Junction on the number of services that might be run between Salisbury and Exeter Central.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL14666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail’s Wessex Route Study concluded that the forecast levels of growth did not justify the need for additional infrastructure expenditure along this section of the West of England line, including any works associated with splitting and joining trains at Yeovil Junction.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/03/2019 13:49:39 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

776798

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the stretches of single track railway on the Waterloo–Exeter mainline on the economy of south-western England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL2462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has made no recent assessment of the impact of the stretches of single line track on the Waterloo – Exeter mainline on the economy of South-Western England. Network Rail’s Wessex Route Study concluded that the forecast levels of growth between Salisbury and Exeter did not justify the need for additional sections of double track.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/11/2017 11:04:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

776799

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the stretches of single line track on the Waterloo–Exeter mainline on train punctuality.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL2463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has made no recent assessment of the impact of the stretches of single line track on the Waterloo – Exeter mainline on train punctuality. Network Rail’s Wessex Route Study concluded that the forecast levels of growth between Salisbury and Exeter did not justify the need for additional sections of double track.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/11/2017 11:05:32 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1402919

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects on (1) the economy, and (2) connectivity, of South West England of South Western Railway's decision to cease providing through services from Exeter to London Waterloo, with trains splitting at Salisbury.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL5400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>South Western Railway advises that its temporary timetable, which commenced on Monday 17 January 2022, comfortably retains enough capacity to meet demand whilst ensuring that many services for key workers and schools have been retained.</p><p>The impact of the latest COVID variant has led to a sharp increase in staff absenteeism and a drop in passenger demand. Consequently, as part of the overall reductions in service, direct services between Exeter to London Waterloo will not be available during the temporary timetable period, as was the case in the same period last year.</p><p>South Western Railway has assured the Department that the timetable will be kept under constant review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/01/2022 12:11:01 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

418806

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the economic, environmental and social effects of converting the railway between Exeter and Salisbury to double-track throughout its length.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL2241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail identified possible schemes for upgrading the line between Exeter and Salisbury in its Wessex and Western Route Studies, published in August 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schemes included the creation of additional double track sections, in order to improve journey times and route capacity. The costs and benefits of full line re-doubling were not assessed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Network Rail stated that the schemes it had evaluated could be an option for delivery in Control Period 7 (2025-2029) or beyond.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/09/2015 10:35:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

433128

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to announce plans before 2020 to replace the single track railway lines between Salisbury and Exeter with double track railway lines in order to further promote economic growth in that region.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>In August 2015 Network Rail published the outcome of the Wessex and Western Route Studies undertaken by the rail industry. This includes a review of the future demand on the line between London, Salisbury and Exeter.</p><br /><p>The Government expects to set out in July 2017 its investment plan for the railways during 2019 to 2024 and will take account of the industry proposals in developing this plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/12/2015 15:24:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

436579

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the annual amount spent on upgrading the railway tracks and stations between Salisbury and Exeter between 2015 and 2020 will increase or decrease in real terms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail currently has no funded strategic plans for significant upgrading on this route. However, it advises that it is working closely with local stakeholders, including Local Enterprise Partnerships and local authorities, to work up potential schemes that could support growth and meet the needs of passengers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:25:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

439686

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West of England 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 14 December (HL4088), what proposals they have also to consult travellers who use the railway line between London, Salisbury and Exeter.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Network Rail undertook public consultations for a period of 90 days on the Wessex and Western Route Studies prior to their publication in August 2015.</p><br /><p>The Government expects to set out in July 2017 its investment plan for the railways during 2019 to 2024 (CP6). The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) will undertake public consultation as part of the process to develop plans for CP6.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/01/2016 12:41:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten