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852519

	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	Railways: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether his Department plans to respond to the Peninsula Rail Task Force report and set out a rail strategy for the South West.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
	uin	904121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I wrote to the Chair of the Peninsula Rail Task Force this week setting out the Governments response to the Task Force report.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/03/2018 12:04:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

819118

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the temporary closures of the Brighton Main Line planned for October 2018 and February 2019 as part of Network Rail's improvement project on that line, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of providing refunds to season ticket holders and free travel to those travelling with other tickets during those planned closures; if he will hold discussions with (a) Network Rail, (b) Govia Thameslink Railway and (c) passenger groups on providing funding for such reductions and refunds; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	121795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail’s announcement of the temporary closures begins a comprehensive programme of communications, which is giving passengers sufficient notice to be able to amend their travel plans. GTR will be working with Network Rail to develop plans to mitigate the impact of these important works on passengers. Passengers will be able to travel during these works although journeys may take longer.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/01/2018 12:47:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

886125

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the additional £65.7 million cost of the Intercity Express programme referred to on page 14 of the Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimate 2017-2018, if he will set out how much of that sum was spent on (a) depot costs and (b) contract variations.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	136320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s 2017-2018 Supplementary Estimate states that of the £65.7m variance committed to ‘Other Railways’, £63m was committed to the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). This information can be found on page 22 of the Memorandum.</p><p>This cost can be split into £35m which was assigned to assigned to modify Swansea Maliphant, North Pole and Stoke Gifford IEP depots. This figure also includes modifications to Swansea Station. A further £28m was assigned to other contractual variations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/04/2018 15:53:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

819096

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Competition and Markets Authority's document on Competition in passenger rail services in Great Britain published in March 2016, what steps his Department has taken to increase the number of open access rail services; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	121773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Transport set out in his November 2017 document <em>A Strategic Vision for Rail</em>, the use of the Department’s franchising powers through competitive public procurement will continue to be our central policy for train service operations, reflecting the significant benefits it has brought for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>However, whilst it is for individual operators to consider potential applications, we have made clear that we welcome new open access applications where these do not significantly impact on affordability or the value for money from public investment in the rail network, and where they complement franchised services. Ultimately these applications are for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to determine and government has no contractual relationship with open access operators.</p><p> </p><p>As the Competition and Markets Authority made clear, a pre-condition for greater open access under their preferred Option 1 is that open access makes an appropriate contribution towards the costs of the railway. We are taking forward consideration of this option, both through working with the ORR on charging reform and the public service obligation (PSO) levy. We are therefore pleased that the ORR is taking forward reforms to the track access charging framework as part of its Periodic Review 2018 process.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the responses to the public service obligation levy consultation, and will continue discussions with the ORR on potential links between charging reform and the PSO proposals. We intend to publish our response shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/01/2018 14:02:03 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

819859

	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	Govia Thameslink Railway: Season Tickets
	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 4 November 2016 to Question 51330, what progress his Department has made on introducing (a) flexible ticketing and (b) rail season tickets tailored towards part-time workers on the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	121931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) undertook a trial on two routes (Horsham to London and Radlett to London) where passengers with a season ticket who travelled at off peak times were offered cashback for each journey undertaken. The results of that trial were that there was limited uptake of this offer and it did not deliver the outputs required. GTR will be rolling out wider enhancements to the Key smartcard throughout 2018, and the Department is working with GTR to consider alternative options and trials for introducing part time season tickets on the Key.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/01/2018 14:06:57 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

862044

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Directly Operated Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 4 of the Directly Operated Railways Limited annual report and statements for the year ended 31 March 2017, what the revised role for Directly Operated Railways is.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	132463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The role of Directly Operated Railways Ltd (DOR) remains as stated in the company annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017. DOR’s historic role of acting as the holding company for an operator of last resort train operator ceased when that function was taken in-house by the Department on 31 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 15:03:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

861233

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicle Type Approval: Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Road vehicles: improving air quality and safety consultation, published by his Department in February 2018, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in SMEs in the kit car or replica car industry; and what discussions he has had with those SMEs on his proposals set out in that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	132382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department actively engaged with the motor manufacturing industry while developing the proposals in this consultation, which closed on Friday March 2<sup>nd</sup>. We did not hold specific discussions with kit car or replica car manufacturers, or estimate the number of people employed in this particular sector of the industry. All responses to the consultation, from all sectors, will be carefully considered in shaping the government’s policy and the final regulatory measures.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/03/2018 13:12:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

843530

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to On Track – the 20 year plan, published by the Peninsula Rail Task Force on October 2015, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on allocating funding for work to decrease journey times between Plymouth and Exeter.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	127871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions on a variety of matters with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Network Rail. Development of projects that deliver journey time improvements in the southwest peninsula are included in Network Rail’s recently published Strategic Business Plan for Control Period 6 (2019-2024). The Government expects to announce details of the process for determining new rail infrastructure enhancements in CP6 shortly.</p><p> </p><p>My Department will respond to the Peninsula Rail Task Force imminently.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 127872 question first answered 27/02/2018 17:17:43 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

843531

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to On Track – the 20 year plan, published by the Peninsula Rail Task Force on October 2015, what discussions he has had with Network Rail on decreasing journey times between Plymouth and Exeter.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	127872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions on a variety of matters with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Network Rail. Development of projects that deliver journey time improvements in the southwest peninsula are included in Network Rail’s recently published Strategic Business Plan for Control Period 6 (2019-2024). The Government expects to announce details of the process for determining new rail infrastructure enhancements in CP6 shortly.</p><p> </p><p>My Department will respond to the Peninsula Rail Task Force imminently.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 127871 question first answered 27/02/2018 17:17:43 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

834667

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is responsible for appointing an operator of last resort for the Wales and Borders rail franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	126115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The responsibility for appointing an operator of last resort for the Wales and Borders rail franchise currently rests with the Secretary of State for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 15:36:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards