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1138900

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Catering
	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 a condition of any future extension of the Great Western franchise that an operator must provide full buffet car catering facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	George Eustice
	uin	277161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the response to its consultation on the future of the Great Western franchise on 28 August 2018: (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/736146/great-western-rail-franchise-stakeholder-briefing-document.pdf). Decisions on policy on the specification of the next Great Western franchise are informed by this consultation, which did not show strong demand for full buffet car catering facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2019 16:14:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1137010

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions Great Western trains ran with reduced carriage numbers as a result of a shortage of sets in each month since the introduction of the new trains in October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	273317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/07/2019 14:13:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1136206

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential value for money merits of bringing outsourced catering staff on the East Coast Mainline back in-house.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment. Provision of catering is an operational matter for LNER.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 16:08:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1136205

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are any provisions in LNER's franchise agreement that would prevent that compnay from ensuring that its sub-contractors pay the living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>LNER operates under a Services Agreement rather than a Franchise Agreement. There are no such provisions in the LNER Services Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 12:32:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1136203

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rail Gourmet Holding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Rail Gourmet’s contract with LNER on the East Coast Mainline is planned to expire.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Provision of catering is an operational matter for LNER.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 10:44:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1136204

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rail Gourmet Holding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of LNER on Rail Gourmet not paying the living wage on the East Coast Mainline.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	272173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has had no such discussions. Provision of catering is an operational matter for LNER.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/07/2019 12:29:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1140088

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of new rolling stock on the east coast main line.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	912039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>LNER’s new Azuma trains entered service on their Hull and Leeds routes in May this year are due to launch on Edinburgh services from 1st August and will then be serving destinations North of Edinburgh by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>These state-of-the-art trains, delivered as part of the government-funded Intercity Express Programme, have more seats, better legroom and will be more reliable.</p><p> </p><p>The full fleet of 65 trains compared to 45 old trains will be in service from 2020 enabling additional services to be run increasing capacity further.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2019 15:59:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1134442

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail
	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 effect of the transfer of Network Rail's System Operator responsibilities to the devolved regional routes on the effectiveness of Network Rail; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	269065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on the devolved regional routes as part of their Putting Passengers First programme are a matter for Network Rail. The Department for Transport is supportive of the proposals in Putting Passengers First and will continue to engage with Network Rail as they implement the programme.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2019 16:03:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1135283

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding the Government has allocated to Network Rail in each of the last five years in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	270416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Funding for the railway in Scotland is devolved to the Scottish Government, who have responsibility for setting funding and outputs.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail and Road’s final determination includes Network Rail’s outputs and funding for 2014-2019 (CP5) for both England and Wales and Scotland.</p><p><a href="https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/452/pr13-final-determination.pdf" target="_blank">https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/452/pr13-final-determination.pdf</a></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Network Rail does not operate in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/07/2019 16:13:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1134478

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money achieved through (a) the sale of Network Rail arches to Telereal Trillium and Blackstone Property Partners and (b) Network Rail’s re-purchase of some railway arches.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	269095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The sale of Network Rail arches to Telereal Trillium and Blackstone Property Partners achieved value for money from the taxpayer, with £1.46bn of proceeds raised. Any properties required as part of known upgrades during CP6 were excluded from the original sale. The costs of taking back any further arches will be taken into consideration as part of the cost of any potential future upgrades. It is also worth noting that before the sale of arches, in instances where NR needed to take back arches for railway purposes, NR would have lost the rental income and therefore the value equation is similar.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2019 11:08:19 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes