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	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2014 to Question 208033, what plans he has to improve connectivity to Reddish South and Denton arising from the better use of existing infrastructure through those stations.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	220060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Work between the Department for Transport and Rail North to develop the specification for the Northern franchise is ongoing. This work is taking account of all relevant data and the views expressed in responses to the public consultation. The train service and other requirements for the franchise, including those relating to Reddish South and Denton, will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. We expect to publish this early this year.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/01/2015 11:49:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

65084

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Stockport-Stalybridge Railway Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Northern Rail on the future use of the Stockport-Stalybridge line.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	203346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specifications for both the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises have not yet been decided. A public consultation exercise is being conducted, which will inform these specifications. The consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No decisions on services will be made until the consultation process has finished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation document states that there are no plans for station closures in the new competition. Therefore, we have not had any formal discussion with Northern Rail on the subject.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/07/2014 13:59:56 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

65085

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Network Rail on the possible closure of Denton and Reddish South stations.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	203347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specifications for both the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises have not yet been decided. A public consultation exercise is being conducted, which will inform these specifications. The consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No decisions on services will be made until the consultation process has finished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation document states that there are no plans for station closures in the new franchises. At this stage we have not had any formal discussion with Network Rail on the subject.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/07/2014 14:02:46 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

65086

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Stockport-Stalybridge Railway Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any new Northern Franchise will take account of increased connectivity to Reddish South and Denton from the retention of the Stockport-Stalybridge line.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	203425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specifications for both the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises have not yet been decided. A public consultation exercise is being conducted, which will inform these specifications. The consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No decisions on services will be made until the consultation process has finished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/07/2014 14:14:31 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

65087

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Stockport-Stalybridge Railway Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail on the future use of the Stockport-Stalybridge line.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	203424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specifications for both the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises have not yet been decided. A public consultation exercise is being conducted, which will inform these specifications. The consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No decisions on services will be made until the consultation process has finished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation document states that there are no plans for station closures in the new franchises. At this stage we have not had any formal discussion with Network Rail on the subject.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/07/2014 14:06:40 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

65088

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet the Hon Member for Denton and Reddish to discuss the possible increase in the use of Denton and Reddish South stations from the re-routing of existing services resulting from the Northern Hub improvements.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	203426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I would be happy to meet the Hon Member for Denton and Reddish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/07/2014 14:16:54 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

65089

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 potential increase in the use of Denton and Reddish South stations from the re-routing of existing services as a result of the Northern Hub improvements.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	203427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specifications for both the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises have not yet been decided. A public consultation exercise is being conducted, which will inform these specifications. The consultation can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-northern-and-transpennine-express-rail-franchises</a>. No decisions on services, including the possible re-routing of existing services, will be made until the consultation process has finished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/07/2014 14:18:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

66187

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Fifth Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2013-14, on Access to Transport for Disabled People, HC 116, what assessment he has made of the progress of bus operators in installing audio-visual announcement systems for people with sight loss as recommended in paragraph 29 of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	204357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport recognises that many people find audio and visual announcements useful for travelling. Given the obvious benefits of these systems to blind and partially sighted passengers, we are keen to encourage operators and local authorities to invest in this technology for their buses, where possible.</p><p> </p><p>However, we also understand that the installation of this technology comes at a considerable cost.</p><p>My noble colleague, Baroness Kramer, wrote to bus operators on 4<sup>th</sup> February 2014 to encourage the development of more affordable audio-visual systems. In addition, on 2<sup>nd</sup> July 2014 Baroness Kramer outlined plans for a further research initiative, run by the Department for Transport and the Transport Systems catapult, involving small businesses and academic institutions to encourage further innovation in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:33:20 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

66189

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of the bus driver disability training review.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	204356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has recently reviewed the use of a derogation applied under EU Regulation 181/2011 (concerning bus/coach passenger rights) exempting bus and coach drivers from undertaking mandatory disability awareness training.</p><p> </p><p>To inform the review, on 24 February 2014 my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, wrote to bus industry representatives, disability stakeholders and charities seeking their input, to determine whether drivers are receiving adequate disability awareness training under the current voluntary arrangement.</p><p>Having received and considered many comprehensive responses, Baroness Kramer will share her findings with Ministerial colleagues shortly and discuss how to best to proceed.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, a summary of responses received in relation to the review will be made available on the Government's website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:31:32 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

90553

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
	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 whether the new Northern Franchise will take account of increased connectivity to Reddish South and Denton arising from the better use of existing infrastructure through those stations.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	208033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is currently working with Rail North in the development of the specifications for the TransPennine Express and Northern franchises. In doing so we will take account of all relevant data and the views expressed in responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:27:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne