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1684912

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the draft Rail Reform Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>We will be bringing forward a draft Bill on Great British Railways (GBR) for pre-legislative scrutiny in this session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2024 11:45:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1671754

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the benefit-cost ratios were for each (a) new station built and (b) reopened line in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Benefit Cost Ratios (BCRs) within the economic case are only one element of decision-making on schemes and should be considered alongside the other cases in the five case business model used in Government (strategic, economic, financial, commercial and management cases). Therefore we do not routinely make BCRs available.</p><p>Details of Rail infrastructure and assets lists new stations opened in the financial year can be found here <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Finfrastructure-and-emissions%2Frail-infrastructure-and-assets%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yjAsUfVce8UAuSN596af8ARCFZ1UvLZ153I3aoAz5ys%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/infrastructure-and-emissions/rail-infrastructure-and-assets/</a> Not all of these were promoted by the Department.</p><p><em> Estimates of station usage</em> contains annual estimates of the number of entries/exits and interchanges at each station in Great Britain <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fusage%2Festimates-of-station-usage&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O71EofwTEHRPrRL4JLLDIn56g2lPS1%2FnNHHquWIE5f8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage</a></p><p>In practice it can take a number of years for long term demand patterns to emerge for new stations. The Department (and bodies who promote their own schemes) have a long standing and established appraisal framework to help scheme promoters forecast passenger demand of new stations and lines. We are continuing to monitor our framework and use evaluation to understand the impacts of schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 2963 2964 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:43:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1671755

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected passenger number were in the business case for each (a) new station and (b) reopened rail line in the last 10 years; and what the actual passenger numbers were in each case 12 months after they opened.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Benefit Cost Ratios (BCRs) within the economic case are only one element of decision-making on schemes and should be considered alongside the other cases in the five case business model used in Government (strategic, economic, financial, commercial and management cases). Therefore we do not routinely make BCRs available.</p><p>Details of Rail infrastructure and assets lists new stations opened in the financial year can be found here <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Finfrastructure-and-emissions%2Frail-infrastructure-and-assets%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yjAsUfVce8UAuSN596af8ARCFZ1UvLZ153I3aoAz5ys%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/infrastructure-and-emissions/rail-infrastructure-and-assets/</a> Not all of these were promoted by the Department.</p><p><em> Estimates of station usage</em> contains annual estimates of the number of entries/exits and interchanges at each station in Great Britain <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fusage%2Festimates-of-station-usage&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O71EofwTEHRPrRL4JLLDIn56g2lPS1%2FnNHHquWIE5f8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage</a></p><p>In practice it can take a number of years for long term demand patterns to emerge for new stations. The Department (and bodies who promote their own schemes) have a long standing and established appraisal framework to help scheme promoters forecast passenger demand of new stations and lines. We are continuing to monitor our framework and use evaluation to understand the impacts of schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 2962 2964 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:43:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1671756

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the actual benefit-cost ratio for each (a) new station built and (b) reopened line in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Benefit Cost Ratios (BCRs) within the economic case are only one element of decision-making on schemes and should be considered alongside the other cases in the five case business model used in Government (strategic, economic, financial, commercial and management cases). Therefore we do not routinely make BCRs available.</p><p>Details of Rail infrastructure and assets lists new stations opened in the financial year can be found here <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Finfrastructure-and-emissions%2Frail-infrastructure-and-assets%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yjAsUfVce8UAuSN596af8ARCFZ1UvLZ153I3aoAz5ys%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/infrastructure-and-emissions/rail-infrastructure-and-assets/</a> Not all of these were promoted by the Department.</p><p><em> Estimates of station usage</em> contains annual estimates of the number of entries/exits and interchanges at each station in Great Britain <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fusage%2Festimates-of-station-usage&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O71EofwTEHRPrRL4JLLDIn56g2lPS1%2FnNHHquWIE5f8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage</a></p><p>In practice it can take a number of years for long term demand patterns to emerge for new stations. The Department (and bodies who promote their own schemes) have a long standing and established appraisal framework to help scheme promoters forecast passenger demand of new stations and lines. We are continuing to monitor our framework and use evaluation to understand the impacts of schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 2962 2963 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:43:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1663997

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he was first informed of the Prime Minister's decision not to go ahead with the Birmingham to Crewe section of HS2; and when compulsory purchase of land for this section of HS2 ceased.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	201850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The issuing of compulsory purchase notices on Phase 2a of HS2 (West Midlands to Crewe) was halted following the announcement. Applications that are in progress will be handled on a case-by-case basis after consulting with the claimants.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/10/2023 14:14:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1663998

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take capital gains tax into account when calculating the resale value of land bought by his Department under a compulsory purchase order for the Birmingham-Crewe leg of HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	201851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is only paid by individuals and trusts, not by government departments.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/10/2023 14:15:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1658716

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great British Railways: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Great British Railways has spent on consultancy fees since its establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	198182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Since its establishment in September 2022, the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) has spent a total of 20.3 million on specialist technical support, including consultancy, for the creation of Great British Railways.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/09/2023 15:04:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1658717

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	DfT OLR Holdings: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in his Department are allocated to each DfT OLR Holdings contract as of 6 September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	198183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>There are four franchises managed by OLR Holdings which have Departmental officials allocated to them. The teams of officials managing OLR TOC contracts are comparable in size to those managing National Rail Contracts. These officials provide a range of a technical, contractual, and financial support to ensure the successful daily operation of the franchise.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>London North Eastern Railway</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southeastern Trains</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TransPennine Trains</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Trains Ltd</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As with commercial operations, the day-to-day decisions which drive safe delivery and manage to budget and policy are performed by the companies themselves, supported by their owning group. The DfT market teams use the same processes to manage the relationships and deliverables with OLR operators as with commercial operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/09/2023 11:33:22 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1658719

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great British Railways: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in his Department have been seconded to Great British Railways.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	198185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>Six officials from the Department for Transport have been seconded to the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT).</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/09/2023 14:14:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1658721

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which rail lines are only operated for freight purposes; and what the length in miles of each such line is.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	198187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>As of 31 March 2022, according to ORR, 777 miles of mainline network in Great Britain are for freight only, with 9,129 miles for passenger and freight traffic. This refers to the mainline railway and does not include privately operated lines, such as terminals, for which we do not hold information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/09/2023 15:20:57 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse