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1144386

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two
	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 contractual (a) terms and (b) liabilities HS2 Ltd has with its (i) contractors and (ii) consultants in advance of the decision to review High Speed Two.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	286252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has charged Douglas Oakervee to consider these matters as part of the Review that is now underway. This will consider its benefits and impacts; affordability and efficiency; deliverability; and scope and phasing. The terms of reference include consideration of the direct cost of reprioritising, cancelling or de-scoping the project, including contractual penalties and supply chain impact.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider the Review’s findings in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:14:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1144398

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	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 potential changes to the investment grade credit rating of Heathrow Airport on the (a) airport’s expansion plans and (b) provisions of the Aviation National Policy Statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	286261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is clear that the Northwest Runway scheme will be financed in its entirety by the private sector. As a private company, decisions that could impact its credit rating are a matter for Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) and its investors.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as the independent economic regulator, has a duty to ensure that HAL can finance its airport operations. In its CAP1832 working paper on financial resilience and ring-fencing, published in August 2019, the CAA considered that the potential for a regulatory obligation on HAL to maintain an investment grade credit rating was worthy of further exploration. Comments from stakeholders are invited by 11 October 2019 ahead of a further working paper on the matter.</p><p> </p><p>The Government, with our independent expert advisers, and the CAA have conducted assurance work on the finance and affordability of HAL’s expansions proposals. This work has concluded that, so far as can be assessed at this stage of the process, and assuming current market conditions, HAL is in principle able to privately finance expansion without government support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 15:41:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1144400

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	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 adequacy of the community impact consultation being conducted by Heathrow Airport on its expansion plans.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	286263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport Limited are currently undertaking a public consultation on their plans to develop a Northwest Runway and associated infrastructure involving 40 events and sending information to approximately 2.7 million households. This is a statutory consultation, which should be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act 2008 and associated legislation and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The assessment of the adequacy of the consultation, being conducted by Heathrow Airport Limited on its expansion plans, is something which the Secretary of State would consider as part of making a decision on whether or not to accept an application for development consent by that company. In making that decision the Secretary of State is statutorily bound to have regard to the consultation report accompanying the application, as well as other matters, such as any responses from local authority consultees about the adequacy of the consultation. That report has not been produced yet and the consultation is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>It would be premature to comment on the adequacy of Heathrow Airport Limited’s consultation at this time, but it is something that would be carefully considered in the event of an application for an order granting development consent being made.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 15:44:13 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

579536

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to tender a public contract to perform the function of operator of last resort for (a) long distance and (b) regional passenger rail franchises.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	45833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has a duty under Section 30 of the Railways Act 1993, to maintain the continuity of passenger rail services in the event that a passenger rail franchise terminates and is not immediately replaced. Following a successful procurement competition using the new STAR (Specialist Technical Advice for Rail) Framework Agreement, the Department has appointed a partnership comprising Arup, SNC-Lavalin Transport Advisory and EY to provide services to support the Secretary of State in connection with these duties. This includes advice in connection with the mobilisation and operation of a Public Sector Operator of Last Resort should the need arise.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department does not intend to tender any other contracts to perform the functions of Operator of Last Resort at this stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2016 13:35:21 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

579538

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contracts for franchised passenger rail services his Department has tendered in each year since 2013; and how many such contracts his Department plans to tender under the existing franchising schedule in each year between 2016 and 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	45784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The number of contracts for franchised passenger rail services tendered* per calendar year from 2013 to 2015 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Year No.of Contracts Awarded</p><p> </p><p>2013 0</p><p> </p><p>2014 3</p><p> </p><p>2015 2</p><p> </p><p>The number of planned of contracts for franchised passenger rail services tendered* per calendar year from 2016 to 2023 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Year No.of Contracts Awarded</p><p> </p><p>2016 1</p><p> </p><p>2017 3</p><p> </p><p>2018 4**</p><p> </p><p>2019 1</p><p> </p><p>2020 0</p><p> </p><p>2021 2</p><p> </p><p>2022 2</p><p> </p><p>2023 0​</p><p> </p><p>*We have taken the use of the term ‘tendered’ to mean the completion of the tendering process which is contract award. The response does not require the number of Direct Awards as the question only asks for “franchised passenger rail services”.</p><p> </p><p>**The schedule shown reflects standard Department for Transport franchising timings. The UK Government has agreed in principle to transfer franchising powers to the Welsh Government to lead on procuring the next Wales &amp; Borders franchise. In anticipation of this, the Welsh Government are developing their procurement approach which is planned to start earlier than shown on this schedule.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2016 13:09:05 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

579539

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to his Department was of each re-tendering exercise held for franchises for (a) long distance and (b) regional passenger rail services in each year since 2005-06.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	45782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>Prior to the re-launch of the Franchising Programme in spring 2013, the costs of different franchising projects were not individually recorded.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of each re-franchising project since the re-launch is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Franchise</p></td><td><p>Cost (£M)</p></td><td><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex Thameside</p></td><td><p>4.815</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameslink, Southern &amp; Great Northern</p></td><td><p>7.288</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Coast</p></td><td><p>8.429</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern</p></td><td><p>8.668 (to date)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TransPennine Express</p></td><td><p>7.577 (to date)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>7.413 (to date)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures include adviser costs (financial, technical and legal advisers), pay costs for the project team, “non-pay” costs (such as bidder day seminars, public consultations, etc), and VAT where applicable, for the duration of the procurements.</p><p> </p><p>Note that the sums invested in each re-franchising project are dwarfed by the (Resource) Support for Passenger Rail Services benefits to the Department from the re-franchising – £200 for every £1.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p> </p><p>NOTE 1: The Essex Thameside figure represents the work done after the relaunch of the Franchising Programme. There was a significant amount of work completed prior to the pausing of the programme in autumn 2012 which is not included here.</p><p> </p><p>NOTE 2: The Intercity East Coast costs were not charged to the public purse, but were covered by the Performance Bond that National Express put forward following its default of the previous East Coast contract.</p><p> </p><p>NOTE 3: The figures for Northern, TransPennine Express (TPE) and East Anglia are the latest figures (as at the end of August 2016). East Anglia is still a ‘live’ project. Whilst Northern and TPE have concluded, there are still some residual costs that may affect the final figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2016 13:30:21 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

579540

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many platform train interface incidents reported on the national rail network involved driver-only operated passenger services in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	45783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department. Some information about platform-train interface incidents is held by the Rail Standards and Safety Board and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, but the Department understands that this is not recorded in a way that enables the requested breakdown to be provided.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2016 13:01:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

579541

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the feasibility of the contractor delivering all contracted functionality of the first deployment traffic management system for the rail operating centre at Romford by November 2016; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	45781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>It is a matter for Network Rail to assess the capability of the contractors they appoint to deliver their deployment of traffic management systems. Network Rail have confirmed to us that the commissioning into service of the traffic management system for the rail operating centre at Romford will be re-planned for next year.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2016 12:55:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

596018

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department received applications from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to activate the force majeure clause in the franchise agreement for Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern passenger rail services since July 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	46952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>I can confirm we have received such applications, and we are currently considering them.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/10/2016 15:51:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

596019

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to put in place for an operator of last report for the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern passenger rail franchise since September 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	46951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has a duty under Section 30 of the Railways Act 1993, to maintain the continuity of passenger rail services in the event that a passenger rail franchise terminates and is not immediately replaced. In order to ensure the effective discharge of this duty the Department maintains a standby capability which would enable it to step into a rail franchise and operate it in the public sector should the need arise. There are currently no plans in place to step into the Thameslink Southern and Great Northern franchise.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/10/2016 15:48:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald