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514539

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers Rail North has in relation to the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	34771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Whilst the franchise agreements are between the franchisees and the Secretary of State who also retains statutory powers under the Railways Act 1993 in relation to the franchises, the management of the Franchise Agreements is undertaken by a devolved team based in Leeds which reports to a Joint Rail North/DfT Strategic Board.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Rail North Ltd has been ‎given certain specific powers, including the ability to vary the level of regulated fares for the Northern and TPE franchises, which would otherwise be determined by the Secretary of State as part of a national fares policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2016 14:04:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

514540

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what legislation or regulations the establishment and functions of the Rail North and the Rail North Board are based.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	34753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Association of Rail North Partner Authorities was established as a local government association under section 143 of the Local Government Act 1972 to discuss and consult as to their common interests on rail matters.</p><p>The powers to establish and join Rail North Ltd are in the case of combined authorities their well-being power under section 102A (linked to section 99) of the Local Transport Act 2008 and/or their functional power of competence under section 113A of the Local Democracy, Economic Development Act 2009 (inserted by section 13 of the Localism Act 2011). In the case of county councils and unitary authorities the relevant power is their general power of competence under section 1 of the Localism Act 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2016 14:18:37 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

514541

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when it is planned that Rail North will take on full responsibility for the Northern and TPE franchises.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	34754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Partnership agreement that I signed on 20th March 2015 with Rail North Ltd clearly signals our intention that Rail North takes greater devolved responsibility over time. It also sets out the process and criteria by which such decisions may be made. The new devolved management arrangements only started on 1st April 2016 and therefore no timescale or deadline has been set at this stage for full devolution to be achieved. A copy of the Partnership agreement can be found at <a href="http://www.railnorth.org/governance/rail-north-dft-partnership/" target="_blank">http://www.railnorth.org/governance/rail-north-dft-partnership/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2016 16:36:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

514542

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on whether there is a correlation between staffing levels on trains and stations and the number of reported sexual offences on trains and in stations.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	34755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government considers the safety of passengers on the railway to be of paramount importance and is committed to reducing crime, anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime wherever it occurs in the transport system. The Department for Transport does not hold any information on whether there is a correlation between staffing levels on trains and stations and the number of reported sexual offences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/04/2016 14:22:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

514545

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members are of (a) Rail North and (b) the Rail North Board; and how those members are appointed.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	34744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Members of Rail North:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council</li><li>Blackpool Borough Council</li><li>Cheshire East Council</li><li>Cheshire West &amp; Chester Council</li><li>City of York Council</li><li>Cumbria County Council</li><li>Darlington Borough Council</li><li>Derbyshire County Council</li><li>East Riding of Yorkshire Council</li><li>Greater Manchester Combined Authority</li><li>Hartlepool Borough Council</li><li>Hull City Council</li><li>Lancashire County Council</li><li>Lincolnshire County Council</li><li>Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral)</li><li>Middlesbrough Council</li><li>North East Combined Authority (Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland)</li><li>North East Lincolnshire Council</li><li>North Lincolnshire Council</li><li>North Yorkshire County Council</li><li>Nottingham City Council</li><li>Nottinghamshire County Council</li><li>Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council</li><li>Sheffield City Region Combined Authority (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield)</li><li>Staffordshire County Council</li><li>Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council</li><li>Stoke-on-Trent City Council</li><li>Warrington Borough Council</li><li>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</li></ul><p> </p><p>Rail North Ltd Board Directors are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Bill Dixon (Tees Valley)</li><li>Chris Metcalf (North Yorkshire)</li><li>David Brown (Cheshire and the Potteries)</li><li>Dean Collins (East Midlands)</li><li>John Fillis (Lancashire and Cumbria)</li><li>Julie Dore (Sheffield City Region Combined Authority)</li><li>Keith Wakefield (West Yorkshire Combined Authority)</li><li>Liam Robinson (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority)</li><li>Liz Redfern (Humber Authorities)</li><li>Nick Forbes (North East Combined Authority)</li><li>Richard Leese (Greater Manchester Combined Authority)</li></ul><p> </p><p>Any Local transport Authority in the North of England area covered by Northern and TransPennine franchises is entitled to be a member of Rail North.</p><p> </p><p>Rail North Board Directors are appointed by the constituent authorities of the sub-areas they represent.</p><p> </p><p>Note that Tees Valley Authorities have recently formed a Combined Authority and will, on formal notification, be represented through that single body in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2016 14:12:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

519339

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Rail North Board.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	37428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>Since the start of the new Northern and TPE franchises on 1st April 2016, the Rail North Partnership Director (who is responsible for the management of those franchises on behalf of Rail North and the Department) has had one meeting with the Board of Rail North Ltd at which he presented his monthly report.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2016 16:57:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

519340

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequent the partnership meetings between his Department and Rail North are; and who represents his Department at those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	37429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Rail North Partnership Strategic Board currently meets on a monthly basis to oversee the work of the Partnership Management Team.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s representatives on this Board are the Markets Director, Passenger Services; the Deputy Director Midlands, North &amp; Wales, Passenger Services; and the Programme Director, Network Services.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2016 14:31:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

519341

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who funds arrangements for the DFT Rail North Board meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	37430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The funding arrangements for the Rail North Partnership are a combination of direct funding from DfT to cover the staffing cost that would have been incurred in the management of the two franchises at DfT as well as Rail North Limited membership fees and an allocation of Rail Administration Grant from Combined Authorities. This funding is fixed and indexed. This funding covers all activities undertaken by the Rail North Partnership, including the DfT/Rail North Strategic Board meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2016 14:36:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

519342

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail North: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Government provides to Rail North.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	37431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Rail North Partnership brings together activities that were previously undertaken by DfT and Local Transport Authorities in the North. Accordingly the Government has agreed that £500,000 p.a. of existing annual grant funding provided by the Department to the North of England Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) and Combined Authorities can be used to fund Rail North. In addition, the Department funds staffing costs that it would have otherwise incurred itself.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2016 14:40:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

522231

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he, Ministers or officials of his Department have had with Govia Thameslink Railway on indemnifying Govia Thameslink Railway from losses incurred as a result of industrial action; and what the dates and outcomes of those discussions were.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	38716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>The Franchise Agreement does not provide any indemnity to Govia Thameslink Railway for any such losses incurred as a result of Industrial Action, and no discussions have taken place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/06/2016 10:13:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald