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1237039

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Greek Islands: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to publish the (a) data and (b) evidential basis for the Government's decision-making on including the Greek islands on the UK's quarantine list during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	94335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes a range of factors into account when deciding which countries to add or remove from the Travel Corridor list. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>an estimate of the proportion of the population that is currently infectious in each country</li><li>virus incidence rates and rates of change</li><li>trends in incidence and deaths</li><li>transmission status and international epidemic intelligence</li><li>information on a country’s testing capacity, testing regime and test positivity rate</li><li>an assessment of the quality of the data available</li><li>effectiveness of measures being deployed by a country</li><li>volume of travel between the UK and that country</li></ul><p>​</p><p>As this remains a relatively new virus, data about global infection rates and the trajectory of the disease are not always consistent or predictable between countries. That is why each destination is considered on an individual basis, and taken together, the different factors provide a risk assessment that allows Ministers to decide whether a country needs to be removed from the travel corridors list.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the Secretary of State for Transport’s Written Ministerial Statement on travel corridors made on 6 June 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/10/2020 10:35:31 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237095

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether train operating companies will be subject to obligations to reduce their operating costs as a condition of Emergency Recovery Management Agreements.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	94419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements have obligations to co-ordinate across the industry to reduce fragmentation and cost duplication, and encourage efficiency. Capital budgets and spend will face enhanced scrutiny and challenge. Performance assessments of the quality of cross industry collaboration and financial performance will be made, and outcomes of this will be linked to the performance fee which can be earned by well-performing Franchisees.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2020 11:09:21 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1237096

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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 and Northern Trains: Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total amount that will be paid to (a) LNER and (b) Northern Rail under the Emergency Recovery Management Agreements.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	94420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>London North Eastern Railway and Northern remain under government control through the operator of last resort. As such, they do not have an Emergency Measures Agreement or Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2020 12:19:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1237097

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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 and Northern Trains: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to tender the (a) LNER and (b) Northern Rail contracts to private sector companies.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	94421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>No decisions about whether to tender the LNER or Northern Rail contracts have yet been taken, although the intention is to tender these to the private sector at an appropriate point in the future. However, currently the government is focused on delivering essential rail services during the pandemic. Last week the Secretary of State announced the introduction of new Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements which will enable franchised train operators to continue delivering for passengers at the current time.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2020 10:22:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1237099

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Management Fee Performance Payment was at the end of the initial Emergency Measures Agreement period for each train operating company; and how that payment was calculated.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	94396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Management and Performance Fees in relation to the Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) have not yet been paid, pending final assessment of performance by my Department and final assessment of the financial performance of the franchises under EMAs. Payments will be calculated based on the requirements of the EMAs, which are published online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2020 11:16:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1237100

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending the Operator of Last Resort to each rail franchise as an alternative option to Emergency Recovery Management Agreements.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	94397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department considered the options to maintain rail services after the end of the Emergency Measures Agreements, including potential scope for use of the Operator of Last Resort in view of the legal framework, and the costs and benefits of multiple options. My Department decided to offer Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements to the relevant franchised train operators as the best solution to secure outcomes for passengers, taxpayers and the wider industry.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2020 11:18:42 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1237101

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 September 2020, HCWS460, if he will publish the tougher performance targets for operators under the Emergency Recovery Management Agreements referred to in that statement.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	94398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The performance targets will be specific to each franchise operator. The Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements will be published in redacted form on gov.uk in due course, as will any variations made to them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2020 10:24:52 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1237102

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish the Emergency Recovery Management Agreements signed with Train Operating Companies.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	94399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements will be published in redacted form on gov.uk in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2020 10:27:04 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1237123

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to continue to cover the cost of rolling stock company contracts under the new Emergency Recovery Management Agreements; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	94393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement (ERMA) arrangements cover the operators’ costs including the costs of rolling stock contracts for the duration of the ERMAs.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2020 10:47:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1237201

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
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 on open access train operating companies of his recent decision to move away from rail franchising with Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	94518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Unlike franchised passenger services, Open Access Operators run services without a contractual relationship with Government and there is no obligation on the Secretary of State under Section 30 of the Railways Act to run those services. Open access operators were therefore not offered Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements (ERMAs). During the COVID-19 outbreak, Open Access Operators have been able to draw upon the general support measures Government has made available across the economy, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Government also provided support for more bespoke measures, such as applications for extensions to track access contracts and deferrals of payments to the British Transport Police. The independent regulatory system, overseen by the Office of Rail and Road, ensures fair treatment for all companies providing rail services.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 94519 question first answered 01/10/2020 10:43:52 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi