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1316687

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current vacancy rate is within the Governance Function at Network Rail as defined by its Target Operating Model.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>At Network Rail, in ‘Legal and Corporate Services’ there are 68 roles and 3 roles have the status vacancy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 15:04:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1316688

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Job Description
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Network Rail has revised the job descriptions of its Safety, Health and Environment Specialists, reducing their required level of professional qualification and broadening their responsibilities; and whether he has made an assessment of the effect of that matter on railway safety.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The qualifications required in the role have remained unchanged.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 14:45:21 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1316689

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport and Network Rail: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years on matters relating to the environment or climate change.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>My Department uses external consultants to support the development and delivery of its policies and priorities, but we do not categorise expenditure according to ‘environment or climate change’.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last five years Network Rail expenditure on external consultants on matters relating to the environment or climate change is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Spend (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5,098,913.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>3,376,649.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>5,675,487.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>7,239,941.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>8,235,685.84</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 15:20:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1316690

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Visual Impairment
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 ensure the safety of blind and partially-sighted people while they use the railway network.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>We have continued to support the Access for All programme that upgrades railway stations for disabled passengers, including those with visual impairments.</p><p> </p><p>I have also asked Network Rail to develop a programme to aim to install platform edge tactile strips on every platform in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 15:06:11 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1316696

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	c2c: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish an update on the delivery and rollout of c2c's Class 720 Bombardier Aventra EMUs.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The contract for the delivery and rollout of the Bombardier Class 720 EMUs is between the c2c (train operator), Porterbrook (rolling stock leasing company) and Alstom (manufacturer). It is anticipated that these units will be delivered to c2c in the first half of 2022. It is not yet known on what part of the c2c route these units will be deployed</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 14:43:28 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1316154

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Hitachi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the regime of welding the Hitachi Intercity Class 800 series trains is planned to take place; and whether that process will take place before a metallurgical analysis.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Hitachi, as the manufacturer and maintainer of the trains, is undertaking a thorough investigation into the causes of the cracking that was found. Its findings will be reviewed by all parties concerned and until that is complete, it is inappropriate to speculate on causes or on the solutions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 15:26:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1316162

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps have been taken to consult residents affected by the planned East West Rail Line between Cambridge and Oxford.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>East West Rail Company conducted a non-statutory consultation between January and March 2019. Over 3,500 people attended the supporting events, and 7,000 responded to the consultation. A range of promotional activities were used, including sending postcards to more than 120,000 households and businesses in the consultation zone, placing advertisements in local publications and issuing press releases to local and national publications.</p><p> </p><p>East West Rail Company is currently undertaking a non-statutory public consultation on proposals for the alignment of the new section of the East West Rail route that would run from Bedford to Cambridge. The consultation also covers other improvements to the line from Oxford to Bedford.</p><p> </p><p>To support this consultation, East West Rail Company has sent 270,000 summary documents to homes and businesses close to the proposed railway between Oxford and Cambridge as well as document packs to all MPs, Parish Councils and Ward and County Councillors within the consultation zone. It has also launched a set of consultation rooms, held a number of live chat events and public webinars open to the public, or hosted a number of meetings with local representatives. East West Rail Company has actively engaged with media and advertised the consultation in local community media – including radio and print – as well as social media.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 14:15:39 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1316175

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current vacancy rate is within Network Rail as defined by its Target Operating Model.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>At Network Rail there are currently 279 positions that have the status vacancy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 15:59:00 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1316178

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Coronavirus
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 rate of covid-19 transmission on trains where social distancing is (a) maintained and (b) not possible; and what steps he is taking to reduce the risk of covid-19 transmission to staff and passengers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department is collaborating across the UK’s research and innovation community, including with the Rail Safety and Standards Board, to build and assess a broad base of evidence to better understand transmission and interventions that help reduce transmission risk. This includes working with SAGE, industry and academia on the Transport Risk Assessment for COVID Knowledge (TRACK) project. This is an 18-month, £2 million UK Research and Innovation-funded project designed to address critical knowledge gaps around transmission of COVID19 on public transport, including on rail. Outputs from this project will continue to help inform decisions and practices for mitigating risk of transmission in public transport.</p><p> </p><p>We have issued comprehensive guidance to train operators on the steps they need to take to protect staff and passengers in line with Public Health England advice, as well as safer travel guidance for passengers, both of which are regularly reviewed and updated. We have been working closely with operators to ensure that there are appropriate procedures in place and clearly communicated to passengers. Passengers are urged to plan ahead and to follow safer travel guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 16:03:53 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1315557

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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 recent discussions he has had with (a) South Western Railway and (b) other rail operators to increase the number of carriages on suburban routes to 10 carriages to ensure safe social distancing.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	3106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Customer numbers on South Western Railway services are currently at approximately 30% of pre-Covid levels and the service currently operated provides 85% of pre-Covid capacity. Some instances of overcrowding have been reported this year however it is individual carriages that are overcrowded rather than the whole train.</p><p> </p><p>SWR are making onboard announcements asking passengers to use the whole train. The number of 10 car trains operated in the ‘peak’ has increased by over 10% since Monday 17<sup>th</sup> May.</p><p> </p><p>In preparation for the easing of restrictions, operators have already increased provision to approximately 85 per cent of pre-pandemic service levels, targeting areas of high demand. Further changes will be made this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/05/2021 13:41:20 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi