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1668295

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2022 to Question 93512, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on its graduated driving licence pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>We have not had recent discussions, however officials did discuss with Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland officials progress on their implementation of GDL in December 2022 and January 2023. We have asked to be updated on progress as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 13/11/2023 16:36:04 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1668349

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Cabinet Office statistics on Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023, published on 31 October 2023; how many permanent civil servants other than those working in agencies worked for his Department on 31 March (a) 2011, (b) 2016 and (c) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The headcount for permanent civil servants working for the core Department for Transport in March 2011 was 1822, in March 2016 it was 2065, and in March 2020 it was 2937.</p><p>The full data sets are published on gov.uk under DfT workforce management information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 17/11/2023 12:15:15 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1668416

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made a comparative estimate of the cost of the railway industry in (a) England and (b) other European countries.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road publish annual statistics on rail industry finances (including sources of income and expenditure) by country and network rail region:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/finance/rail-industry-finance/table-7216-gb-rail-industry-finances-since-2015-16-by-country-and-nr-region/" target="_blank">Table 7216 – GB Rail Industry Finances since 2015-16 by country And NR Region | ORR Data Portal</a></p><p> </p><p>In 2021-22 total expenditure on the operation of rail services in England was £20.9 billion. This was split by Network Rail expenditure (£9.5 billion) and franchised train operators (£11.4 billion).</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made comparisons with rail costs in other countries. However, some expenditure on rolling stock and railway infrastructure information is collected by Eurostat:</p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rail_ec_expend/default/table?lang=en" target="_blank">Statistics | Eurostat (europa.eu)</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2023 11:47:59 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1668438

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Weather
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 operational resilience of the East Coast Main Line to extreme weather events.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Climate change could increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather and Network Rail is planning now in order to provide a safe, reliable network in the future. Network Rail works closely with many governmental and specialist organisations to prepare our railway for the climate changes projected over the next few years, decades and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its work in this area, Network Rail recently launched a taskforce led by independent experts to investigate and make recommendations on how the railway can develop its approach to resilience. East Coast route is working closely with the taskforce to take forward its recommendations to ensure the line is resilient to extreme weather.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 13:49:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1668444

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) land acquisition and (b) compensation for Phase (i) 2a and (ii) 2b of the HS2 project (A) between 1 November 2023 and 31 March 2024 and (B) in the 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The financial implications of the announcement on HS2 Ltd Land and Property are currently being considered following the announcement to cancel Phases 2a and 2b.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/11/2023 17:18:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1668445

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203073 on Railways: Greater Manchester, whether funding for Network North will be allocated to track upgrades on the West Coast Mainline.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>High Speed 2 (HS2) will now be delivered between Euston in central London and the West Midlands as planned, with a branch to Handsacre, near Lichfield, where there is a plan for HS2 services to travel to Liverpool, Manchester and Scotland via the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Following the announcement of Network North, the Department is also working with industry to develop the plan for a train service to maximise the use of the WCML. Network Rail will also consider the implications of Network North for the West Coast Main Line when planning its future operations, maintenance and renewals.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 14:14:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1668446

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value was of (a) land, (b) property and (c) businesses that were purchased as part of HS2 phase (i) 2a and (ii) 2b in the period between 20 July 2023 and 4 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Please see response to Answer UIN 860 for the committed expenditure during August and September 2023. It is not practicable to draw a distinction between how much of this spend is on acquisition versus compensation.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 14:41:10 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1668447

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203071 on West Coast Main Line, how much and what proportion of the 250,000 additional seat capacity will be on (a) the West Coast Mainline and (b) HS2 Phase 1.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The exact number of additional seats and the split between services will not be known until decisions are made on the train service when HS2 opens.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/11/2023 17:20:07 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1668448

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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: Birmingham and Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203072 on Railways: Greater Manchester, how many and what proportion of the eight trains per hour terminate at (a) Birmingham and (b) Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>No decisions have been made on the train service that will run when HS2 opens. These will be made in due course, taking advice from the industry, and be subject to consultation.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/11/2023 17:29:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1668452

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
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 range of rail fares available from ticket offices.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Train operators are required under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement to provide certain products at ticket offices they operate, for example Anytime and Off-peak products. It is the responsibility of train operators to determine their own retailing strategy. We would expect train operators to take into consideration a range of factors when determining which fares are available from ticket offices.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 13:40:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris