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1723004

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 459 on Bus Services: Concessions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the Get around for £2 bus fare scheme this year on levels of (a) national and (b) regional bus use, broken down by bus operator.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published an interim report on the £2 fare cap in September 2023 setting out emerging trends in key outcomes from the first two months of the scheme. It is available on GOV.UK at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fevaluation-of-the-2-bus-fare-cap%2F2-bus-fare-cap-evaluation-interim-report-february-2023.&amp;data=05%7C02%7CDfTSpecialAdvisers%40dft.gov.uk%7Ce54d94e1cefc4b10049908dcac884137%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638574948408121988%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eJSip9TIfdvphyFrHIOLl7Va0NcG%2Feet3LJETfKhfro%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-2-bus-fare-cap/2-bus-fare-cap-evaluation-interim-report-february-2023.</a></p><p> </p><p>Bus patronage appears to be continuing to recover following the COVID-19 pandemic, and people making additional bus trips with the £2 bus fare cap in place are likely to be existing bus users and make a small number of additional trips.</p><p> </p><p>DfT is considering the overall value for money of the £2 fare cap as part of our ongoing evaluation, which will continue over the coming months and provide richer conclusions on its effects and people’s attitudes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 25/07/2024 14:32:57 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1722473

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Durham Coast Line: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce overcrowding on the Durham Coast Line during peak periods.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Rail North Partnership (RNP), through which the department jointly manages Northern Trains’ contract with Transport for the North, monitors operators’ planned train deployment to ensure this falls within the requirement on them to match capacity to demand. While we have no evidence passengers’ safety is being compromised, RNP will discuss the loading on Durham Coast services with Northern and ensure it takes the actions open to it to meet its targets</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood grouped question UIN 897 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:31:02 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1722474

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Durham Coast Line: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the impact of overcrowding on the Durham Coast Line during peak periods on the health and safety of passengers.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Rail North Partnership (RNP), through which the department jointly manages Northern Trains’ contract with Transport for the North, monitors operators’ planned train deployment to ensure this falls within the requirement on them to match capacity to demand. While we have no evidence passengers’ safety is being compromised, RNP will discuss the loading on Durham Coast services with Northern and ensure it takes the actions open to it to meet its targets</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood grouped question UIN 896 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:31:02 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1722522

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Graffiti
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to require local highway authorities to remove (a) racist and (b) other offensive graffiti from structures adjacent to the public highway without the authority of the owner.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are responsible for maintaining the highway. This includes the removal of graffiti from publicly owned highway assets, such as bridges, traffic signs, and street furniture, as well as council-owned and other public buildings. The Department has no plans to extend this requirement to privately owned structures adjacent to the highway.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do expect private owners of structures to act to remove offensive graffiti. If graffiti or flyposting is on private property, councils can issue a Defacement Removal Notice to the property owner, which requires them to remove the graffiti within 28 days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/07/2024 11:45:06 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1722533

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 459 on Bus Services: Concessions, whether she plans to extend the Get around for £2 bus fare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The government is urgently considering the most effective ways to ensure public transport services are reliable and affordable. We will conclude this as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood grouped question UIN 1041 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:27:33 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1722535

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 459 on Bus Services: Concessions, what her Department's planned timetable is for concluding its urgent consideration on the future of public transport services.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The government is urgently considering the most effective ways to ensure public transport services are reliable and affordable. We will conclude this as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood grouped question UIN 1040 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:27:33 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1722586

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Chesterfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration route.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>I am grateful to the Honorable Member for his continued support for the scheme and I would be very happy to meet him to discuss it. The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed in detail by officials, who have obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/07/2024 11:48:50 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1722244

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Whitchurch Station: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to provide step-free access at Whitchurch station in Shropshire.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>Both myself and the Rail Minister are early in our tenure as transport Ministers. As such, we are yet to speak to Network Rail regarding the status of the Whitchurch station accessibility project. I look forward to discussing these proposals with Network Rail and other stakeholders in the near future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 24/07/2024 10:28:22 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1722245

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A483
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Highways England on the proposed 30mph speed limit on the A483 between Llanymynech and Pant.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department recognises the need for a more consistent approach to speed limits on the A483 between Llanymynech and Pant. National Highways is working with Shropshire Council and Transport Wales to consider the case for changing the speed limit of the A483 between Llanymynech and Pant alongside a more substantive review into improving safety on this section of the strategic road network as part of the next Road Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 24/07/2024 10:45:54 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1722246

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gobowen-Oswestry Railway Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timetable is for the reopening of the Oswestry to Gobowen railway line.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>Following the General Election and the State Opening of Parliament, the Government is now formulating its plans. The Department will announce its policy intentions in due course and aims to provide an update on next steps for the Oswestry to Gobowen line project soon.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 24/07/2024 09:56:01 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan