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1649893

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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 steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) accessibility and (b) affordability of rail travel for people in full-time education.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	192408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in my previous response to the member on 19 June 2023, there is a range of discounts available to students in full-time education to help with the cost of rail travel. All children under 16 receive 50 per cent off all adult fares, and in 2019 we introduced the 16-17 Saver, extending this to 16 and 17 year-olds, meaning that a 50 per cent discount is available to children throughout their period of compulsory education and training. For students aged 18 and above, including mature students over the age of 25 studying full-time, the 16-25 railcard offers a third off most rail travel.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the rail network for all passengers, including students. In addition to the other railcards available, disabled students may also be eligible for a disabled persons railcard which offers additional benefits, including discounts for a companion, and can be used for travel at any time of day.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/07/2023 14:29:41 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649897

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
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 potential merits of establishing a facilities taskforce for HGV drivers.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	192435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The quality and availability of lorry parking and driver welfare facilities remain a priority for DfT and the wider Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to engage with stakeholders including the freight industry associations, National Highways and local authorities to encourage the development of safer, more secure, high-quality lorry parking.</p><p> </p><p>Existing groups including the Freight Council and regular working level industry engagement provide opportunities for industry input and discussion.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 10/07/2023 10:45:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1649926

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that train operators have enough staff to cover rotas without relying on voluntary overtime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	192289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Disruption to rail services has been further exacerbated by cancellations due to industrial action and action short of strike. Several outdated working practices remain in the industry and the Government recognises that the day-to-day running of the railway needs to change to modernise working practices, deliver a rail network that moves to a more secure financial footing, whilst meeting the needs and expectations of today’s passengers. Some train operating companies already have Sundays and Bank Holidays in the working week or committed Sundays (where drivers are paid overtime but must work them) as part of their plan to deliver a 7-day railway.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 10/07/2023 13:50:55 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1649928

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department are taking to help recruit train operators from outside of the industry.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	192290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the George Bradshaw address, we are committed to enhancing the role of the private sector as we build a more customer-focused and joined-up railway.</p><p> </p><p>New Passenger Service Contracts will balance the right performance incentives with simple, commercially driven targets, but these contracts won’t follow a one-size fits all approach. We will seek to maximise the benefits of competition by attracting current and new market entrants to bid to deliver high-quality services for passengers. We will consult with the market to develop and design the new contracts in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 10/07/2023 13:45:49 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1650047

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
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 26 June 2023 to Question 191230 on Railway Stations: Disability, when he expects the Great British Railways Transition Team to publish data on the accessibility of station facilities.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	192382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Great British Railways Transition Team is working with Network Rail and the Department to consider how to make Accessibility Audit data available to the public. This work is underway, and we will announce further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 10/07/2023 13:53:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1650060

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Pay Settlements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's negotiating priorities are in pay negotiations with train drivers unions.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	192291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to resolve the dispute and work with industry to deliver crucial reform to our railways. The Department has supported negotiations by facilitating discussions and improving communication between trade unions and the employers. There have been open and constructive discussions; however, the actions of the RMT and ASLEF are causing further disruptions to the resolution of this dispute by rejecting the fair and reasonable pay offers and not allowing their members to have a say on their future.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/07/2023 14:01:29 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1650080

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice of 16 May 2023, Official Report, col 695, when his Department plans to publish a call for evidence on motoring offences.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	192297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government will confirm any next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 10/07/2023 10:48:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1649626

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's assessment of the likelihood of meeting its objectives for increased active travel under confirmed funding levels for April 2021 to March 2025.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	192130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s most recent assessment of progress against these and other objectives was set out in the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy report to Parliament in July 2022, a copy of which is available in the House Libraries. The Department will provide an updated assessment in its next report to Parliament in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2023 09:25:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1649660

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Stockport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of journeys made on local bus services in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Stockport Borough.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	192214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department publishes annual National Statistics on the number of passenger journeys on local buses. The statistics do not present figures for Stockport constituency or Stockport Borough as the data is not collected at this level of granularity, instead figures for Greater Manchester are available.</p><p> </p><p>The latest annual bus statistics for 2021/22 are available on GOV.UK and passenger journeys for Greater Manchester are available in table BUS01e: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2022</a></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 07/07/2023 11:40:02 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1649668

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
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 ensure that blind and partially-sighted people continue to have access to ticket offices at railway stations.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	192222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>When proposing major changes to ticket office opening hours, including closures, operators are required to take into account the adequacy of the proposed alternatives in relation to the needs of disabled passengers; and to include this in the notice of the proposal sent to other operators and passenger groups. We would also expect operators to consider all equality related needs and make this clear in their consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Together with the industry, we want to improve and modernise the passenger experience by moving staff out from ticket offices to provide more help and advice in customer focused roles. No currently staffed station will be unstaffed as a result of industry changes, and train operators will ensure staff are well located to meet passenger needs in future.</p><p> </p><p>Station staff will still provide face-to-face services on the railways, which assists those who need additional support, and cannot or do not want to use contactless or mobile tickets. All staff in customer facing roles or with managed responsibilities undertake enhanced disability awareness training and TOCs are already required to provide this. These reforms will not affect these arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recently hosted roundtable discussions with industry and accessibility and transport groups to discuss this matter and ensure their views are understood. We continue to engage with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee through the process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 10/07/2023 13:48:10 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher