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1686654

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 1 Line: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) agendas and (b) minutes of discussion (i) he and (ii) officials in his Department have had with his Swiss counterpart on a proposed train link between London St. Pancras and Basel.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>As these meetings with the government of Switzerland were held on a confidential basis it would not be appropriate to publish this information. However, the Government has been developing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Swiss Government which I would be happy to share a copy of with the member for Romford once this has been formally signed.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:55:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1686756

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lancaster-Morecambe Railway Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the economic impact of electrifying the railway line between Lancaster and Morecambe.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	12577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Electrification, alongside alternative technologies such as hydrogen, battery and bi-modes, will play an important role in meeting our Net Zero targets. We are working with the Great British Rail Transition Team to bring forward options to decarbonise the whole network including Lancaster to Morecambe for government to carefully consider in terms of overall deliverability and affordability</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:54:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1686831

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
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 car manufacturers on trends in car insurance prices in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials regularly engage with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues including the cost of insurance.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:49:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1686872

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to p.26 of the UK Wireless Infrastructure Strategy published by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the consistency of wireless connectivity on the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with Network Rail Telecoms on initiatives such as Project Reach to improve connectivity on the rail network and consults with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on developments</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 17:02:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1686873

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
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 assessment of the performance of (a) passenger Wi-Fi and (b) non-passenger data transmission by each of the train operating companies that are (i) contracted by him to the private sector and (ii) under the control of DfT OLR Holdings Limited with international counterparts.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>We do not hold information on average data transmission speeds and we do not have a comparative assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 17:01:18 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1686874

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average Wi-Fi (a) download and (b) upload speed per passenger provided by each of the train operating companies.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department last commissioned Transport Focus to conduct this research in July 2020. The data is available online in a report titled ‘Keeping Connected: passengers’ experience of internet connectivity on Great Britain’s railways’</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:47:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1686875

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line: Aerials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many mobile masts have been installed on the London-Brighton railway by Cellnex since 2021; and how many mobile network operators were offering services from Cellnex masts as of 1 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information as this is a commercial contract being delivered by Cellnex.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:46:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1686885

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Optical Fibres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made on finalising the contract for Project Reach.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail are in exclusive discussions with NEOS Networks to finalise the proposal on Project Reach. As these discussions are commercially sensitive, the Department is unable to disclose any details at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:57:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1686235

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to active travel in the 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	12290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>In the business planning process last year, the Department provisionally allocated a total of £146m to Active Travel England in the 2024-25 financial year. This comprises £54m capital and £92m revenue funding. The Department’s business planning process for the 2024/25 financial year is ongoing and final plans will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>This is only one element of over £3 billion that is being invested in active travel over the course of this Parliament, from a wide range of funding streams from across Government. This includes funding from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements and the Levelling Up Fund.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/02/2024 17:32:59 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1686238

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timescale is for the delivery of a feasibility study on the electrification of sections of the Northern Ireland railway.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	12358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Transport is a ‘transferred matter’ i.e. devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive and thus the responsibility of the Executive. However, as outlined by the Secretary of State for Transport in his written ministerial statement of 7 December 2023, the UK Government is funding a feasibility study on the electrification of the railway line from Belfast to the border with the Republic of Ireland. The study is being conducted by Translink on behalf of the Department for Infrastructure, with a projected completion date of spring 2025.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/02/2024 16:15:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan