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1699008

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support from the public purse the London and North Eastern Railway has received to maintain (a) existing railway operations and (b) timetable commitments in 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>As reported in their annual statement of accounts, London North Eastern Railway received £96 million in subsidy from the Department for Transport for the year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:00:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699010

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what open access applications (a) are awaiting a decision from the Office of Rail and Road and (b) were approved in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 3 separate applications to run new open access services under consideration by the Office of Rail and Road: from Hull Trains to operate between Sheffield and London; Wrexham, Shropshire &amp; Midlands Railway to operate between Wrexham and London; and Go-Op to operate between Taunton and Swindon/Weston-super-Mare. In the last 12 months, the ORR has approved Grand Union Trains’ application to run new open access services between London and Stirling, and also Grand Central’s application to make additional stops at Peterborough.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:52:18 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699012

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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: Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the new rail capacity created by the East Coast Main Line upgrade works will be allocated to open access rail services.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not specify the allocation of increased capacity. However, open access operators may apply to utilise available capacity alongside operators contracted by Government. It will then be a matter for Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road to decide through the established systems and processes how capacity should ultimately be allocated.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 13:58:43 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699014

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to release details of unused track access rights on the rail network so that new open access applications can be made.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail have recently updated their process to begin publishing details of all future access rights released under Part J of the Network Code on their website. The Office for Rail and Road also publish on their website details of consolidated contract and track access decisions which allow potential market entrants to identify new opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:48:05 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699016

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of East Coast Main Line intercity passenger services are delivered by open access operators.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail have confirmed that within the current timetable, published in December 2023, 8.92% of East Coast Main Line intercity passenger services are delivered by Open Access operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 13:57:01 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699017

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of GB intercity rail passenger services are delivered by open access operators.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail have confirmed that within the current timetable, published in December 2023, 7.16% of intercity passenger services across Great Britain are delivered by Open Access operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:31:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1681612

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he pans to reply to the letters of 1 November and 6 December 2023 from the hon. member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of a constituent about the Coastguard and Border Force.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	9202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>A response to your letters was sent on 16 January 2024. I apologise for the delay in responding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/01/2024 15:32:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1339981

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Contracts
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 whether the number of commissioned service contracts in place under the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail be the same as the number of rail franchises operated under the previous system.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	21853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>It will be for Great British Railways to determine the number of Passenger Service Contracts let. The geographic and financial size of Passenger Service Contracts will reflect local markets and needs. Great British Railways will need to take account of the full range of operational, commercial and economic factors in making these decisions.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/07/2021 09:30:29 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1329977

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 21 January and 6 May 2021 on behalf of constituent, Paul Walton, on the impact of the pandemic on the aviation industry.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	11523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>A response to these letters was sent on 7 June.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/06/2021 12:09:51 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1299731

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the (a) cost, (b) efficacy and (b) value of the (i) Operator of Last Resort and (ii) private sector operators.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	163190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The Operator of Last Resort (OLR) function exists to discharge the Secretary of State’s Duties under Section 30 of the Railways Act 1993. In deciding whether to transfer an operator to the OLR, the Secretary of State has regard to the Statement of policy on the exercise of the Secretary of State's power under section 26(1) of the Railways Act 1993.</p><p> </p><p>If an operator is transferred into the OLR, that operator is managed under contract by the Department for Transport in much the same way as private sector operators are. These contracts deal with issues of cost, efficacy and value on an operator by operator basis.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/03/2021 13:29:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose