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1192238

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers local authorities have been granted to close roads to create more cycling and pedestrian space during the covid-19 outbreak; and for how road closures can be in place for.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	42157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Local traffic authorities already have powers to close roads and to make changes to their use, including making space for cyclists and pedestrians, through the use of Traffic Orders. My Department has recently published guidance for authorities on how to deal with some practical difficulties with publicising and making orders during current restrictions, for example, publication in local newspapers when these may have either closed or moved online and posting site notices. This guidance has been circulated to local authorities already and will be kept under review. It is temporary and will be withdrawn when circumstances allow. It is available on our website at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-orders-advertising-during-coranavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-orders-advertising-during-coranavirus-covid-19</a></p><p> </p><p>We will continue to consider other assistance and support that we can offer to authorities as part of our response to coronavirus and plans for restart and recovery.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/05/2020 15:18:28 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179490

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
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 in response to the finding by the Office for Statistics Regulation published on 8 January 2020 that the National Rail Passenger Survey does not reflect passengers' experience of rail travel in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	19038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the Office for Statistics Regulation report and will work with Transport Focus to help it meet the recommendations set out in the report.</p><p> </p><p>Transport Focus has published its plan to address the OSR recommendations, available here: <a href="https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/action-plan-for-nrps/" target="_blank">https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/action-plan-for-nrps/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 19039 19042 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:43:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179491

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the finding by the Office for Statistics Regulation published on 8 January 2020 that there is a substantial risk of misinterpretation and misuse of the results of the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) by using a journey-based approach, what steps his Department plans to take to review how the results of the NRPS are used in the (a) award and (b) review processes for rail franchising.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	19039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the Office for Statistics Regulation report and will work with Transport Focus to help it meet the recommendations set out in the report.</p><p> </p><p>Transport Focus has published its plan to address the OSR recommendations, available here: <a href="https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/action-plan-for-nrps/" target="_blank">https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/action-plan-for-nrps/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 19038 19042 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:43:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179492

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons some train operating companies are provided with the results of the National Rail Passenger Survey three weeks in advance.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	19040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics, a small number of individuals can be given access to official statistics before their public release; these are limited to those involved in the production of the statistics and the preparation of the release, and for quality assurance purposes.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/03/2020 17:36:12 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179493

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons his Department has not implemented the proposal by Transport Focus for continuous rail passenger interviewing.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	19041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Whilst Transport Focus provided the Department with a proposal for a move to continuous National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) fieldwork in 2017, the costs of the options provided were prohibitive at that time.</p><p> </p><p>The rail industry does not rely solely on the NRPS and since 2017, the Department has been working with industry to develop a wider range of evidence to understand and improve rail performance, including more continuous measurement of passenger views and experience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/03/2020 17:37:54 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179494

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
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 the Office for Statistics Regulation’s conclusion that Transport Focus should extend engagement on National Passenger Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) to a broader range of users to ensure that different user perspectives are fed into the future development of the NRPS statistics.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	19042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the Office for Statistics Regulation report and will work with Transport Focus to help it meet the recommendations set out in the report.</p><p> </p><p>Transport Focus has published its plan to address the OSR recommendations, available here: <a href="https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/action-plan-for-nrps/" target="_blank">https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/action-plan-for-nrps/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 19038 19039 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:43:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179495

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
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 the National Rail Passenger Survey collects data on passenger support for the presence of on-train and station staff.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	19043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) collects information on passenger satisfaction with rail services, including satisfaction with various aspects of the service currently delivered by staff. The NRPS would not be the appropriate survey to ask about support for the presence of staff given it is focussed on specific journeys, rather than general attitudes to rail. However, this is an important area, and Transport Focus has itself carried out other research on this topic, for example, <a href="https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/passenger-attitudes-towards-rail-staff/" target="_blank">https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/passenger-attitudes-towards-rail-staff/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The NRPS collects data on the experiences of disabled rail passengers via a special module of questions every Autumn wave. This data is available to view and download from the Transport Focus data hub on the Transport Focus website. My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has been clear that he wants the railways to lead the way on accessible travel.</p><p> </p><p>The NRPS doesn’t collect data on any rail non-users (people who do not currently travel by rail). The Department, however, is exploring the option of collecting experience and satisfaction data on rail non-users, including disabled rail non-users, as part of its wider programme of research on passenger experience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 19044 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:40:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179496

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Surveys
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 the National Rail Passenger Survey includes questions on the accessibility of railways for disabled people that (a) travel by rail and (b) do not currently travel by rail.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	19044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) collects information on passenger satisfaction with rail services, including satisfaction with various aspects of the service currently delivered by staff. The NRPS would not be the appropriate survey to ask about support for the presence of staff given it is focussed on specific journeys, rather than general attitudes to rail. However, this is an important area, and Transport Focus has itself carried out other research on this topic, for example, <a href="https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/passenger-attitudes-towards-rail-staff/" target="_blank">https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/research-publications/publications/passenger-attitudes-towards-rail-staff/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The NRPS collects data on the experiences of disabled rail passengers via a special module of questions every Autumn wave. This data is available to view and download from the Transport Focus data hub on the Transport Focus website. My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has been clear that he wants the railways to lead the way on accessible travel.</p><p> </p><p>The NRPS doesn’t collect data on any rail non-users (people who do not currently travel by rail). The Department, however, is exploring the option of collecting experience and satisfaction data on rail non-users, including disabled rail non-users, as part of its wider programme of research on passenger experience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 19043 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:40:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1177450

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Irish Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to build a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	14799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The previous Secretary of State met with DUP MP’s to discuss the proposals. Subsequently, officials provided advice to both the previous and current Secretary of State on the options available to facilitate a feasibility study.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 13/02/2020 15:21:12 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1140562

registered interest
date	19/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times Thameslink Service trains ran without a second member of staff and stopped at unstaffed or part-time staffed stations in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	279443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Govia Thameslink Railway, the operator of Thameslink services, has procedures in place for instances where a service operating without a second member of staff on board calls at an unstaffed station. For passengers who require assistance, there are a range of measures in place depending on the type of assistance that is required and the specific station. These measures are set out in Thameslink’s Disabled Persons Protection Policy (DPPP) which is available through this link: <a href="https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/travel-information/travel-help/assisted-travel/disabled-persons-protection-policy" target="_blank">https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/travel-information/travel-help/assisted-travel/disabled-persons-protection-policy</a>.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 29/07/2019 16:48:00 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle