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1669374

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 26 October (10507), what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the existing appraisal methodology developed by Leeds ITS to assess the impact of the opening of new railway stations; and whether they have any plans to allow other contractors to develop new methodology for such purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>We are aware and welcome the work by Leeds ITS. It is a valued contribution on station appraisal. We are reviewing our guidance in this area which we will update in due course.</p><p> </p><p>As with all areas of transport appraisal, suppliers are welcome to innovate and develop their own approaches providing they are well justified and evidence based.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 22/11/2023 12:09:37 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1665556

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a pilot scheme to abolish peak-time railway fares, similar to that introduced by ScotRail with funding from the Scottish Government.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL10617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to introduce a pilot scheme to abolish peak time railway fares in England. Peak and off-peak fares are an important tool to manage demand and alleviate crowding on peak time services by encouraging those who can travel off-peak to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In recent years, we have introduced several initiatives to support passengers and improve affordability of rail. We have successfully launched flexible season tickets to support commuters’ return to the rail following the pandemic. We have also saved a generation of passengers a third off their fares through the 16-17 and 26-30 Railcards and went even further in November 2020 by extending these savings to former servicemen and women through a new Veterans Railcard.</p><p> </p><p>We are now rolling out single leg pricing to most of London North Eastern Railway’s (LNER’s) network following a successful trial. We will carefully consider the impacts of expanding single leg pricing to most of LNER’s network before taking decisions on any wider extension.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 10:58:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1664732

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 27 September (HL10352), what plans they have in concluding future negotiations with train providers to bear a proportion of the costs that train operators face as a consequence of failing to provide quality service to rail customers.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL10506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to negotiate any variations to the Intercity Express Programme’s contracts with Agility to extend the incentive regime. The contracted arrangements for instances where full service provision is not offered are contained in the existing contracts, as articulated in previous responses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 08:23:28 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1664733

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Worcestershire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the usage figures for Worcestershire Parkway station, published on 8 September, which showed that despite the COVID-19 pandemic a volume of journeys from the station had been reached that was not expected to have been achieved for another 11 years, what assessment they have made of the continued need for the Department for Transport to use Transport Analysis Guidance monitoring systems for assessing the likely value of new railway stations.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL10507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The business case for Worcestershire Parkway forecasted a range of demand scenarios to account for uncertainty around the modelling. These included different assumptions on external events, expectations for housing growth and level of abstraction from surrounding stations. We are due to receive a report on the station’s performance from Worcester County Council. We will work through the findings on the differences between the forecasted demand and actual performance and use this to help inform future stations appraisals.</p><p> </p><p>The Transport Analysis Guidance continues to be recommended best practice for transport appraisal. We recognise the analytical challenges associated with forecasting demand for new stations, and valuing the benefits they bring. Following research carried out by Leeds ITS for Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), published on their websites research catalogue as &quot;Rail Openings Appraisal (COF-ECO-ROA)&quot;, we are reviewing our guidance in this area and plan to bring forward improvements to it in future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 08:24:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1662223

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 September (HL10070), whether, when a train is not provided or runs in reduced formation (such as having five carriages instead of ten), the revenue of the train provider is reduced proportionately; and whether there is provision for the train provider to pay liquidated damages to the train operator to compensate them for the reputational damage and for any compensation paid to passengers in such cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL10352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme contracts requires the daily provision of trains of the correct formation to operate the planned timetable.</p><p> </p><p>As there has been full transfer of delivery risk passed to the train supplier, when a train provided that is shorter than that planned there is a reduction in the lease charge.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of this is that Hitachi will suffer the financial impact of these circumstances arising from the loss of income.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/09/2023 14:19:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1659960

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Intercity Express Programme: Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to contracts to supply railway rolling stock as part of the Intercity Express Programme, whether Hitachi is required to provide sufficient serviceable trains to meet the timetable commitments of train operators; and if so, whether Hitachi is required to pay compensation to train operators when it fails to do so, whether this applies for every affected journey, and whether this includes liquidated damages to compensate for loss to the train operator's business, including loss incurred by refunding passengers for poor service.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL10070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme contracts requires the daily provision of train sets sufficient to operate the planned timetable.</p><p> </p><p>As there has been full transfer of delivery risk passed to the train supplier, when a train is not provided there is no charge.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of this is that Hitachi will suffer the financial impact of these circumstances arising from the loss of income.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 14:04:43 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1649495

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: Overcrowding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the overcrowding on trains operating between the Thames Valley and the Midlands.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL8970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>CrossCountry has increased the number of services on this route as part of its timetable re-organisation in May 2023, although some trains have become busier as a result.</p><p>We expect CrossCountry to monitor this and seek opportunities to mitigate it in future. The Department is working on a new contract for CrossCountry. Subject to demonstrating an appropriate business case, the intention is that this will facilitate increased capacity on CrossCountry routes in future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2023 13:03:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1628315

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Postal Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much is spent at present in subsidies for rail freight, including for the development of express parcel delivery traffic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>Domestic and international rail freight services are private operations run on a commercial basis. The Government provides some limited support in specific areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government incentivises modal shift from road to rail through the £20 million per year Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provided £2.155 million to rail freight projects through the First of a kind competition for cutting edge ideas to help transform the railway. These projects include rail freight express parcel delivery.</p><p> </p><p>DfT also contributes to some of the Operations, Maintenance and Renewals Charges (OMRC) charges for international freight trains using the Channel Tunnel under the terms of the commercial agreements which established the Channel Tunnel. This amount is variable but is approximately £13m per year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/05/2023 10:54:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw