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1149241

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date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	FirstGroup: Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with First Group UK on (a) the provision of bus transport in the UK and (b) their plans for the divestment of their UK bus division.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with a range of bus operators to discuss a variety of issues. A record of ministerial meetings is available at: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/789fd6df-87a9-4144-bc59-62b0b84e59f0/department-for-transport-ministerial-and-special-adviser-meetings-with-external-organisations-including-meetings-with-newspaper-and-other-media-proprietors-editors-and-senior-executives" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/dataset/789fd6df-87a9-4144-bc59-62b0b84e59f0/department-for-transport-ministerial-and-special-adviser-meetings-with-external-organisations-including-meetings-with-newspaper-and-other-media-proprietors-editors-and-senior-executives</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:18:59 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1149242

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to extend the provisions of the Bus Services Act 2017 in respect of franchising bus services to local transport authorities other than Combined Authorities.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 provides mayoral combined authorities with automatic access to franchising powers.</p><p> </p><p>Other local authorities may franchise bus services with the consent of the Secretary of State. Guidance on what the Secretary of State will consider in deciding whether to franchise is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/831690/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-scheme-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/831690/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-scheme-guidance.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to change these arrangements at present.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/10/2019 10:20:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1147970

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Finance
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 1 October 2019 to Question 291482, what the length of time was between the submission of a strategic outline business case by the relevant sub-national transport body and the communication of an initial assessment of the proposed scheme by his Department for the most recent scheme costing over £100 million for which his Department provided such an assessment.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	293734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All Strategic Outline Business Cases which were submitted to the Department on 31<sup>st</sup> July have gone through a robust assessment process over the summer. This followed guidance made available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been in contact with Sub-National Transport Bodies (STBs), including Transport East, to discuss the outcomes of the assessment process for all regions’ Strategic Outline Business Cases, including that for the provision of a North Ipswich bypass. Formal advice on the scheme will be sent to Suffolk County Council shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 293732 question first answered 07/10/2019 12:40:38 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1147990

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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, when his Department will review the cost of train fares.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	293736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the concern about the cost of some rail fares and the impact that this can have on people’s budgets. This is why the Government has ensured that regulated rail fares can rise by no more than inflation for the last six years. The Williams Review is considering how to enable a railway that is able to offer good value fares for passengers, while keeping costs down for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/10/2019 16:51:32 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin