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732491

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to restrict the use of bus replacement services for rail journeys only in the event of engineering works on rail lines.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The use of rail replacement buses is always regrettable when the passenger rightly expects a train to complete his or her journey. However, restricting the use of buses to planned engineering works only will deprive many people of transport when serious incidents occur, for example when the railway is closed to deal with the aftermath of an fatality or other operating incident. The Department will continue to work with the industry to limit the use of bus replacements services and therefore the impact on passengers. However, in a complex and growing network buses may offer the best solution to retain a consistent, reliable service for passengers in certain circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 29/06/2017 10:03:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

732498

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce whether the Great Western mainline to Bristol will be fully electrified; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	1172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail is delivering the Great Western Electrification Programme to the dates set out in the latest publication of their Enhancement Delivery plan. This includes completing electrification of the Great Western Mainline between London and Bristol Parkway and on to Cardiff by December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 15:27:05 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

732499

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
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 benefits for passengers in terms of capacity, frequency and journey times of the full electrification of the Great Western mainline to Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	1173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Frequency and journey times on the Great Western mainline will be decided as part of the industry timetabling process which will in turn inform the improved capacity of the network.</p><p> </p><p>Once the current programme is complete, over 100 million rail journey experiences will improve each year, there will be an extra 4,900 extra seats into London and it is expected that journey times between London, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea will reduce by around 15 minutes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 15:30:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

732547

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Standards
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 to implement the Gibb Report's recommendation that stabling facilities and a depot be made available in Crowborough.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	1210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>As soon as we received the report, the Department assessed Chris Gibb’s technical recommendations against work or commitments that were already planned or underway. Chris Gibb’s recommendation to provide stabling facilities are related to his recommendation to electrify the Uckfield Line. These proposals will be further assessed in light of available funding, as part of the development of our infrastructure upgrade plans for Control Period 6, covering 2019-2024.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 12:26:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

732548

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the recommendations in the Gibb Report on the performance of Southern trains.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	1211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Chris Gibb’s independent report into Southern Rail makes a number of recommendations for the network that we are already working with industry to deliver. Performance has been consistently better since the new year with the Public Performance Measure – which measures performance across train operators - currently at 85% on Southern, compared to 62% in early December 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We want and expect this figure to improve further, but that can only happen if industrial action by the trade unions stops. The Gibb Report was clear that the main cause of widespread disruption on Southern was union action.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 13:51:59 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

732549

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Oxted Line: Electrification
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 to implement the Gibb Report's recommendation that the Uckfield line be electrified.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	1212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving services on the Uckfield Line. We recently completed a £19.2m project to enable longer 10-car trains to operate on the line, giving passengers much-needed extra seating and space. Chris Gibb’s electrification proposals will be further assessed in light of available funding, as part of the development of our infrastructure upgrade plans for Control Period 6, covering 2019-2024.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 12:32:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

732561

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason disabled people in receipt of a free bus pass are not permitted to use that pass before 9.30am between Monday to Friday; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that provision on the ability of disabled people to access employment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The original intention of the statutory minimum bus travel concession scheme was to provide access to essential local services and to help prevent social isolation. The scheme was introduced as an off-peak concession only, when there is likely to be unused capacity on buses.</p><p>However, the Government recognises the importance of accessible transport for disabled people, and the Department continues to work with the Department for Work and Pensions and other Government Departments on this issue, as well as with local authorities and the transport sector.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have the powers of their own to offer concessions over and above the statutory minimum, including peak hour travel.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2017 12:42:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

732576

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons some appendices were missing from the published version of the report by Chris Gibb, Changes to improve the performance of the Southern network and train services and restore passenger confidence, published in December 2016; and whose decision it was not to (a) publish Appendix 9 on recommendations regarding the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise agreement and (b) make an explicit reference to or indicate the redaction of that appendix.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Chris Gibb’s independent report was published on 22 June. The Department for Transport have published the full report. Two sections were redacted to protect commercial confidentiality, these are Appendix 9 and a paragraph in the main body of the report at section 4.1.3. Aside from these redactions only names, telephone numbers and photographs were redacted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 13:59:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

732577

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which parts of the report by Chris Gibb, Changes to improve the performance of the Southern network and train services and restore passenger confidence, published in December 2016, have been redacted; and if he will list those redactions by page and paragraph number.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Chris Gibb’s independent report was published on 22 June. The Department for Transport have published the full report. Two sections were redacted to protect commercial confidentiality, these are Appendix 9 and a paragraph in the main body of the report at section 4.1.3. Aside from these redactions only names, telephone numbers and photographs were redacted.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/07/2017 14:04:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

732582

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on electrification of the rail line to Swansea.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	1220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>On the Great Western Mainline, electrification works continue along the route to Wales and new intercity trains will start to be delivered later this year.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 29/06/2017 12:58:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi