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895292

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Leasing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of future vehicle leasing charges in the rail industry given the projected shortening of average vehicle life.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	140126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>It is for the train’s owners to take a view on the expected life of the trains and offer them to the market at competitive rates that ensure these assets are kept in service for their expected life.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/05/2018 13:49:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

895365

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the funding arrangements for road investment.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	140127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to review the funding arrangements for road investment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 13:30:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

895367

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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 plans he has to reform rail franchising to find a better balance between short-term returns to passengers and the sustainable improvement of passenger services.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	140128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department announced in 2017’s paper ‘Connecting people: a strategic vision for rail’ plans to build on the successes of franchising and create genuine, long-term partnerships between the public sector and private partners to dramatically improve the service that passengers receive.</p><p> </p><p>These plans include joining-up teams on track and train to put passengers first. Passengers will be able to hold one team to account for the service they receive. And new joined-up teams will make a difference to the thousands of day-to-day operating decisions that affect passengers – transforming their journeys for the better.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/05/2018 14:02:20 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

895530

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the rail passenger compensation arrangements to ensure train operating companies pass on the money they receive in compensation from Network Rail to passengers in (a) full and (b) a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	140129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Passenger compensation arrangements are distinct from the payments made by Network Rail to train operators for planned and unplanned disruption. They cover different issues and serve fundamentally different purposes, and therefore cannot be linked in this way:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Passenger compensation is paid by train operators to passengers for delays in line with the arrangements relevant to the particular franchise (e.g. delay repay).</li><li>The payments made by Network Rail, in contrast, compensate the train operator for the future long term loss of revenue as a result of reduced passenger journeys arising from planned and unplanned disruption. These can, in certain circumstances, involve payments from the train operator to Network Rail, where it outperforms expectations.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These significant differences means that there is no expectation that train operating companies pass on the money received from Network Rail in this manner.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government has, and continues to take steps to improve passenger awareness and uptake of compensation. The independent ORR has worked to improve the information provided to passengers, including via social media activity, and the claims process itself reporting on progress in the annual Measuring Up report. These steps have led to significant increases in passenger compensation, with over £73m paid out to successful claimants in 2016/17, an increase of 63.8% on the previous year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/05/2018 13:40:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

895531

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rail Delivery Group
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 (a) effectiveness, (b) efficiency and (c) value for money of the Rail Delivery Group; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	140130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the Rail Delivery Group’s (RDG’s) role of providing industry leadership to achieve better outcomes for rail users. We continue to work closely with them to ensure they are well placed to provide the strategic leadership needed to deliver key reforms and priorities of the railway. RDG is a private company funded by the membership fees paid by its members.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/05/2018 13:43:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

894753

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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 specific provisions within the Forecast Revenue Mechanism which his Department introduced into rail franchises are planned to protect those franchises from future risk and balance the appropriate level between risk and reward.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	139502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Forecast Revenue Mechanism (FRM) provides a risk sharing mechanism by which the risk of actual revenue diverging significantly from the original franchise bid forecast is shared between the Department and the Train Operating Company (TOC). It is designed to respond to the difficulty of accurately forecasting revenue over the long term. It ensures that the TOC shares revenue with the Department when actual revenue outperforms this bid forecast, outside of a specified range and protects the TOC when revenue falls below the specified range. FRM is designed to provide protection against passenger-related revenue risk. The TOC remains on risk for other revenue streams. There are also requirements to align the TOC’s incentives with those of taxpayers and passengers and to protect the quality of passenger services.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/05/2018 14:39:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

894766

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the most recent Long Term Passenger Rolling Stock Strategy, what his plans are for the 4,000 vehicles which are due to be replaced on the rail network over the next three years in terms of (a) use and (b) storage.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	139503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The rolling stock referred to in the Long Term Passenger Rolling Stock Strategy is privately-owned by several rolling stock owning companies and it is a matter for them to determine the use or storage of their assets.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/05/2018 14:42:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

894877

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the automotive industry on the development of the road to zero strategy.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	139504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with the automotive industry and other stakeholders on Departmental business, including on a range of issues associated with the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/05/2018 15:11:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

894980

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to review the compensation arrangements for motorists who received speeding fines while driving on motorways with variable speed limits; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	139505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Variable speed limits are set on smart motorways below the normal national motorway speed limit of 70mph at busy times to help reduce congestion and keep vehicles moving. They improve road safety and enable more reliable journey times for motorists, by managing the flow of traffic on the strategic road network.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England will continue to improve the use of technology across England’s motorways, and have recently announced that they will be further improving the effectiveness of variable speed limits. In any case, however, motorists who have received speeding fines for driving in excess of the speed limit on motorways with variable speed limits have broken the law, and no compensation arrangements are planned.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/05/2018 14:50:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

893026

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Respite Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether respite care is a health service or a social care.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	138989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Respite care may be commissioned as either a social care or a health service. A clinical commissioning group has a duty under section 3 of the NHS Act 2006 to arrange for the provision of health services to the extent it considers necessary to meet the reasonable needs of the persons for whom it has responsibility, including services for the care of persons suffering from illness, and the after-care of persons who have suffered from illness, and this could include respite care.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 138992 question first answered 02/05/2018 16:31:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald