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1658218

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of uncommitted carriages held by rolling stock companies available for use by train operating companies which wish to lease extra carriages.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	197827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not made any such estimate.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/09/2023 14:32:49 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1588336

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much notice rail companies are required to give before altering the number of coaches on a train service.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	150471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Train operating companies plan the formations for their rolling stock deployment, using their available fleet to match expected demand. Planned and unplanned adjustments to this may occur for a range of reasons such as engineering works, special events, faults or failures. When making the decision to alter the number of coaches on a train service, train operating companies provide advice to customer information systems wherever possible, but there is no stipulated requirement for a discrete notice period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 02/03/2023 10:28:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1486001

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains ran on the rail network with fewer carriages than timetabled, in each of the last six months, for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	29991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The number of trains operated on the rail network with less capacity than contractually required, for those operators for which data is available, is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rail Period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/12/21 - 8/1/22</p></td><td><p>9/1/22 - 5/2/22</p></td><td><p>6/2/22 - 5/3/22</p></td><td><p>6/3/22 - 31/3/22</p></td><td><p>1/4/22 - 30/4 22</p></td><td><p>1/5/22 - 28/5/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>685</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>682</p></td><td><p>572</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 07/07/2022 11:09:44 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1486002

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains ran on the rail network in each of the last six months, for which data is available, with fewer carriages than timetabled for each Train Operating Company.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	29992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The number of services operated by each operator with less capacity than contractually required, for those operators for which data is available, is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Train Operator</p></td><td><p>Rail Period</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12/12/21 - 8/1/22</p></td><td><p>9/1/22 - 5/2/22</p></td><td><p>6/2/22 - 5/3/22</p></td><td><p>6/3/22 - 31/3/22</p></td><td><p>1/4/22 - 30/4 22</p></td><td><p>1/5/22 - 28/5/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abellio Greater Anglia (Peak)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c2c (Peak)</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chiltern Railway (All Day, Sun - Sat)</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CrossCountry (All Day, Mon - Fri)</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First TransPennine Express (All Day, Sun - Sat)</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Govia Thameslink Railway (Peak)</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LNER (All Day, Sun - Sat)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Trains (Peak)</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southeastern (Peak)</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Western Railway (All Day, Sun - Sat)</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Trains (All Day, Sun - Sat)</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 07/07/2022 12:50:10 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1403645

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of trains operating on London commuter routes each week are (a) diesel, (b) hybrid and (c) fully electric.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	105687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The overall fleet break down of all the operators utilising a London Terminal is 83% electric, 9% bi-mode and 8% diesel-only.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/01/2022 11:18:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1334005

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on the (a) rollout of class 701 Arterio units and (b) withdrawal of Class 455, 456, 458 and 707.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	15374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>South Western Railway (SWR) is responsible for oversight for entry into passenger service of ninety Class 701 units which are being built and tested by train manufacturer Alstom. Once SWR and Alstom have completed the testing programme, the Class 701 units will be phased into service allowing for the withdrawal or cascade of other units as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/06/2021 14:47:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1330610

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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	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 health of the rolling stock market following the ORR’s determination in April 2020 that the original competition concerns identified by the Competition Commission in 2009 have not been alleviated.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	12271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>In April 2020, the ORR determined that rolling stock owners continued to comply with a Transparency Order imposed by the Competition Commission in 2009. The rolling stock market remains buoyant with the private sector continuing to offer rolling stock to train operators in a competitive and transparent manner.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/06/2021 14:11:22 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1229148

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has provided to train operating companies on the ratio of first class seating to standard class seating on passenger trains.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	82206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport’s priority is to ensure that passengers are able to access the services they need. Where appropriate the Department may outline an expectation within the specification that first class seating is provided and request that the operator consults local stakeholder groups to inform a rolling stock configuration that is deliverable and meets the needs of the local market. The Department analyses operators’ proposals carefully, and challenges them as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/09/2020 16:48:54 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1179168

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	Rolling Stock
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 length of leases of rolling stock operating on the rail network; and what the end dates are of those rolling stock leases.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	18541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The length of rolling stock leases is a commercial matter for the train operating companies to negotiate with rolling stock owners to meet their particular business needs. The Department makes available public register versions of franchise agreements, which set out the lease periods in the relevant schedules. They can be seen at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-register-of-rail-passenger-franchise-agreements" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-register-of-rail-passenger-franchise-agreements</a>.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 26/02/2020 12:39:55 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1148794

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Pacer trains are due to be in operation on 1 January 2020; and on which routes those trains are planned to be in operation on that date.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Our absolute priority is ensuring passengers in the north benefit from new trains, more services and increased capacity as quickly as possible.</p><p>Northern retired the first of its 102 Pacers in August and it plans to remove two thirds by December 2019. Northern advises that, subject to receiving appropriate dispensation, up to 34 (11 Class 142 and 23 Class 144) Pacers will remain in the fleet for a short time into 2020 to cover the delay in delivery of new trains into the franchise. If these trains were not allowed to continue in the fleet, then a large number of services would need to be cancelled and causing disruption for passengers across the North. Northern’s current plan is to remove all 142s by February 17, 2020 and to remove 144s by May 17, 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Pacers will operate mainly in South Yorkshire including Sheffield to Gainsborough Central, Huddersfield and Doncaster as well as areas of West Yorkshire and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 177 178 180 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:16:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis