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registered interest
date	04/04/2025
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce (a) accountability and (b) enforcement provisions for private train companies during rail nationalisation.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	44277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>During the transition of passenger services to a public sector operator, the Secretary of State for Transport will continue to hold private sector operators to account through a range of measures, using enforcement provisions where required. All operators will continue to go through an annual planning process with the Department to agree plans for changes to service specifications, performance improvements and other deliverables. If an operator’s poor performance means that contractual conditions for early termination are met, Ministers will not hesitate to take decisive action.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 11/04/2025 10:43:46 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5201

1765483

registered interest
date	13/02/2025
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure private train operating companies are held to account for their performance during the transition to rail nationalisation; and what steps she will take to ensure that performance standards are enforced.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	31559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2025 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport will not tolerate poor performance and will continue to hold all operators to account through a range of measures, including during the transition of services to a public sector operator.</p><p> </p><p>All operators will continue to go through an annual planning process with the Department to agree plans for changes to service specifications, performance improvements and other deliverables. If an operator’s poor performance means that contractual conditions for early termination are met, Ministers will not hesitate to take decisive action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 26/02/2025 12:32:53 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5201

1699010

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what open access applications (a) are awaiting a decision from the Office of Rail and Road and (b) were approved in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 3 separate applications to run new open access services under consideration by the Office of Rail and Road: from Hull Trains to operate between Sheffield and London; Wrexham, Shropshire &amp; Midlands Railway to operate between Wrexham and London; and Go-Op to operate between Taunton and Swindon/Weston-super-Mare. In the last 12 months, the ORR has approved Grand Union Trains’ application to run new open access services between London and Stirling, and also Grand Central’s application to make additional stops at Peterborough.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:52:18 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1565648

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 10 January 2023 to Question 117733 on Train Operating Companies, how many times he met representatives from the train operating companies in each week since August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	120087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Ministers regularly hold meetings with representatives from the train operating companies.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Ministers' meetings with train operating companies is included in the Ministers’ Transparency Publication, issued on a quarterly basis, and is available via this webpage:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?parent=/transport/corporate-and-operational-information-transport&amp;topic=d39a3eae-b358-4472-83e2-2e17a86e2ad8&amp;content_store_document_type%5B%5D=transparency&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-transport&amp;public_timestamp%5Bfrom%5D=2022&amp;public_timestamp%5Bto%5D=2023&amp;order=updated-newest" target="_blank">Transparency and freedom of information releases - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/01/2023 16:41:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1564251

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
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 22 December 2022 to Question 111663, on Train Operating Companies, if he will list the dates Ministers in his Department have met with representatives from train operating companies in each month since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	117732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly hold meetings with representatives from the train operating companies.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 117733 question first answered 10/01/2023 14:39:34 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1564264

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
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 22 December 2022 to Question 111663 on Train Operating Companies, whether his Department has kept a record of meetings between Ministers and train operating companies that have taken place since 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	117733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly hold meetings with representatives from the train operating companies.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 117732 question first answered 10/01/2023 14:39:34 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1551992

registered interest
date	15/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
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 13 December 2022 to Question 104324, on Train Operating Companies, if he will list the dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met with representatives from the train operating companies in each month since December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	111663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>As stated in Question 104324 the Department meets regularly with representatives from train operating companies to discuss a range of topics as part of its contractual relationships with them.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/12/2022 13:44:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1549090

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department met with representatives from the train operating companies since January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	104324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly hold meetings with representatives from the train operating companies.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/12/2022 13:54:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1438818

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of long distance high speed train services in Great Britain are delivered by open access operators; and if he will publish the proportion of operator capacity currently in use for each of those operators.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	136499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>On 8 March 2022, open access operated 4 per cent of long distance high speed services nationally. The Department does not keep records of the amount of capacity provided by open access operators; details of open access services are published in the National Rail timetable and on the operators’ own websites.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/03/2022 14:07:22 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1438819

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for new open access rail operations have been submitted to the Office of Rail and Road since 2010; how many and what proportion of those applications were successful; and if he will publish a list of all successful applications in that time period.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	136500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>Since 2010, the Office of Rail and Road has received 15 applications for new open access rail operations. Of these, three were subsequently withdrawn by the applicant, seven were rejected and three were approved. Two of the applications are currently under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 the Office of Rail and Road has also approved numerous applications for contract extensions and for the operation of significant additional services by existing open access operators.</p><p> </p><p>All access decisions made by the Office of Rail and Road are published on its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/03/2022 16:08:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes