Written questions

1,108 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Level Crossings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on Network Rail's East Coast Main Line level crossings closure programme.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Directly Operational Railways has undertaken any work in relation to the East Midlands franchise in the last 12 months.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

South Western Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason he has decided not to proceed with a Direct Award to South West Trains.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail plans to continue its apprenticeship programme in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17; and what the annual budget is for that programme.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to abolish the network grant; and whether he plans that subsidy will be channelled through train-operating companies instead of Network Rail during the remaining years of Control Period 5.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

South Western Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure, by category of expenditure, was incurred by Directly Operated Railways in connection with the South West Trains Direct Award negotiations.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the minutes of the Network Rail board meeting on 22 January 2015, on what date in January 2015 he held a meeting with Richard Parry-Jones at which his special advisor and his Department's Perm

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the terms of reference for Sir Peter Hendy's report on the rail investment programme.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

South Western Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to his Department has been of negotiating a Direct Award agreement with South West Trains.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost-benefit ratios were for (a) Midland Main Line electrification and (b) TransPennine electrification on the most recent date for which figures are available.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2015 to Question 4926, whether any of the meetings referred to in that Answer included meetings with representatives from (a) pension funds based outside the UK, (b) sovereign w

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2015 to Question 4905, whether the forecasts provided by Network Rail in March 2015 for Control Period 5 delivery volumes and costs also included enhancements.

6 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what net funding his Department (a) has made and (b) expects to make available to Network Rail in each year of Control Period 5.

6 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2015 to Question 4428, what estimate he has made of the cost to Network Rail of cancelling or altering contracts in relation to (a) Midland Main Line electrification and (b) Tra

6 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2015 to Question 4666, whether he held a substantive conversation with the Prime Minister prior to 14 April 2015 on Network Rail cost overruns and the potential deferral of majo

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current gap is between Network Rail's Control Period 5 funding and the company's expected total outlay during that Control Period.

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department received from Network Rail a (a) final and (b) draft updated Control Period 5 Delivery Plan between 1 December 2014 and 30 March 2015.

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2015 to Question 3925, whether the potential fares simplification that can take place on the Northern franchise without the use of flex will include regulated fares.

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the saving to Network Rail is in Control Period 5 of not proceeding with (a) Midland Main Line electrification and (b) TransPennine electrification during that Control Period.

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) subject and (b) date has been of all formal written directions sought by his Department's Permanent Secretary since 4 September 2012.

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of the Great Western Main Line electrification project his Department plans will use (a) Series 1 overhead line equipment, (b) Series 2 overhead line equipment and (c) overhead line equipment bui

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Network Rail's total expenditure has been to date on (a) TransPennine and (b) Midland Main Line electrification.

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what departmental resources his Department plans to make available to Dame Colette Bowe during her investigation into investment planning; how many officials he plans will work on that report; whether he plans

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Chief Executive of Network Rail has sought formal direction to proceed on any matter in his capacity as Network Rail's Accounting Officer since 1 September 2014.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department received from Network Rail in (a) final and (b) draft form (i) a full Control Period 5 recast and (b) a revised Control Period 5 Business Plan between 1 December 2014 and 30 March 2015.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the benefit-cost ratio for Great Western Main Line electrification was on the most recent date for which figures are available.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of track Network Rail plans to electrify during Control Period 5.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2015 to Question 4164, whether any of the meetings referred to in that Answer which were held outside the UK were on alternative mechanisms for funding rail infrastructure mana

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates in the last six months he has held meetings with the chief executive of Network Rail at which officials were not present.

29 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department attended meetings of (i) the Midland Main Line Programme Board, (ii) the North of England Programme Board and (iii) the Great Western Programme Bo

Source: official written-questions record.