Written questions

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the First Transpennine Express accounts for 2018-19, filed at Companies House on 4 October 2019, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that the operat

21 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the First Transpennine Express accounts 2018-19, filed at Companies House on 4 October 2019, what comparative assessment he has made of the (a) adjusted revenue growth of 8 per cent and (b) pr

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s regulation of the (a) finances, (b) performance, (c) public interest benefit and (d) transparency of train operating companies.

16 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the revenue received by train operating companies for all (a) cross-border rail travel between England and Wales in either direction and (b) cross-border rail travel between England

16 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's policy paper, Rail network enhancements pipeline: autumn 2019 update, published on 16 October 2019, when he plans to publish the (a) timescales and (b) costs for the developme

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of Network Rail’s ability to (a) process the First Trenitalia West Coast Track Access Agreement and (b) manage potential conflicts with other train operators.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons his Department instructed West Coast Partnership Operator First Trenitalia to submit a Section 17 application to the Office for Rail and Road on 4 October 2019 rather than to Network Rail.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent contractual arrangements are that his Department has agreed with the Operator of Last Resort and (a) SNC Lavalin, (b) EY and (c) Arup.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the arrangements for the transfer of passenger data between rail franchises and (b) effect a shortfall in the transfer of data has on the quality of passenger

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Boeing 737: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent updates he has had from the Civil Aviation Authority on their assessment of the safety of the Boeing 737 Max airliners.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect Operation Brock will have on congestion levels on the Kent (a) road network and (b) economy.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Credit Rating

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the credit ratings of UK rolling stock companies (a) Porterbrook, (b) Angel Trains, (c) Eversholt Rail and (d) Rock Rail and the costs at which those companies can respectively se

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) volume of passenger data which will be transferred from Virgin and Stagecoach to new West Coast Partnership operator First/Trenitalia before the start of the new franchise

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Abellio Greater Anglia: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £3.7 billion in premium payments the Government has received from Greater Anglia operator Abellio/Mitsui since the start of the franchise in October 2016.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Arriva: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes in the ownership of Arriva for the group’s operations in the UK (a) rail and (b) bus industries.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he received the most recent report on the financial ratio measurement of the Transpennine franchise; and what assessment he has made of the solvency of that franchise in terms of its (a) actual financial p

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Northern: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he received the most recent report on the financial ratio measurement of the Northern franchise; and what assessment he has made of the solvency of that franchise in respect of its (a) actual financial per

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

FirstGroup: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment of the financial performance of First Group’s existing rail franchises did his Department undertake before the announcement on 14 August 2019 of the award of the West Coast Partnership franchise

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £2.6 billion in premium payments has the Department received from South Western Railway operator First/MTR since the start of that franchise in August 2017.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

FirstGroup: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the financial performance of First Group's rail franchises, whether he plans to review First Group’s pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) passport.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he received the most recent report on the financial ratio measurement of the South Western Railway franchise; and what assessment he has made of the solvency of that franchise's (a) financial perfo

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

UK Trade with EU: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions exist within the contracts for freight capacity signed by his Department on 11 October 2019 for changes to the date of the UK’s departure from the EU.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) aviation, (b) rail and (c) maritime industry employees have security passes for access to the Department for Transport.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 September 2019 to Question 290960, what assessment he has made of the trajectory for rolling stock leasing costs on the East Midlands Railway once the Abellio franchise ends i

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference the Answer of 25 September 2019 to Question 290960, what assessment he has made of the merits for the public purse of giving a train operator with a seven-year rail franchise contract the authori

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Roads: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for publication of the business plan for Road Investment Strategy 2.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the capacity of the rail supply chain to deliver (a) Network Rail’s Control Period 6 enhancements pipeline, (b) his Department's market led proposals for rail and (c) the c

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s announcement of 10 October 2019 on an infrastructure revolution, what his timescale is for the (a) enhancements pipeline for Network Rail in Control Period 6 between 2019 and

26 Sep 2019 · Department for Transport

ATOL

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid into the Civil Aviation Authority administered ATOL scheme by UK airlines in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to study published by the International Council on Clean Transportation in September 2019, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies conclusion that the UK is responsible f

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