Andy McDonald

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schemes have progressed through each of the five stages of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline since the publication of the paper entitled, A new approach for rail enhancements in March 2018.

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (b) mobile phone operators and (c) train operators on improving wi-fi services throughout the rail network.

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s decision to set a 50MB limit on the data allowance for wi-fi on trains agreed with train operators in 2016; and what proportion of rail passe

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Telecommunications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what responsibility his Department has for improving telecommunications across the rail network compared with that of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has he made of average wi-fi speeds on (a) Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern, (b) Southeastern and (c) Chiltern trains in (i) 2017 and (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019.

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the value for money of the £47.8 million funding allocated by his Department to the (a) Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern, (b) Southeastern and (c) Chiltern and Arriva Train

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2019 to Question 263884 on Railways: North of England, what progress his Department has made on (a) tendering and (b) awarding contracts for telecommunication improvements in r

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 266246 on Great Western Railway Line, what proportion of Intercity Express trains leaving Paddington were run on (a) electric and (b) diesel power since Octobe

26 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support the Government provides to vehicle rental companies to transition their fleet to electric vehicles.

25 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Eurotunnel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his legal settlement with Eurotunnel cost in (a) VAT and (b) departmental officials' time.

25 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his policy that the (a) Department or (b) rail franchise operator announces (i) extensions, (ii) direct awards and (iii) other changes to franchise agreements.

25 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the transfer of Network Rail's System Operator responsibilities to the devolved regional routes on the effectiveness of Network Rail; and if he will make a statement

19 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to transfer Barton on Humber services in to the East Midlands Railway franchise.

19 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the services between Nottingham and Liverpool provided by the East Midlands Railway franchise.

18 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

South Eastern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2019 to Question 260025, what assessment he has made of the viability of proposals in the High Speed One five-year asset management statement to increase track access charges f

18 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

South Eastern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2019 to Question 260025, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposals in the High Speed One five-year asset management statement to increase track access ch

18 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Great Western Railway: Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) performance of the Intercity Express Trains on the Great Western Railway and (b) ability of those trains to meet the requirements of the December 2019 timetable.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Cycleways: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what target the Department has set for the construction of segregated cycle routes; and whether the metric for that target will be miles or kilometres.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2019 to Question 260016 what proportion of the total number of rail services which run on the east coast mainline are operated by the operator of the east coast franchise Londo

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Ministerial Policy Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that his special advisers comply with the provisions of section 16 of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisors, Involvement in politics in a private capacity: national p

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative estimate he has made of premium payments received by Government from (a) franchised rail operators and (b) rail operators running under a direct award since 2012.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Abellio Greater Anglia: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent (a) discussions and (b) meetings his Department has held with Abellio on adjustments to the Central London Employment Mechanism provision within the Greater Anglia rail franchise; and if he will ma

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent (a) discussions and (b) meetings his Department have held with (a) First Group and (b) MTR Crossrail on adjustments to the Central London Employment Mechanism provision within the South Western Rail

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contract awards his Department has made for rail franchise competitions since 2012.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Airspace

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether airspace will be classified as national infrastructure.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Govia: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreement his Department has reached with Govia on the pensions liability risk sharing arrangements announced on 13 June 2019.

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Great Western Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) agreement and (b) provision for pension liability risk was agreed between the Department for Transport and First Group when an extension to the Great Western rail franchise was announced on 29th Novemb

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) agreement and (b) provision for pension liability risk was agreed between his Department and Virgin Trains when the extension to the West Coast rail franchise was announced on 21 December 2018.

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that online retailers provide passengers with up-to-date information on potential travel disruption prior to the sale of train tickets.

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreement was reached on the liability for pension risk between the Department for Transport and Stagecoach when it was announced that the company had been awarded a direct award to run the East Midlands T