Andy McDonald

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Cross Country Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport,whether he has (a) agreed and (b) signed off a direct award or extension of the Cross Country rail franchise contract with Arriva; and who bears the pension risk in that contract.

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Crossrail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out his Departmental responsibilities as a joint sponsor of the Crossrail project.

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce his Department's detailed plans for the Transpennine route upgrade.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what due diligence his Department has undertaken on the shortlisted bidders for the West Coast Partnership rail franchise to ensure that (a) the board and (b) investors agree on that company’s willingness to ta

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

South Eastern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of any increases in track access charges for High Speed 1 on the financial viability of the (a) current and (b) future Southeastern rail franchise.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What assessment he has made of the strategic importance of rail services on the West Coast mainline to the economy.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account his Department took of the financial performance of First Group on the (a) South Western Railway and (b) Transpennine railway when evaluating that company’s bid for the West Coast Partnership rail

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of page 20 of the First Group financial results published on May 30 2019 which states in respect of railway pension liabilities that it is not po

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the financial stability of the bidders for the West Coast Partnership rail franchise.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has he made of the number of companies that hold pre-qualification passports to bid for rail franchises in the UK; and how many companies there are that are compliant bidders for the (a) West Coas

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the (a) adequacy of the balance of risk and reward in the provisions of the West Coast Partnership rail franchise and (b) ability of the shortlisted bidders to meet those provisio

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has he made of the optimum number of bidders required for the West Coast Partnership franchise to provide value for money.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received all of the bids for the West Coast Partnership franchise competition; how many of those bids his Department has (a) evaluated and (b) scored; and whether he as invited the company with t

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2019 to Question 257748, what proportion of rail services on the east coast mainline are operated by the East Coast franchise.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2019 to Question 257748, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of aligning the track and the operator of the East Coast franchise.

23 May 2019 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the specifications for the West Coast Partnership rail franchise requires the new operator to be responsible for timetabling across the route of that franchise.

23 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on devolution of railway timetabling to the newly established Network Rail regions.

23 May 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Rail Franchise and Rail Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timescale is for making a decision on the commercial models for the development of the East Coast Partnership; and what his timescale is for receiving Keith William's Rail Review Report.

23 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Civil Aviation Authority data which shows that the number of domestic aviation routes with more than 1,000 passengers per year has fallen

21 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Channel Tunnel: Electric Cables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations the UK Government has made to the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission on regulatory approval for the installation of cabling for the Eleclink electricity interconnector betwe

21 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £1.46 billion generated by Network Rail's property sale was used to (a) fund rail upgrades and (b) cover a funding shortfall in the budget between 2014 and 2019.

21 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential administrative costs that will be incurred by Network Rail in its ongoing relationship with the new owner of the railway arches property portfolio.

21 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has he made of the (a) level of Network Rail's debt and (b) cost of servicing that debt in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.

20 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2019 to Question 252654, if he will list all Port Connectivity Study case study projects that are being progressed through the (a) Road Investment Strategies 1 and 2, (b) Contro

20 May 2019 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was responsible for conducting the East Midlands Trains franchise competition; and if this administration of the process includes the (a) scoping, (b) evaluation of compliance and (c) awa

14 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2019 to Question 249314, what (a) meetings, (b) correspondence and (c) other engagement his Department has had with (i) local authorities, (ii) the Mayor of London and (iii) t

14 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2019 to Question 249314 on Railways, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) a Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport and (b) a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow Airport

14 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2019 to Question 249315 on Railways, how many proposals for a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow were received following his market-led proposals invitation of 20 March 2018, how

10 May 2019 · Department for Education

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the expenditure by local authorities on provision of (a) free or reduced cost rail travel for young people continuing in education beyond the age of 16, (b) rail passes

10 May 2019 · Department for Education

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the expenditure by local authorities on the provision of free rail passes for pupils (a) up to the age of 16 to travel to their nearest school and (b) from families on m