Written questions

Andy McDonald

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Trains: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which train operating companies his Department has had discussions with in the last two years on the effect on disabled passengers of driver-only operation trains.

29 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on driver only operation trains of the advice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission that such trains would offer less protection for disabl

28 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve accessibility on the railway for disabled passengers.

28 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains operated with a second staff member on board in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.

28 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department or officials have had with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on their advice that Driver Only Operation trains could represent a diminution of protection for disabled peop

28 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department or officials have had with the Office of Rail and Road on his Department's consultation on Disabled People's Protection Policy: guidance changes for train and station operators,

28 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representation his Department has received from representatives from the Department's Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee on the effect of Driver Only Operation trains on disabled passengers in t

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2019 to Question 233527, if he will provide the number of contracts that were awarded by his Department without the formal oversight of the Procurement Assurance Board in (a)

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to exclude successful rail franchise bidders from bidding for other rail franchises in the interests of competition.

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

South Eastern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency plans he has to provide compensation to the shortlisted bidders for the Southeastern rail franchise for bidding costs incurred due to the delay in awarding the new contract.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the incumbent East Coast route operator's (a) revenue and (b) service level provision in the event that additional open access services are implemented on the East C

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capacity of his Department to (a) develop, (b) evaluate and (c) award market-led proposals to enhance the railway; and how many of his Department's officials have been allocat

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the route operator's (a) revenue and (b) service level provision of the decision to delay improvement work on the East Coast mainline between Bawtry and Edinburgh.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contracts were awarded by his Department without the formal oversight of its Procurement Assurance Board in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018 and (d) 2019.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the rail freight industry to support the construction of High Speed Two.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Carbon Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what carbon budget his Department has set for this year and each of the next (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2019 to Question 226656 on Railways: Passengers, what corresponding increases in capacity in the form of (a) new rolling stock and (b) infrastructure enhancements have been pro

21 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the market-led proposals on rail received by his Department since the July 2018 deadline and state which of these were (a) accepted and (b) rejected.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Recruitment

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of staff turnover in his Department on the effectiveness of project management.

20 Feb 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 ACI EUROPE Airport Industry Connectivity Report 2018, published in June 2018 which reported that the UK’s direct connectivity has declined

18 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what weighting ratio in relation to price and quality his Department uses in decision-making on public procurement contracts.