Written questions

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Northern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what adjustments his Department has made to the provisions of the Arriva Rail North franchise in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Northern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether Arriva Rail North has met the obligations and provisions of its franchise.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Northern: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of strike action on Arriva Rail North; and what financial assessment he has made of the effect of that strike action on the franchise.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the change has been to his Department's budget in real terms in each year since 2010; and what the projected change will be in real terms in each year to 2022.

15 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department undertook an impact assessment of the effect on demand for electric vehicles in advance of the decision to reduce funding for the plug-in car grant.

15 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative risk assessment he has made of (a) imposing and (b) negotiating changes to the measure of inflation used for rail industry pay negotiations.

15 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his speech at the Conservative party conference on 1 October 2018, what specific stronger obligations he plans to introduce to rail franchises in relation to passenger compensation rights.

15 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Emirates Airlines: Etihad Airways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on (a) prices of flights connecting to the UK and (b) competitiveness in the international aviation market of the proposed merger of the Emi

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice he provided to train operating companies on the measure of inflation to be used for future pay negotiations.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Office for Rail and Road’s decision not to authorise any more Intercity Express Programme Class 800/801 for the London and North Eastern Railway until safety iss

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for the introduction of the one-click compensation scheme on the railways.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Rail Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) terms of conditions, (b) remuneration and (c) hours of work are for the panel members of the Rail Review Panel.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Rail Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) terms and conditions, (b) salary and (c) hours of work are for Keith Williams in relation to the Rail Review.

11 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Northern: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 13 July 2018, 20 July 2018 and 10 September 2018 to Questions 161175, 164445 and 167289, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of the finding of the Northern Powerhouse Partne

11 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Railway Signals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what signalling system is planned to be used on the East-West rail link.

11 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Great Western Railway: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the amount of fare income that First Great Western derived from first class travel in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.

6 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he took to ensure that the new signalling system on the East Coast mainline was at the correct specification to accommodate the new Intercity Express Programme trains.

6 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions took place between his Department and Network Rail in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018 to determine the (i) readiness and (ii) specification of the upgraded signalling system to be use

6 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

South Eastern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all bids received for the Southeastern rail franchise are compliant with the specifications of the tendering process set out by his Department.

6 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all bids received for the East Midlands rail franchise have been compliant with the specifications of the tendering process set out by his Department.

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the conclusions of the report, UK Aviation Consumer Survey published by the Civil Aviation Authority 18 August 2018, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the red

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if it his policy to maintain European Railway Agency rules in respect of specifications (a) on common track width and (b) uniform platform heights after the UK leaves the EU.

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Rail Delivery Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the remit of the Rail Delivery Group includes industrial relations in the rail industry.

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to undertake a review of the regulations on the use of electric scooters on roads.

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Bridges: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the structural integrity of post-tensioned concrete bridges built before 1992; and if he will make a statement.

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Bridges: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Number of substandard bridges rises, published by the RAC Foundation on 19 January 2018, if he will make an assessment of the implication for his policies of the sta

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to the valuation of the railway pension scheme on the viability of (a) train operating company finances and (b) the wider rail franchising model.

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Network Rail’s train planning resources for implementing the December 2018 timetable changes.

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will instruct Highways England to consider lane widening as part of its proposals to introduce variable speed limits through motorway emergency works.

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 13 and 20 July to Questions 161175 and 164445, for what reasons the Government did not provide an estimate of the economic cost of the disruption caused by the rail timetable changes

Source: official written-questions record.