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Written questions

Andy McDonald

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 9 May 2018 to Questions 140753 and 140754 on Network Rail: Standards, when he plans to publish the (a) targets and (b) benchmarks the Office for Rail and Road will bring forward as pa

10 May 2018 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to instruct the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate potentially anti-competitive practices by Stagecoach companies Megabus and East Midlands Trains for the provision of travel on

10 May 2018 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the apportioning of ticket revenues and cross-subsidy arrangements between Stagecoach companies Megabus and East Midlands Trains for the provision of travel on the East Midlands T

10 May 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which of the UK’s ports (a) he and (b) other Ministers in of his Department have visited since July 2016.

10 May 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Ports: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he or Ministers of his Department have made an official visit to the Port of London since July 2016.

8 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Transport Focus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness, (b) efficiency and (c) value for money of Transport Focus; and if he will make a statement.

8 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Great Western Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness, (b) efficiency and (c) value for money of the Great Western franchise in terms of (i) performance and (ii) operation of the services provided under that fra

8 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the profit margins of (a) First Great Western and (b) other rail franchises; and if he will make a statement.

8 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2018 to Question 139503, what discussions have taken place between his Department and Network Rail in relation to the 4,000 vehicles which are due to be replaced on the rail netw

8 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2018 to Question 139503, what (a) plans and (b) strategic assessment he has made of the 4,000 vehicles which are due to be replaced on the rail network over the next three years

2 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) incentives and (b) disincentives the Office for Rail and Road proposes to bring forward in CP6 to ensure improvements to Network Rail’s (i) unit costs and

2 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Office for Rail and Road’s plans to monitor Network Rail’s (a) unit costs and (b) productivity at route level in Control Period 6.

2 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons he decided not to cancel Govia Thameslink’s contract to operate the TSGN route in early 2017.

2 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) assess the effectiveness of and (b) improve the Department’s processes for rail passenger demand forecasting.

2 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review his Department’s policy on the performance management of rail franchises.

1 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Rail Delivery Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness, (b) efficiency and (c) value for money of the Rail Delivery Group; and if he will make a statement.

1 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the rail passenger compensation arrangements to ensure train operating companies pass on the money they receive in compensation from Network Rail to passengers in (a) full and (b) a

1 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reform rail franchising to find a better balance between short-term returns to passengers and the sustainable improvement of passenger services.

1 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Roads: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the funding arrangements for road investment.

1 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Leasing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of future vehicle leasing charges in the rail industry given the projected shortening of average vehicle life.

30 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to review the compensation arrangements for motorists who received speeding fines while driving on motorways with variable speed limits; and if he will make a statement.

30 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the automotive industry on the development of the road to zero strategy.

30 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the most recent Long Term Passenger Rolling Stock Strategy, what his plans are for the 4,000 vehicles which are due to be replaced on the rail network over the next three years in terms of (a)

30 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specific provisions within the Forecast Revenue Mechanism which his Department introduced into rail franchises are planned to protect those franchises from future risk and balance the appropriate level bet

27 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respite Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether clinical commissioning groups have a statutory duty to provide respite care.

27 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to remove the Liverpool-Nottingham service from the East Midlands Trains franchise and add it to the TransPennine Express franchise.

27 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Transport: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions took place with the aviation sector during the preparation of the port connectivity study in relation to the surface access needs of ports and airports.

27 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respite Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether respite care is a health service or a social care.

24 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Highways England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the (a) affordability and (b) efficiency of the work for which Highways England is responsible of its decision to in-source more of that work; and if he wi

24 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the withdrawal of (a) First Group and (b) Trenitalia on the level of competitiveness in the bidding process for the next East Midlands Trains franchise.

Source: official written-questions record.