Andy McDonald

24 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the ability of the (a) Greater Anglia and (b) South Western rail franchises to (i) provide and (ii) deliver new train services under their franchise agreements.

24 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the role of Network Rail in the rail franchise process to improve the coordination of (a) rail operations and (b) infrastructure delivery.

24 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role Network Rail has in the rail franchising process; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail in carrying out that role.

20 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capacity of Network Rail to (a) plan for and (b) deliver the December 2018 timetable.

20 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to amend the (a) Northern, (b) Transpennine Express and (c) East Midlands Trains franchise as a result of the delay to the introduction of the May 2018 timetable.

20 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the electrification of the Bolton to Preston line; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail deliver the project.

20 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to publish a digital railway (a) strategy and (b) delivery plan.

19 Apr 2018 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.15 of Autumn Budget 2017, what his Department's timescale is for raising the £200 million of private investment as part of a new £400 million Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund.

19 Apr 2018 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the £200 million of private investment announced in the 2017 Budget as part of a new £400 million Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund has been raised to date.

19 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Office of Rail and Road in (a) regulating unit costs and (b) delivering productivity improvements in the rail industry in each calendar year since 2014.

19 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to publish a detailed infrastructure plan setting out the key enablers of the digital railway; and if he will make a statement.

18 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the Office of Rail and Road’s approach to the economic regulation of Network Rail before the commencement of Control Period 6 in May 2019.

18 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out which sectors of the rail industry benefitted from the £3.5 billion of private sector investment in the last four years; and if he will make a statement.

18 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Trains: Diesel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the rail freight industry on the level of power required efficiently to haul freight before he announced the withdrawal of diesel traction in 2040; and if he will make a statement.

18 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the additional £65.7 million cost of the Intercity Express programme referred to on page 14 of the Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimate 2017-2018, if he will set out how much of that sum w

18 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the shortfall in rail revenue received by his Department in 2017-2018 by train operator.

18 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional (a) staff and (b) resources required by the (i) Civil Aviation Authority, (ii) the Office of Rail and Road and (iii) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency after the UK l

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railway Network

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) Department and (b) Minister will be responsible for making the final decisions on projects within the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Railway Network

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capability of the UK rail network infrastructure to fully realise the benefits of the new rail vehicles due to enter service in CP5 and early CP6 which will be electric.

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what strategy has been put in place to co-ordinate the entry into service of 7,000 new rail vehicles in control period (CP) 5 and early CP6 and the upgrading of rail infrastructure in order to maximise the bene

16 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the profit accrued by train operating companies from schedule 8 payments; and if he will make a statement.

16 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that train operating companies comply with consumer data legislation.

16 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Virgin Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to withdraw the pre-qualification questionnaire passport from Virgin Trains.

27 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Trains: Diesel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department held with representatives of the rail industry prior to the announcement that diesel traction would be withdrawn from the rail network in 2040.

27 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation Network Rail has paid to train operating companies in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) 2017; and if he will publish that same information by train operating company.

27 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) restructure (b) reorganise and (c) increase the number of staff in his Department in preparation for the UK leaving the EU.

27 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the merger of Siemens and Alstom (a) on the value for money delivered to Network Rail’s signalling framework contract process and (b) the competitiveness of the wide

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value for money delivered by Network Rail’s signalling framework contract approach to procurement taking into account the price for a signalling equivalent unit (SEU) in 2003

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value for money delivered by Network Rail’s Framework Contract approach to procurement; and if he will make a statement.

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Emergencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the emergency procedures used by train operating companies.