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Written questions

Louise Haigh

2,704 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

High Speed Trains: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of a high-speed railway between Leeds and Manchester via Bradford.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) train services and (b) passenger journeys in each week in (a) September 2019 and (b) September 2022.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was (a) consulted on and (b) approved Southern Rail's plans to change its timetable of services from December 2022.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Government has noted publish EMA and EMRA management and performance fees since the period covering September 2020 to March 2021.

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Email

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers in his Department have forwarded emails from their Departmental account to a private email account in the last five years.

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the rail contract between the Secretary of State and First Trans Pennine Express Limited and predecessor contracts, how many FTE drivers needed to work rest days in order to fulfil the service

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the rail contract between the Secretary of State and First Trans Pennine Express Limited and predecessor contracts, how many drivers have (a) been recruited by and (b) left the employment of t

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on recruitment, employment and all other costs associated with the establishment of Great British Railways to date.

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many changes to the rail timetable are planned in December 2022.

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for the publication of an updated iteration of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the rail contract between the Department for Transport and First Trans Pennine Express Limited, how many train drivers were required to be recruited to deliver the planned passenger services i

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Avanti West Coast

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train drivers have been (a) recruited and (b) left the West Coast Partnership in each year since the start of the West Coast Partnership Emergency Recovery Measures agreement.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the rail contract between the Secretary of State and First Trans Pennine Express Limited, how many drivers have (a) been recruited by and (b) left the employment of that company in 2022.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the rail contract between the Secretary of State and First Trans Pennine Express Limited, how many train drivers were estimated to be recruited to ensure delivery of planned passenger services

21 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the (a) Cambridge South Station, (b) Northumberland Line, (c) White Rose Station, (d) Thorpe Park, (e) Transpennine Route Upgrade, (f) East West Rail, (g) Leeds Station Enhancement, (h) Manchester Impro

21 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Roads: Construction

To ask, the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of the Road projects list in Annex B: Infrastructure Projects of the Growth Plan 2022 are awaiting her consent to begin; and when each application was submitted to her Department f

21 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the expected annual expenditure will be on the Major Projects Portfolio projects for the (i) Rapid Charging Fund, (ii) Midlands Rail Hub, (iii) East Coast Mainline Programme, (iv) East Coast Digital Progra

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department was informed of Trans Pennine Express' plans to reduce services from Monday 12 September before those plans were announced.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has worked with Trans Pennine Express on a service improvement plan.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of the 24 August to Question 45915 with reference to Schedule 6.2, Clause 10.6 West Coast Rail Franchise Agreement, whether a figure was agreed on train driver recruitment and training pla

14 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail includes building the HS2 Eastern leg to Leeds identified in Transport for the North's preferred network.

14 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail includes the electrification of the line from Selby to Hull.

14 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail includes the new line from Liverpool to Manchester via Central Warrington.

14 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's commitment to build Northern Powerhouse Rail includes the infrastructure upgrades to the Sheffield to Hull line via Doncaster.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Prime Minister's commitment to build Northern Powerhouse Rail includes the Leamside Line.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Avanti West Coast: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled Avanti West Coast placed on short-term contract to drastically improve services published on 7 October 2022, for what reason the improvement plan outlined in that not

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Avanti West Coast

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Avanti West Coast placed on short-term contract to drastically improve services published on 7 October 2022, whether the management fee for the 6 month period from O

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the Infrastructure Projects Authority on undertaking a project assurance review of HS2 Phase 2b; and if he will make it his policy to publish the outcome of that review.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Risk Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 103 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, for what reason the principal risk of the Department not being able to deliver its major projects to time or cost or deliver th

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Senior Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of senior civil servants working in the (a) Rail Strategy and Services Group, (b) Rail Infrastructure Group and (c) High Speed Rail Group are based in his Department's office in Lee

Source: official written-questions record.