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Written Question
Aviation: Coronavirus
Wednesday 24th June 2020

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions are being placed on international air passengers transiting through UK airports.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Transit passengers need to complete a passenger locator form with their journey and contact details. If they remain airside (do not pass border control) they do not need to self-isolate. However, if transit passengers pass through border control they must self-isolate for 14-days.

The regulations permit departure from England within 14 days of arrival.


Written Question
Travel Agents: Coronavirus
Thursday 21st May 2020

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they provide on the steps to take to reclaim the cost of cancelled flights made through a travel agency in instances where the airline has refunded the travel agency and either (1) the travel agency has not refunded customers, or (2) the travel agency seeks to charge customers an additional administrative charge.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Civil Aviation Authority has published guidance for businesses and consumers with respect to cancelled holidays and flights due to COVID-19.

The Government recognises the challenges businesses and consumers are experiencing with processing large volumes of refunds. In particular, we appreciate the frustration consumers may be experiencing. The Government’s position is clear - if a customer asks for a refund, that refund needs to be paid.

Most businesses are trying to do the right thing in these unprecedented circumstances, but where enforcement bodies have significant evidence that businesses are trying to take advantage of the crisis, we would expect them to take action.


Written Question
Retford Station: Lifts
Monday 21st October 2019

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work to be commenced on the lower level platform lift at Retford station.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

All Access for All projects are due to be complete by 31 March 2024 at the latest. Retford is making good progress. The option selection process is finished and Network Rail will shortly start design works. Once that is complete we will have confirmed start and completion dates with construction scheduled to ensure minimal disruption to passengers.


Written Question
Public Transport: Fares
Wednesday 19th June 2019

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of lower cost public transport on local economies.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The Department for Transport evaluated the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF), which distributed over £500 million to local areas between 2011-2015. Local authorities invested the funding in schemes to increase bus and rail patronage and active travel (cycling and walking), and complementary initiatives such as new bus services, cycle training and travel support for job-seekers.

The evaluation, which is available on the Gov.UK website, shows that the LSTF had a range of positive effects for local economies, including enhancing town centre vitality, helping jobseekers into work, and helping business with recruitment.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Tuesday 18th June 2019

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of train journeys in the north of England experience regular delays.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The Department monitors the performance of its franchised operators through pre-determined benchmarks and can require the operator to incur expenditure to deliver improved performance for passengers if it falls below a pre-determined level. North of England services are operated by a number of operators, including both those that operate wholly within the North and those that operate North-South. Therefore performance data is not held at this level.


Written Question
Public Transport: Students
Tuesday 18th June 2019

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of students that use public transport on a regular basis.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The attached tables show the proportions of students by the frequency they reported using different modes of public transport, based on responses to the National Travel Survey for England in 2017. The first table shows school children aged 5-15 and the second table shows other students aged 16 years and over. Frequency of use is for all purposes and is not limited to travel for education.


Written Question
Newmarket Station
Tuesday 28th May 2019

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the horse racing industry on the expansion of Newmarket railway station.

Answered by Andrew Jones

Discussions have taken place between DfT and Greater Anglia (GA) the local train operating company (TOC) about the rail capacity on race days. Currently1, 2 and 3 car trains service the Ipswich to Cambridge route. GA will have new 4-carriage bi-mode trains on this route by the end of the year, which will provide even more flexibility and capacity for all passengers on this route including race days.


Written Question
Northern: Closures
Wednesday 28th June 2017

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential costs of closure of the Northern rail line from Sheffield to Worksop in the event of a fire at the abandoned waste recycling site at Sandy Lane, Worksop.

Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Location by location assessments of all possible line closures are generally not conducted as they would require a significant number of variables and assumptions. An estimate in this specific instance has therefore not been made. The industry focuses on developing robust contingency planning processes to minimise the impact to the customer in the event of a disruption.


Written Question
East Coast Railway Line: Suicide
Tuesday 21st March 2017

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to prevent suicides on the East Coast Main Line through Retford.

Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department is aware of the fatalities in the Retford area between 2014 – 2016 and recognises that each death by suicide on the railway is one too many. The rail industry has a significant work stream in place to prevent suicide on the network which brings together the Rail Delivery Group, Samaritans, the British Transport Police and the Department in a bid to reduce the risk of suicide on our railways.

Part of Network Rail’s suicide prevention escalation process is to alert local authorities where it is believed a cluster (as defined by Public Health England guidance) of suicides or attempted suicides are taking place. Network Rail is proactive in contacting the relevant local authority to ask about their suicide prevention work and how this can be supported.

Network Rail takes preventative measures including fencing on disused platforms, along with signage and training of staff.

In particular high risk areas, they also work with the local community to look for those who are vulnerable to suicide. It is important that the police, the wider rail industry, as well as other appropriate local stakeholders, should be involved in the development and implementation of local authorities suicide prevention plans, particularly in high-risk locations.


Written Question
Level Crossings: Bassetlaw
Monday 20th March 2017

Asked by: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of level crossing safety in Bassetlaw constituency.

Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Level Crossing safety is a matter for Network Rail as the primary duty holder. Network Rail has assessed Worksop Station Level Crossing on Carlton Road, risk ranked 84 out of 1,968 crossings on the London North Eastern and East Midlands Route, as the highest risk level crossing in the Bassetlaw constituency.