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Written Question
Parking: Greater Manchester
Wednesday 29th November 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had with discussions with (a) Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council on prohibition of pavement parking.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has consulted on options to help local authorities outside London tackle pavement parking, including a default ban. Views were expressed on a wide range of related issues, including public transport. The Department will publish a formal response when final decisions have been taken. The Department has not had recent discussions with Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council or Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, but the consultation was open to all local authorities.


Written Question
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
Wednesday 29th November 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of levels of support for a default pavement parking ban among disabled people.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has consulted on options to help local authorities outside London tackle pavement parking, including a default ban. Views were expressed on a wide range of related issues, including public transport. The Department will publish a formal response when final decisions have been taken. The Department has not had recent discussions with Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council or Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, but the consultation was open to all local authorities.


Written Question
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
Wednesday 29th November 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pavement parking on levels of public transport use.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has consulted on options to help local authorities outside London tackle pavement parking, including a default ban. Views were expressed on a wide range of related issues, including public transport. The Department will publish a formal response when final decisions have been taken. The Department has not had recent discussions with Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council or Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, but the consultation was open to all local authorities.


Written Question
Parking: Denton and Reddish
Wednesday 29th November 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle pavement parking in Denton and Reddish constituency.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has consulted on options to help local authorities outside London tackle pavement parking, including a default ban. Views were expressed on a wide range of related issues, including public transport. The Department will publish a formal response when final decisions have been taken. The Department has not had recent discussions with Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council or Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, but the consultation was open to all local authorities.


Written Question
High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203238 on High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of HS2 using the West Coast Mainline on (a) local rail services in south-east Greater Manchester and (b) the viability of new local rail services in south-east Greater Manchester before any decision is made on HS2 services diverting onto the West Coast Mainline through Stockport.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Decisions on the train service that will run when HS2 opens will consider impacts on other rail services and up-to-date information on passenger demand, including those at Stockport Station.


Written Question
High Speed 2 Line: Stockport
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203236 on High Speed 2 Line: Stockport, when he plans to have completed the assessment of the potential impact of HS2 trains using the West Coast Mainline on rail capacity at Stockport station.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The assessment of the impact of HS2 services on Stockport station will be considered as part of the train service development undertaken by the West Coast Partnership Development, Network Rail and HS2 Ltd. This programme is currently being developed to reflect the changes to the HS2 programme.


Written Question
Railways: Greater Manchester
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer given on 23 October 2023 to Question 203240 on Railways: Greater Manchester, if he will take steps to ensure the Manchester Taskforce consults with the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish on utilising the line through Reddish South and Denton constituency while considering capacity options in the south east Manchester rail corridor.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Manchester Taskforce includes representatives from organisations such as Transport for Greater Manchester and Transport for the North to ensure local views are considered. They will continue to work closely with Transport for Greater Manchester as the promoter for the Restoring Your Railway bid to upgrade the existing line between Stockport and Ashton-under-Lyne.


Written Question
Railways: Stockport
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203239 on High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reconfiguring Heaton Norris Junction to (a) facilitate new local rail services through Stockport, (b) retain local rail services through Stockport and (c) facilitate future orbital Tram-Train services along the Stockport-Stalybridge line.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The announcement on 4 October launching Network North represents a significant new £36bn programme of transport investment across the country. Regarding services through Stockport, following this announcement, we are in the early stages of planning next steps, including delivery timelines for these schemes and are working closely with Network Rail.

Regarding future orbital Tram-Train services along the Stockport-Stalybridge line and the merits of upgrading Heaton Norris Junction, the Department has received a Restoring your Railway bid to upgrade the existing line between Stockport and Ashton-under-Lyne.


Written Question
Railways: Greater Manchester
Wednesday 25th October 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) the Stockport-Stalybridge line to Denton, (b) the Ashton Moss line and (c) Crowthorn Curve to (i) facilitate rail growth from Stockport to Manchester Victoria and (ii) alleviate pressure at Piccadilly and the Deansgate-Oxford Road chord.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

This Government has committed £593m to improve reliability and capacity in Manchester which passengers are now benefiting from. The Manchester Task Force will consider capacity improvements on the Castlefield corridor and other parts of the network including the areas you list.


Written Question
Railways: Greater Manchester
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of upgrading Heaton Norris Junction to increase rail capacity in south east Greater Manchester.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Manchester Task Force, which brings together DfT, Network Rail and local partners, will consider the Junction whilst looking at options to enhance the route between Piccadilly and Stockport.