Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial contribution his Department expects local government and private business to make towards the introduction of smart ticketing for public transport in the North.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
In November 2015 the Government committed £150m for Transport for the North (TfN) to deliver multi-modal smart ticketing across the North of England.
TfN are preparing a business case for the programme, which will set out its scope and plan for rollout, costs and benefits and the necessary arrangements with passenger transport operators.
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals for smart ticketing for public transport in the North on the number of station staff employed in that region.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
In November 2015 the Government committed £150m for Transport for the North (TfN) to deliver multi-modal smart ticketing across the North of England.
TfN are preparing a business case for the programme, which will set out its scope and plan for rollout, costs and benefits and the necessary arrangements with passenger transport operators.
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to guarantee interoperability between smart ticketing systems for public transport provided by different franchise operators.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
My Department is currently in negotiations with train operators as part of the smart ticketing programme, and I expect these negotiations to conclude by the end of November. The agreements reached, alongside collaborative working with Scotland, Transport for London and Transport for the North, will see the delivery of smartcard acceptance across the whole franchised rail network by the end of 2018, using a common standard, and building on previous government investment in rail industry smart ticketing systems.
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the electrification of the TransPennine Rail Network.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Transpennine Route Upgrade is currently in the design and development phase. An investment decision will be made early next year and target delivery is by December 2022.
High level outputs include improvements to journey times (such as a target time of 40 minutes for fast trains from Leeds to Manchester), the ability to run longer trains offering more seats on both long distance and local services and improvements to overall performance on the whole route.
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail on the electrification of the TransPennine Rail Network.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Transpennine Route Upgrade is currently in the design and development phase. An investment decision will be made early next year and target delivery is by December 2022.
High level outputs include improvements to journey times (such as a target time of 40 minutes for fast trains from Leeds to Manchester), the ability to run longer trains offering more seats on both long distance and local services and improvements to overall performance on the whole route.
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for work to begin on electrification of the TransPennine Rail Network.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Transpennine Route Upgrade is currently in the design and development phase. An investment decision will be made early next year and target delivery is by December 2022.
High level outputs include improvements to journey times (such as a target time of 40 minutes for fast trains from Leeds to Manchester), the ability to run longer trains offering more seats on both long distance and local services and improvements to overall performance on the whole route.
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assistance his Department provides to local authorities and frontagers to (a) maintain un-adopted roads and (b) ensure safety and the public right of way on un-adopted roads.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Department does not provide any assistance to local authorities and frontagers to maintain un-adopted roads, or to ensure safety and the public right of way on un-adopted roads.
Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 places a duty to maintain roads that are maintainable at public expense, namely adopted roads. However, where repairs are needed to remove danger to traffic in a private street, section 230 of the same Act gives the power to the street works authority to require the owners of the premises fronting the street to carry out specified repairs within a given time-scale
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs his Department expects to be created by the HS2 project in (a) Bradford, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) the UK.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
HS2 will support up to 100,000 jobs around HS2 stations when operational.The balance of benefits will be in the Midlands and North; seventy per cent of jobs supported by HS2 are expected to be outside London, including an estimated 13,000 – 20,000 jobs around Leeds station. HS2 will support nearly 25,000 jobs during construction and 3,100 permanent jobs in operations and maintenance once it is open.
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with (a) Transport for London and (b) transport authorities in other countries on establishing Transport for the North.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Transport for the North (TfN) was formed out of the One North initiative. TfN was established by the cities in the north for the people of the north to work in partnership with Government. Ministers and Officials have held discussions with a wide range of stakeholders, including those from outside of the UK, on the role of TfN. However, it is not for Government to impose its will on the region, but to work with the region to drive economic growth.
Asked by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on the establishment of Transport for the North with transport unions.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Transport for the North (TfN) is a unique body made up of the Northern city regions working in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT), Highways England, Network Rail and HS2 Ltd. TfN is currently undertaking a review of its governance to make sure it speaks with one voice for the whole of the North. This will conclude in the autumn and will actively engage with relevant stakeholders. There have been no specific discussions between DfT and the transport unions about the establishment of TfN.