Oral Evidence Jan. 27 2025
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: In particular, in 2022, we had a peer review by Network Rail. We also had a review by Stanhope.
Jan. 27 2025
Source Page: Safety digest 01/2025: Manor ParkFound: Rail Accident Investigation Branch Safety digest 01/2025: Manor Park Overspeeding near Manor Park
Mentions:
1: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) Significant impacts were also felt across the rail and road networks, with train services cancelled, - Speech Link
2: Graham Leadbitter (SNP - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey) Networks, the ScottishPower emergency network, our local authority, staff at Openreach, our road and rail - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) There are pensioners with no access to phone, light or heat, and many pensioners have gone up to 36 hours - Speech Link
Jan. 27 2025
Source Page: Engagements attended by Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity: FOI releaseFound: [redacted] DC asked about BPF funding continuing in light of UK budget announcement as important
Found: line 17, at end insert “or the premises are stations shared by heritage railways operated under a Light
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes (Scottish Labour - North East Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on passenger numbers in Scotland, what discussions it has had with National Rail regarding its current Railcard terms and conditions, including that tickets must be bought before boarding the train.
Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Cabinet Secretary for Transport
The terms and conditions of all GB-wide railcards are set by National Rail, part of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) under UK Government rail industry rules. There have been no recent specific discussions concerning changes to railcard terms. ScotRail has confirmed with officials at Transport Scotland that National Railcards can be used to buy tickets online, via the app, or at TVMs. Where ticket purchasing facilities are not available at a station, passengers can use their National Rail card when purchasing a ticket from a member of staff on-board of ScotRail trains.
Oral Evidence Jan. 23 2025
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: usage and reporting of that, we have a large section in the performance report trying to bring to light
Mentions:
1: David Pinto-Duschinsky (Lab - Hendon) time when we renew our vow to act, because, as history often reminds us, prejudice and bigotry are light - Speech Link
2: Dawn Butler (Lab - Brent East) Noam is always saying that we must strive for peace and that only light when we enter a dark room will - Speech Link
3: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) At no point did the allied forces choose to bomb those rail networks to prevent access to the camp.In - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab - Life peer) There is domestic energy, heat pumps, insulation, transport, roads, rail, airports and health infrastructure - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) stationed there before 1945, the gods would start raining goods from the sky again, so they would light - Speech Link
3: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) my noble friend Lord Tunnicliffe said, we committed £100 billion of new public investment in roads, rail - Speech Link
Asked by: Kerr, Liam (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - North East Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the provision for rail services in its draft Budget 2025-26 contains anything for new stations at Cove and Newtonhill, in light of the reportedly large number of positive respondents to a local petition on this matter.
Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Cabinet Secretary for Transport
There is currently no provision in the draft Budget 2025-26 for new stations at Cove and Newtonhill, as we are awaiting the formal investment case being conducted by Nestrans to conclude.
Rail proposals are considered by Transport Scotland subject to a robust business case being demonstrated in line with Scottish Transport Analysis Guide (Scot-TAG) | Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) | Transport Scotland and Guidance on the development of Business Cases - March 2016 | Transport Scotland, as well as other Scottish Government priorities, our rail investment strategy and affordability.
In recognition of calls from the interested parties, Nestrans previously received Scottish Government funding to undertake the initial stages of the Aberdeen to Laurencekirk Multi-Modal Study | Nestrans. This is now funded by them and they are using STAG for the appraisal of options to improve opportunities for travel by all modes between Aberdeen and Laurencekirk. The appraisal is considering multi-modal transport options, including options for buses and rail stations at Cove and Newtonhill. This work is nearing completion and Transport Scotland will consider its findings once received.