Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
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 ensuring that the cross Whitehall task force to bring in mitigations against redundancies will also consider bringing forward existing refurbishment contracts for (a) Southeastern Rail and (b) Crossrail trains.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The cross-Whitehall group established by the Department for Transport is working to ensure that UK rolling stock manufacturing has a strong and sustainable future. As part of this work, my officials are exploring a wide range of options, including whether the timetable for certain procurements can be brought forward for both new and refurbished rolling stock.
Asked by: Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the Cardiff Crossrail project; and what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, (b) the Welsh Government and (c) Cardiff Council on that project.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The UK Government announced in January 2023 its commitment to providing £50m of Levelling Up Funding to Cardiff Council for the Cardiff Crossrail project, subject to approval of business case. DfT officials have met with Cardiff Council and Transport for Wales on a number of occasions to discuss the progression of the scheme and will continue to do so. The UK Government remains firmly committed to supporting the development of this project and levelling up all parts of the country.
Oct. 10 2023
Source Page: Michèle Dix appointed to the National Infrastructure CommissionFound: Michèle Dix BSc, PhD, CEng, FICE, FCILT, FCIHT, CBE is currently Non-Executive Director of Crossrail
Oct. 10 2023
Source Page: Michèle Dix appointed to the National Infrastructure CommissionFound: Michèle Dix BSc, PhD, CEng, FICE, FCILT, FCIHT, CBE is currently Non-Executive Director of Crossrail
Feb. 06 2008
Source Page: Table showing the value and nature of work carried out by a number of companies for the Department for Transport and her agencies, 2004-05 to 2006-07. 6 p.Found: 485702.0PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERSNATURE OF WORKSPEND IN PERIODVARIOUS PROJECTS, INCLUDING TAX ADVICE ON CROSSRAIL
Correspondence Sep. 13 2023
Committee: High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons)Found: These include : • Bond Street , Crossrail - c. 26m below ground level • Tottenham Court Road , Crossrail
Correspondence Sep. 13 2023
Committee: High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons)Found: to refer to what it considers to be example comparable station depths, particularly in relation to Crossrail
Mentions:
1: Ian Mearns (Lab - Gateshead) us to go forward by granting all companies the opportunity to bid on new rail upgrade plans, such as Crossrail - Speech Link
May. 17 2024
Source Page: Public Spending Statistics release: May 2024Found: obtained from the Office for National Statistics and currently includes expenditure of bodies such as Crossrail
Apr. 02 2009
Source Page: Table showing Department for Transport consultations from 01/02/2008.Found: Junction to ensure that developments along this rail corridor do not impact on the ability to extend Crossrail