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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will instruct Railtrack to make the necessary infrastructure provision in order to establish a 30-minute service between Harrogate and York.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will instruct Railtrack to make the necessary infrastructure provision in order to establish a 30-minute service between Harrogate and York.
Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Keith Hill
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 October 2000
For answer on
30 October 2000
Answered on
30 October 2000
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will instruct Railtrack to make the
necessary infrastructure provision in order to establish a 30-minute service between Harrogate and York. [135073]
Mr. Hill: No. The Secretary of State has no powers to instruct Railtrack. The provision of such infrastructure is a matter in the
first instance for Railtrack and the train operating company, Northern Spirit. Condition seven of Railtrack's network licence
requires it to maintain, renew, replace, improve, enhance and develop the network to meet the reasonable requirements of train
operators and funders. The licence is enforced by the Rail Regulator.
Subsidy may be provided to the train operator through the franchise, and, subject to the Transport Bill currently before Parliament,
the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) may procure schemes from Railtrack. To qualify for support a scheme would have to meet the SRA's
Planning Criteria.
Subjects
Infrastructure; Railway network; Travel; Harrogate line
Date
30 October 2000
Reference
355 c307-8W;355 c308W; 135073
House
House of Commons