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Motion, That this House has considered the 150th anniversary of the Carlisle-Settle Railway. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Julie Minns
Answering member
Keir Mather
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Debates
Date
7 July 2026
Reference
789 cc70-6WH
House
House of Commons

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the 150th anniversary of the Carlisle-Settle Railway.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford, as we celebrate a remarkable milestone in the history of one of Britain’s great railways. This year marks 150 years since passenger services first ran...

Member
Julie Minns (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 July 2026
Reference
789 c70WH
House
House of Commons

Some of the navvies who helped to build that railway would have come from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. I congratulate the hon. Lady on her assiduous commitment to her constituents: she is making a good name for herself in this House. Well done to her; I wish...

Member
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 July 2026
Reference
789 c70WH
House
House of Commons

It is always a pleasure to be intervened on by the hon. Member. As I will go on to say, there are many lessons from the history of the railway line that we can apply to the challenges that community groups across the country raise when they are campaigning for...

Member
Julie Minns (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 July 2026
Reference
789 cc70-2WH
House
House of Commons

I commend the hon. Lady for raising the issue: the Carlisle-Settle railway line is so important, and Carlisle is a great railway town with such a strong tradition. Does she agree that the points that she makes about the campaign for the Carlisle-Settle line are also applicable to the Borders...

Member
David Mundell (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 July 2026
Reference
789 c72WH
House
House of Commons

I completely agree with the right hon. Member, who is my constituency neighbour and friend. The spirit that we see today in the Borders rail campaign is exactly that which we saw in the Carlisle-Settle line campaign. He is absolutely right about the economic benefits, which have already been demonstrated...

Member
Julie Minns (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 July 2026
Reference
789 cc72-4WH
House
House of Commons

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I heartily congratulate my very good and hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (Ms Minns) on securing this debate on the anniversary of the Settle-Carlisle railway, and I thank other Members for their contributions.

I am grateful to my hon....

Member
Keir Mather (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 July 2026
Reference
789 cc74-6WH
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 3326 on Northern Trains: Rolling Stock, how many and what proportion of short-formed services there were for each of those routes in the 18 months prior to 4 June 2026.

Asked by
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 2026
Reference
7499
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Northern Trains Limited has taken to reduce service cancellations and improve reliability since 17 December 2025; and what percentage change in cancellations on that network has been from 17 December 2025 to the latest available data point.

Asked by
Rebecca Smith (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 June 2026
Reference
3597
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Northern Trains Limited has made on increasing the level of Assisted Travel Support through a dedicated team since the publication of its service targets on 17 December 2025; and what steps are being taken to reduce the number of failed...

Asked by
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 June 2026
Reference
4289
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120876, for each Northern Trains route in each of the last 18 months, how many services were operated with fewer carriages than planned; and what percentage of services on each route...

Asked by
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 June 2026
Reference
3326
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the business case for Northern's procurement of new rolling stock since 17 December 2025; and whether Northern remains on schedule to sign contracts for new trains.

Asked by
Ashley Fox (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 June 2026
Reference
3565
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Northern has made on upgrading train sanding systems to improve braking performance since 17 December 2025; how many older units have been fitted with variable-rate sanding equipment to date; and whether the project remains on track for completion by autumn...

Asked by
Richard Fuller (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 June 2026
Reference
3239
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120876 on Northern Trains: Rolling Stock, what the ten Northern Trains routes with the highest number of short-formed services were in the last 18 months; and for each route, how many...

Asked by
Greg Smith (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 May 2026
Reference
2377
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Northern Rail and Avanti West Coast on the potential merits of (i) simpler and (ii) cheaper train tickets in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.

Asked by
Navendu Mishra (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 April 2026
Reference
127254
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to restore Northern Rail services on Sundays between Clitheroe and Blackburn.

Asked by
Jonathan Hinder (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 April 2026
Reference
126283
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she intervened in negotiations between Northern Trains and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers on (a) a driver open conductor close procedure and (b) other matters.

Asked by
Robbie Moore (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 April 2026
Reference
125384
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to Northern Trains Ltd on the allocation of rolling stock between routes; whether the Clitheroe–Manchester line receives comparable peak-time capacity to commuter routes in Greater Manchester; and whether she has had discussions with Northern Trains Ltd on...

Asked by
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 March 2026
Reference
121397
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of carriages has been on Northern Rail services operating on the Clitheroe–Manchester line during each of the last 18 months; and how many short-formed services have operated on that line in each of the last 18 months where...

Asked by
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 March 2026
Reference
120876
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 108301, what the cost was of applying the temporary Bee Network promotional livery to that Northern train; and whether that cost was met by (a) her Department, (b) the train operator, (c)...

Asked by
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2026
Reference
118862
House
House of Commons