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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had regarding the zero rate of VAT on passenger rail fares.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had regarding the zero rate of VAT on passenger rail fares.
The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the overall public finances, and does not routinely comment on proposals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of compensation arrangements available to season ticket holders unable to complete a rail journey due to service disruption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of compensation arrangements available to season ticket holders unable to complete a rail journey due to service disruption.
Ensuring passengers can access appropriate compensation when they face delays is a key part of delivering a fair deal for passengers on the railway. Delay Repay applies to all ticket types, including season tickets. Where Delay Repay 15 applies, if delayed by 15 to 29 minutes, passengers can claim compensation equivalent to 25% of the cost of their daily journey.
We continue to improve the ease with which passengers can claim compensation, including through automated one-click Delay Repay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of passenger journeys on South Western Railways that were affected by services that were cancelled in every four week rail period since the start of 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of passenger journeys on South Western Railways that were affected by services that were cancelled in every four week rail period since the start of 2024.
The Department does not hold data on the number of passenger journeys that were affected by cancelled services.
We recognise that South Western Railways (SWR) performance before and after public ownership has been below the standard passengers deserve. Public ownership is not a silver bullet, and SWR entered public ownership with rolling stock issues and driver shortages inherited from the previous owning group, which will take time to address.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent engagement i) GBRX, ii) Network Rail and iii) the publicly owned Train Operating Companies have had with Palantir.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent engagement i) GBRX, ii) Network Rail and iii) the publicly owned Train Operating Companies have had with Palantir.
The Department does not hold a single consolidated record of engagement between Palantir and GBRX, Network Rail and each publicly owned train operator.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the grant of separate planning permission under the Town and Planning Act 1990 for development functionally associated with West Midlands Interchange on Requirement 35 of the West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the grant of separate planning permission under the Town and Planning Act 1990 for development functionally associated with West Midlands Interchange on Requirement 35 of the West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help prevent ticketless travel on rail and underground services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help prevent ticketless travel on rail and underground services.
The Government is working with the rail industry to tackle ticketless travel, while ensuring passengers who make genuine mistakes are treated fairly and consistently.
We have committed £33.4 million to new and improved ticket gates across England, targeted at fare evasion hotspots. We are also working with the rail industry to improve data sharing, prosecutions and the consistency of revenue protection activity.
Responsibility for enforcement on London Underground rests primarily with Transport for London and the British Transport Police.
If she will approve funding for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement programme.
If she will approve funding for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement programme.
What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services.
What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services.
What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services in the South East.
What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services in the South East.
What steps she is taking to improve rail services in Bolton North East constituency.
What steps she is taking to improve rail services in Bolton North East constituency.
What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services.
What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services.
Reports indicate a rise in incidents on public transport that threaten the safety of passengers and staff.
Reports indicate a rise in incidents on public transport that threaten the safety of passengers and staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Greater Manchester Combined Authority on commissioning local rail services through a public service contract with Great British Railways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Greater Manchester Combined Authority on commissioning local rail services through a public service contract with Great British Railways.
The Government and the rail industry are working closely with Transport for Greater Manchester on future partnership arrangements with Great British Railways. Exact contracting arrangements are still to be determined.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 16606 on Railways: Greater London, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of passing responsibility to the Mayor of London on services outside Greater London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 16606 on Railways: Greater London, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of passing responsibility to the Mayor of London on services outside Greater London.
The Department is continuing to assess Transport for London’s (TfL) proposal for the devolution of Great Northern Inner services. In line with the principles set out in the Government’s English rail devolution applications guidance, proposals involving services that cross mayoral boundaries must consider the effects on passengers and the wider network, and include engagement with neighbouring authorities, passenger groups and other affected stakeholders.
The Secretary of State will determine whether devolution proposals should proceed, taking account of the business case, stakeholder views and the overall balance of benefits and risks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4264 on Passenger Railway Services: Public Ownership, what savings from management fees have been realised to date following the transfer of passenger services into public ownership; what her Department’s latest estimate is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4264 on Passenger Railway Services: Public Ownership, what savings from management fees have been realised to date following the transfer of passenger services into public ownership; what her Department’s latest estimate is...
Savings from management fees and other savings are routinely considered by the Public Ownership Programme as part of continuing reporting processes. The programme does not publicly report on fees saved during transfers due to commercial confidentiality reasons.
Public ownership will save taxpayers up to an estimated £150 million every year on fees currently paid to privately-owned train operating companies, once all services currently delivered under contract with the Department have transferred.
Police Service Agreements (PSAs) are required for train operators on the railway. While PSA costs may change from year to year, there has been no change in the overall approach to PSAs, nor any substantial change in costs for transferred operators, as a result of public ownership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her policy that local rail services integrated into Greater Manchester’s Bee Network will be operated by Great British Railways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her policy that local rail services integrated into Greater Manchester’s Bee Network will be operated by Great British Railways.
The Government and rail industry is working closely in partnership with Greater Manchester to support the integration of local rail into the Bee Network. Services will be operated by Great British Railways (GBR). We are in the early stages of developing a pathfinder local commissioning partnership with Greater Manchester, under which the Mayor could directly fund and specify local GBR services.
This is distinct from full devolution of rail services. The Railways Bill retains measures enabling further devolution of rail services where there is a strong case. The English Rail Devolution Applications Guidance, published in December last year, sets out the process for MSAs to request further devolution of rail services, stations or infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 1 September 2026 on Direction of Government, Official Report, column 68, what progress her Department has made on convening a rail summit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 1 September 2026 on Direction of Government, Official Report, column 68, what progress her Department has made on convening a rail summit.
Improving rail performance remains a key priority for the Government, and the Department continues to work with rail partners and the Prime Minister's Office to drive improvements for passengers. Further details on the rail summit announced by the Prime Minister will be provided in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance standards her Department requires publicly owned train operating companies to meet when providing rail replacement transport during prolonged disruption; and how compliance with those standards is monitored.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance standards her Department requires publicly owned train operating companies to meet when providing rail replacement transport during prolonged disruption; and how compliance with those standards is monitored.
Train operators are required under their National Rail Contracts and service agreements to provide sufficient alternative transport during rail disruption to meet foreseeable demand. The National Rail Conditions of Travel also provide that, where disruption prevents a passenger completing their journey, operators will, where reasonably practicable, provide alternative means of travel to their destination.
Compliance with contractual requirements is monitored through the Department's contract management and performance review arrangements. Operators are also required to provide accurate, timely and consistent passenger information, including during disruption; compliance with which is monitored by the Office of Rail and Road.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23441 on Greater Thameslink Railway: Nationalisation, for what reason have train services to Huntingdon seen the number of cancellations increase from 2.2% in March 2026 prior to nationalisation to 8.4% in August...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23441 on Greater Thameslink Railway: Nationalisation, for what reason have train services to Huntingdon seen the number of cancellations increase from 2.2% in March 2026 prior to nationalisation to 8.4% in August...
March 2026 was the best-performing rail period on the route for three years and therefore represents an unusually strong comparator. From early January to mid-September 2026, the overall cancellation rate at Huntingdon was 6.05 per cent, an improvement compared with 7.29 per cent over the equivalent period in 2025.
The increase in the number of cancellations between March and August reflected an increase in the number of disruptive incidents, infrastructure failures and reduced rolling-stock availability, while temporary speed restrictions across the network following exceptionally hot and dry weather also contributed to disruption.
Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Network Rail continue to work together to improve service reliability and reduce disruption for passengers travelling to and from Huntingdon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23441 on Greater Thameslink Railway: Nationalisation, for what reason have train services to Huntingdon seen the “Time to 3” decrease from 85.9% in March 2026 prior to nationalisation to 76.8% in August...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23441 on Greater Thameslink Railway: Nationalisation, for what reason have train services to Huntingdon seen the “Time to 3” decrease from 85.9% in March 2026 prior to nationalisation to 76.8% in August...
March 2026 was the best-performing rail period on the route for three years and therefore represents an unusually strong comparator. From early January to mid-September 2026, Time to 3 (T-3) at Huntingdon station was 80.4 per cent, an improvement compared with 78.2 per cent over the equivalent period in 2025.
The reduction in Time to 3 between March and August reflects an increase in disruptive incidents, infrastructure failures and reduced rolling-stock availability, while temporary speed restrictions across the network following exceptionally hot and dry weather also contributed to disruption.
Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Network Rail continue to work together to improve the service and reduce disruption for passengers travelling to and from Huntingdon.