Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether improvements to infrastructure and the capacity for East Midlands Trains will be completed in 2020; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent delays to services serving stations along that route post-2020.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
We are investing in the biggest upgrade of the Midland Main Line since it was completed in 1870. This infrastructure upgrade will create capacity for up to 50% more seats in the peak into London St Pancras.
We continue to work closely with Network Rail on the upgrade, and based on their plans and projections at this time, delivery is expected in 2020.
We will shortly be announcing the Invitation to Tender for the next East Midlands franchise, which will set out how we want to see the next operator make best use of this additional capacity. For journeys between Corby and London, the consultation on the next East Midlands franchise proposed that passengers benefit from a new and dedicated express service. From 2020, it was proposed that the trains would be fast, like today, but also longer, with more seats.
This would enable the next operator of the East Midlands franchise to resume peak-time services at Bedford and Luton.
Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money his Department has spent on UK railways in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Net support to the rail industry in Great Britain by the Department for Transport (DfT) is shown in the table below.
The figures represent the net contribution made by the Department and are offset against payments received from the industry, such as the overall premium paid by Train Operating Companies (TOCs).
Department for Transport net support to the rail industry1
Year | £million (nominal) |
2009-10 | 3,887 |
2010-11 | 3,401 |
2011-12 | 3,671 |
2012-13 | 4,403 |
2013-14 | 4,412 |
2014-15 | 3,996 |
2015-16 | 3,855 |
2016-17 | 3,339 |
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1 Excludes support from the Scottish and Welsh Governments
Source: DfT
Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to roads and highways in Hertfordshire since 2010.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Department for Transport has allocated over £213 million to upgrade and improve local highways in Hertfordshire between 2010/11 and 2017/18 financial years.
Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spend on roads and highways in each year since 2010.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Figures on public sector expenditure are published as a part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. The CRA measures the levels of both ‘capital’ and ‘current’ (i.e. resource) expenditure.
Statistics for Department for Transport expenditure on national and local roads are given in the table below. These figures include expenditure incurred by Highways England and DfT executive agencies (including the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency).
The figures do not include expenditure from DfT to other public sector organisations, such as grant payments made to Local Authorities or Devolved Administrations.
Total DfT expenditure on national and local roads
Year | £million (nominal) |
2010-11 | 2,752 |
2011-12 | 2,433 |
2012-13 | 2,028 |
2013-14 | 2,339 |
2014-15 | 2,845 |
2015-16 | 2,984 |
2016-17 | 3,061 |