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Written Question
Ebbsfleet International Station
Thursday 16th May 2019

Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of future passenger numbers on Southeastern services to and from Ebbsfleet station.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The Office of Rail and Road provides estimates of current passenger numbers including Ebbsfleet and these are available from the ORR website. The Department for Transport publishes guidance on forecasting demand growth in the future for stations on the network. This guidance is called ‘WebTAG’ and can be found on the Department’s website.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Apr 2019
South-Eastern Rail Franchise

"These delays are regrettable, but they at least give the Minister an opportunity to look again at the terms of the franchise. I was pleased when the Oyster card system was extended to Dartford, to cater for my constituents. Does he agree that any new franchise contract should include a …..."
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Written Question
South Eastern Rail Franchise
Wednesday 27th March 2019

Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make an announcement on the award of the new Southeastern franchise.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The bids for the next franchise continue to be evaluated. My Department wants to ensure that the franchise meets the needs of passengers and taxpayers and will provide an update in due course.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2019
Rail Services: South-east London

"I congratulate my right hon. Friend on having secured the debate. He, and every Member in this Chamber, is a veteran of the campaign to improve rail services for our constituents. Does he agree that one way to improve the reliability of the service would be for a decision to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2019
Rail Services: South-east London

"My right hon. Friend mentioned Ebbsfleet. Does he agree that this is not so much about an extension out to Ebbsfleet as it is about completing the project as originally envisaged? We have High Speed 1 there, but it is increasingly overcrowded for my constituents who use it. Having Crossrail …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Mar 2019
Rail Services: South-east London

"As the Minister will know, I was very pleased to have the Oyster card extended to Dartford. Does he agree that the provision of smart ticketing must be included within any new franchise agreement?..."
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Written Question
Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
Thursday 14th June 2018

Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing; and to what extent that crossing is (a) meeting and (b) exceeding its operational capacity.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

The performance of the Dartford Crossing is continually monitored. The design capacity of the Crossing is 135,000 vehicles per day. The average number of vehicles that used the Dartford Crossing per day in 2017 was 156,978.

Written Question
A282: Accidents
Wednesday 13th June 2018

Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle accidents on the A282 were registered by Highways England between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

There have been 487 vehicle accidents on the A282 recorded on Highways England’s incident management system between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016.

There have been 477 vehicle accidents on the A282 recorded on Highways England’s incident management system between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017.

Written Question
A282: Accidents
Wednesday 13th June 2018

Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle accidents on the A282 were registered by Highways England between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

There have been 487 vehicle accidents on the A282 recorded on Highways England’s incident management system between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016.

There have been 477 vehicle accidents on the A282 recorded on Highways England’s incident management system between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017.

Written Question
Channel Tunnel Railway Line
Wednesday 13th June 2018

Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of passengers using High Speed 1 trains at peak times between Ebbsfleet International Station and London terminals.

Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone

My Hon Friend will be aware that the Department is running a competition to identify the next operator for the South Franchise.

In developing the specification for this competition, the Department considered passenger numbers recorded in recent years and forecasts into the next franchise including those in the morning and evening peak periods.