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Written Question
Railways: North of England
Monday 19th April 2021

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on updates to the Transpennine rail route.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

£589m funding announced in July 2020 has enabled further design and development work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme. The first stages of Overhead Line Electrification (OLE) installation have begun between York and Church Fenton, and in the Spring Network Rail will be carrying out engineering work between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge to support future masts and electric wires.


Written Question
High Speed 2 Railway Line: Yorkshire and the Humber
Monday 19th April 2021

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the eastern leg of HS2 that connects the line to Yorkshire.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The government is committed to ensuring Yorkshire reaps the benefits on high-speed services. The Integrated Rail Plan will consider the sequencing and delivery of HS2, as well as Northern Powerhouse Rail and other rail investment projects to ensure the benefits of these investments are delivered to passengers and communities more quickly. We intend to publish the IRP this Spring.


Written Question
Buses: Electric Vehicles
Thursday 9th July 2020

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the roll-out of electric buses in (a) Colne Valley (b) Kirklees and (c) West Yorkshire.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

Through the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme (ULEBS), West Yorkshire Combined Authority (which includes both Colne Valley and Kirklees) and First West Yorkshire received £617,000.00 for 5 electric buses and charging infrastructure and £1,770,472.50 for 9 electric buses and charging infrastructure respectively, totalling £2,387,472.50.


Written Question
Buses: Electric Vehicles
Thursday 9th July 2020

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric buses are operating in (a) Colne Valley constituency, (b) Kirklees and (c) West Yorkshire.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

We do not hold information on how many buses are operating in a particular area, but we can provide the number of buses & coaches registered in West Yorkshire according to the location of the recorded keeper of each vehicle.

The following table relates to where these vehicles are registered by their keeper, which does not mean they are operated in these areas, nor does it stop other buses & coaches registered elsewhere from operating in these areas.

Table: Registered battery electric buses & coaches at the end of March 2020

Area

Licensed for use on the road

Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)

Colne Valley constituency

0

1

Kirklees

1

1

West Yorkshire

24

4


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Friday 26th June 2020

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the progress on the delivery of the Transpennine Rail upgrade.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The programme is rapidly progressing into its detailed design phase with early construction enabling activities happening in parallel. Peak construction is expected around 2023/2024 with final completion in the late 2020s.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Friday 26th June 2020

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Transpennine Rail upgrade project will commence.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Upgrades have already been delivered at Micklefield, we are upgrading the Calder Valley route to provide an essential alternative route during the works, and Network Rail is currently consulting on upgrades between Huddersfield and Ravensthorpe to ensure our focus is on better journeys for passengers.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Friday 26th June 2020

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what route the upgraded Transpennine Rail will take.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

TRU will bring significant improvements to the existing East-West rail link across the North, from York to Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Friday 26th June 2020

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of budget required for the Transpennine rail upgrade.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a multi-billion pound programme and the Government's biggest single investment in upgrading the country's railway in the next five years. TRU has developed an Outline Business Case that has been going through approval processes this month. Further announcements on the budget will be made as soon as that process completes.


Written Question
Railways: North of England
Friday 26th June 2020

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the benefits of the Transpennine Rail Upgrade to passengers and commuters.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a vital step towards transforming rail connectivity across the north, delivering more seats, faster journeys, a more reliable service for commuters and visible improvements to several stations along the route.


Written Question
Roads: Animals
Monday 9th February 2015

Asked by: Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any changes are planned to the notification system for those pets killed on the strategic road network after the micro-chipping law comes into force in 2016.

Answered by John Hayes

The Highways Agency is aware that the Animal Welfare Act will be amended to reflect the change to compulsory microchipping of dogs by April 2016.

In advance of this change, the Highways Agency is currently assessing the potential merits of amending contracts to understand the implications of including mandatory identification and recording of domestic animals found on the strategic road network, including contacting pet owners where possible and advising relevant registration organisations.