Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on transferring franchising authority to Transport for London for contracting Great Northern metro train services that run to and from Moorgate station.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Ministers and officials from the Department for Transport have regular discussions with the Mayor of London, representatives of the London Assembly and Transport for London covering a variety of subjects including rail services in London.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has completed its hard review of the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise; and if he will make statement.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Department has concluded that the disruption on this network was caused by a series of mistakes and complex issues across the rail industry. This is in line with Professor Stephen Glaister’s interim report.
The Government is holding GTR to account for their role in the unacceptable performance following the introduction of the May timetable. To this end, GTR will make no profit from its franchise in this financial year. Looking ahead, we have also capped the amount of profit that the operator is able to make for the remainder of its franchise, which is due to expire in September 2021.
Furthermore, GTR will be contributing £15m towards tangible improvements for passengers. This is in addition to the £15m the operator has already contributed towards compensation for passengers since the May timetable disruption.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings he has had with the Mayor of London on plans for devolving commuter rail services to Transport for London.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Ministers and officials from the Department for Transport have regular discussions with the Mayor of London, representatives of the London Assembly and Transport for London covering a variety of subjects including rail services in London.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to transfer commuter rail services to Transport for London as proposed in Chris Gibb's independent report to the Department for Transport on the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Building on the Strategic Vision for Rail, the Department is actively considering the future of the TSGN franchise. It is doing this working closely with the Williams Rail Review, which, as part of its work, is examining the most appropriate organisational and commercial models for the future railway. This work is at an early stage and nothing is off the table.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the letter from The Right hon. Member for Enfield North, dated 24 October 2017, on the development of the Northern Gateway Access Package.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
I replied on 21 December 2017.