Asked by: Rachel Reeves (Labour - Leeds West and Pudsey)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pacer trains are serving stations in (a) Leeds, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK.
Answered by Andrew Jones
There is a total of 42 Pacer trains operating in Yorkshire and Humber from Monday to Friday, and 27 of these serve Leeds.
In the UK there are 140 Pacer Trains in service with three train operators which are Arriva Rail North Limited, Great Western Railway and Transport for Wales Rail Services.
Asked by: Rachel Reeves (Labour - Leeds West and Pudsey)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which rail operators are running pacer trains on their service.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Arriva Rail North, Great Western Railway and Transport for Wales Rail Services are operators of Pacer trains.
Asked by: Rachel Reeves (Labour - Leeds West and Pudsey)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pacer trains will be taken out of service by 1 January 2020.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The first Pacers are due to be withdrawn from service in August and operators are working to remove all of them by the end of the year. People across the north are starting to see the first of the new trains operating on the Northern network.
Asked by: Rachel Reeves (Labour - Leeds West and Pudsey)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sanctions will be taken against franchise holders who fail to remove all pacer trains from their rolling stock by 1 January 2020.
Answered by Andrew Jones
We are closely monitoring industry progress on this issue and would deal with any failure to deliver contractual obligations according the normal processes under the terms of that Franchise Agreement. Note that Transport for Wales are responsible for the management of their operator, Transport for Wales Rail Services. Wherever Pacers are phased out, they will make way for new or fully-refurbished trains that will transform the journey experience for passengers.
Asked by: Rachel Reeves (Labour - Leeds West and Pudsey)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to Northern Rail to install CCTV equipment at Bramley Station in Leeds in response to reports of increased criminal activity around that station.
Answered by Andrew Jones
There is a CCTV camera already installed at Bramley station which now covers the cycle storage, the approach and the car park.
Asked by: Rachel Reeves (Labour - Leeds West and Pudsey)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate (a) lighting and (b) CCTV coverage at (i) Bramley Station and (ii) all local rail stations.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Arriva Rail North has a station investment programme and will be spending around £60 million over the length of the franchise to improve the quality of their stations on the network. The work includes LED lighting, improving accessibility, rainwater harvesting and plans for redundant buildings. Under the plan, Bramley will receive new seating, new signage, and LED lighting has already been installed.
Asked by: Rachel Reeves (Labour - Leeds West and Pudsey)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) women and (b) men his Department has appointed to each of his Department's non-Departmental Public Bodies in each of the last five years.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
The Commissioner for Public Appointments completes and publishes an annual data survey of all new appointments and reappointments made to boards of public bodies by Government including the overall gender diversity.
Data on the gender diversity of new non-executive appointees to public boards for 2012 to 2015 is published on Gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diversity-in-public-appointments.