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Deposited Papers
Department for Transport

Mar. 21 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 19/03/2025 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Winston regarding speed limits in shipping lanes, as discussed following the Oral Statement on North Sea Vessel Collision. 2p.
Document: Lord_Hendy_to_Lord_Winston.docx (webpage)

Found: OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Minister of State for Rail


Commons Chamber
Crewe Railway Station - Mon 20 Jan 2025
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Connor Naismith (Lab - Crewe and Nantwich) of Crewe train station goes beyond its enormous benefit to the rail network. - Speech Link
2: Connor Naismith (Lab - Crewe and Nantwich) as a front door to a town with such a rich rail heritage. - Speech Link
3: Connor Naismith (Lab - Crewe and Nantwich) Rail travel is one of the most sustainable forms of transport. - Speech Link
4: Lilian Greenwood (Lab - Nottingham South) He is right that Crewe is and will remain a vital component of the rail network. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Campaign to Electrify Britain's Railway
RIP0042 - Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust

Written Evidence Mar. 04 2025

Inquiry: Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)

Found: electrification.  The government should instruct Network Rail to implement a Decarbonisation Route


Scottish Government Publication (Progress report)

Oct. 16 2024

Source Page: Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26 Progress Report for 2023-2024
Document: Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26 Progress Report for 2023-2024 (webpage)

Found: of funding for Active Travel infrastructure and Behavioural change, the continued progress of our rail


Select Committee
Ms Annabel Sykes
MIS0031 - Managing the impact of street works

Written Evidence Feb. 04 2025

Inquiry: Managing the impact of street works
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)

Found: roads and pavements and much congestion is also caused by large infrastructure projects, such as rail


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Portfolio Question Time - Thu 06 Mar 2025

Mentions:
1: Gibson, Kenneth (SNP - Cunninghame North) Figures from the Office of Rail and Road show that ScotRail has one of the lowest cancellation rates - Speech Link
2: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) Rail services that stop at Newburgh in Fife have been cancelled for decades. - Speech Link
3: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) If we look ahead at investment in rail, there are issues not only around the track and the procurement - Speech Link
4: Leonard, Richard (Lab - Central Scotland) However, I ask her: will next month’s rise in all rail fares, last year’s reinstatement of peak rail - Speech Link


Welsh Parliament Committee
The Welsh Government responded

PDF

Inquiry: Report on rail services and Transport for Wales’ performance 2023-24
Inquiry Status: Closed

Found: the Climate Change, Environment & Infrastructure Committee report entitled: The Future of Bus and Rail


Written Question
Transport: Aldershot
Monday 9th September 2024

Asked by: Alex Baker (Labour - Aldershot)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the level of (a) car ownership, (b) bus usage, (c) light rail usage, (d) train usage and (e) active travel usage in Aldershot constituency.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The information requested regarding (a) car ownership, (b) bus usage (c) light rail usage, (d) train usage and (e) active travel usage in Aldershot constituency is not available. Geographic availability of data differs depending on the data source. Where possible, information has been provided for the constituency of Aldershot. Otherwise, statistics for the local authority of ‘Rushmoor’, county of ‘Hampshire’, or the area of ‘Hampshire and Isle of Wight’ are provided where relevant.

Car ownership

According to the Department’s vehicle statistics, there were 138,805 licensed cars as at end March 2024 in the Aldershot Constituency.

Bus usage

According to the Department’s annual bus statistics, in the year ending March 2023 there were 20.8 million local bus journeys taken in Hampshire.

Train usage

The Regional Rail Usage Statistics published by the Office of Rail and Road show that in the year ending March 2023 there were 25.0 million passenger rail journeys within the South East of England that started or ended in Hampshire and Isle of Wight. There were also 15.3 million journeys that started or ended in Hampshire and Isle of Wight that started or ended from regions outside the South East of England.

Active travel usage

According to the Department’s annual walking and cycling statistics, between November 2022 and November 2023, 66.4% of adults walked or cycled, for any purpose, at least once per week in Rushmoor (Non-Metropolitan District). The equivalent figure for Hampshire (County) is 73.6%.


Deposited Papers
Home Office

Oct. 25 2011

Source Page: Table showing information on spend by the Identity and Passport Service (formerly the UK Passport Agency) through the use of Government Procurement Cards (GPC) in 2009-10 by (a) date of purchase, by month (b) amount and (c) supplier. 12 p.
Document: DEP2011-1672.xls (Excel)

Found: COLLEGE75.575.5HASCOM NETWORK LTD138.0138.0HAWSBILL BEACH RESORT34.034.0HAYLING RUBBER STAMPS47.547.5HEATHROW RAIL


Select Committee
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
RIP0024 - Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust

Written Evidence Mar. 04 2025

Inquiry: Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)

Found: The CP process excludes rail enhancements, which are provided for separately in the Rail Network Enhancements