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Written Answers — Transport: National Express East Coast (12 Oct 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what proportion of the costs of refranchising of East Coast Mainline railway services will be met by (a) National Express and (b) his Department.

Written Answers — Transport: National Express East Coast (12 Oct 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost of refranchising the East Coast Mainline railway service.

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Franchises (12 Oct 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport in what circumstances his Department would (a) hold a full consultation process before refranchising and (b) use the specification on which the previous franchise had been based in cases where a train operating company surrender a franchise prematurely.

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Franchises (12 Oct 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which existing rail franchises he expects to return a net premium to his Department by the end of the franchise period, taking into account all anticipated revenue support payments.

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Franchises (20 Jul 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which existing rail franchises he expects to return a premium to his Department by the end of the franchise period.

Written Answers — Transport: Crossrail Line (14 Jul 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects Crossrail passenger services to commence.

Written Answers — Transport: Crossrail Line: Finance (14 Jul 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether he plans to review the level of his Department's contribution to the cost of constructing Crossrail.

Written Answers — Transport: East Coast Railway Line: Franchises (14 Jul 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) whether the new franchise on the East Coast Main Line will be required to provide rail services to Glasgow; (2) if he will require the specification for the new East Coast Main Line franchise in preparation by the Department to maintain services at or above the level of service in the franchise awarded to National Express East Coast.

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Fares (14 Jul 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what proposals his Department is considering in relation to changes to the regime governing regulation of rail fares.

Written Answers — Transport: Trams: Railways (9 Jul 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what progress his Department has made on its tram-train pilot.

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Business Support (7 May 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps regional development agencies are taking to support small and medium-sized businesses during the recession; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Authorities: Icelandic Banks (21 Apr 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment she has made of the effect on local authorities of the collapse of Icelandic banks.

Written Answers — Transport: Train Operating Companies (9 Feb 2009)

Tom Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what representations have been made to him by the Association of Train Operating Companies in support of changes to franchise service level commitments that would allow a reduction in services; (2) what subjects were discussed at his meeting with representatives of the Association of Train Operating Companies on 20 January 2009.

Written Answers — Transport: East Coast Railway Line (29 Sep 2008)

Tom Harris: Under the Franchise Agreement a franchise performance meeting must be held once in each reporting period (every four weeks). At the next meeting with National Express, the parties present will review the financial, operational and contractual performance of the franchisee.

Written Answers — Transport: East Coast Railway Line (29 Sep 2008)

Tom Harris: Yes. My hon. Friend should make appropriate arrangements through my private office.

Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Repairs and Maintenance (29 Sep 2008)

Tom Harris: holding answer 10 September 2008 I refer my hon. Friend to the answer of 26 November 2007, Official Report, column 23W, on Roads: Construction. The guidance notes that were placed in the Libraries of the House in November 2007 were incomplete, but they were all that could be found on file within the Highways Agency and the Treasury Solicitor's Department at that time. The cost of...

Written Answers — Transport: Tamworth to London Euston Railway Line (29 Sep 2008)

Tom Harris: The service planned by London Midland (LM) and Virgin West Coast (VWC) to operate from 14 December 2008 complies with the Department for Transport's specification for services on this route. From this date, London Midland will provide an hourly service between Tamworth and London Euston, which will be a significant improvement on the existing sporadic frequency. These trains will not run...

Written Answers — Transport: Birmingham New Street Station (17 Sep 2008)

Tom Harris: Birmingham New Street handles 1,350 trains and over 120,000 passengers daily; twice what it was originally designed for. Passenger growth of 30 per cent. has been experienced over the past 10 years, with similar levels forecast over the same period in future. Longer trains and important improvements to the station's passenger handling capacity are set to deal with this growth.

Written Answers — Transport: Public Transport: Fees and Charges (17 Sep 2008)

Tom Harris: No estimate of the impact of trends in fuel costs on the cost of providing rail transport has been made by the Department for Transport. The impact on public finances is uncertain as a change in fuel cost increases both the cost of operating the railway and rail patronage through modal shift. The increase in rail patronage leads to higher rail revenue, which is partially captured by the...

Written Answers — Transport: Railways (17 Sep 2008)

Tom Harris: The Department for Transport has never collected such information about the rolling stock fleet in the format requested in order to conduct departmental business. On request, the Department has collated and presented such information about rolling stock in the past. However, this exercise has been judged to be a poor use of departmental resources given that this information is freely...