Chris Hinchliff MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Govia Thameslink RailwayDepartment for TransportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has issued an expiry notice to Govia Thameslink Railway; and what her planned timetable is for the nationalisation of Govia Thameslink Railway.
Answer: The date on which Govia Thameslink Railway’s franchise will end, and its services transfer to public ownership, has not yet been decided. Accordingly, no expiry notice has been issued to Govia Thameslink Railway. The Rail Minister and Secretary of State m...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: TaxisDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending regulations on blue badges to include a provision for people who run (a) taxis and (b) other transport vehicles that are designed to
Answer: The Blue Badge scheme provides a range of parking concessions for people with a long-term disability, who travel either as passengers or drivers, that affects their capacity to access the goods and services they need to use. The regulations governing the ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has prepared improvement action plans for rail franchises due to be brought back into public ownership.
Answer: There will be no immediate changes to the specifications of services at the point of transfer. All operators will continue to go through an annual planning process with the Department to agree plans for changes to service specifications, performance impro...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBaldock Station: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of disabled access at Baldock station; and whether her Department plans to upgrade access to that station.
Answer: This government is committed to improving the accessibility of Britain’s railway and recognise the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.Ministers are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme. We are unable...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAviation and Railways: CostsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of differences in the cost per mile of domestic (a) plane and (b) train travel; and if her Department will make an assessment of the pote
Answer: The UK aviation market operates predominantly in the private sector. Airlines’ business models can at times accommodate more flexible pricing than the railway. The Government sets the percentage that regulated rail fares can be increased each year. Regula...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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