Saqib Bhatti MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Railways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to allocate to the Midlands Rail Hub, in the context of the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: The Chancellor’s commitment to progress Midlands Rail Hub West in the 2025 Spending Review follows the release of £123 million last year to design the first phase, which could be delivered by the early 2030s.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChiltern RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Chiltern Railways on increasing its capacity.
Answer: My officials and I continue to work with Chiltern Railways to improve passenger experience. Chiltern periodically adjusts its timetable in response to passenger demand.We are closely engaged with Chiltern’s fleet renewal programme. The option to procure a...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) frequency and (b) capacity of services between Birmingham and (i) Nottingham and (ii) Leicester.
Answer: The scope for increased frequency is limited by current infrastructure which is being considered as part of the proposed Midlands Rail Hub project. In terms of capacity, CrossCountry has recently declassified First Class accommodation on services from Bir...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the delivery of the Midlands Rail Hub on economic growth.
Answer: Midlands Rail Hub would kickstart economic growth by introducing additional trains and improving the performance of the railways, and in March £123m was committed to design the first stage.In December, the Chancellor launched the second stage of the Spend...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the level of the bus fare cap on bus usage.
Answer: In the Budget on 30 October, the government confirmed it will invest over £150 million to introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025. Under the plans of the previous administration, the curre...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Meriden and Solihull EastDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of the bus fare cap on bus usage in Meriden and Solihull East constituency.
Answer: In the Budget on 30 October, the government confirmed it will invest over £150 million to introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025. Under the plans of the previous administration, the curre...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her oral statement on Bus Funding of 18 November 2024, Official Report, column 50, whether the £50 million funding settlement for the West Midlands is in addition to previously announced fundi
Answer: At the Budget on 30 October, we confirmed over £1 billion in funding in 25/26 to improve services, protect vital routes and keep fares down. On 17 November, we confirmed how we are distributing £955 million of that funding, with £712 million for local cou...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: SolihullDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change in the bus fare cap on bus usage in North Solihull.
Answer: In the Budget on 30 October, the government confirmed it will invest over £150 million to introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025. Under the plans of the previous administration, the curre...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to continue the previous Government's commitment to provide a £230 million funding package for bus services in the Midlands.
Answer: At the Budget on 30 October, we confirmed over £1 billion in funding in 25/26 to improve services, protect vital routes and keep fares down. On 17 November, we confirmed how we are distributing £955 million of that funding, with £712 million for local cou...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the £50 million in settlement funding for bus travel is in addition to funding announced as part of the Network North package.
Answer: At the Budget on 30 October, we confirmed over £1 billion in funding in 25/26 to improve services, protect vital routes and keep fares down. On 17 November, we confirmed how we are distributing £955 million of that funding, with £712 million for local cou...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChiltern RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will expedite the approval of additional trains to help resolve capacity issues on Chiltern Railways.
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with Chiltern Railways to support the delivery of its long-term fleet strategy and has recently approved Chiltern Railways’ Mk3 fleet replacement Outline Business Case (OBC). Chiltern now needs to produce the Final...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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