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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2004, 425 c871-4W, on South West Trains, what information the Strategic Rail Authority received from South West Trains concerning (a) the dates of the consultation exercise and (b) details of the representations they received; and...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

197684; 426 c1491W;426 c1495W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received concerning the proposed changes to the South West Trains timetables from 12th December; what amendments the Strategic Rail Authority has granted to the South West Trains Public Service Requirement to allow them to operate a new timetable...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 October 2004

For answer on

21 October 2004

Answered on

21 October 2004

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what representations he has received concerning the proposed changes to the South West Trains timetables from 12 December; [190481] (2) what amendments the Strategic Rail Authority has granted to the South West Trains Public Service Requirement to allow them to operate a new timetable from 12 December; [190490] (3) how many departures from the terms of the South West Trains (SWT) Public Service Requirement will take place when the proposed new SWT timetable commences on 12 December; [190491] (4) what consultation South West Trains has undertaken with (a) the Strategic Rail Authority and (b) his Department concerning the proposed departures from the Public Service Requirement; [190492] (5) what his policy is on allowing train operating companies to (a) depart from obligations contained within the Passenger Service Requirement (PSR), (b) depart from the PSR obligation without prior approval from the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) and (c) depart from the PSR obligations prior to the SRA being able to undertake a full stakeholder and public consultation process; and if he will make a statement; [190493] (6) what discussions he (a) has recently had and (b) intends to have with the Strategic Rail Authority about future compliance by South West Trains with its public service requirement; [190509] (7) what powers the Strategic Rail Authority has to issue a derogation to extend maximum journey times specified within a public service requirement without consultation with (a) stakeholders and (b) the general public; [190510] (8) what plans the Strategic Rail Authority has to (a) consult (i) stakeholders and (ii) the general public about amendments or derogations to the South West Trains' public service requirement and (b) publish proposed changes to South West Trains' public service requirement; [190511] (9) which bodies the Strategic Rail Authority recently consulted about the changes required to public service requirements (PSR) in order to allow the proposed new South West Trains timetable to conform to the terms of the PSR. [190512] Mr. McNulty: The Secretary of State has no contractual relationship with Train Operating Companies (TOCs). The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) has responsibility for managing franchise agreements with TOCs under Directions and Guidance from the Secretary of State, copies of which are in the Libraries of the House. TOCs cannot depart from the Passenger Service Requirement (PSR) without SRA approval. The SRA has powers to grant derogations from PSRs. It is not specifically obliged to consult on these but is expected generally to consult to an appropriate level those affected by the exercise of its functions and normally does so. The SRA requires TOCs to demonstrate that they have consulted those affected by proposed timetable changes. South West Trains (SWT) has consulted widely with local authorities and rail user groups about the proposed timetable as well as consulting the SRA about associated proposed departures from the PSR. It has not been necessary for SWT to consult the Department. The Secretary of State has general discussions periodically with the SRA about a range of issues. The Secretary of State has received no representations about the proposed changes to the SWT timetables from 12 December 2004. The SRA has consulted affected local authorities and Rail Passenger Committees which represent passengers about proposed PSR changes. The consultees are listed in the table. The SRA is considering a request from SWT, to grant temporary derogations to allow implementation of the 12 December 2004 timetable. A summary of these requests for derogations was sent to the affected MPs, including the hon. Member, in a letter from the SRA dated 17 September 2004. A copy of the summary has been placed in the Library of the House. Bodies consulted by the SRA _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Councils Arun district council Hampshire county council Basingstoke and Deane borough council Plymouth city council Bath and North East Somerset council Poole borough council Bournemouth borough council Portsmouth city council Bracknell Forest council Purbeck district council Brighton and Hove city council Reading borough council Bristol city council Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames Chichester district council Runnymede borough council Christchurch borough council Salisbury district council Devon county council Somerset county council Dorset county council South Hams district council East Devon district council South Somerset district council East Dorset district council Southampton city council East Hampshire district council Spelthorne district council Eastleigh borough council Surrey county council Elmbridge borough council Surrey Valley district council Epsom and Ewell borough council Teignbridge district council Exeter city council Test Valley borough council Fareham borough council The Royal borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Gosport borough council Torbay borough council Hart district council Wandsworth council Hampshire county council Waverley borough council Havant borough council West Dorset district council London borough of Hounslow West Sussex county council London borough of Lambeth Weymouth and Portland council London borough of Merton Wiltshire county council London borough of Richmond Winchester city council London Borough of Sutton Woking borough council Mole Valley district council Wokingham district council New Forest district council Worthing borough council North Dorset district council _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Other bodies Joint Strategic Planning Unit (for the six Unitary Authorities in the former administrative County of Berkshire) London Transport Users Committee Rail Passengers Committee for Southern England Rail Passengers Committee for Western England Transport for London

Date

21 October 2004

Reference

425 c871-4W; 190481;190490;190491;190492;190493;190509;190510;190511;190512

House

House of Commons

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