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Proposed Fee Levels for Other New Services that will be Set in Subsequent Regulations
Current Service	Proposed New Service	07/08 fee £	Proposed fee £
PBS RoutesMigrant outside UK
Long-term Visa	Tl (Innovators)	200	200
Long-term Visa	Tl (Post Study)	200	205
Work Permit Visa	T2	200	205
Student Visa	T4	99	99
Performer, sports or voluntary worker visa	T5	99-200	99
PBS Routes—Migrant inside UK
Business Case Unit LTR	Tl (Innovators) - Postal	750	750
N/A	Tl (Innovators) - PEO	N/A	950
Leave to Remain Non-Student Postal	Tl (Post Study) - Postal	395	400
Leave to Remain Non-Student PEO	Tl (Post Study) - PEO	595	600
Leave to Remain—WP employment Postal	T2—Postal	350	400
Leave to Remain—WP employment PEO	T2—PEO	550	600
Leave to Remain Student Postal	T4—Postal	295	295
Leave to Remain Student PEO	T4—PEO	500	500
Leave to Remain Non-Student Postal	T5 - Postal	395	100
Leave to Remain Non-Student PEO	T5—PEO	595	500
PBS Sponsorship
N/A	T4 Sponsor Licence	N/A	400
N/A	T5 Sponsor Licence	N/A	400
N/A	T2 & 4 Sponsor Licence—Small business	N/A	400
N/A	T2 & 4 Sponsor Licence—Medium/large Business	N/A	1000
N/A	T2 & 5 Sponsor Licence—Small business /charity	N/A	400
N/A	T2 & 5 Sponsor Licence —Medium/large business	N/A	1000
N/A	T4 & 5 Sponsor Licence	N/A	400
N/A	T2, 4 & 5 Sponsor Licence—Small business /charity	N/A	400
N/A	T2, 4 & 5 Licence—Medium/large business	N/A	1000
Work Permit	T2 Certificate of Sponsorship	190	170
N/A	T4 Certificate of Sponsorship	N/A	10
N/A	T5 Certificate of Sponsorship	N/A	10
New Services
Biometric ID cards		—	£30
These are indicative fees that we propose to charge but are subject to change. Final proposed fees for each Tier, including sponsorship, will be set in subsequent regulations as the Points Based System is rolled out, and will not be final until they are approved by Parliament.

Transport

Rolling Stock

The Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth Kelly): I am today publishing a rolling stock plan updating on how the extra capacity promised in the White Paper “Delivering a Sustainable Railway”, (Cm 7176) will be delivered.

The White Paper set out ambitious plans for the growth and development of our railways over the next 30 years. It included a high level output specification (HLOS) showing what specific improvements the Government want to buy from the industry from 2009 to 2014. The HLOS set out our requirements for a safer and more punctual railway and a big increase in capacity. Passenger numbers have grown by an unprecedented 40 per cent. over the last decade. We want to create the capacity to support and encourage further growth. Over £10 billion will be invested in extra capacity between 2009 and 2014, including investment in major schemes, such as Thameslink.

Today’s plan confirms that some 1300 extra carriages will be introduced—an increase of around 10 per cent. of the passenger rolling stock fleet. Over 300 of these will address the growth in demand in cities such as Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.

In some areas, the extra capacity will be secured through the procurement of new rolling stock, and in other areas it will be secured through redeploying existing rolling stock which is displaced by new. Indicative numbers
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of additional vehicles, required to meet the capacity targets set out in HLOS, are set out, by Train Operating Company, in the rolling stock plan.

Publishing our baseline allocation of the 1300 carriages today, is an important step forward that will aid joint industry planning. It will enable Network Rail to take forward detailed planning of infrastructure enhancements, such as longer platforms, to allow the introduction of longer trains.

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Much of the extra rolling stock will be introduced through variations to current franchises. This plan will now form the basis of detailed discussions with the industry. Emerging proposals will be examined and assessed to determine value for money and affordability.

Copies of the document have been placed in the House Libraries and are available on the Department for Transport website at www.dft.gov.uk

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