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New and reopened stations in Scotland and Wales are included in this list, even though for part of the period openings and re-openings have been a devolved matter.

This list excludes London Underground, tramways, Docklands Light Railway and heritage and other independent railways.

The Department for Transport does not hold information on the number of jobs created in each project and the cost of each project.

Railway Stations: Greater London

Justine Greening: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what improvement works on railway stations located within Greater London in (a) wave one and (b) wave two of the Access for All Strategy (i) have been completed, (ii) have been started but not completed and (iii) are scheduled to start (A) in 2009-10, (B) in 2010-11, (C) in 2011-12 and (D) from 2012-13 onwards. [304233]


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Chris Mole: Stations in the programme were announced in three lists with indicative delivery time scales, but are now part of an integrated delivery plan which is a live document owned by Network Rail.

There are 35 stations in London boroughs, representing a third of the total programme, and of these seven are completed and six are started on site. The remainder are at the design stage and I understand from Network Rail that seven are due to start on site in 2010-11, nine in 2011-12 and six from 2012-13 onwards. I therefore suggest that the hon. Member contact Network Rail's chief executive at the following address for a response to her questions:

Justine Greening: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent on each railway station located within Greater London as part of (i) wave one and (ii) wave two of the Access for All strategy in (A) 2006-07, (B) 2007-08 and (C) 2008-09; and how much funding has been allocated for each such station under each wave for each year from 2009-10 to 2012-13. [304234]

Chris Mole: Stations in the programme were announced in three lists with indicative delivery time scales but are now part of a detailed delivery plan which is a live document owned by Network Rail.

There are 35 stations in London boroughs, representing a third of the total programme, included in the programme, and the current anticipated cost for these is £121.1 million and current funding spent is £49.3 million.

Information on actual spend and future years' forecast spend for individual sites is held by Network Rail and not the Department for Transport. I suggest the hon. Member therefore contact Network Rail's chief executive at the following address for a response to her questions:

Justine Greening: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) which of the 150 stations which have been identified for improvement under the National Stations Improvement Plan are located within Greater London; and for which such stations improvement work (a) has been completed, (b) has been started but not completed, (c) is scheduled to start in 2009-10, (d) is scheduled to start in 2010-11, (e) is scheduled to start in 2011-12 and (f) is scheduled to start from 2012-13 onwards; [304236]

(2) how much of the planned expenditure under the National Stations Improvement Plan has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on each station located within Greater London in 2009-10; and how much has been allocated for each such station in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14. [304237]


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Chris Mole: This information is held by Network Rail as the owner and operator of the national rail network. The hon. Member should therefore contact Network Rail's chief executive at the following address for a response to her questions:

Railways

Mr. Brady: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) if he will meet representatives of railway enthusiast groups to discuss the revision of official guidelines for railway enthusiasts for the purposes of (a) increasing levels of access to and (b) maintaining security at railway stations; [304695]

(2) if he will take steps to ensure that railway industry managers and staff are aware of official guidelines for railway enthusiasts, with particular reference to the guidelines on photography. [304696]

Chris Mole: Network Rail, many train operators and the British Transport police all have policies in place that recognise the security benefits that the presence of enthusiasts can bring to the railway. The Government, too, recognise this and believe that security measures at stations should not prevent enthusiasts from pursuing their legitimate interest. Responsibility for ensuring that staff are aware of these policies rests with train and station operators and police commanders.

Railways: East of England

Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many complaints National Express and its predecessors received in relation to rail services in East Anglia in each of the last 10 years. [304213]

Chris Mole: The Office of Rail Regulation is responsible for the publication of National Rail Trends which includes customer complaint statistics. National Rail Trends can be accessed from the Office of Rail Regulation website at:

Alternatively, the hon. Member may wish to contact the Office of Rail Regulation at the following address:

Railways: Electrification

Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost (a) per mile and (b) in total of electrifying (i) the Great Western Line and (ii) the Midland Main Line. [304294]

Chris Mole: On 23 July the Department for Transport announced the electrification of the Great Western Main Line between London, Reading, Oxford, Newbury, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea at an estimated cost of £1 billion, including contingency and optimism bias. The total length of track being electrified is around 640 single track miles, so the estimated cost is around £1.6 million per single track mile.


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On the Midland Main Line, a clear scope of electrification work and timescale for delivery has not yet been agreed, so the Department has not yet been able to make an estimate of the cost.

Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which would be created (a) directly and (b) indirectly as a result of the electrification of (i) the Great Western Line and (ii) the Midland Main Line. [304295]

Chris Mole: On 23 July the Department for Transport announced the electrification of the Great Western Main Line between London, Reading, Oxford, Newbury, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea. Delivery of the scheme is a matter for Network Rail, and the number of jobs created will depend on the delivery mechanisms which they select. Until these are finalised, it is not possible to estimate the number of jobs which will be created.

No decision has been made on whether to take forward the electrification of the Midland Main Line or, if it is taken forward, on the timescale for delivery or the delivery mechanisms. It is therefore not possible to estimate the number of jobs which would be created.

Railways: Kent

Miss Widdecombe: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects to make a decision on the future of the City Service from Ashford International via Maidstone East station. [302149]

Chris Mole [holding answer 30 November 2009]: The December 2009 timetable seeks to make best use of the rail network in Kent and delivers wider benefits to communities across the network, primarily through the introduction of high speed services and the consequent freeing up of capacity to West Kent. There are no plans to reinstate the city services from Ashford International via Maidstone East.

Railways: Liverpool

Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the estimated cost is of building the Liverpool light rail network; and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created (a) directly and (b) indirectly as a result. [304299]

Mr. Khan: The Department for Transport has made no estimate of the costs and benefits of a light rail scheme in Liverpool as it has not received a proposal from the promoters. I would be happy to receive a fresh proposal for such a scheme but only if a viable funding package has been agreed.

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