To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on his proposals for rural railways in North Yorkshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on his proposals for rural railways in North Yorkshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides on railways there were in each of the last five years, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. - Inc tables. (Holding answer 17 November 2004).

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides on railways there were in each of the last five years, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. - Inc tables. (Holding answer 17 November 2004).

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what penalties are imposed on the privatised rail companies for poor service; and on what criteria these penalties are based. - Inc ref to SRA's National Rail Trends Yearbook, in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what penalties are imposed on the privatised rail companies for poor service; and on what criteria these penalties are based. - Inc ref to SRA's National Rail Trends Yearbook, in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what refunds each of the privatised rail companies have given for poor punctuality and service in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what refunds each of the privatised rail companies have given for poor punctuality and service in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new passenger rail services were introduced in each of the last seven years. (Table in Library Dep 04/1876).

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new passenger rail services were introduced in each of the last seven years. (Table in Library Dep 04/1876).

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger complaints have been made to each of the privatised rail companies in the last year; and how many were made in the previous year. - Ref to "National Rail Trends Yearbook 2003-2004", in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger complaints have been made to each of the privatised rail companies in the last year; and how many were made in the previous year. - Ref to "National Rail Trends Yearbook 2003-2004", in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will invite open tenders for the Kent route high speed trains on the revised business plan and delivery timescale; when his Department first published as part of the initial tendering process details of the original (a) business case and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will invite open tenders for the Kent route high speed trains on the revised business plan and delivery timescale; when his Department first published as part of the initial tendering process details of the original (a) business case and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the passenger numbers on trains operated by Virgin Trains into London Euston were during (a) peak hours and (b) off-peak hours in each month from May 2003 to October 2004. - This information is not held centrally and could not be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the passenger numbers on trains operated by Virgin Trains into London Euston were during (a) peak hours and (b) off-peak hours in each month from May 2003 to October 2004. - This information is not held centrally and could not be...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal entrants have been (a) discovered in vehicles at Dover, (b) detained at Eurostar at Waterloo and (c) discovered within the area surrounding Dover in each of the last 12 months. - No figures. It has not proved...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal entrants have been (a) discovered in vehicles at Dover, (b) detained at Eurostar at Waterloo and (c) discovered within the area surrounding Dover in each of the last 12 months. - No figures. It has not proved...

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...

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...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the future of the Thameslink 2000 project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the future of the Thameslink 2000 project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation has been paid to each train operating company in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation has been paid to each train operating company in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public subsidy was provided to the operator of the Trans Pennine Express franchise in each year since it was originally granted; and what the (a) punctuality and (b) reliability figures were for the operator of the Trans Pennine Express franchise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public subsidy was provided to the operator of the Trans Pennine Express franchise in each year since it was originally granted; and what the (a) punctuality and (b) reliability figures were for the operator of the Trans Pennine Express franchise...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the numbers of illegal entries to the UK by (a) rail, (b) sea and (c) air in each of the last three years. - Information not held centrally and only available at disproportionate...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the numbers of illegal entries to the UK by (a) rail, (b) sea and (c) air in each of the last three years. - Information not held centrally and only available at disproportionate...