Railways
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on railways. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03.07.2013 | National rail usage and performance: Social Indicators page |
| In 2012/13, the number of journeys taken and distance travelled by passengers increased to new post WW2 highs. | |
| 27.06.2013 | Railways: high speed rail (HS2) |
| This note takes forward the HS2 debate from January 2012. Information on the scheme prior to that point and the extensive debates about its value or otherwise can be found in HC Library Research Paper RP 11/75. Information on the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill 2013-14 can be found in SN6624. | |
| 27.06.2013 | Railways: High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill (Bill 10 of 2013-14) |
| In the 2013 Queen's Speech the Government announced a 'paving bill' to authorise further spending on preparation for the HS2 project. This short note will cover the Parliamentary stages of the paving bill through to Royal Assent. | |
| 18.06.2013 | Local transport governance and finance in England, 2010- |
| This note explains the structures and reform of local transport governance and finance in England following the 2010 General Election. | |
| 24.04.2013 | Railways: British Transport Police |
| This note looks at the structure and funding of the British Transport Police. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 17.11.2011 | High Speed Two (HS2): the debate |
| HS2 is a £32 billion project to build a high speed rail line from London to Manchester and Leeds, via Birmingham to begin operation in 2026 and be completed in 2032. | |
| 02.03.2011 | Transport policy in 2011: a new direction? |
| This paper outlines the changes made to transport policy by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government and looks at some of the long term transport challenges the government is likely to face over the course of this Parliament. | |
| 19.03.2010 | Transport Policy in 2010: a rough guide |
| This paper gives an overview of transport policy in the UK in 2010. It examines a range of issues related to transport policy, including policy-makers, spending on and sources of funding for transport, the transport policy of the main political parties, and the challenges in formulating transport policy in 2010. | |
| 21.04.2008 | Transport in London |
| Transport in London. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/36 | |
| 11.12.2007 | Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill. (Bill 4 of 2007-08). House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/89. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 29.11.2011 | Tunnel vision? Completing the European rail market. |
| European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 22.06.2011 | Department for Transport: the InterCity East Coast Passenger Rail Franchise. |
| Public Accounts Committee report [Commons] | |
| 03.05.2011 | Transport and the economy. |
| Government response. Transport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 26.04.2011 | Keeping the UK moving: the impact on transport of the winter weather in December 2010. |
| Transport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 15.02.2011 | Transport and the economy. |
| Transport Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 25.01.2012 | GREAT WESTERN FRANCHISE |
| That this House notes that the Department for Transport has recently published the Great Western Franchise consultation document; is concerned that proposals in the document to encourage ... | |
| 25.01.2012 | CHURCHILL CLEANERS AND THE TYNE AND WEAR METRO |
| <p>That this House commends the work undertaken by the cleaners employed by Churchill Contract Services on theTyne andWear Metro; notes they are paid minimum wage rates for the vital ... | |
| 19.12.2011 | FUTURE FUNDING OF CROSSRAIL |
| That this House notes with alarm reports that the Secretary of State for Transport has refused to grant Transport for London's request to raise its debt ceilings in order to directly ... | |
| 19.12.2011 | PROCUREMENT OF ELECTRIC MULTIPLE UNIT RAIL VEHICLES FOR SOUTHERN RAILWAY |
| That this House welcomes the decision of the Secretary of State for Transport to bring forward the procurement of approximately 130 additional electric multiple unit rail vehicles for ... | |
| 15.12.2011 | BOMBARDIER |
| That this House welcomes the decision by the Secretary of State for Transport to explore the possible procurement of approximately 57 electrically-powered vehicles for insertion into ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 25.03.2013 | Accessing Public Transport |
| This POSTnote looks at the current barriers to and future opportunities for improving the accessibility of the public transport system. |
