Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect passenger rail services to run between Oxford and Bletchley serving the new station at Winslow. Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): The Government recognises how important the first stage of East West Rail is to communities and passengers along the route, and we are working closely with industry partners to support the introduction of passenger services as soon as possibl

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on the recent finding of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding prisoners serving an Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Lemos, CMG,CBE): The Government respects the work of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and is considering its findings in the recently published Opinion conce

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation they have undertaken with prisoners serving imprisonment for public protection, detention for public protection, and "two-strike" sentences imposed before 2005 on means of improving coordination between Parole Board hearings and the courses prisoners are required to take in preparation. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Lemos, CMG, CBE): His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (H

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average daily percentage of rolling stock available for passenger service for each train operating company in every month since June 2024. Minister of State, department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): The Department does not hold this information. The Department expects train operators to provide appropriate capacity to meet anticipated passenger demand, including through the effective deployment and

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent staff in each government department were members of the Government Communication Service on (a) 4 July 2024 and (b) the most recent date for which figures are available. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lady Twycross): The FTE for staff in the Government Communication Service is as follows: Date FTE 1 July 2024 42.1 1 July 2026 48.8 These figures are for