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390607

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date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of Network Rail senior executives investigating the sale of part of the company to private investors.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Day-to-day business decisions are a matter for Network Rail management, within the structure of the Framework Agreement. The longer-term future shape and financing of the company are the responsibility of government. Nicola Shaw, Chief Executive of High Speed 1, has been asked to advise on how the government should approach these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:25:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

390608

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether officials were instructed to vote against the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package at the European Union Transport Council Working Group meeting in June, whilst at the same time supporting the package; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>A proposal for the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package was subject to endorsement by Member States on 30 June at a meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER). In line with Government policy, the UK delegation was unable to support the item on the grounds that the proposals were not consistent with the UK’s preferred approach on the use of secondary legislation powers and the use of delegated acts. Notwithstanding our position on this issue, officials were able to offer the UK’s general support for the Package as a whole.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 15:55:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

390054

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to adding diesel motors to the Hitachi Inter City Express trains intended to operate on the Great Western lines from Paddington to Bristol and Swansea so that they can be used while the electrification of those lines is delayed.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Intercity Express Programme (IEP) bi-mode trains with diesel motors will be deployed on Great Western lines from 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We expect Network Rail to deliver electrification projects within the timescales required for IEP delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:25:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

389130

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Rothschild's regarding their study into Network Rail's commercial property portfolio.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet Rothschild and other financial advisors from time to time. Departmental Ministers and officials have held no meetings with Rothschild specifically on their study into Network Rail’s commercial property portfolio.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:14:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

389132

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which studies or investigations are currently examining past, present or future issues relating to Network Rail; who commissioned each study or investigation; and what are the names of the study or investigation leaders, terms of reference and planned reporting dates for each.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has recently commissioned three pieces of work looking into Network Rail:</p><p> </p><p>- Dame Colette Bowe is looking at what lessons can be learnt from the planning of the Control Period 5 programme in order to improve future rail infrastructure investment. This will report in September.</p><p> </p><p>- Sir Peter Hendy is looking at how we can put the current investment programme back on a sustainable footing. This will also report in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>- Nicola Shaw will look to the future: advising the government on how it should approach the future shape and financing of Network Rail in the longer term. This will report in time for Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of reference for Bowe are available in the Libraries of the House.<ins class="ministerial"> Those for Shaw will also be placed in the Libraries of the House. Terms of reference for Hendy have not been published.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Terms of reference for the other two pieces of work have not been published.</del></p><p> </p><p>Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road are also conducting their own reviews internally. Any terms of reference are held by the respective organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:20:15 question first ministerially corrected 05/08/2015 09:19:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 17330 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley