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228684

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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 discussions they have had with Network Rail over giving the company compulsory purchase powers outside its permitted development rights to enable it to obtain access to its land or achieve small enhancements, maintenance and renewals more quickly and cheaply.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>There have been no general discussions between Her Majesty’s Government and Network Rail in relation to giving Network Rail additional compulsory purchase powers for the purposes mentioned. Her Majesty's Governmentand Network Rail from time to time discuss particular applications by Network Rail, under section 14 of the Railway Regulation Act 1842, in relation to obtaining temporary access to land neighbouring the railway, where this is needed for the purpose of certain safety works on the railway.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail can also apply to Her Majesty's Government, under section 15 of that Act, for a revival of the compulsory purchase powers which would originally have applied under the enabling legislation for the relevant stretch of railway; again this would be where such acquisition is needed to be able to effect safety repairs and works. Each application by Network Rail under section 14 and 15 is considered on its specific facts and the safety issues arising.</p><p> </p><p>The powers of entry arising under section 14 of the 1842 Act were considered both by the Transport Resilience Review and the Powers of Entry Review under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Following on from these Her Majesty's Government expects to consult with Network Rail and other stakeholders over a code of practice in relation to the use of section 14.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2015 13:48:49 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

227427

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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 when the first Intercity Express Programme trains are scheduled to enter timetabled passenger service on the Great Western Main Line; and at what date the timetable change will be made after the full fleet enters into passenger service.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The first Intercity Express Programme trains are scheduled to enter service in May 2017. The full fleet service timetable change is scheduled for 09 Dec 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2015 13:55:06 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

227066

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in considering the provision of trains for non-electrified Great Western West of England services from 2018, what is their assessment of whether an Intercity Express Programme Bi-mode can match the speed, performance on gradients, and operational range under diesel power, of the equivalent IC125 High Speed Train.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving services to the West of England, including re-signalling the Cornish mainline, to allow for increased frequencies of trains. The forthcoming Direct Award will set out options for rolling stock including for new-build rolling stock. The current order of bi-mode Intercity Express Programme trains is not intended for West of England services and will be deployed elsewhere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2015 13:16:20 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

225310

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to devolve responsibility for the Wales and Borders rail franchise to the Welsh Government; and how the interests of stakeholders and customers in England would be protected under such a change.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is proposing to devolve executive franchising functions to the Welsh Government, to enable them to lead on the procurement and management of the next Wales and Borders franchise. We continue to work with the Welsh Government on the details of the devolved franchise, including how cross-border routes are procured and managed. Cross-border routes are vital for passengers on both sides of the border; having sufficient safeguards in place to protect all cross-border rail users is extremely important.</p><p> </p><p>In order for the Secretary of State for Transport to ensure proper accountability, it is likely that services primarily serving English markets will be placed into other franchises for which the Secretary of State for Transport is the franchising authority. No final decision has been made at this stage on which services would be affected and specific proposals will be consulted on in due course as is normal practice. It should also be noted that any transfer of executive franchising functions to Welsh Ministers will be subject to parliamentary process in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 11/03/2015 14:37:37 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

224932

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Isles of Scilly
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role they have played in relation to the Duchy of Cornwall’s Consultation on its Governance Review of St Mary’s Harbour.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Representatives of St Mary’s Harbour (Duchy of Cornwall) briefed officials about the proposed Governance Review in September 2014. A further meeting to discuss progress on the review following the recent informal consultation with key local stakeholders on proposed changes to the governance of St Mary’s Harbour will be held later this month.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/03/2015 12:52:29 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

224291

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Network Rail over plans to increase the maximum line speed on the East Coast Main Line to 140mph and the impact of such an increase on the business case for HS2 to Leeds and beyond.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail has been asked to start to consider options for increasing line speeds on certain sections of the East Coast Main Line from the current maximum of 125mph to 140mph. This increased line speed could be utilised by the new Intercity Express trains, which are designed to operate at this higher speed, and depending upon the length of the sections involved could result in reductions to advertised journey times to key destinations.</p><p> </p><p>No analysis can be undertaken on the impact of this proposal upon other projects until the outcome of the initial work is known.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/03/2015 15:55:20 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

224292

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the likely effect of increasing the line speed on the East Coast Main Line to 140mph on capacity to accommodate slower passenger or freight trains on that line.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail has been asked to start to consider options for increasing line speeds on certain sections of the East Coast Main Line from the current maximum of 125mph to 140mph. This work will identify the impact of these potential changes, if any, upon all users of the line.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the implementation of any such changes Network Rail will apply the standard rail industry ‘Network Change’ consultation process. This provides all relevant parties the opportunity to fully understand the details of the proposed changes, assess the impact of these changes upon their access rights and make appropriate representations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/03/2015 15:53:33 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

223725

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Signals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that Network Rail has access to sufficient signalling engineers and technicians to undertake design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of new signalling schemes including those in Control Period 5 to time and budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Managing suppliers and resources to deliver their funding commitments is a matter for Network Rail. We are holding it firmly to the Control Period 5 commitments and will closely monitor its performance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/03/2015 14:40:12 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

223726

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the progress on resignalling the Cardiff Area Signalling Renewal, the Great Western Route Modernisation, and the Oxford-Didcot resignalling projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Great Western Route Modernisation programme, including these resignalling and electrification projects, is central to our ambitious plans to transform the rail network, providing faster and more reliable journeys and helping to secure long-term economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is working hard to deliver the modernisation of the Great Western in order to achieve the outcomes outlined in the Rail Investment Strategy. We are working closely with Network Rail and the Office of Rail Regulation to ensure successful delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/03/2015 15:31:03 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

223727

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contingency plans they have in place for ensuring sufficient diesel-powered passenger rolling stock in areas where electrification and modernised signalling is planned to be introduced but is likely to be delayed.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The rolling stock market is a private sector one and the Government is committed to giving greater flexibility to the market to deliver innovative rolling stock solutions to the benefit of the passenger and the taxpayer. For example, as part of the Northern franchise competition, the Invitation to Tender, published on 27 February 2015, requires bidders to deliver 120 new carriages suitable for use on non-electrified routes. It will be for bidders to determine how to meet this requirement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/03/2015 15:31:13 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley