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943382

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date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the review of street works permit schemes being undertaken by Department for Transport will seek to streamline the number of different schemes operating across England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL9598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are empowered to develop and operate a street works permit scheme in line with legislation and guidance. Nearly two thirds of authorities have already done so. The Government would like to see all authorities operate such a scheme as evidence shows they are a much more effective way of managing street and road works on the local road network. We continue to work with local authorities and utility companies on ways to improve the effectiveness and consistency of schemes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/07/2018 12:38:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

943384

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether major infrastructure works promoted as part of Government policy, including (1) the roll out of fibre to the premises, (2) major housebuilding programmes, and (3) electric vehicle charging points, will be exempt from lane rental charges.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL9599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport is authorised to approve lane rental schemes. The Department for Transport announced in February 2018 that it would develop bidding guidance later this year that will set out how we will assess proposals from authorities that want to set up lane rental schemes. It also announced that approval will be subject to certain conditions. These include that authorities must have a well-run permit scheme in place; schemes would apply to an authority’s own works; charges should be used to encourage certain behaviour e.g. more joint works; and schemes should be trialled for a period of time. The announcement also said that caps on lane rental charges should be put in place for major works to install and to replace apparatus so that these works are not unfairly penalised and delayed. Detail will be provided in the bidding guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant legislation allows local authorities to charge up to £2,500 per day on the busiest roads at the busiest times. Authorities can offer discounts and waive charges in certain circumstances.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL9600 HL9601 question first answered 26/07/2018 12:53:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

943385

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which departments and stakeholder groups will be consulted when approval for new lane rental schemes is sought by local authorities; and what assessment process they will use to determine whether a local authority’s application for a lane rental scheme should be approved.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL9600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport is authorised to approve lane rental schemes. The Department for Transport announced in February 2018 that it would develop bidding guidance later this year that will set out how we will assess proposals from authorities that want to set up lane rental schemes. It also announced that approval will be subject to certain conditions. These include that authorities must have a well-run permit scheme in place; schemes would apply to an authority’s own works; charges should be used to encourage certain behaviour e.g. more joint works; and schemes should be trialled for a period of time. The announcement also said that caps on lane rental charges should be put in place for major works to install and to replace apparatus so that these works are not unfairly penalised and delayed. Detail will be provided in the bidding guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant legislation allows local authorities to charge up to £2,500 per day on the busiest roads at the busiest times. Authorities can offer discounts and waive charges in certain circumstances.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL9599 HL9601 question first answered 26/07/2018 12:53:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

943386

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the cap will be on lane rental charges for major works required to install and replace apparatus; what discounts or fee waivers from lane rental charges will be considered for joint works; and how they intend to define joint works.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL9601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport is authorised to approve lane rental schemes. The Department for Transport announced in February 2018 that it would develop bidding guidance later this year that will set out how we will assess proposals from authorities that want to set up lane rental schemes. It also announced that approval will be subject to certain conditions. These include that authorities must have a well-run permit scheme in place; schemes would apply to an authority’s own works; charges should be used to encourage certain behaviour e.g. more joint works; and schemes should be trialled for a period of time. The announcement also said that caps on lane rental charges should be put in place for major works to install and to replace apparatus so that these works are not unfairly penalised and delayed. Detail will be provided in the bidding guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant legislation allows local authorities to charge up to £2,500 per day on the busiest roads at the busiest times. Authorities can offer discounts and waive charges in certain circumstances.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL9599 HL9600 question first answered 26/07/2018 12:53:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

943387

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Road Traffic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made to ensure that no extra airport related road traffic will result from the increase in passenger capacity after the North West Runway is built; whether they intend to make this an legally binding requirement on Heathrow Airport Ltd; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL9602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement was designated on 26 July 2018, paving the way for a development consent application from Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow airport is already well connected by rail and tube and will benefit from transport improvements which are already in construction or planned, such as Crossrail, HS2 and the proposed Western Rail Link.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports National Policy Statement sets out that Heathrow Airport should continue to strive to meet its public pledge to have landside airport-related traffic no greater than today.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a Development Consent Application, Heathrow would need to undertake detailed assessments of the impacts of expansion. Only once the detailed assessments have been carried out, can these impacts can be fully assessed.</p><p> </p><p>This pledge may become a legally binding requirement as part of the development consent process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/07/2018 12:37:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

943389

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Pollution
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 compatibility of the planned expansion of Heathrow airport with air quality obligations; and whether Heathrow airport itself, or traffic in the surrounding area, has ever breached existing legal limits on air quality standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL9603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>We have assessed the impact of the Government’s 2017 UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations, and updated aviation demand forecasts, on the Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme’s compliance with air quality limit values.</p><p> </p><p>Our analysis helped inform the Government’s view that the Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme can be delivered in compliance with air quality obligations, with a suitable package of policy and mitigation measures.</p><p> </p><p>Following designation of the Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), it will now be for the promoter to undertake a detailed assessment of the air quality impacts of the scheme, including during construction, and put forward to the Planning Inspectorate an appropriate package of mitigations that address air quality impacts and demonstrate compliance with air quality obligations.</p><p> </p><p>In order to grant development consent, the Secretary of State for Transport would need to be satisfied that, with mitigation, the scheme would be compliant with legal obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Ltd is situated in the Greater London Urban Area Zone for the purpose of reporting compliance with nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) limit values to the European Commission. This Zone is currently non-compliant with (NO<sub>2</sub>) limits. The 2017 UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations sets out how we will achieve compliance in the shortest possible time, supported by a £3.5 billion investment into air quality and cleaner transport.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/07/2018 12:37:04 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

943418

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
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 (1) adequacy, and (2) timeliness of the compensation received by property owners affected by the HS2 project.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL9628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the impact building a project on the scale of HS2 has on people and businesses along the route. It is determined to ensure they are properly compensated in a timely manner and treated with compassion, dignity and respect.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Government introduced an exceptional package of property compensation schemes across the whole route that are generous and comprehensive, and go beyond what is required by law. The schemes will remain in place until one year after HS2 is operational.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/07/2018 13:01:28 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott