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804738

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line: Bletchley
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what structural assessments have been commissioned for the Bletchley Flyover; and what assessment they have made of the impact on freight services of constructing a passenger station on that flyover.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The East West Rail programme will breathe new life into the Bletchley Flyover which has not been used by regular passenger rail services for nearly 50 years. As part of Network Rail’s ongoing work, it is conducting a series of detailed surveys to fully assess the condition of structures along the route, including the flyover. This will inform the level of work required to deliver the new train service. The construction of new platforms on the flyover to form part of an expanded Bletchley station will have no impact on freight services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:11:04 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

804739

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision for rail freight is planned for the Western Section of the East West Rail project.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The East West Rail (Western Section) programme will retain all existing freight paths. The programme is already protecting future rail freight growth, with Network Rail in the process of completing surveys to determine the level of works required to create additional freight paths. A decision will be taken in early 2018 considering the value for money of the options available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:17:05 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

804753

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what legal autonomous operation of aircraft is allowed during which a remotely piloted aircraft is operated without pilot intervention in the management of the flight.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL4084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) policy regarding autonomy in relation to unmanned aircraft is contained in its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) guidance document, CAP722 (www.caa.co.uk/cap722). To date, the CAA has not received any applications to conduct autonomous UAS operations. Any application received would be extensively investigated and assessed to assure safety before any permissions to fly are issued.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:08:07 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

804761

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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: Cumbria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have ruled out including stops in Cumbria for the proposed HS2 rail line.
tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
uin	HL4092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Service assumptions for HS2 are still being developed, and exact timetables will be developed before HS2 operational services commence. We have not ruled out stops in Cumbria.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:17:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

804774

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Trains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation was undertaken with (1) local authorities, (2) rail user groups, and (3) passengers, prior to the announcement that, from 20 May 2018, no fast East Midlands Train services arriving to St Pancras station between 7am and 10am on weekdays will call at Bedford or Luton, and that no fast trains leaving St Pancras between 4pm and 7pm will stop at those stations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>In order to realise the benefits of the Thameslink Programme and the planned upgrade to the Midland Mainline, to be completed in 2020, a temporary timetable has been developed from May 2018. This limits the impact to passengers until the planned capacity is fully available and balances the needs of passengers across the routes. This has resulted in the temporary removal of peak direction East Midlands Trains services between Bedford and Luton to St Pancras. At the same time a number of peak Thameslink services will operate a faster service to central London. It has not been possible to consult on these changes as is routinely done. The Department for Transport has given its authorisation for this approach.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:22:56 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

804775

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Trains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why fast East Midlands Trains services between Bedford and Luton and St Pancras will cease during rush hours from May 2018; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those changes on the number of people using the railways.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>A new Thameslink timetable will be introduced from May 2018, which will increase the current provision of services to 18 trains per hour, and then gradually increase to 24 trains per hour by December 2019. The industry has, and continues, to work closely to develop timetables that maximise capacity, however this fundamentally means trying to fit more trains on the same amount of track. Some temporary changes have therefore been made to the May 2018 East Midlands Trains timetable until the completion of the Midland Main Line upgrade programme in 2020 which will mean peak-time services will no longer call at Bedford or Luton. The relevant operators are working to identify how a suitable balance between fast and stopping services can be provided from these locations during this period.</p><p> </p><p>The changes are estimated to impact those travelling from the North to Bedford (120 passengers) and Luton (85 passengers) and for commuter passengers into London from Bedford (1500 passengers) and Luton (500 passengers) per day. The commuter passengers will of course be able to transfer onto Govia Thameslink Railway trains.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:08:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

804776

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Train Operating Companies are obliged to provide accurate timetables 12 weeks in advance which take account of planned infrastructure works over holiday periods; and what (1) redress, and (2) compensation, is available to passengers who bought tickets prior to the announcement of timetable changes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Train Operating Companies are required under their franchise agreements to inform passengers if they will be unable to operate trains in accordance with the timetable 4 weeks’ before the travel date, where possible. However, when things go wrong, and passengers are unable to make informed decisions about their ticket purchases, for example due to unannounced timetable changes arising from emergency engineering works (including during holiday periods), passengers are entitled to claim a refund. Condition 30 of the National Rail Conditions of Travel obliges train companies to refund passengers when they are unable to honour the original timetabled journey. No administration fee will be charged for these refunds.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:18:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

804780

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are (1) in place, and (2) planned, for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to determine whether obligations under the International Maritime Organisation’s 2017 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species are being met by visiting ships.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL4108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is yet to transpose the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments. In the interim, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued guidance to support the implementation of the requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to implementing the Convention domestically and officials are currently working to develop appropriate legislation. The UK implementation will include specific requirements for inspection and enforcement through Port State Control, for vessels visiting UK ports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:01:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

804781

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what training requirements are mandated for ships’ crews and port operatives to ensure compliance with the International Maritime Organisation’s 2017 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL4109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>There are no mandatory training requirements for ships’ crews and port operatives set out in the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments.</p><p> </p><p>The Ballast Water Management Plans required on board ships, and any ballast treatment systems fitted to comply with the Convention, may require appropriate crew training to be undertaken in some cases. This training will fall under the mandate of the ship’s existing safety management system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:02:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

804782

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to maintain a central register of ballast water discharge data, as undertaken in the United States by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL4110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>At present, there are no plans to maintain a central register of ballast water discharge data as this is not required under the International Convention.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:09:15 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson