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1138401

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what languages he plans to display electronic road signs on road closures on A-roads and motorways.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	276150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>Using foreign languages on Variable Message Signs (VMS) to provide roadworks information was piloted in early 2019 for a limited time on the M6 and A66 in Cumbria. There are no current plans to roll out the use of foreign languages on VMS in any other parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 276151 276152 question first answered 17/07/2019 14:28:44 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1138402

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on displaying electronic road signs in foreign languages on A-roads and motorways.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	276151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>Using foreign languages on Variable Message Signs (VMS) to provide roadworks information was piloted in early 2019 for a limited time on the M6 and A66 in Cumbria. There are no current plans to roll out the use of foreign languages on VMS in any other parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 276150 276152 question first answered 17/07/2019 14:28:44 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1138403

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which parts of the UK his Department plans to install road signs on road closures in foreign languages.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	276152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>Using foreign languages on Variable Message Signs (VMS) to provide roadworks information was piloted in early 2019 for a limited time on the M6 and A66 in Cumbria. There are no current plans to roll out the use of foreign languages on VMS in any other parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 276150 276151 question first answered 17/07/2019 14:28:44 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1138184

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the (a) finding in the July 2019 Highways England Strategic Road Network Star Rating Report that for the funding period 2015-2020 60 per cent of journeys on Highways England’s single carriageways are forecast to be below the three-star road safety benchmark under the EuroRAP/iRAP rating system for the safety of road infrastructure and (b) statement in the March 2015 Highways England 2015-2020 delivery plan that the organisation will ensure that by the end of 2020 more than 90 per cent of travel on the strategic road network will be on roads with a safety rating of EuroRAP3* (or equivalent).
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	275760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Road Investment Strategy (RIS 1) 2015 - 2020 has enabled Highways England to deliver unprecedented levels of investment on the strategic road network in England and the star rating system is an assessment tool which Highways England continue to use to assist them in prioritising future investment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>On single carriageways Highways England are committed to investing £77 million in improvement schemes by 2020, which is over and above enhancements through routine maintenance such as new road markings, signing and vegetation clearance. Highways England will review the star rating of the network when it is re-evaluated as part of RIS 2.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/07/2019 14:18:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138187

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manston Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications of the purchase of Manston airport site by Riveroak Strategic Partners from Stone Hill Park in July 2019 for (a) his freight network capacity plan in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal and (b) the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Manston Airport) Special Development Order 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	275761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department worked with both Stone Hill Park and River Oak Strategic Partners prior to the completion of sale of Manston Airport, and are satisfied that the sale does not have any implications for our contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 275762 question first answered 17/07/2019 14:41:50 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138189

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manston Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what due diligence his Department undertook on Riveroak Strategic Partners before that company's purchase of Manston Airport in July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	275762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department worked with both Stone Hill Park and River Oak Strategic Partners prior to the completion of sale of Manston Airport, and are satisfied that the sale does not have any implications for our contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 275761 question first answered 17/07/2019 14:41:50 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

750530

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their specification for the new trains for HS2, what is the maximum electrical current draw per train permissible on (1) HS2 infrastructure, and (2) existing Network Rail infrastructure.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The specification for the new trains for HS2 Phase1 is currently being developed and will form part of the invitation to tender for rolling stock to be issued in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/07/2017 10:40:17 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

750531

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what modifications to the power supply (1) are planned, and (2) have been funded, to facilitate operation of HS2 services on Network Rail infrastructure.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd and Network Rail are cooperatively engaged in determining the future power supply requirements for Network Rail routes over which HS2 services will operate. This work will take account of the requirements of all users of the routes and will identify the scope and timing requirements of any modifications that are identified as necessary. The output of these discussions will inform decisions around the planning and funding of any proposed works.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/07/2017 10:43:02 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

750547

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Railway Agency.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully all the potential implications arising from the UK’s exit from the EU, including the implications for the continued participation in the European Union Agency for Railways.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and member states how best to continue cooperation in the field of rail safety and standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/07/2017 10:01:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill