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712606

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Felixstowe Branch Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 March (HL5764), whether they would look favourably on a proposal to use a high quality rail replacement bus service in place of a passenger train at less busy times on the rail line between Ipswich and Felixstowe if it were to be brought forward by the operator and Network Rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>If a proposal were to be brought forward by the train operator and Network Rail, we would consider it carefully. No proposal has however been submitted. The specification and provision of rail replacement services is a commercial and operational matter for the operator and Network Rail, not the Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2017 13:22:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

712607

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 16 March (HL5882), in the light of the very heavy use that is made of the East Coast Main Line and the fragility of the infrastructure, whether they consider that four per cent of the enhancement spend in Control Period 6 is adequate to sustain this railway line.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>This government set out ambitious outcomes for the East Coast Main Line as part of the 2012 High Level Output Specification. The East Coast Main Line infrastructure enhancements will enable capacity for an additional 2 additional trains per hour between Kings Cross and Doncaster and an additional train per hour between York and Newcastle. The enhancements also enable the introduction of the new Intercity Express Programme trains which will increase reliability, seating capacity and reduce journey times, allowing the fastest services to achieve 4 hours from London to Edinburgh and 2 hours from London to Leeds. The first of these enhancements, the opening of a new platform at Doncaster, has already been delivered.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2017 13:06:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

711575

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of including the Handsacre connection from HS2 to the West Coast Main Line once HS2 Phase 2A is completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The inclusion of a link at Handsacre to allow HS2 trains to pass onto the West Coast Main Line is contained in the High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017. Furthermore, the Government has given a specific assurance to build the Handsacre link before the launch of Phase One services.</p><p> </p><p>The Phase 2a strategic outline business case, published in November 2015, includes Handsacre Junction in our assessment of the benefits of the 2a scheme, and the Full Y scheme. Handsacre Junction would allow us to serve stations along the West Coast Mainline such as Stafford. Government also sees the potential benefits of serving Stoke-on-Trent in support of the wider development plans of the Northern Gateway Development Zone and the ambitions of the Midlands Engine. The Secretary of State has therefore asked HS2 Ltd to take forward more detailed work on train planning for options to serve Stoke via Handsacre Junction, including operational feasibility in both 2027 and 2033.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do not break down the economic benefits of different parts of the scheme, including Handsacre Junction.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2017 11:51:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

711576

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who is responsible for funding surface road and rail access to major airports in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government expects, as set out in the Aviation Policy Framework 2013, the cost of any surface access works required solely to enable airport expansion to be met by the promoter.</p><p> </p><p>Where proposed projects have wider beneficiaries, the Government will expect the airport operator to fund an appropriate proportion of the costs based on the direct benefits for the airport.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2017 12:30:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

711581

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Department for Transport they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Information on Department for Transport land and property disposals will be published by the Department for Communities and Local Government in summer 2017 in the Transparency Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/03/2017 12:08:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

711603

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been a recent review into regulations governing ship registration with a view to increasing the number of ships on the UK shipping register; and if so, what was the outcome.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL6109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK Ship Register (UKSR) Advisory Panel Report, issued in May 2015, recommended that government review the regulations on the registration of ships under the UK Flag to identify changes which will attract ships to the UK Flag, without reducing standards.</p><p> </p><p>An amending Statutory Instrument is currently in preparation to redefine the meaning of an “original document”, clarifying where hard copies of documents must be submitted to allow registration. This aims to improve efficiency within the registration process and enable the introduction of online registration.</p><p> </p><p>Further opportunities to improve legislation in relation to ship registration will be considered as part the wider UKSR transformation programme. However, no proposals have yet been developed.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2017 13:21:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

711604

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research is being undertaken to find improved methods, for example the use of radar and optical satellites, to track and monitor merchant and fishing vessels which switch off their Automatic Identification System signals.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL6110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Other than the Channel Navigation Information Service, that monitors ships movements in the Dover Strait, Her Majesty’s Coastguard does not actively monitor all vessel movements around the United Kingdom’s coastal waters.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Her Majesty’s Coastguard has recently supported law enforcement authorities in identifying anomalous vessel movements specifically in the Dover Strait by trialling a new radar system that can identify movements for those vessels that are not transmitting an Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal or have a legal requirement to have AIS device fitted.</p><p> </p><p>The trial was an operational success and it is hoped to expand this specific capability in to other maritime areas that intelligence suggests criminal activity is taking place.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2017 13:21:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

711605

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many vessels have been examined in UK ports where there is suspicion of illegal activity by reason of (1) their Automatic Identification System signals being switched off, or (2) without good reason, those signals not being transmitted in line with the International Maritime Organisation SOLAS convention, during some part of their voyage to a UK port.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL6111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Coastguard monitors vessel movements within the UK’s search and rescue region to ensure maritime safety.</p><p> </p><p>HM Coastguard has not requested for any vessel to be examined at a UK port because of an absence of an Automatic Identification System signal because of a suspicion of illegal activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2017 13:07:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

711154

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 March, whether the electrification of the Great Western main line will include improved internal lighting in passenger carriages.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Two types of electric trains replace the existing diesel trains on the Great Western Main Line following electrification. Class 387 electric trains replace diesel commuter trains in the Thames Valley. They are brand new trains built by Bombardier to the most modern standards, including in respect of lighting and disabled accessibility. The first are already in service on the route between Hayes &amp; Harlington and Paddington. The other type of train is the Intercity Express, which replaces diesel trains on the long-distance routes from Paddington. This is also a brand new train, built by Hitachi, again to the most modern standards, including in respect of lighting and disabled accessibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2017 12:29:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

711159

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of disruption to services on the East Coast mainline, what recent discussions they have held with Network Rail on its maintenance programme; and when the existing overhead electric wires will be replaced.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Whilst the maintenance and renewal of rail infrastructure, including the overhead electricity supply, is a matter for Network Rail overseen by the independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, we have regular discussions with Network Rail throughout the year regarding their performance. Future plans for renewal of overhead lines on this route will be set out in Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2017 13:24:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering