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857573

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date	07/03/2018
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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 6 March (HL5576), whether any of the following items are included in the long-term fund envelope for HS2 phase 1: (1) the associated roadworks necessary for the Birmingham interchange station around the M6, M42 and A45; (2) the people carrier between Birmingham Curzon Street station and adjacent areas; (3) the traction service and maintenance depot at Washwood Heath; (4) the infrastructure maintenance depot at Calvert, with chord to East–West railway; (5) the bridge across East–West railway; (6) the movement and rebuilding of the Heathrow Express depot at Old Oak Common; and (7) the movement and rebuilding of the GWR sleeper maintenance depot from Old Oak Common to Reading and Penzance; and if any of those items are not so included, to which budget the costs are allocated.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>All items that are referenced in the question, except item two, form part of the HS2 Phase One scheme which was approved by Parliament in February 2017 and as such are included in the funding envelope for the HS2 project.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Phase 1 does not include provision for a people carrier between Birmingham Curzon Street and adjacent areas. Birmingham City Council and the West Midlands Combined Authority are progressing plans to expand the tram network including the provision of a metro stop at the HS2 Curzon Street station. A people mover at Birmingham Interchange station linking to the existing International station the NEC and Birmingham Airport is part of the HS2 Phase One project.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/03/2018 15:05:34 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

857601

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Transport Agreements: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address concerns regarding the UK’s capability to secure an open skies treaty with the US.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Discussions are being held with the US about new, bilateral, air services arrangements that will apply after the current EU-US Air Transport Agreement ceases to apply to the UK. Discussions have been positive and we have made significant progress. Both sides want to conclude these discussions soon.</p><p>All parties have a shared interest in ensuring that existing rights will continue under the new bilateral arrangements, allowing airlines on both sides of the Atlantic to continue to operate existing services as well as to develop new ones.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/03/2018 15:06:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

856297

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific schemes will be included in the £3 billion programme of upgrades to the Trans Pennine route.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>We are working with Network Rail and Rail North to determine the best way to achieve major improvements for passengers, through a rolling programme of upgrades.</p><p> </p><p>To support this, Network Rail has now established options for infrastructure works that could deliver improved journeys. We will now consider these before making further decisions later this year. No scope decisions have yet been taken.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/03/2018 11:43:38 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

856298

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Seating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reported concerns regarding the comfort of seating on the new trains launched by the Southern and Great Western Rail franchises.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Seating on all trains is required to both address comfort of passengers and conform to the relevant design standards, which includes addressing fire safety and crash worthiness. Train operators as the end users for the new trains have worked with the manufacturers to deliver seating that is compliant with the requirements, including testing with passenger representatives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/03/2018 12:26:16 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

856307

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent advice to motorists about the purchase of (1) petrol, and (2) diesel-powered, passenger vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not issued specific guidance on the potential merits of purchasing either a new diesel or petrol car. The Government has announced an end to the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, and our aim is for almost every car and van to be zero emission by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming strategy on the UK’s transition to zero road vehicle emissions will provide further clarity on greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions from vehicles using different energy sources, including both petrol and diesel.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/03/2018 12:25:01 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

855447

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Kenilworth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the refurbished Kenilworth Station will reopen; and why the opening has been deferred on several occasions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL6053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>We are advised by Warwickshire County Council, who are responsible for the design and construction of the new station, and for setting the opening date, that the station will be opening shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/03/2018 11:34:44 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

855472

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Snow and Ice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HS2’s railway infrastructure, including rolling stock and tracks, is being designed to cope with heavy snowfall and sub-zero weather conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL6078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The HS2 Infrastructure and Rolling Stock will be designed and constructed to meet precise targets associated with performance and reliability, these will be over and above the performance seen on the existing UK rail network. The targets include considerations for differing climatic conditions, including extreme weather.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/03/2018 14:46:20 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

852470

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the UK conforms with the rules on pavement parking set out in the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, before the UK ratifies that Convention.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL5953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Existing national legislation already provides a legal framework for managing pavement parking, including means to restrict and permit it where appropriate, and no further changes are planned at this time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/03/2018 14:45:52 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

852472

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the average daytime speed of traffic in the five largest English cities; whether that speed has decreased since 2012; if so, what assessment they have made of the reasons for the decrease; and what is their assessment of the impact of a slowdown in average urban driving speeds on the national economy.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not estimated average daytime speeds in the five largest English cities. However, estimates of average speed and average delay have been published for locally managed ‘A’ roads by Local Authority, and for the Strategic Road Network. For local ‘A’ roads, estimates are published averaged across all 24 hours of the day, as well as for morning and evening peak periods. These average speeds can be found in table CGN0501, and average delays in table CGN0502: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/average-speed-and-delay-on-local-a-roads-cgn05" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/average-speed-and-delay-on-local-a-roads-cgn05</a>.These have also been attached for ease.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the statistical series in 2014, average speeds on urban classified local ‘A’ roads have decreased by 0.9mph (4.7%) to 18.4mph in 2017. Average delays have increased by 11.2% over the same period.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provides Local Authorities with the underlying Travel Times dataset, to facilitate their own estimates of congestion. The Department has also undertaken sustained investment across a variety of initiatives to help manage traffic levels on both locally managed roads and the Strategic Road Network, and it plays an important role in ensuring the appropriate regulatory frameworks are in place.</p><p> </p><p>There is no single cause of congestion. It occurs because of a range of factors including population increase, economic growth, access to alternative modes, traffic incidents and roadworks.</p><p> </p><p>We do not have a current estimate of the cost of slower average urban speeds on the national economy. Urban congestion is frequently best managed by local areas, which have the knowledge and tools available to help manage traffic flows and ensure the availability of alternative modes of travel.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg attachment 1 file name HL5955 - CGN0501.xlsx title Table - CGN0501 2 file name HL5955 - CGN0502.xlsx title Table - GGN5002 question first answered 14/03/2018 12:22:46 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

850555

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ribble Valley 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 proposals from Ribble Valley Council to reopen the railway line from Clitheroe to Hellifield for passenger trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with local authorities and other partners to identify the best new rail projects that can unlock new housing and economic growth, ease overcrowding, meet future demand and offer good value for money.</p><p> </p><p>In line with our devolution policies, proposals for additional passenger services between Clitheroe and Hellifield (beyond the infrequent service currently provided on Sundays) need first to secure the support of a local body or promoter to undertake studies of the passenger demand, train service options, economic benefits, capital and any operating subsidy requirements before the addition of such services to a franchise agreement could be considered by the DfT and the Rail North consortium of local authorities, who co-manage the relevant local rail franchise (Northern).</p><p> </p><p>We will consider proposals on a case by case basis, based on the economic benefits and business case put forward by local partners. Promoters of new lines are directed to the document published by the Campaign for Better Transport “<em>Expanding the Railways</em>”. Endorsed by the Department, this provides advice and guidance to organisations seeking to open railway lines and stations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 08/03/2018 12:16:57 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool