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60540

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line: Rolling Stock
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 Kramer on 13 May (WA 493), what is the amount of the annual charge used to calculate the net presentvalue of the Thameslink rolling stock project and the number of diagrammed multiple units and diagrammed vehicles to be provided.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The aggregate net present value for the supply and maintenance of the new Thameslink trains (including the provision of depots) is £2.8 billion in 2014 prices. Cross London Trains Ltd will lease 1140 vehicles as 115 trains, consisting of 55 12-car units and 60 8-car units, to the Thameslink operator to support an assumption of 109 diagrams. The final number of diagrams to be operated will be determined through the planning process for the December 2018 timetable.</p><p> </p><p /><p /> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/06/2014 13:06:13 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

60562

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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 why HS2 Ltd, in acknowledging petitions deposited against the High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill, requires petitioners to set up an account with a secure email service (the switch data encryption system) in order to receive electronically their Petition Response Document from the Bill's promoter, the Secretary of State for Transport.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Petitioners are not required to set up a new email account to receive their Petition Response Document (PRD) electronically. Ensuring that petitioners receive their PRD in a timely manner is an important part of the petitioning process. The use of the Egress email system ensures that the file size limits imposed by email service providers do not prevent petitioners receiving their PRD. It also avoids the delays and inconvenience that can arise if documents are posted in hard copy, and are delayed or delivery is attempted when the petitioner is not at home. These are issues that people have complained about before, so HS2 Ltd has listened and deployed a better solution. In addition, at the request of the Select Committee, petitioners will be offered alternative means of receiving their PRD other than Egress.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 23/06/2014 12:53:34 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

60563

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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 whether the switch data encryption system proposed by HS2 Ltd for communication with petitioners against the High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill allows petitioners to copy, circulate and otherwise communicate as a normal email; and whether any tracking or monitoring of such communications will be available to HS2 through the system.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Egress is an email system used by many government departments, NHS trusts and local authorities, including the London Borough of Camden, for communicating externally. It does not provide HS2 Ltd with any abilities to track or monitor emails sent by others. Petitioners will use Egress to download their petition response document; it will not be attached to an email. HS2 Ltd will only be able to confirm if and when the Petition Response Document (PRD) has been downloaded. Once downloaded, the PRD can be saved and copied, and circulated to others, subject to the constraints of email service providers on large files.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 23/06/2014 12:52:55 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

60576

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that the European Union Fourth Railway Package is likely to preclude nationalisation or re-nationalisation of national railways as a whole or in part.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The proposals published by the European Commission on 30 January 2013 would, if adopted, strengthen requirements for the formal separation of infrastructure manager and train operator responsibilities. The proposals make no assumption about the status of the infrastructure manager. They do, however, require the competitive tendering of rail public service contracts in most circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>There is no particular bar on public companies competing for such tenders, and exemptions to tendering are proposed for small networks and in emergency situations.</p><p> </p><p>The Italian Council Presidency (Jul-Dec 2014) intends to start Member State level Working Groups about the market opening proposals in July. As these proposals are still under discussion it is too early to say what we think the effect is likely to be.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 16/06/2014 11:18:01 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

60600

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was raised through the implementation of the UK HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 in Northern Ireland in April 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The HGV Road User Levy applies to the UK.　 Once a levy is purchased for a foreign registered HGV, it is not possible to assign the levy to the specific country (England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland) which the vehicle visits.　 By the end of April 2014, levy receipts from foreign HGVs visiting the UK were £7.2 million.　 Cumulative levy receipts from foreign HGVs at the end of May were £10.5 million.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:37:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

60606

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what fuding from the public purse was provided to support (a) infrastructure on each rail route and (b) each rail franchise in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	199716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department does not hold the information at rail route level regarding funding from the public purse provided to support infrastructure.　 This is a matter for Network Rail and the Member may wish to contact Network Rail's Chief Executive at the following address for information relating to her request:</p><p> </p><p>Mark Carne</p><p>Chief Executive</p><p>Network Rail</p><p>Kings Place</p><p>90 York Way</p><p>London</p><p>N1 9AG.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail Regulation publishes statistics showing the subsidy paid to or premia received from each train operator since 2008/09 at:</p><p><a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/html/html/6d363642-c3a9-4a29-9477-542810798fa7" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/html/html/6d363642-c3a9-4a29-9477-542810798fa7</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures for 2006/07-2007/08 are published by year at:</p><p><a href="http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/archived-data/orr-archived-national-rail-trends-publications" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/archived-data/orr-archived-national-rail-trends-publications</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2005/06 and earlier years were produced on a different basis to those from 2006/07 onwards, so are not directly comparable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/06/2014 15:32:53 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

60607

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has provided to each local authority for highways in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	199714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have placed a table in the Libraries of the House which sets out how much each local highway authority has been allocated for highways in the last ten years.</p><p> </p><p>This table includes funding we have provided through a number of funding streams including Highways Maintenance Integrated Transport Block, Local Major Projects, Local Pinch Point Fund and Community Infrastructure Fund projects.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are also able to use revenue funding, allocated by the Department of Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant for maintaining their local highways. Neither revenue nor capital highways maintenance block funding is ring-fenced and it is for local highway authorities to decide upon their spending priorities across the whole range of services that they provide.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also funding local highways maintenance projects in Portsmouth, Birmingham, Sheffield, Isle of Wight and the London Borough of Hounslow through the Private Finance Initiative.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/06/2014 15:22:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

60608

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public funds were spent on infrastructure improvement works on each road in the strategic road network in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	199715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Public expenditure figures for each road on the strategic road network are not available. The Highways Agency publish annual accounts which are laid before Parliament which are available from the Library of the House and from the Agency's website at: http://www.highways.gov.uk/about-us/corporate-documents/strategic-corporate-documents/annual-report-2012-2013/</p><p> </p><p>Over the last ten years, total expenditure on the maintenance, management and enhancement of the strategic road network in each year was as follows:</p><p> </p><p /><p /><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>£m</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2004/05</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>1,598</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2005/06</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>1,927</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2006/07</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>2,330</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2007/08</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>2,330</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2008/09</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>2,416</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2009/10</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>3,003</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2010/11</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>2,597</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2011/12</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>2,349</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2012/13</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>1,897</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2013/14</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p></td><td><p>2,284</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p>Table showing Highways Agency total operational DEL (departmental expenditure limits) excluding accounting items such as depreciation.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/06/2014 15:30:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

60610

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions in each of the last five years Network Rail has faced sanctions as a consequence of late running engineering works on (a) Greater Anglia routes and (b) each other route.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	199729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Track Access Contracts between Network Rail and train operators provide for Network Rail to pay compensation to an operator in the event that train services cannot operate or are delayed due to engineering works or disruption outside that operator's control.　 The Department does not hold details of the timing or number of such payments, which are a commercial matter between the parties directly concerned, overseen by the Office of Rail Regulation.　 The Office of Rail Regulation publishes the annual totals of these payments at route level on its data portal:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/345da3b9-b9ac-449a-aace-8298c5b39e2b" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/345da3b9-b9ac-449a-aace-8298c5b39e2b</a></p><p> </p><p /> <p>In addition, the Office of Rail Regulation is currently considering whether or not Network Rail should face a penalty in respect of its failure to meet its regulatory targets for the performance of Long Distance and London and South East services during 2013-14.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 199730 199731 question first answered 16/06/2014 15:34:56 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

60611

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions in each of the last five years Network Rail has faced financial sanctions as a consequence of delays and disruption to services or poor performance on (a) Greater Anglia routes and (b) each other route.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	199731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Track Access Contracts between Network Rail and train operators provide for Network Rail to pay compensation to an operator in the event that train services cannot operate or are delayed due to engineering works or disruption outside that operator's control.　 The Department does not hold details of the timing or number of such payments, which are a commercial matter between the parties directly concerned, overseen by the Office of Rail Regulation.　 The Office of Rail Regulation publishes the annual totals of these payments at route level on its data portal:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/345da3b9-b9ac-449a-aace-8298c5b39e2b" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/345da3b9-b9ac-449a-aace-8298c5b39e2b</a></p><p> </p><p /> <p>In addition, the Office of Rail Regulation is currently considering whether or not Network Rail should face a penalty in respect of its failure to meet its regulatory targets for the performance of Long Distance and London and South East services during 2013-14.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 199729 199730 question first answered 16/06/2014 15:34:56 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel