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77773

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Liverpool
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the relative impact on Liverpool, compared to Leeds and Manchester, if neither HS2 nor the proposed HS3 rail links are connected to the city.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL1070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p>The high level assessments of potential options for the route of Phase Two of HS2, including options for serving Liverpool, were published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/options-for-phase-two-of-the-high-speed-rail-network" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/options-for-phase-two-of-the-high-speed-rail-network</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The potential route of HS3 to introduce improved rail links in the North has not been decided. The plans are at an early stage. The Government has asked Sir David Higgins to produce a Plan for bringing the benefits of high speed rail to the north more quickly, as well as initial proposals for faster east-west connections – including options on route, timescales and cost, and to deliver this in the Autumn. This will start the process by which we can have a proper debate about the future of rail connectivity in the North.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/07/2014 11:00:40 question first ministerially corrected 21/07/2014 11:16:51 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer previous answer version 11110 answering member printed Baroness Adams of Craigielea answering member 631
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

100630

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	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 case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England, particularly between East Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL2361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England has been assessed in a number of studies including the Northern Hub and Network Rail’s Lancashire and Cumbria and North-West Route Utilisation strategies. The case will be further addressed in respect of Network Rail’s Control Period 6 (2019-20<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del>4) and beyond through the Northern Route Study as part of Network Rail’s Long Term Planning Process to inform decisions on the Government’s Rail Investment Strategy for Control Period 6.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/10/2014 12:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2014 12:17:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer previous answer version 25208 answering member printed Baroness Kramer answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

528206

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	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 recent publication <i>HS2 and the railway network: the case for a review</i> by Tony May and Jonathan Tyler, in particular the portions regarding costs and emissions arising from the development of Euston station.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As is normal for large projects, the Cabinet Office’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) is conducting assurance of the HS2 programme as it proceeds into its delivery phase. It is standard practice for this to include a small cross Government team, and not unusual for the Cabinet Secretary to take an interest on projects of this scale. ‎</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Headlines from the IPA's work on Phase 2 of High Speed 2 has now been reported in a NAO report on the HS2 project, published on 28 June. The work informs future cost estimates for HS2, as these are developed.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HS2 has undertaken a general review of the report. This includes points on emissions where HS2 consider reducing the speed of the railway makes minimal impact to the construction carbon footprint, and on costs where comparison with other schemes is not being made on a like for like basis.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">For example the French track has no new stations, it does not go through a dense built-up urban area, it does not have the tunnels that we are building on HS2 to protect the environment,‎ and property prices are very low in comparison to the UK. The net result is that it is cheaper, but we will use joint ventures including continental firms with experience of building high speed rail and this will drive down our costs.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The review did not specifically cover costs or emissions arising from the development of Euston Station. However, HS2 Ltd is committed to minimising the carbon footprint of HS2 as far as practicable and to delivering low carbon long distance journeys supported by low carbon energy. We will do this by, where practicable, avoiding carbon in the design, reducing carbon from construction and operations, using and/or generating low carbon energy and sequestering carbon.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/07/2016 11:19:25 question first ministerially corrected 04/07/2016 13:17:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 5620 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

100049

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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 whether the long-term access rights for Grand Central on the East Coast Main Line require them to pay the same access charge as Intercity East Coast; and, if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL2255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Grand Central will not pay the same access charges as Intercity East Coast as Open Access Operators do not pay Fixed Track Access Charges (FTAC). However, both Franchised and Open Access Operators pay Variable Track Access Charges (VTAC) since these are set to reflect the direct ‘wear and tear’ costs that train services impose on the network when they are run.</p><p> </p><p>For Control Period 5 (CP5) the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has held <ins class="ministerial">the Capacity Charge element of VTAC at CP4 levels for services currently run by existing passenger Open Access Operators, however they will pay CP5 rates for any additional or new services whilst any new entrant Open Access Operator will pay CP4 rates on services below a set threshold and CP5 rates on services above that threshold. </ins><del class="ministerial">Open Access (both passenger and freight) VTAC at CP4 levels, whilst</del> Franchised Operators pay the new, higher CP5 rates<del class="ministerial">.</del> <ins class="ministerial">for both existing and new services.　 However, this is the only element of VTAC that is calculated on a different basis.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 28/10/2014 15:24:42 question first ministerially corrected 12/01/2015 16:11:35 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer previous answer version 24717 answering member printed Baroness Kramer answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

389132

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which studies or investigations are currently examining past, present or future issues relating to Network Rail; who commissioned each study or investigation; and what are the names of the study or investigation leaders, terms of reference and planned reporting dates for each.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL1318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has recently commissioned three pieces of work looking into Network Rail:</p><p> </p><p>- Dame Colette Bowe is looking at what lessons can be learnt from the planning of the Control Period 5 programme in order to improve future rail infrastructure investment. This will report in September.</p><p> </p><p>- Sir Peter Hendy is looking at how we can put the current investment programme back on a sustainable footing. This will also report in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>- Nicola Shaw will look to the future: advising the government on how it should approach the future shape and financing of Network Rail in the longer term. This will report in time for Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of reference for Bowe are available in the Libraries of the House.<ins class="ministerial"> Those for Shaw will also be placed in the Libraries of the House. Terms of reference for Hendy have not been published.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Terms of reference for the other two pieces of work have not been published.</del></p><p> </p><p>Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road are also conducting their own reviews internally. Any terms of reference are held by the respective organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:20:15 question first ministerially corrected 05/08/2015 09:19:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 17330 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

426623

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in his Department have been entitled to use the Government Car Service in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	15016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I am committed to ensuring that the trains enter service as planned. Contractual details regarding any compensation is commercially confidential.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">During the period 2009-10 to date, the following numbers of ministers have been entitled to use Government cars:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2009-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As a result of a series of changes, including closure of the Government mail service, overall operating costs have fallen from £20.956m in 2010/11 to £6.325m in 2014/15. During the same period the number of vehicles in the GCS for use by ministers have fallen from 227 to 78.</ins></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/11/2015 15:37:17 question first ministerially corrected 18/03/2016 13:04:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 29560 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

353889

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many publicly-funded charging points for electric vehicles have been delivered in each of the last 10 years; and how many such points are planned for delivery in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	2332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department for Transport ran a public consultation to help inform the specification for the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, and received over 21,000 responses; a summary of these have been published on the Government’s website.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Invitation To Tender for the Northern franchise has specified the replacement of Pacers (which are currently used) on services between Huddersfield and Sheffield) by the start of 2020, and other rolling stock used on the franchise will be subject to a substantial refurbishment. It also specifies an increase in the Sunday service provision on this route by December 2017. Our process for evaluating franchise bids encourages bidders to exceed the minimum specifications we state, and the bids themselves are due in to the Department by 26 June. We are due to announce the outcome towards the end of the year.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of publicly-funded chargepoints for electric vehicles that have been delivered in each of the last 10 years, including those for domestic use and those that are publicly accessible, is provided below. The first Government funding for chargepoints was in 2010/11 under the Coalition Government. Chargepoint installations in 2015/16 will depend on demand for domestic chargepoints and the detail of new infrastructure schemes to be announced later this year. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p> </p><p> </p></ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010/11</strong></ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011/12</strong></ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012/13</strong></ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013/14</strong></ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014/15</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">579</ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,401</ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">3,644</ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">9,520</ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">42,423</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">This question was inadvertently grouped with 2324.</ins></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 13:47:08 question first ministerially corrected 19/06/2015 11:17:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones previous answer version 5724 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

167156

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to and from which destinations there will be a reduction in the number of daily services as a result of the new franchise agreement for the East Coast Main Line.
	tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
	tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
	uin	216656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has contracted a minimum level of service to all destinations which is broadly at today’s level, with the franchisee having flexibility to operate services in addition to this. There are also several notable enhancements to the current level of service at destinations such as Bradford Forster Square, Harrogate, Shipley, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Stations such as Thornaby, Middlesbrough, Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Sunderland will receive InterCity East Coast services for the first time.</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In some instances the number of daily services contracted at intermediate stations is a marginal reduction from the current level. These are typically a reduction of 1 daily call only, in one direction (to / from London) and will be often only temporary prior to the introduction of new rolling stock. Stations that will receive a minor reduction include: Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar and Darlington.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In one year, the number of daily services at Stevenage is a marginal reduction from the current level. This is in one direction (to London) and is only temporary prior to the introduction of new rolling stock.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/12/2014 16:31:45 question first ministerially corrected 07/01/2015 15:31:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 31789 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

456241

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) projects and (b) funding was allocated to the Civil Aviation Authority for research on noise trunks in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	28994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) funds the Environmental, Research and Consultancy Department of the CAA for work on aviation noise.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 5 financial years the funding provided by the DfT was as follows</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 £725 460</p><p>2012/13 £760 087</p><p>2013/14 £694 712</p><p>2014/15 £613 267</p><p><del class="ministerial">£</del>2015/16 £712<ins class="ministerial">000</ins><del class="ministerial">k</del> (forecast for year end)</p><p> </p><p>Over these 5 years the funding has been used to:</p><ul><li>provide annual noise contours for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted;</li><li>Maintain the ANCON noise model which is used to estimate noise exposure;</li><li>Technical support to DFT’s Aircraft Noise Management Advisory Committee;</li><li>Evidence to support policy consultations including the night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted;</li><li>Evidence and support to DfT in negotiating noise and emission standards for aircraft within the International Civil Aviation Organisation;</li><li>Monitoring relevant research in the field of health and annoyance impacts of aviation noise.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/03/2016 14:40:10 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2016 17:02:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 48883 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

459055

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme
	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 effect of the Cycle to Work scheme on (a) levels of participation in cycling and (b) the bicycle industry.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	30528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department has not made an assessment of the Cycle to Work scheme.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Cycle to Work Scheme is administered by the Cycle to Work Alliance.</del> The <ins class="ministerial">Cycle to Work </ins>Alliance<ins class="ministerial"> (made up of Cyclescheme, Cycle Solutions, Evans Cycles and Halfords)</ins> has published <del class="ministerial">a number of</del> research reports, based on extensive surveys of users that have focused on the sustainable transport and public health contribution of the scheme. The reports are available on their website as follows: <a href="http://www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk" target="_blank">www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/03/2016 15:07:24 question first ministerially corrected 15/03/2016 16:23:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 51062 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury