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972744

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the smart motorway work currently taking place on the M6 and other motorways has been evaluated by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
	tabling member printed	Lord Snape
	uin	HL10325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority evaluates major schemes within the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) - those projects which are the largest, most innovative or contentious. The projects delivering the smart motorway work taking place on the M6 currently, and on other motorways, are not classified as such and, therefore, are not part of the GMPP. However, Highways England deploys appropriate project management governance and assurance in order to maintain effective delivery of its smart motorway projects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/09/2018 13:07:07 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	319 label Biography information for Lord Snape

972743

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M6
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total estimated cost of the smart motorway work currently taking place on the M6 motorway; and what is the projected completion date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Snape
	uin	HL10324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>There are three smart motorway schemes under construction currently on the M6. These are between Junction 2-4, Junctions 13-15, and Junctions 16-19.</p><p>The projected total cost for all three schemes is £752.7 million. The expected completion date for all the work is March 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/09/2018 13:07:46 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	319 label Biography information for Lord Snape

969302

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Peterborough
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the dates of (1) submission, and (2) decision under the Transport and Works Act 1992 procedures were for the Werrington rail fly-under; and why the process was not quicker.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL10132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The application for the Network Rail (Werrington Grade Separation) Order 2018 was submitted to the Department under the Transport and Works Act 1992 on 22 December 2016. Following a number of objections to this application a decision was issued by the Secretary of State in March 2017 that a Public Inquiry would be held. This took place in November 2017. The Inspector’s Report of the Inquiry was received by the Secretary of State in March 2018. The Secretary of State’s decision was issued on 27 July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>There are no statutory deadlines for making a decision under the Transport and Works Act. The Department aims to process applications as soon as practicable but it is important that applications, including any representations received, are properly considered before a decision is issued.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/09/2018 14:16:06 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

969301

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what payment terms Network Rail is required to apply to its suppliers; whether they take action on any supplier who imposes longer payment terms on sub-suppliers; and if so, what action.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL10131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>As a supplier dependent business, Network Rail works hard to foster a sustainable supply chain at all levels. Network Rail currently operates a Fair Payment Charter intended to protect lower levels of its supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail announced on 20 June significant changes to its contracts ahead of the next five year control period, which will build upon the measures set out in the Charter. One of these changes will require larger suppliers to pay their subcontractors within 28 days and remove the use of retention on those payments. Once these contractual changes have been implemented, failure to work in accordance with these requirements will be a technical breach of terms.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is also introducing the use of project bank accounts on some of its major projects, meaning payments to subcontractors can be agreed by the client and scrutinised more closely.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/09/2018 14:16:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

971781

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of days of sick leave taken by staff in his Department for mental health reasons in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	173655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The table below provides details on the number of days sickness absence for the central Department for Transport attributed to mental health reasons from the financial year beginning 1 April 2010 to 1 April 2016:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total days sickness absence (FTE) due to mental disorders</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) for all sickness reasons, including mental health</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) due to mental health reasons</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011</strong></p></td><td><p>1144</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p>1356</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1634</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>1436</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2014 - 31 March 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2015 - 31 March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>1837</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2016 - 31 March 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1625</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department has a number of sources of support for employees including a free to use Employee Assistance Programme which offers six counselling sessions at a convenient location within days of referral, and a Mental Health Buddy Network run by volunteers. We have also launched a Mental Health First Aid service run by trained volunteers for colleagues in immediate emotional distress.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the importance of the line manager in mental health, and have a resource available for line managers to provide guidance on managing colleagues with mental health difficulties/issues. We have launched Wellbeing Action Plans, a tool to guide line managers in having conversations around wellbeing, including mental health.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/09/2018 13:26:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders