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1111054

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	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent on remodelling bridges in Leicestershire to accommodate the overhead cabling required for electrification along the parts of the Midland Main Line which are not now to be electrified.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL15188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>Approximately £12m has been spent on remodelling bridges in Leicestershire as part of the Midland Main Line upgrade. These works have delivered benefits including extension of the life of the bridges, improved safety both at trackside and on highways above the bridges, improved access for maintenance and examination, and enhanced gauge clearance allowing larger freight trains to use the line.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/04/2019 13:14:42 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1111057

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why Access for All funding is not being made available for Pokesdown railway station; and what criteria were used to select those stations included in the list published on 4 April.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL15190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>Pokesdown was not nominated for this funding as South Western Railway already have a commitment in their Franchise Agreement to install lifts to the footbridge linking the platforms. This is currently due to be complete in early 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Stations were selected based on their annual footfall, weighted by the incidence of disability in the area.　 We also took into account local factors such as proximity to a hospital or the availability of third party funding for the project.　 We also chose some stations to ensure a fair geographical spread of projects across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/04/2019 10:55:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson