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100253

	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	Air Routes: Thames Valley
	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 noise impact in (a) Windsor constituency and (b) the Thames Valley of recent flight path trials from Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The assessment of the noise impact of the trial will be made by Heathrow Airport Ltd in consultation with NATS.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 28/10/2014 15:48:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

100257

	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	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department's review of the Government Car Service will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	211251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The review of the Government Car Service is part of the Government’s &quot;Ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) readiness project&quot;, through which central department fleets are being reviewed to see where ULEVs could be run cost effectively, and funding provided to introduce ULEVs into these fleets. We expect to announce the results of this project, including how many vehicles will be introduced into each fleet, following completion of all reviews.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/10/2014 12:42:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

100255

	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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fines on foreign lorry drivers are unpaid.
	tabling member constituency	Daventry
	tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
	uin	211225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 2009 to the present date, the number of unpaid notices issued to foreign commercial vehicle drivers by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is 417.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/10/2014 14:09:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

100256

	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	High Speed 1 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect High Speed 1 services to Ashford and other intermediate stations after the sale of the Government's shareholding; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	211207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is not undertaking a sale of High Speed 1(HS1) network. The HS1 network is operated on a concession from Government and remains the property of the Secretary of State. Given that there is no sale occurring there is no impact on the current level of services to Ashford or intermediate stations.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/10/2014 10:38:39 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

100252

	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	Aviation: Fares
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to require airlines to reimburse the air fares of people who cannot fly on their date of travel because of ill health.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	211345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>There is no legal authority obliging airlines to refund air fares, including for those who choose not to fly due to ill health. The Department would advise that people should take out suitable travel insurance to cover for such circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 28/10/2014 15:49:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100260

	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	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to encourage bus operators to install audio visual announcement systems.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	211279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>At the Department for Transport’s most recent ‘Bus Partnership Forum’ on 16<sup>th</sup> July, my Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, encouraged representatives from the bus industry to invest in these systems, where possible.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of installing and maintaining existing audio and/or visual announcement technology on buses can place a financial burden on local bus operators.</p><p>With this in mind, my Noble Friend has launched a new schools technology competition, which will seek innovative and cost-effective solutions on how to provide passengers with accessible information during their journey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/10/2014 10:55:51 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

100039

	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	Railways: Exeter
	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 works near Cowley Bridge to improve the resilience of the railway by removing three weirs from the River Exe, and what funding the Environment Agency is contributing to the works.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL2245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Network Rail has allocated £13.4million from the geo-environmental resilience programme. Their preferred option involves the removal of three weirs close to Stafford's bridge and Cowley bridge.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency are not providing financial assistance with the scheme, but support the scheme as it complements their Exeter Flood defence scheme and their general approach of returning rivers to their natural states.</p><p> </p><p>Over the coming months, Network Rail will work with the Environment Agency to work out how they deliver the scheme collaboratively.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/11/2014 16:52:31 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

100046

	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	European Rail Traffic Management System
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made as to progress in other countries of the European Union of the successful installation of the European Rail Traffic Management System on any busy mixed traffic railway.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL2252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Network Rail, which leads the industry deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), is fully engaged within European groups involved in ERTMS rollout. In particular Network Rail is looking closely at the Danish deployment, which will deliver ERTMS onto mixed traffic corridors. The assessments of Network Rail are fed into national planning activities for ERTMS implementation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 28/10/2014 15:26:13 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

100047

	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	European Rail Traffic Management System
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their latest cost estimates for the installation of the European Rail Traffic Management System in each cab of United Kingdom trains.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL2253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Our estimates are based upon information and assessments carried out by industry, who have used data from UK and EU deployments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government uses these estimates as a benchmark only, to be used during the evaluation of those new passenger franchises affected by the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) deployment. As this information is used in commercial competitions, it would not be appropriate to put this in the public domain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/11/2014 13:47:56 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

100048

	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 what impact they consider that the long-term access rights for Grand Central on the East Coast Main Line will have on the premium payments generated by the Intercity East Coast franchise.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL2254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has forecast premiums for the purposes of the competition for the InterCity East Coast franchise. These forecasts take into account Grand Central’s access rights at their current levels. The Invitation to Tender for the InterCity East Coast franchise competition includes a Risk Assumption relating to the impact of an expansion of Open Access operations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 28/10/2014 15:25:22 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw