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1181428

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 24 February (HL1571) and prior to their decision to conduct “an evidence stocktake to gather the facts about the safety of smart motorways”, (1) how many miles of smart motorways have been created to date, (2) what has been the total cost of that work, and (3) how many miles of such motorways had been planned.
	tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
	uin	HL1998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <ol><li><p>The SRN has been expanding and evolving since the 1960’s, and in 2018 was 4,513 miles in length. The last 25 years has also seen conversion of parts of the motorway network to become smart motorways:</p></li></ol><ul><li><p>Controlled Motorway (CM) - in 1995 the first mandatory variable speed limits used on the English motorway network were introduced on the M25 J10-J15. By the end of 2018, controlled motorways covered 137 miles of the network (around 3% of the SRN) and carried 7 billion vehicle miles of traffic (around 8% of total SRN traffic)</p></li><li><p>Dynamic Hard Shoulder Running (DHS) - in 2006 the first hard shoulder to be opened to traffic was put into operation on the M42 J3a-7. This pilot scheme was originally known as active traffic management. By the end of 2018, Dynamic Hard Shoulder Running motorways covered 66 miles of the network (around 1% of the SRN) and carried 3 billion vehicle miles of traffic (around 3% of total SRN traffic)</p></li><li><p>All Lane Running (ALR) - in 2014 the first ALR schemes went into operation on the M25 J5-7 and J23-27. By the end of 2018, ALR motorways covered 123 miles of the network (around 3% of the SRN) and carried 5 billion vehicle miles of traffic (around 5% of total SRN traffic).</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The smart motorway evidence stocktake report and action plan was published on 12 March 2020 and is available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to you to answer your questions 2 and 3.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/03/2020 17:54:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

1184528

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve the accessibility of railway stations for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Mark Eastwood
	uin	901511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>As I mentioned to my hon. friend in the chamber this morning, the Government has recently made £350 million available to add another 209 stations to the Access for All programme. The stations he mentioned (Dewsbury, Shepley and Mirfield) were not successful in that round of money, but I would be delighted to meet and work with him to ensure that those stations get the funding they deserve, because our rail network needs to be accessible for everybody. Furthermore, Dewsbury and Mirfield stations are part of the TransPennine Route Upgrade programme which includes options to improve accessibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/03/2020 13:35:38 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4807 label Biography information for Mark Eastwood

1181423

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
	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 Vere of Norbiton on 24 February (HL1567), what data they currently hold on the number of people who have been killed on smart motorways.
	tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
	uin	HL1994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>England’s roads are amongst the safest in the world. Of the 1,522 fatalities on our roads in 2018, 86 were on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) motorway network, of which 19 were on the ‘smart motorway’ sections of the network. Across 2015-2018 there were on average 1,507 fatalities per year. Of these, 87 were on the SRN motorway network including 11 on the 'smart motorway' sections.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/03/2020 17:55:48 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

1183640

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to publish its final response to the Aviation 2050: the future of UK aviation consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	26817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>It is important that we consider the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations on aviation and net zero before we publish our Aviation 2050 strategy. Amending the timetable to publishing this year means we are able to ensure our position on climate change is up to date and takes into account recent developments.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to publish a consultation on aviation and climate change shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 16:48:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1182740

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives from Transport for the North on the (a) integration and (b) economic benefit of transport infrastructure programmes in the North.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	uin	25199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Ministers meet regularly with Transport for the North to discuss delivery of the Government’s infrastructure programme. The Government is committed to increasing infrastructure investment that will support levelling up and drive growth and productivity across our Northern communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 16:51:46 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1183721

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Western Railway: Strikes
	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 ensure that South Western Railway passengers who pay using daily tickets, Oyster or contactless pay-as-you go are aware of their entitlement to compensation arising from service cancellations as a result of the strike action of December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	27044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Officials will be working with South Western Railway (SWR) to ensure that they maximise awareness of the right to compensation for passengers who travelled during this time and meet the criteria for the additional compensation.</p><p> </p><p>SWR presently have initial information on their website about the level of compensation to be offered and further information will follow as soon as possible. Details can be found here <a href="https://www.southwesternrailway.com/december-2019-strike-compensation" target="_blank">https://www.southwesternrailway.com/december-2019-strike-compensation</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/03/2020 16:16:30 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1181426

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
	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 Vere of Norbiton on 24 February (HL1569) and prior to their decision to conduct “an evidence stocktake to gather the facts about the safety of smart motorways”, what assessment they gave to the reintroduction of hard shoulders on smart motorways.
	tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
	uin	HL1996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Smart motorways increase capacity by around a third and help tackle congestion on some of our most busy roads. They help people get from A to B as well as keep our freight moving. They enable us to increase capacity while minimising the amount of additional land required. This has environmental benefits and it means that capacity can be added more quickly.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that the hard shoulder on a traditional motorway is not a safe place to stop. One in 12 fatalities on a motorway happens on the hard shoulder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/03/2020 17:15:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

1184530

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Red Diesel: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on plans to increase fuel duty on red diesel.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	901513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions with the Treasury on tax matters. In yesterday’s Budget, the Government set out its position on red diesel, including importantly the use of red diesels for rail. We will continue to work closely with the Treasury and transport stakeholders during the upcoming consultation on red diesel to take into account any issues raised.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/03/2020 13:48:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1182724

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	MS Diamond Princess: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support has been provided by UK Ship Register officials to (a) crew and (b) passengers on the cruise liner Diamond Princess after the outbreak of covid-19 on that ship.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	25090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Diamond Princess is registered with the United Kingdom. As Flag State, our obligations under the international Maritime Labour Convention include safeguarding the welfare and well-being of all the crew, not just those who were UK nationals, and that they could all access, amongst other things, medical support, as and when they needed it.</p><p> </p><p>During the quarantine period of the Diamond Princess the UK government acted on behalf of the safety and well-being of a) the crew and b) the passengers. UK officials in my Department and at the Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency, as well as valuable consular support from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Tokyo, worked closely with the ship-owner, Carnival Cruises, the Japanese Government and their health authorities in Yokohama to ensure the well-being and safety of all persons on board and limit the risk of contagion spreading.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 10:14:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1184529

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to help protect seafarers from nationality-based pay discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	901512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 provides protection for EEA seafarers and those from designated States. These Regulations will be reviewed later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 13:44:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith