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730964

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the roadworks on the M3 motorway between junctions 2 and 4a; and when they expect those works to be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL1
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Highways England is on schedule to open the M3 Smart Motorway between junctions 2 and 4a on 30 June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the delivery of this Smart Motorways scheme Highways England have also undertaken additional planned maintenance and renewal of a large amount of existing infrastructure reducing the need for further roadworks. This has included full low noise resurfacing of the carriageways. Highways England has delivered most of this work in parallel, there will be some remaining works which will need to take place beyond the 30 June 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/06/2017 11:06:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1249009

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce COVID-19 testing at airports; and if so, on what date they plan to introduce such testing.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
	uin	HL10000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is actively working on the practicalities of using testing to release people from self-isolation earlier than 14 days. The Global Travel Taskforce (GTT) is working at pace to consider how testing, technology and innovation can drive a recovery for international travel and tourism, without adding to infection risk or infringing on our overall NHS test capacity.</p><p>In its work, the GTT will seek to consult representatives from:</p><ul><li>the transport industry, to discuss shared challenges, the value of the sector to the economy, and the future of international travel;</li><li>international partners, to discuss different approaches to health measures at the border, and what standards and practices are needed to maintain safe international travel;</li><li>the tourism sector and local business leaders, to consider the economic impact on domestic tourism, and how international travel can support economic recovery;</li><li>the private testing sector, to consider capacity constraints, pricing, and how quickly testing capacity can be rolled out;</li><li>academia and policy institutes to provide insight and innovative solutions to the challenges the sector is facing.</li></ul><p>The Taskforce will submit its recommendations to the Prime Minister in November.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/11/2020 14:57:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

967512

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Cambridge
	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 regional economic benefits of the opening of the proposed south Cambridge railway station.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL10000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport considered the Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for the proposed new station and associated infrastructure at Cambridge South in late 2017. The SOBC included an estimate of national and regional benefits associated with the scheme totalling £46.8m in present value terms (2010 prices, 60 year appraisal period). Further work is underway to determine the feasibility of the scheme, in conjunction with local funding partners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/09/2018 11:34:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967513

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Cambridge
	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 progress in developing plans for the proposed south Cambridge railway station; and on what date will it be opened.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL10001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is working with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Greater Cambridge Partnership and AstraZeneca to develop proposals for a new station and associated rail infrastructure at Cambridge South, to serve the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.</p><p> </p><p>The development stage of the scheme will take around two years. Subject to the business case being satisfactory, gaining of planning powers, and affordability to funders, the station and associated rail infrastructure would be expected to be complete in the mid 2020s.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/09/2018 11:36:48 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1249012

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the level of road traffic across England in the first two weeks of October (1) this year, and (2) in 2019; and what estimate they have made of the percentage of workers in England who returned to work in offices and other regular places of work in those two weeks this year rather than working from home.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL10003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>To monitor the use of the transport system during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department publishes ‘Transport use by mode: Great Britain’ on a weekly basis. This includes an estimate of the change in traffic on Great Britain’s roads. The table below provides (1) the daily estimates for the first two weeks of October 2020. The figures are presented as a percentage of the road traffic on the same day of the week in the first week of February 2020. (2) Equivalent figures are not available for 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics publishes ‘Coronavirus and the social impacts on Great Britain’ on a weekly basis. The second table below presents the statistics on the percentage of working adults by location of work for the first weeks of October 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Table A: Road traffic use as a percentage of the equivalent day in the first week of February 2020: Great Britain<sup>1</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Cars</p></td><td><p>Light Commercial Vehicles</p></td><td><p>Heavy Goods Vehicles</p></td><td><p>All motor vehicles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/10/2020</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>105%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/10/2020</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td><td><p>102%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03/10/2020</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>111%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04/10/2020</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>102%</p></td><td><p>116%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05/10/2020</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>103%</p></td><td><p>106%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/2020</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>105%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/10/2020</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>101%</p></td><td><p>106%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/10/2020</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>104%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10/2020</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>104%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/10/2020</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>107%</p></td><td><p>114%</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/10/2020</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>113%</p></td><td><p>122%</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/10/2020</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>102%</p></td><td><p>106%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/10/2020</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>105%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/10/2020</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td><td><p>106%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/10/2020</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td><td><p>104%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/2020</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>101%</p></td><td><p>104%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfT Transport use by mode, Great Britain</p><p>1. Although daily data is being reported, direct comparisons of change should not be made between weekdays and weekends/bank holidays. For road traffic there is a different profile on weekend days compared to weekdays.</p><p> </p><p>Table B: Proportion of working adults<sup>1</sup> in Great Britain by location of work</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30 Sept to 4 Oct</p></td><td><p>7 Oct to 11 Oct</p></td><td><p>14 Oct to 18 Oct</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Both worked from home and travelled to work</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travelled to work only</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worked from home only</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neither worked from home nor travelled to work – furloughed <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neither worked from home nor travelled to work – other <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Great Britain</p><p>1. Base population for percentage: working adults. The working adult population is those that said they had a paid job, either as an employee or self-employed; or they did any casual work for payment; or they did any unpaid or voluntary work in the previous week.</p><p>2. Caution should be used when interpreting the furlough response categories as this is not a labour force survey. Official estimates on the levels of furloughing are available in 'Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society'.</p><p>3. The main reasons for respondents neither working from home nor travelling to work (other) in the past 7 days include temporary closure of business or workplace, on annual leave or sick leave, variable hours, being on maternity or paternity leave or being unable to work because of caring responsibilities.</p><p>4. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/11/2020 16:01:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1659273

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount that needs to be paid to railway ticketing staff for redundancy payments as a result of railway ticket office closures; and what estimate they have made of annual payments that will be required to paid as compensation benefits.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL10008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Whilst it is our expectation that no currently staffed station should be unstaffed as a result of industry changes, it is for train operators to decide on their staffing arrangements at each of the stations from which they operate services, so they can best meet the needs of passengers. As part of this train operators will discuss employment matters with trade unions as part of their own collective bargaining processes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 13:23:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1659274

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what current laws or regulations govern the (1) use, and (2) parking, of electric, and non-electric, bicycles and scooters on pedestrian pavements; and what proposals they are considering for strengthening such laws and regulations, in particular in respect of leaving undocked hire bicycles and scooters on the pavement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Whitty
	uin	HL10009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>It is an offence to use a carriage (which would include a bicycle or e-bicycle) on a footway under s.72 of the Highways Act 1835. “Carriage” may also include an e-scooter, but it is also an offence under s.34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle (which would include an e-scooter, though not an e-bicycle) on the footpath. Footway and footpath are defined differently, but generally refer to what is called the pavement.</p><p> </p><p>In London, it is an offence to park a vehicle on a footpath under s.15 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 unless authorised through an administrative resolution. For the purposes of this section “vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle. Outside London, parking on pavements is permitted unless specifically prohibited by a local authority making a Traffic Regulation Order to that effect. The Department for Transport is currently considering consultation responses on proposals to tackle pavement parking outside London.</p><p> </p><p>It is an offence under s.22 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to leave a vehicle (including bicycles, e-bicycles and e-scooters) on a road (including a pavement) in a position that carries a danger of injury to others and under s.137 of the Highways Act 1980 wilfully to obstruct passage.</p><p><strong><br> </strong>Enforcement of these regulations is a matter for the police. All road users have a duty to behave in a safe, responsible manner and to follow the rules in The Highway Code.</p><p> </p><p>When parliamentary time allows, the Department intends to create a new licensing framework for shared mobility operations, including bicycles, e-bicycles and e-scooters, giving local transport authorities the additional powers they need to shape and manage cycle, e-cycle and e-scooter rental schemes. This would include the ability to set rules about the management of rental cycles, e-cycles and e-scooters on the pavement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 14:01:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2444 label Biography information for Lord Whitty

967523

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Timetables
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and what percentage, of the members of the panel investigating the causes of the Thameslink 2018 timetable problems have been or are members of (1) the Board of the Office for Rail and Road, and (2) the boards of other companies or bodies whose roles will be assessed by the panel; which companies or bodies whose roles will be assessed are represented on the panel; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any membership of those boards by members of the panel on the (a) the independence, and (b) the appearance of independence of the panel.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL10009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>One member of the expert panel of four independent advisers supporting the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR’s) independent inquiry into the May 2018 timetable disruption is currently a non-executive member of ORR’s board and one panel member was a previous executive member of ORR’s board (until 2013). No other panel members are or have been a member of a board whose roles are being assessed by the inquiry, and no other companies whose roles will be assessed are represented on the panel.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the ORR is the independent regulator for the rail sector. As a public body independent of government, the ORR is answerable to Parliament. It is established by statute, and operates under a legislative framework that assures its independence from both government and the rail companies it regulates. The government has asked the ORR to conduct this inquiry within this framework, which assures the independence of this work. As a result, Her Majesty’s Government is content that there is no adverse impact from the limited board memberships referred to above on the independence of the inquiry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/09/2018 11:36:20 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

967524

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations and companies the Minister of State for Transport (1) has met, and (2) is scheduled to meet in connection with his responsibility for rail industrial relations this year; when he saw any organisations and companies in that capacity; and when he is due to see any organisations and companies in that capacity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL10010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Further to the Written Answer to HL9184, specific ministerial responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. In addition, day to day responsibility for industrial relations and disputes in the rail sector lie with the individual employers, such as transport operators and trades unions. The Minister of State for Transport has no formal role in this relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Minister often meets with officials to discuss policy areas relating to rail industrial relations and receives regular weekly updates on industrial relations disputes. Also, when the Minister meets the industry’s employers, part of that engagement may include an update on their plans for improving industrial relations. In addition, where there are industry-wide questions that could benefit from engagement with trade unions then, where appropriate, the Minister may seek discussion with them. For example, invitations to meet with the Minister have been extended to ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite to discuss the development of an approach for the rail industry to move towards adopting CPI as the inflation measure for industry costs and fare rises. As at 6 September, the Department for Transport has not received any positive responses to these invitations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10011 HL10012 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:35:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

967525

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the Minister of State for Transport’s time so far this year has been spent in connection with his responsibility for rail industrial relations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL10011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Further to the Written Answer to HL9184, specific ministerial responsibilities are not broken down in this manner. In addition, day to day responsibility for industrial relations and disputes in the rail sector lie with the individual employers, such as transport operators and trades unions. The Minister of State for Transport has no formal role in this relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Minister often meets with officials to discuss policy areas relating to rail industrial relations and receives regular weekly updates on industrial relations disputes. Also, when the Minister meets the industry’s employers, part of that engagement may include an update on their plans for improving industrial relations. In addition, where there are industry-wide questions that could benefit from engagement with trade unions then, where appropriate, the Minister may seek discussion with them. For example, invitations to meet with the Minister have been extended to ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite to discuss the development of an approach for the rail industry to move towards adopting CPI as the inflation measure for industry costs and fare rises. As at 6 September, the Department for Transport has not received any positive responses to these invitations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10010 HL10012 question first answered 18/09/2018 11:35:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser