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1698209

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Oxford Station: Access
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Network Rail and (2) Oxfordshire County Council to ensure appropriate access from West Oxford to Oxford Station for disabled and elderly passengers, including travel by bus.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL3550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>I am advised that Network Rail continue to work closely with Oxford County Council and consult with local accessibility groups in planning the works at Oxford station. Disabled parking is available near the station, marshals are on hand to assist passengers and extra buses are providing accessible transport from Botley Road to the city centre during the period of the road closure.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 27/03/2024 15:26:30 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1698218

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time a business waits for the payment of an invoice from the Department for Transport.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>For the 23-24 Financial Year thus far, the average time a business waits for the payment of a valid invoice from the Department for Transport is 3.41 working days.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 03/04/2024 13:58:32 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1698013

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the Euston ministerial task force was created; what are its terms of reference; who are its members; on what dates has it met; and whether it intends to publish minutes of its meetings or other relevant papers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL3507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The establishment of the Euston Quarter Ministerial Task Force was announced at Spring Budget on 6 March 2024. It will oversee the next stages of delivery at Euston, set strategic direction and facilitate decision making. Membership of the Task Force will include Ministers from the Department for Transport, HM Treasury and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Officials from these Government Departments and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority will also attend. Further details will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 03/04/2024 14:05:27 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1698047

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Subsidence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of risk of damage to public highways from subsidence caused by global warming; what is the current budget for repairs following subsidence; and what grants are available to private landowners for such repairs.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL3541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Chapter 4 of the Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Technical Report assesses the climate-related risks and opportunities to infrastructure in the UK. Part 4.8 of that document considers the risks to subterranean and surface infrastructure from subsidence.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways is responsible for the operation, maintenance, renewal and enhancement of the Strategic Road Network, funded by the Government in 5-year roads periods with objectives set out in Road Investment Strategies. The second Road Investment Strategy (2020-2025) includes action to enhance all-weather resilience of the strategic road network, to minimise the risk of incidents and their impact for road users. National Highways also reports under the adaptation reporting power of the Climate Change Act 2008 on what it is doing to check climate resilience against the latest Met Office Climate Projections and undertake actions to improve resilience across its network. The next round of adaptation reporting closes at the end of 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of local roads, the Department is providing over £5.5 billion of highways maintenance funding between 2020/21 – 2024/25 for eligible highway authorities outside London and those receiving City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS). This funding is not ring-fenced, and authorities may choose to use it to maintain their network, including repairs to the highway following subsidence and actions to make networks more resilient to changing weather patterns. The Government has also announced that it will provide an additional £8.3 billion of reallocated HS2 funds over this year and the next decade to help authorities to transform their highway networks.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not provide grants to private landowners for repairing subsidence damage.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 28/03/2024 12:56:31 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1698051

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Strikes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement contingency plans to manage the impact of the upcoming train strikes in April across multiple rail companies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL3545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>On 20 March, ASLEF announced a further rolling programme of one-day strikes and action short of strike on the National Rail network. The rail industry is working on contingency planning and will do all it can to minimise the impacts for passengers. During periods of strike action, rail operators deploy measures such as implementing amended timetables to ensure services can be delivered reliably and safely. To minimise impacts and keep passengers informed during periods of strike action, the rail industry uses widespread passenger messaging to publicise disruption and the latest travel information in stations, through websites, and on social media channels.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also put in place legislation to enable train operators to plan for a 40% minimum level of service during strikes. It is a decision for individual employers whether to use this new tool to mitigate the impact of strikes, but we expect operators to be ready and able to do so, and to make that decision in the best interests of passengers.</p><p> </p><p>The Rail Delivery Group has presented a fair and reasonable offer to ASLEF which it rejected without allowing its members to vote on their future. We continue to urge ASLEF to put the offer to their members in the train companies to give them a say on their future.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 03/04/2024 13:59:44 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1697677

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a legislative control framework before implementing the Future of Flight Action Plan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL3469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>We already have a regulatory framework for drones and eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing). Key legislation includes Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 on common rules in the field of civil aviation, Regulation (EU) 2019/945 on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), Regulation (EU) 2019/947 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft, the Air Navigation Order 2016 and the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Action Plan outlines activities to identify and develop any further regulation as needed.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 02/04/2024 15:22:15 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1697679

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with P&O Ferries regarding the wages currently paid to its staff, following reports that those are below the National Minimum Wage; why the provisions of the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 have not yet been implemented; and when they expect that to happen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL3472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>We welcome P&amp;O Ferries’ recent commitment to working towards the requirements of the Seafarers’ Charter, joining Britanny Ferries, Condor, DFDS and Stena Line in doing so. Officials have begun technical discussions with the company about compliance with the Charter, which requires paying seafarers an equivalent to the UK National Minimum Wage throughout their engagement.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 27/03/2024 15:23:33 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1697698

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Luton Airport: Fires
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cause of the fire at Terminal 2 of Luton Airport on 10 October 2023; and whether the cause has been established to be a diesel or an electric car.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL3470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>A joint investigation by Bedfordshire Police and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has concluded, indicating that the fire started accidentally, with the most likely cause being an electrical fault or component failure that originated in the engine bay of a diesel vehicle while it was in motion.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 02/04/2024 15:19:37 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1697699

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Future of Flight Action Plan, published on 18 March, when they anticipate that the British Standards Institute will report on recommended performance standards for uncrewed aircraft systems for testing in operational non-segregated airspace environments known as ‘temporary reserved areas’.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL3473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>It is within the Action Plan for CAA to start an Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) sandbox this year to allows testing in non-segregated airspace environments.</p><p> </p><p>Any recommended performance standards for uncrewed aircraft system testing will need to meet the expectations of the CAA, to ensure that all airspace users meet the necessary safety requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 02/04/2024 15:32:00 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1697700

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Future of Flight Action Plan, published on 18 March, what regulations are being considered to ensure that ‘temporary reserved areas’ do not impact citizens regarding (1) safety, (2) noise, (3) privacy, and (4) environmental impacts; and when they will provide the necessary regulatory frameworks.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL3474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The regulatory framework exists and Temporary Reserved Areas (TRAs) are applied for through the Airspace Change Process and are assessed by the regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, which under Section 70 of the Transport Act 2000, has a duty to take a number of factors into account. This includes assessing that a high standard of safety is maintained in the provision of air traffic services; specific guidance on environment objectives contained within the Air Navigation Guidance 2017; and the process allows for consultation with potentially impacted stakeholders to raise concerns such as privacy.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 02/04/2024 15:50:45 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson