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1716660

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Freight
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage more freight on to rail for efficiency and environmental reasons; and to improve Ely Junction to facilitate goods travelling by rail from east coast ports and elsewhere in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL4471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to growing rail freight to unlock the economic and environmental benefits it can deliver. We are undertaking a number of initiatives including setting a long-term growth target of increasing freight moved by rail by at least 75% by 2050, which was announced in December 2023, and a review of the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme. Network Rail also continues to work closely with freight operators to improve performance and efficient use of the network.</p><p> </p><p>The October 2023 Network North announcement confirmed Government’s support for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement. The next stage of work for the scheme will involve detailed design work, development of a Full Business Case and beginning the process for securing delivery powers (for example, a Transport and Works Act Order).</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 16:00:35 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1715928

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many signal failures there were on the rail system in the last year for which data are available; and how the rate of failure in the UK compares with rail systems in other leading countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL4378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Network Rail metric for signalling failures indicates there were 2,936 signal failures on the rail system in Great Britain for the period 2023 to 2024. Network Rail does not hold data on how the rate of signal failures compares with other countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:42:58 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1715930

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Roads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government for each of the past five years, how much money has been spent by Network Rail on footpaths and roads next to railway lines for use by rail staff and workers, and how many miles have been completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail does not have a complete inventory of constructed pathways on its infrastructure. Network Rail is looking to tender a piece of work to use satellite imagery to identify the constructed pathways adjacent to the running railway.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:42:49 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715931

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	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 His Majesty's Government what plans if any they have to provide level access on to trains by (1) lowering the track bed, (2) raising platforms, or (3) purchasing trains with a lower central section between the wheel bogies; and if not, why none of these options is acceptable.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government appreciates how frustrating the issue of the difference in platform-to-train gap can be for passengers with disabilities and we remain committed to ensuring that all passengers have the same opportunities to travel on the rail network.</p><p>Gaps can vary at stations across the network, due to both the design of the station and the platforms at the time of construction, sometimes more than a hundred years ago. It also has to vary according to the type of services which use the line, for example, high-speed, commuter and freight trains.</p><p>The rail industry takes several approaches to improving the stepping distance between platform and train, for example the Department for Transport has funded a number of raised sections of platforms across the country to provide level boarding on to trains e.g. Harrington, Whaley Bridge and Ty Croes. However, these may not be suitable for all locations.</p><p>There are also 378 carriages forming 58 trains currently in service with Greater Anglia that have lower floor sections with in-built ramps. Under delivery are a further 133 carriages forming 35 trains for Transport for Wales and 208 carriages forming 54 trains for Merseyrail, all of which have in-built ramps.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:41:47 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715932

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Waste
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the amount, to the nearest one million tons, of (1) steel railway lines, (2) sacks of rubble, and (3) concrete sleepers and other concrete items, which are unused and lying on or beside railway lines or in sidings; what estimate they have made of the number of railway items littering railway property; and what plans Network Rail have to remove, sell or dispose of these items.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail needs to keep a supply of strategically placed rail on the network for track renewal and replacement, but it is also committed to removing excess scrap material from lineside, when commercially viable, to make the railway safer, higher performing and less visually impactful to customers and neighbours. Once routes have identified material for collection, it can either be recycled or reused on the infrastructure through three material handling depots, or it can be sold to wider markets.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail presently does not hold information on the amounts of these lineside materials.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:59:41 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715934

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any correlation between (1) Avanti trains being awarded a performance bonus, and (2) subsequent train cancellations by Avanti.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>As part of National Rail Contracts, operators must meet challenging operational targets to earn performance-based fees. If performance falls below a pre-determined level, the Department can intervene to act in passengers’ best interests.</p><p> </p><p>Officials continue to closely monitor and review Avanti West Coast’s (AWC) progress to a sustained recovery, restoring services reliably on the West Coast and delivering good value for the taxpayer. The Department will hold AWC responsible for matters within its control.</p><p> </p><p>To date, AWC has not received operational performance fees related to periods since the commencement of its National Rail Contract on 15 October 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:46:15 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715981

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Speed Limits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether speed limits apply only to mechanically operated vehicles and not to cyclists; and if so, what plans they have to review this.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL4418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>While speed limits set under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 only apply to motor vehicles, cyclists can still be charged with careless or dangerous cycling offences depending on the circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:43:45 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1715695

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Crewe Station
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the reason for removing the roof at Crewe Station and when they expect it to be reroofed, if at all.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The canopies and main trainshed roof have limited asset remaining life and Network Rail expects replacement work to be complete by 2029. The Government has provided £44.1 billion to Network Rail for renewals work during this Control Period (2024-29) which will be used to fund the work.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:22:50 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715699

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of disabled people who travelled by train over the past 12 months used assistance (a) with, and (b) without, pre-booking.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Grey-Thompson
	uin	HL4327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>We do not hold data on the number and proportion of disabled people travelling by train over the past year who used assistance, with and without, pre-booking. Official statistics for booked assistance numbers published by the Office of Rail and Road are currently unavailable whilst data quality issues with the supplier are resolved. The Office of Rail and Road aim to publish the latest available full year and historic data for booked assistance in July.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:20:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3862 label Biography information for Baroness Grey-Thompson

1715728

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch the "local transport alternatives" to HS2 in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
	uin	HL4359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made substantial progress on delivering new local transport investments, a core commitment of the Network North Command Paper. The £4.7bn Local Transport Fund and allocations by local authority was announced on 26 February 2024 and the £8.3bn uplifts for Highways Maintenance was announced on 17 November 2023, with local authorities now actively delivering on this record investment.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:22:35 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes