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529954

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the impact on Birmingham Airport of a reduction in train services to Birmingham International, including the impact on the percentage of passengers who access the airport by rail and by car respectively.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Rail services between London and the Midlands are currently provided by the West Midlands and InterCity West Coast franchises. These franchises are due be replaced when they expire in October 2017 and April 2018 respectively. The Department has completed a consultation in respect of the replacement West Midlands franchise, and commenced another in respect of InterCity West Coast in May. The outcomes of those consultations will be used to inform what we ask the operator of the new franchise to provide. This information, including the key challenges and opportunities that the Department has identified for those franchises, will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Neither consultation proposed cutting train services. We expect potential bidders to plan their train services to meet the needs of passengers at the stations they serve considering how best to serve and link markets and improve service reliability. To make sure their plans best reflect the needs of the franchise we are seeking views from the public and stakeholders on the ICWC franchise on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>any direct journeys currently provided by ICWC that they would want to see protected at a minimum level; and</li><li>priorities for potential changes to train services, such as speeding up service for long-distance passengers, for example by changing stops at low-use stations or adjusting the level of service.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL879 question first answered 11/07/2016 13:46:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

529953

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed proposals from the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority that more carriages should be added to trains on the InterCity West Coast service to reduce overcrowding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Rail services between London and the Midlands are currently provided by the West Midlands and InterCity West Coast franchises. These franchises are due be replaced when they expire in October 2017 and April 2018 respectively. The Department has completed a consultation in respect of the replacement West Midlands franchise, and commenced another in respect of InterCity West Coast in May. The outcomes of those consultations will be used to inform what we ask the operator of the new franchise to provide. This information, including the key challenges and opportunities that the Department has identified for those franchises, will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 13:30:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

529952

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research or analysis they undertook prior to consulting on proposals to cut train services to intermediate stations on the InterCity West Coast service.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Rail services between London and the Midlands are currently provided by the West Midlands and InterCity West Coast franchises. These franchises are due be replaced when they expire in October 2017 and April 2018 respectively. The Department has completed a consultation in respect of the replacement West Midlands franchise, and commenced another in respect of InterCity West Coast in May. The outcomes of those consultations will be used to inform what we ask the operator of the new franchise to provide. This information, including the key challenges and opportunities that the Department has identified for those franchises, will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Neither consultation proposed cutting train services. We expect potential bidders to plan their train services to meet the needs of passengers at the stations they serve considering how best to serve and link markets and improve service reliability. To make sure their plans best reflect the needs of the franchise we are seeking views from the public and stakeholders on the ICWC franchise on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>any direct journeys currently provided by ICWC that they would want to see protected at a minimum level; and</li><li>priorities for potential changes to train services, such as speeding up service for long-distance passengers, for example by changing stops at low-use stations or adjusting the level of service.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL881 question first answered 11/07/2016 13:46:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

529951

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Burundi: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what date they expect fairer charges for open access operators on railways to be introduced by the Office of Rail and Road.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Setting the framework for track access charges is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). As the Secretary of State made clear in his Written statement on 17 March, the Government would like to see reforms as soon as possible to ensure a level playing field between operators, and that open access operators pay a fairer contribution to the costs they impose on the network. ORR are considering options as part of their Periodic Review 2018 process, and we consider that any changes to the charging framework could be in place for the start of Control Period 6 in 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 13:29:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

529949

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 June (HL503), and in the light of the fact that there are no detection systems fitted in commercial aircraft to indicate the presence of fumes, how pilots or crew with little or no sense of smell are expected to be able to identify the presence of fumes in cabin air that might constitute a potential safety incident.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Anosmia (complete loss of smell) is rare and many of the medical conditions/medications which may cause this are incompatible with pilot medical certification. Hyposmia (reduction in sense of smell) is most commonly associated with acute or chronic upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) - crew who have a significant URTI should not be on duty.</p><p> </p><p>Even if someone did have little, or no sense of smell, there are other indications of the occurrence of a fumes event, such as the presence of smoke or a visible haze. In addition, any fumes event associated with bleed air contamination would be distributed throughout the cockpit/cabin, so detection does not rely on the sense of smell of one individual.</p><p> </p><p>Any pilot experiencing symptoms of possible cabin air contamination, such as eye or throat irritation, should follow the standard operating procedure and wear their goggles and oxygen mask, regardless of whether they can smell anything - particularly if they are aware that they have a poor sense of smell.</p><p> </p><p>There is currently no evidence of toxicity as a result of fumes events that would justify installation of monitors (even if monitors suitable for routine use on aircraft were available).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 13:27:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

529948

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 June (HL503), on what basis they state that European Aviation Safety Agency certification standard 25.1309c does not require warning systems for engine oil that leaks onto hot aircraft engines over which cabin "bleed air" is drawn.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification standard CS 25.1309c requires a warning only in the case where an unsafe condition requires immediate corrective action by the flight crew.</p><p> </p><p>By virtue of the engine manufacturer’s compliance with certification standard CS E.510 for the engine, the aircraft manufacturer is able to demonstrate that an unsafe condition requiring immediate corrective action will not exist under CS 25.1309c. Ensuring compliance with these requirements is the responsibility of EASA.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 13:26:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

529947

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether incidences of fumes and contaminated air in the cockpit or in the passenger compartment of commercial aircraft that have, or could have, endangered the aircraft, its occupants or any other person are required to be reported under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1018.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Yes. The Regulation does mandate the reporting of events such as those the Noble Lady sets out.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 13:26:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

529945

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Transport has ever consulted ExxonMobil and other lubricant manufacturers about whether they have ever undertaken inhalation toxicity testing of heated engine oils as a whole, and if so, with what results.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The Committee of Toxicity (COT) referred to this and other research on pyrolysed oils in the 2007 Statement that it published after being commissioned by the Department for Transport to undertake a scientific review of data submitted by the British Airline Pilots’ Association on the possible effects on aircrew health of oil/hydraulic fluid smoke/fume contamination incidents in commercial aircraft.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 12:40:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

529941

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will increase the minimum permitted flying height for helicopters in central London with a view to improving safety and reducing noise and air pollution.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government keeps the operational requirements for helicopters under constant review, but has no plans to make any adjustments at the present time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 12:42:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton