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997073

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
	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 Sugg on 24 October (HL10536), what proportion of NO2 exceedance in NOX targets is attributed to buses as opposed to other traffic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL11077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>On average, local road traffic and road traffic background are respectively responsible for around 60% and 18% of UK roadside NOx concentrations. On average, buses contribute around 16% of the NOx concentrations from local road traffic. We do not have statistics on how much of the NO2 exceedance is attributed to buses.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 the Government has provided almost £150 million to help bus operators and local authorities purchase cleaner buses, and £67 million to retrofit existing bus fleets to a minimum Euro VI standard.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:36:31 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

997074

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 24 October (HL10536), what plans they have to deal with increasing levels of pollution and disrupted public transport caused by congestion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL11078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Industrial Strategy launched at the Autumn Budget 2017, the Government launched the £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund to support transport projects that increase productivity and reduce congestion. Local authorities with an NO2 exceedance can also apply for funding through the Clean Air Fund, which can fund measures to tackle congestion such as changing traffic signaling and improving road and junction layouts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:51:56 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

998461

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of their central car fleet is zero-emission capable; and whether they are on target to hit their ambition of 25 per cent of their fleet to be ultra-low emission by 2025.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL11120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Currently, 11.25% of the central car fleet operated by the Government Car Service (GCS) are zero-emission vehicles. By the end of this year 21.25% will be ultra-low emission when cars on order replace diesel models due for replacement.</p><p> </p><p>GCS are on course to meet the target announced in the 2017 Autumn Statement that 25% of central government fleets will be ultra-low emission vehicles by 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:36:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

998466

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Baroness Sugg on 29 October (HL Deb, col 1119) that "we are working closely with Transport for the North to help transform the economy of the north of England through Northern Powerhouse Rail" and "are looking forward to its business case which will be published at the end of this year, and which will set out details of routes and indeed costs”, whether the terms of reference for the details of those routes include a requirement that the new route will include stops at (1) Bradford, and (2) Sheffield; and whether any assurances on this have been given to those two cities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL11125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely to support Transport for the North in developing the Strategic Outline Business Case for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) which they intend to submit to Government at the end of this year. Services between Sheffield and Manchester, Leeds and Hull have always been a core part of the NPR proposal. Transport for the North’s Strategic Transport Plan set out that serving Bradford as part of the Manchester and Leeds corridor was a priority and options for this are being considered in the business case.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:45:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

998467

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the development funding to be made available for Northern Powerhouse Rail announced in the Budget is additional to that which is already being spent on that project by Transport for the North; if so, what it will be spent on and when; and whether the spending of those funds depends on decisions which will be made following the publication of the business case at the end of this year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL11126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The £37m made available at Budget for financial year 2019-20 to develop Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is in addition to funds already being spent by Transport for the North to develop the scheme. This will be used to take forward development work on NPR following the submission of the business case at the end of this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:48:09 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

998475

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Crossing: Shipping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have consulted the road logistics and shipping industry on any contingency plans for cross channel shipping in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL11134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is discussing a range of contingency planning issues with industry, including the road logistics and shipping sectors.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:37:28 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

998477

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Crossing: Shipping
	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 capacity of alternative UK ports to accommodate traffic currently carried through Dover in their contingency plans for cross channel shipping in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL11136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is undertaking a range of analysis to understand the transport implications of various scenarios, and to support the Department’s contingency planning.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:38:44 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

998478

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Crossing: Shipping
	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 number of UK lorry drivers available for the onward transport of goods arriving at UK ports in their contingency plans for cross channel shipping in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL11137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The availability of UK-based lorry drivers is a relevant consideration when considering any potential switch from accompanied to unaccompanied freight, and the Government is taking this into account in its planning work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:45:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners