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1228224

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Coronavirus
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 Vere of Norbiton on 28 July (HL6830), whether in their response to this question they will now provide figures for the amount of funding by way of loans or guarantees they have provided under COVID-19 assistance schemes (1) to international airline operators, (2) to international rail operators, and (3) to international shipping operators.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>Please refer to the previous reply provided on 28 July. Government are unable to publish further details due to the sensitive commercial nature of this information.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/08/2020 11:10:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1228237

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	USA: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether those arriving into England from the United States must self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>Currently, all arrivals from the US must self-isolate for 14 days on arrival.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/08/2020 11:11:18 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1228239

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what countries and territories are currently under consideration for removal from their list of travel corridor exemptions in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>We keep the list of Travel Corridors under regular review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/08/2020 11:11:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1228094

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
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: Wendover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place (1) the external consultant review report, and (2) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority review report, on the Wendover Short-Mined Tunnel proposal, in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government will not be placing copies of the reports referred to in the Libraries of either House. These reports are internal to the Department for Transport and are not intended for publication.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/08/2020 12:52:51 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1228117

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Safety Measures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether people riding electric and unpowered scooters on the highway are required to display front and rear lights on the same basis as cyclists; and if not, what consideration they are giving to introducing such a requirement.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>Ministers have recently agreed a range of technical and safety requirements for electric scooters used during trials on Great Britain’s roads. The scooters used in the trials must be fitted with a front position lamp and a red rear position lamp. In addition, they must be fitted with a red rear reflector and amber or white reflectors on each side of the vehicle. There are no similar lighting requirements for unpowered scooters, and there are no plans to review this position.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/08/2020 10:29:16 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1228164

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the findings of the review by the UCL Institute of Health Equity into COVID-19 related deaths of bus workers in London, published 27 July, whether they intend to issue new guidance to bus companies to protect drivers and other front-line staff.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL7469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>We have been clear that the safety of transport workers is a top priority, and employers must take appropriate measures to protect all staff in line with the recommendations we have set out in the Safer Transport guidance, to ensure their workplaces are Covid-19 secure. This includes making sensible workplace adjustments, for example introducing screens, providing hand sanitiser, and reducing capacity onboard services in line with social distancing requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/08/2020 12:57:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1227972

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
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: Wendover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a full and independent engineering review has been carried out to assess the (1) construction, and (2) whole life costs, of the (a) Wendover Short Mined Tunnel proposal, and (b) current HS2 Phase One above surface route proposals at Wendover.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer to my answer to Lord Berkeley’s question on 30 June. In spring 2018, the Department instructed KPMG to undertake an independent review of the presented options for the Wendover area, both from HS2 Ltd (surface route) and from mbpc Ltd (mined tunnel proposal). The Department asked the review to examine and consider both options, including a comparative assessment of their relative cost, schedule and constructability. The review did not consider whole life costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/07/2020 11:59:23 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1227973

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any consultation took place with (1) the Health and Safety Executive, and (2) the Office for Rail and Road, before the decision was made to increase the basic speed limit at which motorists can drive through roadworks; and what assessment they have made of the ability to enforce speed limits at such sites.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>Whilst no specific consultation took place with the Health and Safety Executive, Highways England did engage throughout the trials with the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) to update them on the progress and outputs of the trials.</p><p> </p><p>The enforcement of speed limits will be undertaken in the same way any speed limit through roadworks is enforced, by using average speed camera systems.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/07/2020 11:58:47 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1227995

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Commuters: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the (1) absolute numbers, and (2) proportions of commuters, travelling into by London by (a) rail including London Underground, (b) bus, (c) car, (d) bicycle, and (e) motor cycle.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL7358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>To monitor the use of the transport system during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Department for Transport provides statistics on transport use by mode, published every Wednesday. Data on usage of the different transport modes is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>This includes usage of Tube and Bus in London compared to a pre Covid-19 baseline. Specific data on the purpose of a journey (e.g. commuting) by mode is not available for the Covid-19 period yet. Historic data on this can be found in the National Travel Survey and in Transport Statistics Great Britain both available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/08/2020 12:26:18 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1228012

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Charities
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 role of (1) the Apostleship of the Sea, (2) the Mission to Seafarers, and (3) other UK based maritime worker welfare charities.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>The Department recognises the role charities can play in addressing the hardships currently impacting transport workers, however the DfT does not conduct assessment of any charities, including those in the maritime sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/08/2020 11:42:43 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten