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date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Official Cars: New Palace Yard
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the policy of the Government Car Service in relation to running their engines when stationary in New Palace Yard.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL17468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>Government Car Service (GCS) drivers are given clear instruction not to keep their engines running while parked. Regular reminders are sent out on this subject.</p><p> </p><p>GCS is moving towards low and zero emission vehicles to reduce carbon and nitrogen oxide emissions and the Department is working with them to speed this up.</p><p> </p><p>Cars operated by the Metropolitan Police Service also park in New Palace Yard but I am unable to comment on the operational instructions given to their drivers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/08/2019 11:37:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1141925

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Official Cars: New Palace Yard
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Ministers have given permission or asked drivers of Government Car Service cars to leave their engines running in New Palace Yard while the vehicle is stationary and waiting.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL17469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>The Government Car Service (GCS) is not aware of any Ministers requesting or instructing GCS drivers to leave their engines running while parked in New Palace Yard.</p><p> </p><p>GCS is moving towards low and zero emission vehicles to reduce carbon and nitrogen oxide emissions and the Department is working with them to speed this up.</p><p> </p><p>Cars operated by the Metropolitan Police Service also park in New Palace Yard but I am unable to comment on the operational instructions given to their drivers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/08/2019 11:37:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1140451

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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: Broadband
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 18 July 2018 (HL9238), what steps they are taking to ensure that towns, villages and hamlets affected by the HS2 railway line can access the optical fibre network being installed along the HS2 line of route.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL17284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd is planning to install a trackside optical fibre network along the Phase One HS2 line to provide digital connectivity for its passengers. As part of work to design this network, HS2 Ltd is working with the Department for Transport and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to consider options for offering capacity to third parties, in order to share the benefit of HS2’s investment in optical fibre with local communities.</p><p> </p><p>Separately from HS2, the Prime Minister has recently set out ambitions for accelerating the roll-out of gigabit capable broadband across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/08/2019 11:36:53 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford