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date	16/07/2019
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish an updated cost benefit analysis of HS2 Phase 2A before the second reading of the High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill in the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL17195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport will periodically update the phase 2a cost estimate and business cases in line with the Government’s protocol for developing major projects. The HS2 Phase 2a Outline Business Case was published alongside the deposit of the Phase 2a hybrid Bill in July 2017. The Department intends to update the Phase 2a Business Case and cost estimate to inform the Full Business Case after the Phase 2a hybrid Bill achieves Royal Assent, this will include any updates to the cost benefit analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/07/2019 12:44:15 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

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date	16/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Rolling Stock
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 12 July (HL16845), what assessment they have made of the legal implications of Pacer trains remaining in use on the Northern Rail network after 31 December; and what plans they have in place to ensure that any trains still in use after that date comply with regulations concerning accessibility and the discharge of toilet waste onto tracks.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL17228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to introducing modern trains fit for the 21st century that improve passenger experience and are accessible for all. We are closely monitoring Northern’s progress on introducing new trains and upgrading existing fleets. This includes the fitting of tanks to cease the practice of emitting waste to the track. The provision of accessible trains is key to enabling accessible rail travel, and we will deal with any failure to deliver contractual obligations according to the normal processes under the terms of that franchise agreement.</p><p>More than 1000 new services have now got new or refurbished-as-new trains in the North that will transform the journey experience for passengers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/07/2019 13:04:01 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven