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1220847

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they decided to exclude Portugal as an ‘air bridge’ country necessitating passengers to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in the UK from that country.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL6541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>Decisions on the list of countries that are exempt from self-isolation requirements have been guided by the science.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Biosecurity Centre, in close consultation with Public Health England and the Chief Medical Officer, has developed an approach to assessing the public health risk associated with inbound travel from specific countries and territories. This categorisation has informed the government’s decisions about relaxation of border measures.</p><p> </p><p>The categorisation has been informed by an estimate of the proportion of the population that is currently infectious in each country, virus incidence rates, trends in incidence and deaths, transmission status and international epidemic intelligence as well as information on a country’s testing capacity and an assessment of the quality of the data available.</p><p> </p><p>The government will keep the requirements and exemptions set out in the regulations under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/07/2020 12:26:46 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1220451

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why privately owned e-scooters have not been included in the trial of legalising selected rental e-scooters.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>E-scooter trials will include only rental scooters. This allows trials to take place in a controlled manner while we assess their safety and other impacts. There are a wide range of e-scooters available, built to differing standards. Limiting trials to rental scooters ensures that only approved scooters are used, and that they can meet legal requirements. It will also improve the quality of the evidence we gather, that will inform whether e-scooters should be fully legalised.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:09 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1220452

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the data from Public Health England showing that there have been 30 cases of people arriving from Pakistan with COVID-19 since 4 June, what plans they have to ban flights from that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>Transport operators across all modes are required to increase communication about latest public health advice to passengers travelling into the UK. This is required throughout their journey by providing links to the advice through websites, as part of the booking process, emails post-booking and with documentation issued immediately before travel.</p><p /><p>International transport operators must provide on-board announcements to all passengers about public health guidance.</p><p /><p>The General Aircraft Declaration (GAD) process is required for all flights coming to the UK requiring crew to identify symptomatic passengers before arrival, with a similar process being implemented for maritime and international rail.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the borders package, Regulations came into force on 8 June that require people arriving in the UK from Pakistan to self-isolate for 14 days.</p><p> </p><p>At present there are currently no Pakistan International Airway flights operating to the UK as the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has currently suspended its Third Country Operator approval for PIA to fly into Europe. The UK CAA has therefore withdrawn the permit for PIA flights to operate to the UK as legally required. There are no other airlines currently operating direct flights from Pakistan to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/07/2020 16:27:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1219688

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that people, including pedestrians, are protected from the risk of negligent injury and death caused by users of hired e-scooters in the e-scooter rental trials; and whether any such plans include (1) requiring compulsory insurance by users of hired e-scooters; (2) establishing a Government-funded compensation scheme for those without access to insurance; and (3) ensuring that victims have such protection for the full duration of the trial period.
tabling member printed	Baroness Clark of Calton
uin	HL6351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>E-scooters used in trials will be subject to the same requirements as other motor vehicles and require a minimum of third party motor insurance. The trials are only for rental e-scooters and insurance will be provided by the rental operator, not the individual user. Trials will only be authorised where these insurance requirements are met.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/07/2020 11:01:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	599 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Calton

1219429

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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: Noise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that HS2 Ltd’s Noise Model is verified for accuracy against other domestic and international High-Speed Rail services.
tabling member printed	Viscount Astor
uin	HL6278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The local and route-wide sound, noise and vibration effects arising from the operation of HS2 were set out in the Environmental Statements for Phase One and Phase 2a. The predictions used in the assessments were based on noise and vibration models extensively validated against measurements of existing high-speed trains in the UK and abroad and supplemented with reasonably foreseeable worst case assumptions about the noise emitted by HS2 trains. Both Houses scrutinised such effects before passing the High- Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2020 12:02:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3429 label Biography information for Viscount Astor

1219430

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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 what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed HS2 Phase One viaducts at Wendover on (1) traffic flow, and (2) the future development of the A413.
tabling member printed	Viscount Astor
uin	HL6279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd have been in consultation with the local authority Buckinghamshire Council about the impact of the Small Dean Viaduct at Wendover on A413 traffic flow. Agreed arrangements have been made so that the flow of the traffic underneath the viaduct will not be adversely affected. This has also been satisfied by road safety regulations.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 HS2 Ltd undertook a review of the design of the Small Dean Viaduct spanning the A413 south of Wendover with consideration for futureproofing the A413 for future growth. Currently the A413 is single carriageway. Public feedback has been taken through engagement events. In response to the study HS2 Ltd have confirmed that the building of the viaduct will not inhibit any future road widening of the A413. The outcome from this design review has shown that the dualling of the A413 can still be carried out with the viaduct in place, outside the remit of the HS2 programme. Moreover, the building of the viaduct will not inhibit future local authority development plans.</p><p> </p><p>The outcome of this study has been reviewed by the local planning and highway authorities who are satisfied with this review and have no objection to the planned design of the proposed highway and viaduct design.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2020 11:53:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3429 label Biography information for Viscount Astor

1219432

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HS2 Ltd used the same methodology to estimate costs on the (1) Area South, (2) Area Central, and (3) Area North, sections of the HS2 Phase One line of route.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has utilised a number of methodologies to ensure that its cost estimates are robust, consistent, and appropriate These principles are put in place to enable a common approach for benchmarking across the three Areas of the Phase One line of route, and in order to demonstrate value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2020 11:54:16 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1219433

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Network: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what methodology they use to estimate the costs of high-speed rail projects in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport looks to its Arm’s Length Body, HS2 Ltd and its consultants to estimate the cost of High-Speed Rail Projects in the UK, including the Rail Method of Measurement (RMM) and Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM). The estimates are tested through benchmarking both nationally and internationally and are ultimately validated through the contracted prices HS2 Ltd secures with suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2020 12:02:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1219441

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Redundancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what discussions, if any, they are currently involved to explore ways of reducing airport job losses in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL6298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The aviation sector can draw on the unprecedented package of economic measures we have put in place during this time. These measures include: HMRC’s Time to Pay flexibilities with tax bills, including VAT deferrals; the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; HMT and the Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility; and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme for large and small businesses.</p><p>If airlines or airports find themselves in trouble as a result of coronavirus, even following the Government’s cross-economy wage and financial interventions, the Transport Secretary and Chancellor have confirmed that we are prepared to enter discussions with individual companies seeking bespoke support as a last resort, having exhausted all other options. Any intervention would need to represent value for money for taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The recent announcements about proposed redundancies will be very distressing news for employees and their families. Government recognises the challenges facing the aviation industry and remains committed to an open dialogue with the sector and unions, to minimise the damage to industry and retain jobs. We encourage airports and unions to engage constructively with each other, striving to provide employees with as much certainty as possible during this challenging time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2020 11:43:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1219473

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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 what assessment they have made of (1) the conclusions of the British Tunnelling Society in their 2019 article for Tunnels & Tunnelling International entitled ‘Tunnelling costs and production rates benchmarked’, which concluded that tunnelling costs decrease per unit length with increasing overall tunnelling length, and (2) the implications of these conclusions for estimates of the cost of the Wendover Short-Mined Tunnel Proposal on HS2 Phase One.
tabling member printed	Viscount Astor
uin	HL6280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has incorporated the Infrastructure and Projects Authority top-down benchmarking methodology for tunnelling, developed in partnership with the British Tunnelling Society, as part of the Transport Infrastructure Efficiency Strategy benchmarking initiative.</p><p> </p><p>The proposal for the short-mined tunnel at Wendover was rejected by the Government in 2018. We do not believe that this historical decision would have been any different had this methodology been applied at the time. The decision to reject the proposed short-mined tunnel at Wendover was based on the estimated cost of mitigating the poor ground conditions in the area of the proposed tunnel.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2020 11:53:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3429 label Biography information for Viscount Astor