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685335

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date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Solar Power: Roads
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 cost-effectiveness, durability, safety and efficiency of paving roads with solar panels.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department for Transport regarding the cost-effectiveness, durability, safety and efficiency of paving roads with solar panels. The Department is aware of similar schemes overseas, including France, the Netherlands and the United States of America and will monitor the progress of them.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:54:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

685337

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Consumers: Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 1 February (HL4906), whether the Consumer Green Paper will address the level of staffing in local authorities which is deemed sufficient to enforce consumer protection.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>Dangerous goods, poor quality services and criminal scams damage consumer confidence and legitimate businesses – a strong protection system benefits everyone.</p><p>There has been significant progress to improve coordination of consumer protection since 2011 but more needs to be done, particularly in light of the reductions in resource at local authorities. We are examining the consumer protection regime and will consider proposals for the Consumer Green Paper in Spring 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/02/2017 14:15:49 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

685384

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Regional Growth Fund
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 Regional Growth Fund on stimulating enterprise in the English regions.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL5288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The £2.6 billion Regional Growth Fund is on track to deliver £16 billion of private sector investment and over 550,000 created or safeguarded jobs by the mid-2020s.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL5289 question first answered 14/02/2017 14:32:53 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

685385

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Regional Growth Fund
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 Regional Growth Fund in assisting the areas and communities in England that are currently dependent on the public sector make the transition to sustainable private sector-led growth and prosperity.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL5289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The £2.6 billion Regional Growth Fund is on track to deliver £16 billion of private sector investment and over 550,000 created or safeguarded jobs by the mid-2020s.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL5288 question first answered 14/02/2017 14:32:53 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

685391

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Nottinghamshire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 19 September 2016 (HL1574), whether they will now publish in the Official Report the findings of the inquiry which was set up as a consequence of the escalation in costs for the A1 road improvement at Elkesley by 83 per cent to £13.6 million.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The outcome of Highways England’s review is set out below.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England found that a number of unforeseen and additional areas of work were identified after award of the contract, which added to the programme, as well as the cost.</p><p> </p><p>These include:</p><ul><li>Changes to the central pier design</li><li>Removal and treatment of a previously unidentified old landfill site.</li><li>The need to excavate old concrete and tarmac within the central reservation.</li><li>The need for an additional drainage pond</li></ul><p> </p><p>Highways England has taken steps to minimize the risk of a repeat of the escalation in costs seen on this scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:47:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

683986

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for Transport on 24 October 2016, whether they plan to limit charges for the use of electric charging points; and if so, how they intend to do so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>Our view is that pricing is ultimately a commercial decision for network operators or host sites. However, we do not want prohibitive pricing to be a barrier to the take up of electric vehicles, and we will continue to monitor developments closely.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced its intention to make new regulations to require clear and consistent pricing information at electric vehicle chargepoints, which could make public charging easier for electric vehicle drivers, and encourage a more competitive and consumer-friendly market. We have identified existing powers which should allow much quicker action to be taken. We will bring forward new regulation in 2017, consulting further as necessary to improve consistency of pricing information.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:49:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

683987

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to make funding available to enable substantial upgrades of rail infrastructure on the East Coast Main Line during Control Period 6.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The East Coast Route Study is currently in development and will be published in Summer 2017, led by Network Rail’s Network Strategy and Planning team. This document will take a long term view to 2043 and consider what is needed to support this in Control Period 6. The Government will be setting out its priorities for investment in rail services and infrastructure in the next Control Period (2019-2024) later this year. This will be informed by advice from the rail industry and other key stakeholders including Transport for the North.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:54:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

683988

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with vehicle manufacturers to work towards the standardisation of styles and shapes of electric charging systems in vehicles so that they are more compatible with a wider range of charging points.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>Industry has been moving towards standardised connections between electric vehicles and chargepoints. In the UK we have already sought to address this by ensuring that all Government funded rapid chargepoints must be multi-standard, and work with all available types of plug-in vehicle. All Government-funded slower chargepoints must also have a Type 2 inlet on them – no other sockets are permitted. This position is supported by vehicle manufacturers, all of whom agree that Type 2 is the most appropriate standard for public charging in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The recent EU Directive (2014/94/EU) on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, currently being transposed into UK law, will also facilitate the standardised provision of connectors for chargepoints across Europe.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:47:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

683993

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their intention to repatriate to the Civil Aviation Authority the regulation of civil aviation following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL5225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the Government’s expert Arm’s Length Body for the safety, security, consumer rights and economic regulation of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. The CAA participates in European Union (EU) regulatory systems in these areas. The Government is considering carefully all the potential implications arising from the UK’s exit from the EU, including for the aviation industry.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:53:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

683622

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 February (HL4840), what estimate they have made of the percentage reduction in capital and operating cost of HS2 if the maximum operating speed were 320 kph rather than 360 kph; and whether there is to be a requirement that the manufacture or assembly of the trains will be undertaken in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The government believes that HS2 should be designed to a maximum speed of 360km/h, with a route alignment enabling up to 400km/h in the future. In 2012 HS2 Ltd advised that the cost of building the Phase 1 consulted route at 200km/h would be 9% lower than the cost of a route designed to a maximum speed of 360km/h. An intermediate speed option of 300km/h was considered to test the operating cost and value for money implications of a lower operating speed. This option increased journey times, reducing the forecast benefit-cost ratio of the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst a lower operating speed – including 320 km/h - could result in marginally reduced rolling stock capital costs and some reduction to operating costs; these are more than offset by the significant loss in revenue and user benefits.</p><p>It is too early to confirm whether the manufacture or assembly of the trains will take place in the UK. However, when tendering, bidders will be required to make clear how their proposal in respect of designing, building, testing and maintaining the rolling stock will deliver the HS2 Programme’s strategic goals and objectives. These include the development of long term design and manufacturing skills, creation of employment opportunities and investment in workforce education to add value to the UK economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:53:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley