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348815

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Tunnel: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to undertake, in conjunction with the government of France, an independent study into the safety of open lorry shuttle wagons operating through the Channel Tunnel.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government continues to work closely with our French counterparts through the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission to supervise and monitor the safety of the Channel Tunnel. The design of HGV Shuttles is only one aspect of the technical and operational measures that have been put in place and regularly reviewed to ensure the Channel Tunnel remains an acceptably safe operation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2015 11:35:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

348826

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the report of the Dutch inquiry into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine on 17 July 2014 to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Dutch Safety Board are aiming to publish their report in into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine on 17 July 2014, in October this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/06/2015 10:58:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348870

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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 8 June (HL105), what "significant problems" caused the cost of the A1 roadworks near Gamston Airfield almost to double; and whether the contractor will be deleted from the list of approved contractors.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The significant problems encountered by Highways England and their contractors were:-</p><p> </p><p>- the removal and treatment of a previously unidentified old contaminated landfill site which was buried in woodland and unknown at the tender stage,</p><p> </p><p>- the need to excavate old concrete/tarmac within the central grassed reservation which was not identified by site surveys at the tender stage,</p><p> </p><p>- the need for an additional infiltration pond,</p><p> </p><p>- a change to the central pier design which while increasing short term costs will save long term maintenance costs.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions with the contractors are ongoing. Highways England does not hold lists of contractors but is able to take into account past performance as part of their procurement process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2015 11:58:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

348900

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is giving to Hertfordshire County Council to assist with the upkeep of local roads.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	1411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport announced on 23 December 2014 funding allocations for local highway authorities in England between 2015/16 and 2020/21. This includes over £92 million for Hertfordshire. This funding can be used to reduce the number of potholes on the local road network.</p><p> </p><p>It is for each local highway authority to improve the condition of the local road network through planned preventative maintenance. The Department for Transport’s role is to support local authorities through the provision of funding and by sharing good practice.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the funding allocations can be found at the following address: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/local-highways-maintenance-funding/" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/local-highways-maintenance-funding/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/06/2015 14:35:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

348918

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Treasury: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect on productivity of steps necessary to deliver efficiency savings from his Department's budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the effect of the announced measures on productivity. The Department will continue to deliver efficiency savings wherever possible as part of the Government’s Long Term Economic Plan.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/06/2015 12:04:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

348920

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on the sale of the (a) telecoms and (b) power supply functions of Network Rail; and what plans he has to sell those functions.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Officials have held discussions under the aegis of the Cabinet Office-led Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure Portfolio Board (TDIP) on the potential exploitation of any spare telecoms capacity to benefit the public. No decisions for any changes have been taken and there are no current plans to sell Network Rail’s telecoms or power supply assets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Mr Patrick McLoughlin question first answered 15/06/2015 14:19:06 answering member 333 label Biography information for Lord McLoughlin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

348944

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bypasses: Hampshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Botley Bypass, currently at feasibility design stage, will be included in near-future transport infrastructure plans.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	1450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>I understand that the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), where the Botley Bypass is situated, is undertaking work to look at transport schemes within the LEP area to inform their Transport Infrastructure Plan due later this year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/06/2015 13:46:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

348950

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to offer financial support to people who want to drop their kerbs in order to help the blind and partially-sighted.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	1367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is committed to comprehensive civil rights for disabled people. An integrated transport policy, which encompasses accessible public transport, public transport infrastructure and a barrier-free pedestrian environment is fundamentally important to delivering that commitment.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the provision of dropped kerbs (or crossovers at driveways), this is a matter for each local authority as they are responsible for deciding on the appropriate policies that balance the needs of local residents, emergency services, local businesses, and those who work in and visit the area. However, the DfT has produced information for service providers called ‘Inclusive Mobility’ and this includes detailed advice on the design and provision of dropped kerbs for various situations. This document may be viewed at –</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility</a></p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent discussions with either the Highways Agency (now Highways England) or local authorities on the provision of dropped kerbs to aid blind or partially-sighted people.</p><p> </p><p>The DfT also remains committed to review and update ‘Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces’. We have met stakeholders to identify a number of priority amendments to the existing guidance and we are considering further consultation on the proposed layouts in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Provisions in the Equality Act 2010 require service providers, such as local authorities, to take reasonable steps to ensure that disabled people do not find it impossible or unreasonably difficult to enjoy a service on the same basis as non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>Safety of all road users is of paramount importance, and the Department supports pedestrian safety through a range of measures, providing local authorities with a wide range of tools to help them provide safer roads.</p><p> </p><p>For example, following changes made in the last few years, local authorities now have more flexibility than ever before in designing 20mph zones and limits. We have also authorised pedestrian countdown, as an additional option for authorities in choosing appropriate crossing types for different roads.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that inconsiderate parking, especially on the pavement, can cause problems for blind and partially sighted pedestrians. In London there is a general ban on parking on the footway. In the rest of England there is no such prohibition but traffic authorities have wide-ranging powers to prevent people parking on the pavement and we wrote to all English traffic authorities on 27 June 2014 to remind them of this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 1368 1369 question first answered 15/06/2015 13:07:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

348951

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve road safety for blind and partially-sighted pedestrians.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	1368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is committed to comprehensive civil rights for disabled people. An integrated transport policy, which encompasses accessible public transport, public transport infrastructure and a barrier-free pedestrian environment is fundamentally important to delivering that commitment.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the provision of dropped kerbs (or crossovers at driveways), this is a matter for each local authority as they are responsible for deciding on the appropriate policies that balance the needs of local residents, emergency services, local businesses, and those who work in and visit the area. However, the DfT has produced information for service providers called ‘Inclusive Mobility’ and this includes detailed advice on the design and provision of dropped kerbs for various situations. This document may be viewed at –</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility</a></p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent discussions with either the Highways Agency (now Highways England) or local authorities on the provision of dropped kerbs to aid blind or partially-sighted people.</p><p> </p><p>The DfT also remains committed to review and update ‘Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces’. We have met stakeholders to identify a number of priority amendments to the existing guidance and we are considering further consultation on the proposed layouts in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Provisions in the Equality Act 2010 require service providers, such as local authorities, to take reasonable steps to ensure that disabled people do not find it impossible or unreasonably difficult to enjoy a service on the same basis as non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>Safety of all road users is of paramount importance, and the Department supports pedestrian safety through a range of measures, providing local authorities with a wide range of tools to help them provide safer roads.</p><p> </p><p>For example, following changes made in the last few years, local authorities now have more flexibility than ever before in designing 20mph zones and limits. We have also authorised pedestrian countdown, as an additional option for authorities in choosing appropriate crossing types for different roads.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that inconsiderate parking, especially on the pavement, can cause problems for blind and partially sighted pedestrians. In London there is a general ban on parking on the footway. In the rest of England there is no such prohibition but traffic authorities have wide-ranging powers to prevent people parking on the pavement and we wrote to all English traffic authorities on 27 June 2014 to remind them of this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 1367 1369 question first answered 15/06/2015 13:07:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

348952

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Highways Agency and (b) local authorities on the provision of dropped kerbs to aid the blind and partially-sighted.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	1369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is committed to comprehensive civil rights for disabled people. An integrated transport policy, which encompasses accessible public transport, public transport infrastructure and a barrier-free pedestrian environment is fundamentally important to delivering that commitment.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the provision of dropped kerbs (or crossovers at driveways), this is a matter for each local authority as they are responsible for deciding on the appropriate policies that balance the needs of local residents, emergency services, local businesses, and those who work in and visit the area. However, the DfT has produced information for service providers called ‘Inclusive Mobility’ and this includes detailed advice on the design and provision of dropped kerbs for various situations. This document may be viewed at –</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility</a></p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent discussions with either the Highways Agency (now Highways England) or local authorities on the provision of dropped kerbs to aid blind or partially-sighted people.</p><p> </p><p>The DfT also remains committed to review and update ‘Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces’. We have met stakeholders to identify a number of priority amendments to the existing guidance and we are considering further consultation on the proposed layouts in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Provisions in the Equality Act 2010 require service providers, such as local authorities, to take reasonable steps to ensure that disabled people do not find it impossible or unreasonably difficult to enjoy a service on the same basis as non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>Safety of all road users is of paramount importance, and the Department supports pedestrian safety through a range of measures, providing local authorities with a wide range of tools to help them provide safer roads.</p><p> </p><p>For example, following changes made in the last few years, local authorities now have more flexibility than ever before in designing 20mph zones and limits. We have also authorised pedestrian countdown, as an additional option for authorities in choosing appropriate crossing types for different roads.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that inconsiderate parking, especially on the pavement, can cause problems for blind and partially sighted pedestrians. In London there is a general ban on parking on the footway. In the rest of England there is no such prohibition but traffic authorities have wide-ranging powers to prevent people parking on the pavement and we wrote to all English traffic authorities on 27 June 2014 to remind them of this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 1367 1368 question first answered 15/06/2015 13:07:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley