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1041196

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date	14/01/2019
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 is the number of trains, per hour and per direction, planned for the section of HS2 from London to Birmingham Interchange when Phases (1) 1, (2) 1 and 2A, (3) 1, 2A and 2B are operational.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The HS2 Development Agreement requires that the HS2 infrastructure to be capable of operating 10 trains per hour in each direction in phase 1, 10 trains per hours in each direction at phase 2a and 18 trains per hours in each direction at phase 2b.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/01/2019 16:31:18 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1041197

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the award of the shipping contract to Seaborne Freight to operate ferry services between Ramsgate and Ostend meets EU state aid and competition rules; what discussions they have had with EU officials about this; and whether they have budgeted for compensation to be paid to other ferry operators and Eurotunnel.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The contract was awarded under the procedure provided for in regulation 32 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which implement EU requirements. No discussions with EU officials were required nor held, and we do not expect to pay compensation to any party.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/01/2019 16:10:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1041198

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who will set charges for trucks to use Seaborne Freight on the Ramsgate to Ostend service; and whether Seaborne Freight ferries will carry both unaccompanied freight as well as driver accompanied freight.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Seaborne Freight will set charges for its customers while the Government will be responsible for allocating the capacity procured for priority users. The company's intention is to carry driver-accompanied freight but this is a commercial matter for the parties concerned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/01/2019 13:07:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1041225

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries
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 additional ferry services they have contracted in the event of a no-deal Brexit on their agreements with Eurotunnel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL12807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>We consider the contracts to be entirely consistent with the Government's agreements with Eurotunnel.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/01/2019 16:18:59 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1041226

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
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 amend the rail franchise bidding process and franchise specification to require bidders for a franchise to assess the scope for utilising unused capacity at certain times of day on passenger services for the carriage of lower volume and higher value freight.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL12808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to transporting more goods by rail and we support the carriage of goods on passenger trains. Our Rail Freight Strategy, published in September 2016, identified the opportunity for the use of space on passenger rail services to transport goods.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport’s freight and franchising teams are working closely to ensure that current and future freight flows are properly considered as part of the franchise design process. We encourage passenger operators to explore innovative ways to exploit the carriage of goods on passenger services, and would be supportive of proposals to do so in the bidding process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/01/2019 11:52:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1041241

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to announce a new road safety action plan as recommended by the recent Road Safety Management Capacity Review commissioned by the Department for Transport.
tabling member printed	Lord Whitty
uin	HL12823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport intends to publish a refreshed road safety statement and the two-year road safety action plan later this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/01/2019 12:38:36 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2444 label Biography information for Lord Whitty

1041318

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Dover: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the assessments that the Government has commissioned since the 2016 EU referendum on the effect of additional customs checks at Dover of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	208244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government aims to ensure that customs checks at Dover will not disrupt traffic flow, in part by ensuring that declarations are pre-lodged and that checks take place away from the frontier so far as possible. Details of customs checks are a matter for HM Treasury and HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/01/2019 13:08:17 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1041430

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the (a) Government and (b) DVLA has taken to ensure that people over 70 are assessed to ensure safety when driving.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	208396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The existing process is that drivers must renew their driving entitlement at the age of 70 and every three years after that. This provides a timely reminder to individuals to consider their health in the context of driving. To renew they must make a legal declaration that they can meet the standards and confirm whether they have any listed medical condition. Those who advise of a medical condition will be investigated and a driving licence will only be issued if they can meet the appropriate health standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport announced in June 2018 that it has identified older people as one of four priority road user groups which will be included in the forthcoming Road Safety Statement and action plan. The DVLA is working closely with the Department on this.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2019 11:33:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

1041453

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2018 to Question 134899 on Motor Vehicles: Lighting, whether the review of the technical requirements been published.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	208414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) informal working group (IWG) on Visibility, Glare and Levelling has reported back to the Working Party on Lighting and Light Signalling. The documents and reports for these groups are publicly available on the UNECE website: <a href="http://www.unece.org/trans/main/welcwp29.html" target="_blank">http://www.unece.org/trans/main/welcwp29.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The IWG proposed to revise the headlamp aiming criteria for new vehicles but the working party did not consider their proposal to be sufficiently developed for inclusion in the regulations. As a result, it was decided that this work will continue as part of a broader review of vehicle lighting regulations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2019 11:42:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1041472

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the onward cascade and transfer of rolling stock between train operators in the event that there are delays to the delivery and introduction of new trains.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	208286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Franchise Agreement has clauses to support the sensible cascade out of rolling stock if there is a delay in new trains. We would expect the current operators of the rolling stock to resolve satisfactorily in discussion with the owners and the future operators of the rolling stock.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/01/2019 11:45:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald