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date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Flood Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to protect the railways in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall from flood water damage since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail have undertaken flood resilience work since 2012 at the following locations in Devon and Somerset: Cowley Bridge, Athelney, Hele &amp; Bradninch, Flax Bourton, Whiteball and Axe &amp; Broom. These were part of a programme of ten flood resilience schemes representing an investment of £31.3m by the Government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 23/10/2018 10:58:09 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

968814

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the railway network between Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Oxford.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The East West Rail programme will significantly improve rail connectivity in the Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Oxford corridor whilst unlocking substantial housing potential and economic growth. Government is committed to delivering the programme by the mid 2020’s.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/09/2018 13:16:31 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

968815

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
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 social and economic benefits to the Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Oxford corridor of improved transport links between them.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the Government backed the National Infrastructure Commission’s vision for significant economic growth across the Oxford-Cambridge corridor, supported by up to 1 million new homes by 2050. The Government recognises improved transport links are critical to this, and is committed to improving both the road and rail infrastructure in the area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/09/2018 14:09:05 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967512

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Cambridge
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 regional economic benefits of the opening of the proposed south Cambridge railway station.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport considered the Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for the proposed new station and associated infrastructure at Cambridge South in late 2017. The SOBC included an estimate of national and regional benefits associated with the scheme totalling £46.8m in present value terms (2010 prices, 60 year appraisal period). Further work is underway to determine the feasibility of the scheme, in conjunction with local funding partners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/09/2018 11:34:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967513

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Cambridge
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 progress in developing plans for the proposed south Cambridge railway station; and on what date will it be opened.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is working with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Greater Cambridge Partnership and AstraZeneca to develop proposals for a new station and associated rail infrastructure at Cambridge South, to serve the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.</p><p> </p><p>The development stage of the scheme will take around two years. Subject to the business case being satisfactory, gaining of planning powers, and affordability to funders, the station and associated rail infrastructure would be expected to be complete in the mid 2020s.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/09/2018 11:36:48 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten