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1129553

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the findings of the 2019 Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey, published by the Asphalt Industry Alliance in March, which reported that the roads repair backlog stands at over £9 billion, what steps they are taking to (1) resource councils to address this backlog, and (2) provide additional funding for road maintenance budgets as part of the forthcoming Spending Review.
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	uin	HL16038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is providing over £6.6 billion of capital funding between 2015 and 2021 for local highways maintenance in England, outside of London. This includes funding of over £296 million through a dedicated Pothole Action Fund and £420 million for highways maintenance as announced in the Budget 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on additional funding for local highways maintenance will be considered as part of the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/06/2019 13:44:45 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1129555

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Hire Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to give local authorities greater powers to control the establishment of bicycle hire schemes and to set standards on how such schemes should be run.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL16040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with hire bicycles if they are causing an obstruction or nuisance, and are also able to introduce local byelaws as appropriate. The Government will continue to monitor the impacts of bike hire schemes and to work with local authorities and scheme operators as appropriate on ways of addressing any problems that arise.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/06/2019 13:53:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1129557

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Cycleways
	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 on their plans to increase cycling and walking of the remit provided to Highways England Historic Railways Estate, particularly its practice of objecting to new cycle paths on grounds of cost; and what steps they plan to take to ensure that policies within different parts of the Department for Transport are coordinated.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL16042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport supports the development of routes where there is high propensity for increasing functional cycling and walking journeys in a cost-effective way in line with the Government’s Cycling and Walking Strategy, and we are working with 46 local authorities to develop Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans.</p><p> </p><p>In doing this, the department needs to take account of additional liabilities resulting from any granting of public access to, or transfer of, parts of the Historical Rail Estate that could create short or long-term improvement or maintenance costs to Highways England. The department believes that in such circumstances a transfer of the assets to the relevant local authority is the appropriate way forward so that the local authority can ensure that the relevant property conforms to local policies and that safety, security and long-term maintenance issues are addressed.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials are willing to support discussions relating to any such transfers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/06/2019 10:39:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1129559

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Highways England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Highways England has set up a Stakeholder Advisory Panel; and if so, who are the members of that panel.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL16044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Highways England’s Stakeholder Advisory Panel was set up in 2017 and it brings together representatives with experience in business, local government and transport planning. Membership of the panel includes representatives of the Association of Directors for Environment, Planning and Transport, the British Chambers of Commerce, the Local Government Association, the Confederation of British Industry, the Environment Agency, Homes England, the Local Enterprise Partnerhip Network, the National Infrastructure Commission, the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Town Planning Institute and each sub-national transport body.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/06/2019 10:38:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1129992

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the average time it takes from the reporting of untaxed and unlicensed vehicles to their removal by the DVLA from the highway.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	260583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific timescale within which the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) must respond or take action after receiving a report of a potentially unlicensed vehicle and no assessment has been made of the average time taken.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) provides an online service for members of the public to notify vehicles that may be unlicensed. A report of notifications received via this service is sent to the DVLA’s national wheel clamping contractor. The licensing status of vehicles listed in the report will be checked and appropriate action taken if they are seen on the public road.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 13/06/2019 12:36:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1130070

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Irish Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect on British seafarers’ jobs in the Irish sea of P&O Ferries’ sale of the roll-on roll-off passenger ferry M/V European Endeavour.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	260662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260663 260664 260665 260666 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1130072

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Irish Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to ensure that P&O Ferries’ sale of the M/V European Endeavour does not result in a reduction in the employment of British ratings on Irish sea ferry routes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	260663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260662 260664 260665 260666 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1130073

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last met with representatives of P&O Ferries to discuss seafarer employment.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	260664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260662 260663 260665 260666 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1130075

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Irish Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on seafarer employment standards in the Irish sea of P&O Ferries’ offer of voluntary redundancy to British seafarers employed on the M/V European Endeavour; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	260665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260662 260663 260664 260666 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1130076

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ferries: Irish Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which crewing agencies are contracted to provide seafarer ratings to ferry companies operating in the Irish Sea; and when those labour supply contracts were last inspected for compliance with Regulation (a) 1.4 and (b) 5.3 of the Maritime Labour Convention.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	260666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The MV European Endeavour has been sold to Eckero Line and will operate on the Helsinki/Tallinn route. P&amp;O have confirmed that another vessel, the Mistral, that operated the Liverpool-Dublin route while the MV European Endeavour was undergoing a refit will continue to operate the route after the sale of the MV European Endeavor.</p><p> </p><p>P&amp;O have made a commercial decision to replace a passenger ro-ro ferry with a ro-ro cargo vessel to meet the changing demands of the freight market and particularly a rising demand for unaccompanied freight. Seafarers are required to meet the minimum standards of training as set out in the STCW Convention and no assessment is proposed to be made on the standards of seafarers operating in the Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The choice of which crewing agency to employ seafarers from is a commercial decision and a matter of choice for any shipping company to make for itself. The Government does not hold data relating to which crewing agencies shipping companies use.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings with P&amp;O where employment was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 260662 260663 260664 260665 260667 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:18:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd