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391368

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tugboats: Hebrides
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any further assessment has been made of the regular availability of commercial tugs in the sea area of the Inner and Outer Hebrides following recent groundings; and whether they will reinstate a Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel to cover this sea area.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL1692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government-funded Emergency Towing Vessel in Scotland provides coverage for both the Northern and Western Isles of Scotland. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is not aware of any occasions where a casualty vessel in need of a tow around the Western Isles has not been provided with a successful and effective towage service. No ship has grounded or sunk, nor has there been any pollution caused by a lack of an available tow.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to keep the need for a towing capability under review as part of its assessment of spending priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 11:42:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

391033

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A595
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will conduct a feasibility study on improving the trunk road section of the A595.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Highways England keeps the strategic trunk road network under continuous review to identify places where there is a need for studies to support the case for improvements and Highways England are starting a safety study of the route this financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Highways England will soon initiate preparation of Route Strategies for 2020-25. These will form an integral part of the investment planning process. If potential improvements to the A595 are identified, they will be considered within the next Road Investment Strategy covering the same period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/07/2015 10:10:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391035

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on rail services per head of population in each region of England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Total expenditure per regions is complicated to calculate as it has to include franchise cost/revenue, infrastructure cost and major project costs, many of which cross regional boundaries. In this instance, spending needs to be compared to rail usage.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The most recent government expenditure on rail is below:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Government expenditure on railways<sup>1</sup> per head of population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£59</p></td><td><p>£58</p></td><td><p>£55</p></td><td><p>£51</p></td><td><p>£50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£97</p></td><td><p>£98</p></td><td><p>£88</p></td><td><p>£88</p></td><td><p>£85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>£95</p></td><td><p>£93</p></td><td><p>£102</p></td><td><p>£100</p></td><td><p>£100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£45</p></td><td><p>£41</p></td><td><p>£37</p></td><td><p>£38</p></td><td><p>£36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£61</p></td><td><p>£53</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td><td><p>£50</p></td><td><p>£47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>£58</p></td><td><p>£54</p></td><td><p>£59</p></td><td><p>£56</p></td><td><p>£56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£386</p></td><td><p>£369</p></td><td><p>£330</p></td><td><p>£270</p></td><td><p>£298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£85</p></td><td><p>£82</p></td><td><p>£69</p></td><td><p>£68</p></td><td><p>£66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td><td><p>£46</p></td><td><p>£41</p></td><td><p>£42</p></td><td><p>£39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£115</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£96</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£99</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>1 Includes expenditure on all types of railway</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: HMT, ONS</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p><em></em></p><p> </p><p><em></em></p><p>The above table shows estimated government expenditure on railways per head of population in each region of England between 2009/10 and 2013/14, the latest year for which figures are available.</p><p><em></em></p><p> </p><p><em></em></p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/07/2015 10:05:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391063

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Bridge Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have they had with Network Rail and the train operating companies regarding the on-going disruption to services at London Bridge.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>My Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, the Hon Member for Devizes (Claire Perry) chairs a weekly meeting of a taskforce comprising all of the relevant operators and Network Rail that is dedicated to improving the reliability and performance of the railway for customers travelling in the South East, including London Bridge.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 11:13:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

391074

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Underground
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 salary levels for employees working on the London Underground on the affordability of the use of the network by poor families.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL1612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>To deliver a large programme of capital investment Transport for London (TfL) needs highly skilled, specialist and experienced staff and competes with the private sector for the best professional staff across a range of disciplines. Tube operators’ pay is comparable with the rest of the rail industry. TfL's salaries and total employment package are regularly benchmarked against the external market to ensure they are competitive.</p><p> </p><p>Fares in real terms have been frozen for two years in a row. Pay-as-you-go daily caps have been cut to one fifth of the cost of a 7 Day Travelcard to Zone 1, providing fairer and more affordable travel for flexible and part-time workers. A wide range of customers can enjoy discounted and concessionary travel, including students, Londoners over 60, disabled travellers, apprentices, war veterans, and people who receive Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance or Jobseeker's Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:07:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

391075

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Underground
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the cost of creating an automated underground system in London; and what would be the net effect on the public purse of creating such a system.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL1613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Various levels of automation currently operate across the underground network. Automatically driven trains operate on the Central, Jubilee, Northern and Victoria lines. On some lines, full automation may not be possible due to physical infrastructure limitations.</p><p> </p><p>A decision to fully automate any Underground line, or the entire network, would not be made solely on the net effect on the public purse, but on the net effect of the costs and benefits. This would include consideration of financial costs, but also the constraints of existing Underground physical infrastructure, customer service and operational models.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:14:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

391076

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Underground Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which cities globally have an automated underground or metro transport system; and what research they have conducted on the effectiveness of those systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL1614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken any research on the effectiveness of global automatic underground and metro transport systems.</p><p> </p><p>London Underground is a founder member of CoMET, an international benchmarking group for the world’s largest metro systems, and a member of the International Association of Public Transport, and as a result has engaged extensively with many of the world’s most advanced automated systems. This has included: Paris Metro, to learn from the successful conversion of an existing line to full automation. Lille Metro, to learn from their programme to retrofit pre-assembled Platform Edge Door (PEDs) units, minimising closures and maximising value for money. Seoul Metro, to learn from their integrated use of gap fillers, PEDs and obstacle detection solutions at the Platform Train Interface. And Barcelona Metro, to learn from their staffing model for automation that has led to increased staff satisfaction and lower absenteeism.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:14:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

390598

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Pregnancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what published scientific data there are regarding the risks to the unborn child of inhaling heated pyrolysed synthetic jet engine fumes.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is not aware of any such data. However, Public Health England advise that the Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) have reviewed published data in 2007 and in 2013 data from four new research projects undertaken by Cranfield University relating to the cabin air environment, ill-health in aircraft crews and the possible relationship to smoke/fume events in aircraft.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although this review focused on cabin crew the possibility of exposure of the passengers to fumes was considered. Passengers, and by extrapolation an unborn child, which spend much less time than crew in the environment are much less likely to be exposed to rare occurrences of fume episodes. Furthermore, the exposures detected in cabin air were similar to or lower than occupational (workplace) short-term exposure limits. Workplace exposure limits take into account susceptible groups and therefore would protect pregnant women.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:02:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

390608

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether officials were instructed to vote against the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package at the European Union Transport Council Working Group meeting in June, whilst at the same time supporting the package; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>A proposal for the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package was subject to endorsement by Member States on 30 June at a meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER). In line with Government policy, the UK delegation was unable to support the item on the grounds that the proposals were not consistent with the UK’s preferred approach on the use of secondary legislation powers and the use of delegated acts. Notwithstanding our position on this issue, officials were able to offer the UK’s general support for the Package as a whole.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 15:55:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

390635

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many motorway accidents there were in 2013–14; and how many of those involved heavy goods vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The table below gives the number of personal-injury accidents that occurred on motorways in Great Britain (including motorways with a designation of A(M)) in 2013 and 2014 that were reported to the police. The final column indicates how many of the reported accidents involved at least one heavy goods vehicle (HGV).</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Reported accidents</td><td>of which involved at least one HGV</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>5,397</td><td>1,261</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>5,630</td><td>1,312</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Police reported accidents do not include any damage-only incidents. Not all accidents are reported to the police, therefore these figures do not represent a full count of all collisions or accidents that took place on motorways in 2013 and 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:11:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey