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1662223

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 September (HL10070), whether, when a train is not provided or runs in reduced formation (such as having five carriages instead of ten), the revenue of the train provider is reduced proportionately; and whether there is provision for the train provider to pay liquidated damages to the train operator to compensate them for the reputational damage and for any compensation paid to passengers in such cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL10352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme contracts requires the daily provision of trains of the correct formation to operate the planned timetable.</p><p> </p><p>As there has been full transfer of delivery risk passed to the train supplier, when a train provided that is shorter than that planned there is a reduction in the lease charge.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of this is that Hitachi will suffer the financial impact of these circumstances arising from the loss of income.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/09/2023 14:19:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1659960

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Intercity Express Programme: Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to contracts to supply railway rolling stock as part of the Intercity Express Programme, whether Hitachi is required to provide sufficient serviceable trains to meet the timetable commitments of train operators; and if so, whether Hitachi is required to pay compensation to train operators when it fails to do so, whether this applies for every affected journey, and whether this includes liquidated damages to compensate for loss to the train operator's business, including loss incurred by refunding passengers for poor service.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL10070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme contracts requires the daily provision of train sets sufficient to operate the planned timetable.</p><p> </p><p>As there has been full transfer of delivery risk passed to the train supplier, when a train is not provided there is no charge.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of this is that Hitachi will suffer the financial impact of these circumstances arising from the loss of income.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 14:04:43 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1649495

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the overcrowding on trains operating between the Thames Valley and the Midlands.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL8970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>CrossCountry has increased the number of services on this route as part of its timetable re-organisation in May 2023, although some trains have become busier as a result.</p><p>We expect CrossCountry to monitor this and seek opportunities to mitigate it in future. The Department is working on a new contract for CrossCountry. Subject to demonstrating an appropriate business case, the intention is that this will facilitate increased capacity on CrossCountry routes in future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2023 13:03:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1628315

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Postal Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much is spent at present in subsidies for rail freight, including for the development of express parcel delivery traffic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>Domestic and international rail freight services are private operations run on a commercial basis. The Government provides some limited support in specific areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government incentivises modal shift from road to rail through the £20 million per year Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provided £2.155 million to rail freight projects through the First of a kind competition for cutting edge ideas to help transform the railway. These projects include rail freight express parcel delivery.</p><p> </p><p>DfT also contributes to some of the Operations, Maintenance and Renewals Charges (OMRC) charges for international freight trains using the Channel Tunnel under the terms of the commercial agreements which established the Channel Tunnel. This amount is variable but is approximately £13m per year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/05/2023 10:54:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1628316

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much per annum is allocated to road building in England, as opposed to maintenance.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>For the Strategic Road Network, funding for enhancements, which includes junction improvements and widening schemes as well as new roads has been allocated as follows as part of the Road Investment Strategy.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2024-25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2,027</p></td><td><p>1,773</p></td><td><p>1,983</p></td><td><p>2,228</p></td><td><p>2,474</p></td><td><p>10,485</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For local roads funding varies depending on progress with individual local authority schemes and the amount would vary from year to year. In some cases schemes do not progress to construction due to low or poor value for money. The current forecast spend from 2023/24 onwards is as per the table below but these are liable to change as various schemes update their financial information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2024-25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>115.2</p></td><td><p>156.38</p></td><td><p>168.51</p></td><td><p>339.48</p></td><td><p>853.80</p></td><td><p>1,633.37</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2023 14:24:42 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1628317

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they estimate would have been needed to supplement the bus service improvement plans called for in March 2021 if the submissions of the local transport authorities had been implemented in full.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The total amount of funding requested by Local Transport Authorities for Bus Service Improvement Plans was £13.02bn. This figure includes all schemes, including those beyond the BSIP funding period.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2023 15:17:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1628318

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much it would cost to reduce public transport fares by (1) 30 per cent, and (2) 40 per cent, taking into account the likely increase in passenger numbers.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not have this information available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2023 15:17:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1602554

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Carbon Emissions and Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)’s Freight Electrification Map Commentary, published on 2 March, which found that “electrifying [these] ‘infill’ sections, which total less than 60 miles, would allow around 2 million train miles a year to be decarbonised”; and what plans they have to adopt that recommendation.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>We are in the process of reviewing the report and its findings. It is too early to say whether we have any plans to adopt the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/03/2023 13:49:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1585514

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that any call for evidence they launch into road transport law would reference the substantial body of transport legislation that would be affected by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>Officials across the Department for Transport are reviewing the stock of Retained EU Law relevant to road transport. As a part of this process, road transport law that is in scope of the Retained EU Law Bill is being reviewed to ensure that it is effective and fit for purpose. The Department will share more information on individual pieces of regulation in due course, whilst also ensuring it provides the information to keep the public Retained EU Law dashboard updated.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/02/2023 15:06:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1585515

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the cost of long distance railway fares; and what assessment they have made of the possibility of tapering the cost per mile of journeys after a certain distance for long distance fares
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>Rail fares are influenced by multiple different factors, and there are a range of Advance fares available for many long-distance journeys that are priced highly competitively.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear in the Plan for Rail that we want to simplify the current mass of complicated fares and tickets, whilst protecting affordable turn up and go tickets and season tickets.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this we will extend the single leg pricing trial to the rest of LNER’s network, making fares more flexible for passengers, and trial demand-based pricing on some LNER services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/02/2023 14:53:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw