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1020553

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A21
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 improvements made to the A21 road since 2014; and whether such improvements have resulted in a reduction in traffic delays.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL12100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Highways England regularly monitors the performance of the Strategic Road Network to ensure its efficient operation and performance.</p><p> </p><p>The A21 Tonbridge to Pembury improvement scheme started construction in Spring 2015 and was completed in summer 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of the completed scheme, which is expected to reduce congestion and improve journey times, will be studied next year (2019) as part of Highways England’s programme of Post Opening Project Evaluation. This will consider journey times and other features of the performance on this section of the A21.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/12/2018 15:31:20 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

1020554

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A21
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for further improvements to, and investment in, the A21 road over the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL12101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Highways England currently has five improvement schemes on the A21 planned in the next six to twelve months:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Resurfacing of A21 Moat Lane to A2100 Baldslow</li><li>Resurfacing of A21 Sevenoaks Bypass – South Bound Onslip from A25 Westerham Road</li><li>Resurfacing of A21 with A26 Slip Road, West Bound</li><li>Resurfacing of A21 Hurst Green to Northbridge Street</li><li>Repairs to A21 Riverhead structure</li></ul><p> </p><p>To inform decisions about investment schemes in the period 2020 to 2025, under the second Road Investment Strategy, the Government is using the evidence it has gathered about local priorities such as the A21. Those decisions will be confirmed in late 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:20:50 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

1020555

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bexhill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on proposals to electrify the Bexhill to Ashford railway line; and when they expect a new direct fast service to London from Bexhill to commence.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL12102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Development work is underway on a new connection at Ashford between High Speed 1 and the Marshlink line, with the aim of improving journey times in the Hastings area. Network Rail reports that work is 80% complete at the design stage. The delivery of the new connection is subject to both identifying a feasible option and funding being secured for it. Design is expected to be complete in January 2019 and will be followed by estimating activity and completion of the business case in February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Electrification of the railway between Ore and Ashford forms Phase 3 of the High Speed to Hastings &amp; Bexhill initiative (the railway between Bexhill and Ore is already electrified to 750v DC). Currently no funding has been provided for the development of this phase, however bi-mode rolling stock can deliver the desired journey time reductions without incurring the high costs and disruption of electrification.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 12:59:07 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

1020568

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Resignations
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 the delivery of HS2 of the resignation of Sir Terry Morgan as chairman.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL12115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced on 5 December that Allan Cook CBE DSc has been appointed as the new Chair of HS2 Ltd. Mr Cook is a chartered engineer with more than 40 years’ international experience in the infrastructure, automotive, aerospace and defence industries.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 has made impressive progress in the past 18 months. The regeneration of the West Midlands and Curzon Street in Birmingham are now well underway.</p><p>HS2 Ltd continues to work with its supply chain partners ahead of main construction work on Phase 1, and is working to deliver services from London to Birmingham from 2026 in line with the target delivery date.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:22:02 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1020569

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail and High Speed Two: Resignations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a severance package has been offered to Sir Terry Morgan following his resignation as chairman of HS2 and Crossrail; and if so, what are the details of that package.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL12116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Sir Terry Morgan resigned from his position as Chair. There will be no severance payment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:21:06 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1020570

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the management of HS2 to address reported delays and budget overspends.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL12117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to make any changes to the management team of HS2 Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined for HS2 to be delivered within the £55.7bn (2015 prices) funding envelope.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:22:15 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1020574

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will accompany a person with disabilities on public transport in order to gain first-hand experience of the difficulties disabled people can face when accessing public transport.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	199889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that disabled people have the same access to transport and opportunities to travel as everyone else. Throughout my time as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State responsible for this matter, I have regularly met with disability organisations and disabled people to gain a better understanding of the barriers that can make travel by public transport more difficult than it should be. These meetings, and the Department’s engagement with a wide range of disability groups and other stakeholders, helped shape the Government’s Inclusive Transport Strategy, which was published in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/12/2018 15:41:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1020575

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve assisted travel for disabled people across public transport.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	199890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Inclusive Transport Strategy, published in July 2018, summarises the various steps the Department is taking to make it easier for disabled people to travel by public transport. Among the commitments in the Strategy are that in 2019, the Department will launch a major campaign in England to raise awareness of disabled passengers’ rights when using the transport system and to promote a supportive travelling experience for disabled people. The Department will also develop and launch an accreditation scheme for transport operators to recognise those which show leadership in improving disabled passengers’ experiences, including through providing appropriate disability awareness training.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will also work closely with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to ensure the successful roll-out of a new Passenger Assist application to enable customers to book assistance through a single click. The RDG plan a full roll-out across the rail network from January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/12/2018 15:48:57 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1020644

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many in-flight files of EU legislation exist that affect the policy areas managed by his Department; and which in-flight files of EU legislation his Department intends to implement in UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	199835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>During the time-limited implementation period, EU law will continue to apply in the UK subject to the terms set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>After the implementation period, all laws in the UK will be passed by our elected representatives in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The Political Declaration recognises that the UK may choose to align with the EU’s rules in relevant areas to facilitate trade in goods or security cooperation.</p><p>In the unlikely event that the backstop were to come into effect, a small fraction of EU rules applying today would apply in Northern Ireland and EU rules on state aid would apply in the UK. However, as the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect the backstop to be needed – and even if it ever were ever to come into effect, it would be strictly temporary.</p><p>The Official Journal of the European Union publishes upcoming EU legislation for implementation. This is publicly available online:</p><p><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html</a></p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 11/12/2018 16:27:14 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1020695

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date his Department last published non-compliance figures for one of its existing All Lane Running motorway schemes.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	199856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Highways England published evaluation reports for the first three years of the operation of the M25 junctions 5-7 and 23-27 all lane running schemes on 16 July 2018. This included information on non-compliance of red X lane closures.</p><p> </p><p>They indicate an overall red X compliance rate of 94% on both schemes, improved from 93% in the one-year reports. This was measured as a percentage of the total traffic flow during a sample of red X lane closures.</p><p> </p><p>Red X compliance is vitally important, and the majority of drivers obey the signals. Highways England continue to work closely with the Police to issue warning letters to drivers who fail to comply with a red X, as well as developing a range of customer information campaigns. Enforcement of red X violations using automated camera detection is planned to commence in 2019, meaning that anyone who drives through a red X will risk being fined.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/12/2018 13:30:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner