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919371

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date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of children in rural England who no longer have access to free school transport as a result of cutbacks to free transport services by local councils; and what is their policy on the provision of school transport in rural areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The government does not centrally collect data on the number of children who receive free transport.</p><p>Local authorities consistently spend approximately £1 billion per year on home to school transport.</p><p>Local authorities must provide free transport from home to school for eligible children. This includes transport for those who attend their nearest suitable school where it is beyond the statutory walking distances of two miles for children under eight years old and three miles for those aged eight to 16. They must also provide transport where there is no safe walking route. Approximately 60% of this funding is spent on transport for children with special educational needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/06/2018 15:54:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

919372

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the public purse so far of the national pilot scheme for the 26–30 railcard; and what estimate they have made of the potential cost to the public purse of making the scheme available throughout England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The 26-30 Railcard trial is being carried out by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), an association which includes all British rail companies and Network Rail. RDG are investigating the impact of the trial which will inform decisions moving forward regarding a potential roll out across Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/06/2018 10:25:01 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

919373

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what, if any, subsidy they provide to train operating companies for the operation of the 16–25 railcard scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>As set out in franchise agreements with train operators, the Department for Transport will receive a premium from them or pay out a subsidy based on a range of various measures that the franchisee is asked to deliver, of which railcards are one. It is not possible to disentangle all of the individual elements that contribute to a Train Operating Company’s subsidy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/06/2018 10:23:27 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

919374

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who will apply for a 26–30 railcard once fully rolled out throughout England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The 26-30 Railcard trial is being carried out by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), an association which includes all British rail companies and Network Rail. RDG initially made available 10,000 tickets for the first wave of this trial followed by a further 10,000 for the second wave. They are investigating the trial and evaluating its impact which will help inform the decision making process regarding a potential roll out across Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/06/2018 11:16:29 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

919375

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have agreed to the use on some routes operated by TransPennine Express of trains which are not able to accommodate wheelchairs; and what assessment they have made of whether those trains are compliant with disability rights legislation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Rail North Partnership team (which manages the franchise on behalf of the Department and Transport for the North) have been advised by TransPennine Express that they do not intend to operate Mk3 coaches in passenger carrying service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/06/2018 10:25:47 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

919376

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the results of their consultation on extending eligibility of Blue Badge holders to ensure parity for those with physical and non-physical disabilities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL8454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The consultation received a significant response and the views received are currently being considered carefully. An announcement will be made as soon as possible following completion of the analysis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 20/06/2018 13:50:43 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson