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46984

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of British Cycling's Time to Choose Cycling campaign, what progress has been made in promoting cycling as a safe and viable transport method around the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL6592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>Cycling is normal and fun and we are committed to making it a safer travel choice so more people can appreciate the benefits of physical activity. Cycling can help tackle congestion, reduce CO2 emissions and improve air quality.</p><p> </p><p>In August last year the Prime Minister set out his ambition for increasing cycling. This included £94 million for Cycling Ambition Grants which covered eight cities and four National Parks across England. These eight cities all have ambitious targets to increase cycling over the coming years.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have invested £15 million for cycling and walking links in communities and almost £15 million for cycling infrastructure at rail stations – our rail funding has been the major enabler in doubling the amount of cycle-rail facilities at stations since 2009. We also continue to support Bikeability training for children – we provide funding of up to £40 per training place – over a million children have been trained.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, to help realise the Prime Minister's ambition for cycling, we are working with stakeholders and Government to produce a Cycling Delivery Plan for publication later this year.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

46989

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as the major shareholder in National Air Traffic Services, they intend to meet the costs of the employee share scheme if the Civil Aviation Authority confirm their proposal that those costs will no longer be provided for in the next regulatory settlement.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL6597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The regulatory settlement is a matter for the CAA. We would expect the NATS Board, in the first instance, to continue to consider the benefits of the employee share scheme and the terms on which it operates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

47001

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are offering local authorities to implement the staying put duty in the Children and Families Act 2014.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
uin	HL6609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government will be giving local authorities an additional £40 million over the next three years to help implement the new ‘Staying Put' duty. The Department for Education will shortly be publishing revised ‘Transitions to Adulthood' statutory guidance, which will include specific guidance for local authorities on implementing the duty.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

47002

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they offer to local authorities in respect of persuading children in their care to leave that care at the age of 16 or 17.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
uin	HL6610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government amended the statutory framework regarding 16- and 17-year-olds ceasing to be looked after in January 2014. The new regulation requires that where a child aged 16-or 17-year-old is looked after other than by virtue of a care order, the decision of the local authority to cease looking after that child must be approved by their director of children's services. The intention behind the Regulation is to help ensure that young people do not leave care until they are ready and properly prepared. The Department for Education will, in the summer, revise the ‘Care Planning, Placement and Case Review' statutory guidance to explain how local authorities should implement the new duty.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

47007

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of road vehicles in Great Britain are fitted with efficient particulate filters; and what assessment they have made of the potential benefit from fitting such devices.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>We have no firm information, but our best current estimate is that about seventeen percent of cars currently in use are fitted with wall-flow diesel particulate filters. We have made no estimate of the proportion of lorries, buses, and coaches that are fitted with diesel particulate filters. Reduction in airborne particulate has clear public health benefits. Some 29,000 premature deaths are estimated to occur each year as a result of airborne particulate, and poor air quality has health costs estimated at £15 billion annually for the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

47008

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether particulate filters fitted to road vehicles are subject to testing to ensure that those devices remain in good working order.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The annual roadworthiness tests include a test for diesel smoke, using an opacimeter, which is intended to detect a diesel particulate filter that has suffered a mechanical failure or which has been removed from a vehicle. The Department has amended the MoT testers' manual so as to include a visual check to confirm that a diesel particulate filter is present where one was fitted as standard by the vehicle manufacturer. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rules-for-mot-to-test-for-diesel-particulate-filter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rules-for-mot-to-test-for-diesel-particulate-filter</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

47009

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have as to whether the origin or formulation of the diesel oil used has any bearing on the amount of particulates which are trapped in particulate filters fitted to road vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The formulation of diesel fuel can have an effect upon the amount of particulate matter formed during combustion. There is evidence, for instance that biodiesel blends produce slightly less particulate matter, in general, than do pure petroleum-based diesel fuels. We would not, however, expect the differences in rates of particulate formation between fuels meeting the statutory requirements of the Motor Fuels (Composition and Content) Regulations, and meeting the EN 590 industry standard to affect the operation of diesel particulate filters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

47010

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether lower quality fuel used in road vehicles has any impact on air quality.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment of the impact of low quality fuels since all fuel supplied for road vehicles has to comply with the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations, and these requirements are set in order to reduce the environmental impacts of vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>In practice, all producers supply fuel that also meets the EN 590 (Diesel) or EN 228 (Petrol) industry standards. The Composition and Content Regulations, and the standards, have been revised over time, most notably to remove lead from petrol and to ensure that all road fuel is effectively sulphur-free. There should be little difference between the air quality emissions from vehicles running on fuels that meet the statutory and industry standards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

46662

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the safety of pedestrians.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government has already taken a range of steps to improve and promote pedestrian safety, including making it easier for local authorities to implement 20 mile per hour zones and launching a new THINK! resource centre to help teachers educate children and teens on road safety.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with delivery partners, including local authorities, to identify further opportunities for improving pedestrian safety.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome vehicle manufacturers developing autonomous emergency braking systems which can automatically detect pedestrians and, where necessary, apply the brakes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

46666

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many super-injunctions on matters relating to libel or privacy are in place in Northern Ireland; and whether any have been granted since 1 January 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL6544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Libel and Privacy law is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and is a matter for the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden