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79808

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Kramer on 24 July (WS 137), whether they intend to apply the reasoning that the "current speed limit just does not work—it is broken by about three quarters of HGV drivers at any particular time" in considering alterations to speed limits for other types of vehicle.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government is not reviewing national speed limits for the other main vehicle classes (ie light goods vehicles, cars towing trailers and caravans and buses and coaches). The table below summarises the 2013 data the Department for Transport holds about speeds in free flow conditions (ie when they are not constrained by congestion) for the main vehicle types. However,</p><p>the Department is considering the responses to a consultation about changing the speed restriction on agricultural tractors and trailers from 20 mph to 25 mph.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are a variety of reasons why it is appropriate to change the national HGV speed limits on single and dual carriageways. One is that the low level of compliance with them is symptomatic of their being set at the wrong level compared to other limits. So on single carriageways the non-compliance level for cars is 7% and buses and coaches 26%, compared to 73% for articulated lorries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table</p><p> </p><p>For the main categories of vehicles the percentage breaking the main speed limits in free flow conditions in 2013 are:</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/08/2014 10:24:24 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer attachment 1 file name HL1697 - Lord Berkeley - Table.doc title table - main speed limits in free flow conditions
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79809

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Kramer on 24 July (WS 137), what tougher procedures and sanctions they propose for lorry drivers caught exceeding the new speed limits.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>In conjunction with the speed limit change, we are considering whether to adopt a new approach to the offence of exceeding a vehicle specific speed limit. This would be to ensure that drivers receive a strong warning letter from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for a first offence, and are called to a driver conduct hearing for a subsequent offence, where the Traffic Commissioner will consider whether action should be taken against their licence. We could also consider in future taking this approach for all speeding offences in a large vehicle, though it would require changes to the way offences are recorded.</p><p> </p><p>In addition police forces can refer vocational licence holders directly to driver conduct hearings at a first offence.</p><p> </p><p>The Senior Traffic Commissioner publishes guidance and directions about driver conduct hearings. We anticipate consultation about revised guidance will begin later this year.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/08/2014 10:26:44 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79810

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Kramer on 24 July (WS 137), how the change to HGV speed limits will reinforce the credibility and importance of other safety-critical laws.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>We consider the change to the 40 mph HGV speed limit will remove an out-dated and poorly observed speed limit. We consider modernising that limit in itself reinforces the importance of other speed limits, particularly lower local speed limits. Other key safety-related laws, such as the ban on using had-held mobile phones whilst driving, have similar penalties to those for speeding and their importance is likewise enhanced by the modernisation of the HGV speed limit itself. For mobile phone use whilst driving large vehicles the Government is already introducing and encouraging the greater use of vocational driver conduct hearings, where action can be taken against drivers’ licence entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>In addition having the current limit gives rise to an untenable position where motorists’ expectations of relatively quick journeys on some rural roads are only being met because HGV drivers are routinely breaking their speed limit.</p><p> </p><p>Having a law in place which we know to be widely disregarded can only increase the likelihood that drivers will consider other laws to be optional, and so the Government decided a change in the HGV speed limit to a more modern and credible 50mph is necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/08/2014 10:41:54 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79601

registered interest
date	24/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will include in their passenger franchising specifications to encourage the growth of rail freight.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>We consider the needs of freight operators when developing franchise specifications. If there are specific growth needs for freight – such as in the recent Essex Thameside competition, then a requirement to accommodate additional paths will be made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/07/2014 10:51:28 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79602

registered interest
date	24/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether future franchising specifications will encourage the carriage of small freight, parcels and letters on passenger trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government considers the needs of freight operators when developing passenger rail franchise specifications. While there are no specific measures included in current specifications relating to the carriage of small freight, parcels and letters on passenger trains, the Department for Transport is carrying out research into how better use can be made of spare capacity on trains. We will consider the outcome of this research in the design of future rail franchise specifications.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/07/2014 10:50:38 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79541

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Statement by Stephen Hammond MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport on 3 July (HC Deb, col 65WS), that 97 per cent of Crossrail’s contracts are based in the United Kingdom, what is the total number of contracts, and their value, awarded to date; and how many of those were awarded to companies domiciled in (1) the United Kingdom, (2) the European Union, and (3) other countries; and what was the total value awarded under each category.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>To date Crossrail Ltd. has procured contracts to the combined value of approximately £7.6bn, not including the Rolling Stock and Depot procurement, the Train Operating Company contract or the on-network Network Rail works.</p><p /> <p /><p /> <p>Crossrail Ltd. has analysed its supply chain and found that approximately 97 per cent of contractors are based in the UK, 2 per cent are based in the EU and 1 per cent are based outside the EU.</p><p /> <p /><p /> <p>These figures are derived from a broad sample which Crossrail Ltd is able to monitor and made up of tier one contractors directly engaged by Crossrail Ltd, contractors from tiers two and three which are deemed to be business critical, and information provided by tier one contractors regarding their own suppliers.</p><p /> <p /><p /> <p>For those contracts in which Crossrail Ltd is not a party (i.e. tiers two and below), Crossrail Ltd does not hold data on the value of these contracts as they are commercial agreements between third parties.</p><p /> <p /><p /> <p>Crossrail Ltd will be writing to the Noble Lord to explain this in more detail.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/07/2014 10:47:33 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79587

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Euston Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Network Rail or HS2 Ltd will be the lead designer of the proposed Euston station development.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The lead designer for Euston station is HS2 Ltd. Post Royal Assent, the role of lead designer will be reviewed to ensure that the project continues to deliver the highest possible design standards.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/07/2014 10:54:55 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79588

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the design capacity and projected number of trains per direction per hour in (1) 2026, and (2) 2043, for (a) HS2 at Euston approaches and Old Oak Common, and (b) the West Coast Main Line at Euston approaches, Watford and Milton Keynes.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s current requirements for HS2 specify that on completion of Phase 1 it will be capable of enabling a train service of up to 11 trains per hour into and out of Euston and 14 trains per hour in each direction at Old Oak Common. On completion of Phase 2 the system shall enable up to 18 trains per hour into and out of Euston and at Old Oak Common.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s aim is that all towns or cities which currently have a direct service to London will retain broadly comparable or better services once HS2 is completed. Some preliminary work on the future timetable for the West Coast Main Line was undertaken in the early part of 2014, but it is important to stress that the actual timetable operated in the 2020s will depend on the development of the railway and train services over the course of the coming decade. Network Rail is currently working with the rail industry, including the Department for Transport and train and freight operators, to consider future service levels in light of the opening of HS2, and these will be determined through normal rail industry access allocation processes in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL1487 question first answered 30/07/2014 10:53:46 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79589

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what timetable planning the Department for Transport, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail have conducted for rail traffic on the West Coast Main Line following the opening of HS2 phase 1.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s current requirements for HS2 specify that on completion of Phase 1 it will be capable of enabling a train service of up to 11 trains per hour into and out of Euston and 14 trains per hour in each direction at Old Oak Common. On completion of Phase 2 the system shall enable up to 18 trains per hour into and out of Euston and at Old Oak Common.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s aim is that all towns or cities which currently have a direct service to London will retain broadly comparable or better services once HS2 is completed. Some preliminary work on the future timetable for the West Coast Main Line was undertaken in the early part of 2014, but it is important to stress that the actual timetable operated in the 2020s will depend on the development of the railway and train services over the course of the coming decade. Network Rail is currently working with the rail industry, including the Department for Transport and train and freight operators, to consider future service levels in light of the opening of HS2, and these will be determined through normal rail industry access allocation processes in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL1486 question first answered 30/07/2014 10:53:45 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

79147

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the continuation of the Travelling Chef service on intercity services between Cardiff, Bristol and Plymouth and London Paddington, and the restaurant car service on some Plymouth to London services, will be a requirement of any extended rail passenger franchise.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>Catering provision is not specified in the current Great Western franchise agreement, and it is not currently expected that catering will be specified in the next Great Western franchise.</p><p> </p><p>However, the franchisee will be encouraged to set out proposals which are designed to meet the needs of passengers, and deliver the franchise objectives for customer service and train and station services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/07/2014 11:19:44 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley