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391983

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make further changes at board level at Network Rail.
	tabling member printed	Lord Snape
	uin	HL1746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport’s direct powers in relation to Network Rail’s Board are the rights to appoint or remove the Chair and the Special Director. Decisions on both of these posts were announced on 25 June and have taken effect.</p><p> </p><p>Other changes to Network Rail’s Board are a matter for Network Rail in consultation with the Secretary of State. As it said in its Annual Report, Network Rail is currently in the process of recruiting a new Non-Executive Director with railway experience.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:26:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	319 label Biography information for Lord Snape

391994

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport for London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to transfer more surface railways to Transport for London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>As demonstrated by the various routes and services devolved to Transport for London (TfL) since 2007, the Department for Transport is committed to transferring services to local control where there is a business case for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2018, Heathrow Connect services are due to be transferred to TfL control in preparation for full operation of Crossrail.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:26:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

391331

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Outdoor Advertising
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regulations they are considering to restrict high intensity lit advertising for goods and services over motorways in urban locations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government have no plans to introduce regulations to restrict high intensity lit advertising over motorways for goods and services at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:26:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

391074

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London Underground
	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 salary levels for employees working on the London Underground on the affordability of the use of the network by poor families.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL1612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>To deliver a large programme of capital investment Transport for London (TfL) needs highly skilled, specialist and experienced staff and competes with the private sector for the best professional staff across a range of disciplines. Tube operators’ pay is comparable with the rest of the rail industry. TfL's salaries and total employment package are regularly benchmarked against the external market to ensure they are competitive.</p><p> </p><p>Fares in real terms have been frozen for two years in a row. Pay-as-you-go daily caps have been cut to one fifth of the cost of a 7 Day Travelcard to Zone 1, providing fairer and more affordable travel for flexible and part-time workers. A wide range of customers can enjoy discounted and concessionary travel, including students, Londoners over 60, disabled travellers, apprentices, war veterans, and people who receive Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance or Jobseeker's Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:07:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

391075

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London Underground
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the cost of creating an automated underground system in London; and what would be the net effect on the public purse of creating such a system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL1613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Various levels of automation currently operate across the underground network. Automatically driven trains operate on the Central, Jubilee, Northern and Victoria lines. On some lines, full automation may not be possible due to physical infrastructure limitations.</p><p> </p><p>A decision to fully automate any Underground line, or the entire network, would not be made solely on the net effect on the public purse, but on the net effect of the costs and benefits. This would include consideration of financial costs, but also the constraints of existing Underground physical infrastructure, customer service and operational models.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:14:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

391076

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Underground Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which cities globally have an automated underground or metro transport system; and what research they have conducted on the effectiveness of those systems.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL1614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken any research on the effectiveness of global automatic underground and metro transport systems.</p><p> </p><p>London Underground is a founder member of CoMET, an international benchmarking group for the world’s largest metro systems, and a member of the International Association of Public Transport, and as a result has engaged extensively with many of the world’s most advanced automated systems. This has included: Paris Metro, to learn from the successful conversion of an existing line to full automation. Lille Metro, to learn from their programme to retrofit pre-assembled Platform Edge Door (PEDs) units, minimising closures and maximising value for money. Seoul Metro, to learn from their integrated use of gap fillers, PEDs and obstacle detection solutions at the Platform Train Interface. And Barcelona Metro, to learn from their staffing model for automation that has led to increased staff satisfaction and lower absenteeism.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:14:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

390598

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Pregnancy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what published scientific data there are regarding the risks to the unborn child of inhaling heated pyrolysed synthetic jet engine fumes.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL1538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is not aware of any such data. However, Public Health England advise that the Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) have reviewed published data in 2007 and in 2013 data from four new research projects undertaken by Cranfield University relating to the cabin air environment, ill-health in aircraft crews and the possible relationship to smoke/fume events in aircraft.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although this review focused on cabin crew the possibility of exposure of the passengers to fumes was considered. Passengers, and by extrapolation an unborn child, which spend much less time than crew in the environment are much less likely to be exposed to rare occurrences of fume episodes. Furthermore, the exposures detected in cabin air were similar to or lower than occupational (workplace) short-term exposure limits. Workplace exposure limits take into account susceptible groups and therefore would protect pregnant women.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:02:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

390607

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail
	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 appropriateness of Network Rail senior executives investigating the sale of part of the company to private investors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL1547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Day-to-day business decisions are a matter for Network Rail management, within the structure of the Framework Agreement. The longer-term future shape and financing of the company are the responsibility of government. Nicola Shaw, Chief Executive of High Speed 1, has been asked to advise on how the government should approach these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:25:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

390608

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: EU Action
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether officials were instructed to vote against the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package at the European Union Transport Council Working Group meeting in June, whilst at the same time supporting the package; and if so, why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL1548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>A proposal for the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package was subject to endorsement by Member States on 30 June at a meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER). In line with Government policy, the UK delegation was unable to support the item on the grounds that the proposals were not consistent with the UK’s preferred approach on the use of secondary legislation powers and the use of delegated acts. Notwithstanding our position on this issue, officials were able to offer the UK’s general support for the Package as a whole.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 15:55:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

390632

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	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 assessment they have made of the risk that the works committed to in National Rail's control period 5 will slip into control period 6; which schemes, if any, they assessed as likely to slip into control period 6; and what are the new timescales for those schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has commissioned proposals this autumn from Network Rail Chair Sir Peter Hendy for a re-plan of the Control Period 5 enhancements programme. It would be premature to comment on the outcome of that work before it has been concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:22:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven