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228684

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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 discussions they have had with Network Rail over giving the company compulsory purchase powers outside its permitted development rights to enable it to obtain access to its land or achieve small enhancements, maintenance and renewals more quickly and cheaply.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>There have been no general discussions between Her Majesty’s Government and Network Rail in relation to giving Network Rail additional compulsory purchase powers for the purposes mentioned. Her Majesty's Governmentand Network Rail from time to time discuss particular applications by Network Rail, under section 14 of the Railway Regulation Act 1842, in relation to obtaining temporary access to land neighbouring the railway, where this is needed for the purpose of certain safety works on the railway.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail can also apply to Her Majesty's Government, under section 15 of that Act, for a revival of the compulsory purchase powers which would originally have applied under the enabling legislation for the relevant stretch of railway; again this would be where such acquisition is needed to be able to effect safety repairs and works. Each application by Network Rail under section 14 and 15 is considered on its specific facts and the safety issues arising.</p><p> </p><p>The powers of entry arising under section 14 of the 1842 Act were considered both by the Transport Resilience Review and the Powers of Entry Review under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Following on from these Her Majesty's Government expects to consult with Network Rail and other stakeholders over a code of practice in relation to the use of section 14.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2015 13:48:49 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

228685

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what compulsory purchase rights mobile telephone companies have to enable them to erect or maintain their transmitters and other equipment.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code, set out in Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984 and amended by the Communications Act 2003, enables electronic communications operators to place apparatus on land. Paragraph 5 offers recourse to the County Court (or the Sherriff’s Court in Scotland) for communications operators to apply for compulsory access to land subject to appropriate compensation and consideration being paid to the occupier of the land.</p><p>There are also provisions in Schedule 4 to the Communications Act 2003 which allow the compulsory acquisition of land by communications operators.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/03/2015 13:49:47 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

228686

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Geothermal Power: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 March (HL5377), what action they are taking to progress discussions with the government of Germany following their letter to that government last year; and how many meetings between United Kingdom and German officials have taken place on this subject since then.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>DECC officials, working closely with Cornwall County Council, continue to engage with their German counterparts to explore research options for the potential testing of geothermal resources. The main exchanges have been through email correspondence and by telephone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 23/03/2015 17:02:55 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

228687

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Thames Tideway Tunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the Thames Tideway Tunnel project provides value for money, in the light of the National Audit Office’s Report "The choice of finance for capital investment" published on 18 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The NAO report considered the difference between publicly-funded investment and public-private partnerships, such as PFI. It describes the Government’s decision-making processes and summarises recent developments. The report does not draw conclusions about the Government’s record.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a private sector project of a scale and complexity unique to the UK water industry. The Government issued the Strategic Case for the Tunnel (“Creating a River Thames Fit for our Future”) in November 2011, and the need for a tunnel was confirmed by Parliament in March 2012 when the Waste Water National Policy Statement was approved. The Government confirmed in a Written Ministerial Statement on 5 June 2014 (<em>Official Report</em>, column 11WS) that it would, subject to State Aid clearance, offer a contingent financial support package to the winner of the procurement for an Infrastructure Provider to finance and deliver the Thames Tideway Tunnel currently being undertaken by Thames Water. The Government continues to judge that the project will be value for money for taxpayers and customers who will be directly funding the Tunnel, and that an Infrastructure Provider procured by Thames Water is the preferred route for delivering the project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 25/03/2015 15:43:25 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

227427

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the first Intercity Express Programme trains are scheduled to enter timetabled passenger service on the Great Western Main Line; and at what date the timetable change will be made after the full fleet enters into passenger service.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The first Intercity Express Programme trains are scheduled to enter service in May 2017. The full fleet service timetable change is scheduled for 09 Dec 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2015 13:55:06 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

227066

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in considering the provision of trains for non-electrified Great Western West of England services from 2018, what is their assessment of whether an Intercity Express Programme Bi-mode can match the speed, performance on gradients, and operational range under diesel power, of the equivalent IC125 High Speed Train.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving services to the West of England, including re-signalling the Cornish mainline, to allow for increased frequencies of trains. The forthcoming Direct Award will set out options for rolling stock including for new-build rolling stock. The current order of bi-mode Intercity Express Programme trains is not intended for West of England services and will be deployed elsewhere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2015 13:16:20 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

226815

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Fund for Strategic Investments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding they have committed to the European Fund for Strategic Investment; which other member states have so far committed funds; and, in each case, how much.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is a €21bn guarantee fund which seeks to leverage other sources of investment, with the aim of delivering a total estimated target of €315bn in investment in the European economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funding for the EFSI’s first loss €21bn guarantee will be backed by the EU Budget (€16bn) and the EIB (€5bn). All EU Member States, including the UK, contribute to the guarantee through our shareholding at the EIB, and as a contributor to the EU Budget. No Member States have committed bilateral funding to the EFSI, though some Member States have announced an intention to partner with the EFSI through their National Promotional Banks by contributing to projects benefiting from finance by the EFSI.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 25/03/2015 16:16:55 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

225310

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to devolve responsibility for the Wales and Borders rail franchise to the Welsh Government; and how the interests of stakeholders and customers in England would be protected under such a change.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is proposing to devolve executive franchising functions to the Welsh Government, to enable them to lead on the procurement and management of the next Wales and Borders franchise. We continue to work with the Welsh Government on the details of the devolved franchise, including how cross-border routes are procured and managed. Cross-border routes are vital for passengers on both sides of the border; having sufficient safeguards in place to protect all cross-border rail users is extremely important.</p><p> </p><p>In order for the Secretary of State for Transport to ensure proper accountability, it is likely that services primarily serving English markets will be placed into other franchises for which the Secretary of State for Transport is the franchising authority. No final decision has been made at this stage on which services would be affected and specific proposals will be consulted on in due course as is normal practice. It should also be noted that any transfer of executive franchising functions to Welsh Ministers will be subject to parliamentary process in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 11/03/2015 14:37:37 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

224932

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Isles of Scilly
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role they have played in relation to the Duchy of Cornwall’s Consultation on its Governance Review of St Mary’s Harbour.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Representatives of St Mary’s Harbour (Duchy of Cornwall) briefed officials about the proposed Governance Review in September 2014. A further meeting to discuss progress on the review following the recent informal consultation with key local stakeholders on proposed changes to the governance of St Mary’s Harbour will be held later this month.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/03/2015 12:52:29 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

224933

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Geothermal Power: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to follow up the letter from the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Industry of Germany received on 4 November 2014 offering £15 million to support a collaborative United Kingdom–German geothermal research and development project at the Eden Project; and whether they intend to support that project and an application for European Regional Development Fund funding in the second and third quarters of this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government replied to the German Minister last year, expressing support for the principle of testing the technology in this area of crystalline rock, and welcoming the potential for joint working with the Eden Project and Cornwall County Council.</p><p>Deep geothermal research and development will be a priority investment in the European Regional Development Fund programme for 2014-20, and is a component within Cornwall and Isle of Scilly’s European Structural and Investment Funds strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2015 15:30:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley