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100049

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the long-term access rights for Grand Central on the East Coast Main Line require them to pay the same access charge as Intercity East Coast; and, if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL2255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Grand Central will not pay the same access charges as Intercity East Coast as Open Access Operators do not pay Fixed Track Access Charges (FTAC). However, both Franchised and Open Access Operators pay Variable Track Access Charges (VTAC) since these are set to reflect the direct ‘wear and tear’ costs that train services impose on the network when they are run.</p><p> </p><p>For Control Period 5 (CP5) the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has held <ins class="ministerial">the Capacity Charge element of VTAC at CP4 levels for services currently run by existing passenger Open Access Operators, however they will pay CP5 rates for any additional or new services whilst any new entrant Open Access Operator will pay CP4 rates on services below a set threshold and CP5 rates on services above that threshold. </ins><del class="ministerial">Open Access (both passenger and freight) VTAC at CP4 levels, whilst</del> Franchised Operators pay the new, higher CP5 rates<del class="ministerial">.</del> <ins class="ministerial">for both existing and new services.　 However, this is the only element of VTAC that is calculated on a different basis.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 28/10/2014 15:24:42 question first ministerially corrected 12/01/2015 16:11:35 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer previous answer version 24717 answering member printed Baroness Kramer answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

79501

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what medical assistance they are providing to military hospitals in Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL1400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is not providing direct medical assistance to military hospitals in Ukraine. Assistance to military hospitals cannot be recorded as Official Development Assistance (ODA), in line with Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 11/08/2014 12:47:08 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

769205

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tyres
	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 extent of the practice undertaken by some bus, HGV and other large vehicle fleet operators to substitute tyres that are not compliant with legal requirements with compliant tyres for the purpose of inspections; and what proposals they have to address that practice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL1939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>To ensure that vehicles on the roads are safe, legal and roadworthy, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carries out two types of vehicle inspections to identify if the vehicle meets the legal requirements for mechanical condition, which includes an assessment of the condition of the tyres:</p><p> </p><p>(1) Annual roadworthiness inspections (MOTs), which are pre-arranged.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics for 2015/16 show that the MOT pass rates for large vehicles are high:</p><p>Heavy Goods Vehicles - 89%</p><p>Buses, Public Service Vehicles &amp; Coaches - 92%</p><p>Trailers - 91%</p><p> </p><p>(2) Nationwide intelligence-led targeted inspections and daily roadside</p><p>spot checks, which are conducted on vehicles where the operator and</p><p>driver are unaware that the vehicle is to be inspected.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16, DVSA conducted the following number of Great Britain roadside mechanical checks, and the number of vehicles found to have 1 or more defects relating to tyres were low:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Vehicle type:</p></td><td><p>Number of roadside checks conducted in 2015/16:</p></td><td><p>% of vehicles found to have 1 or more defects relating to tyres</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heavy Goods Vehicles</p></td><td><p>29,030</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buses, Public Service Vehicles &amp; Coaches</p></td><td><p>8,485</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trailers</p></td><td><p>10,461</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is a lack of statistical evidence to date to support the claim that some bus, HGV and other large vehicle fleet operators are substituting tyres that are not compliant with legal requirements, with compliant tyres for the purpose of inspections. However, all inspection outcomes and vehicle defects are recorded and assessed by DVSA on an individual operator basis. All non-compliant operators are then targeted for further enforcement action either at the roadside or by carrying out an inspection at the operator’s premises, which can be an unannounced visit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department first issued guidance in 2013, which was subsequently updated, most recently in October 2016, recommending tyres over 10 years old should not be fitted to front steering axles, but only at the rear on twin wheels. A year after the guidance was published, a further survey of older Public Service Vehicles (PSV) was carried out by DVSA. This survey indicated a reduction in the average age of tyres fitted in the PSV fleet and demonstrated widespread compliance with the advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/10/2017 13:48:32 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

832868

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Concessions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government from whom they commissioned the recent report on the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, as reported in Passenger Transport on 18 January; what was the cost of that report; and, in concluding that the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme offered low value for money, against what criteria that conclusion was reached.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL5194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The report ‘Evaluation of Concessionary Bus Travel - The impacts of the free bus pass’ was written by analysts in the Department for Transport. Other than staff time, no expense was incurred in compiling it.</p><p> </p><p>The analysis was carried out following Departmental WebTAG and Treasury Green Book guidance. The report concludes that the scheme offered low to medium value for money if assessed against that guidance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/02/2018 13:43:52 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

483337

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Urban Areas
	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 17 March (HL6801), what plans they have to introduce locally managed and self-financing schemes to deal with air pollution and the provision of urban bus services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL7261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>We do not have specific schemes focused on self-financing urban bus services and air quality. However the Government is investing significant funding to help local authorities improve air quality and reduce emissions of harmful pollutants. This includes provision to bus fleets.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published an air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide in December 2015 setting out a comprehensive approach to meeting our ambition for the UK to have some of the cleanest air in the world, including by implementing a new programme of Clean Air Zones. Under the Plan, by 2020 the most polluting vehicles, including older polluting buses, will be discouraged from entering the centres of Birmingham, Leeds, Southampton, Nottingham and Derby. DEFRA has allocated funding to help these five cities implement Clean Air Zones. Additionally cities including Oxford, Norwich and Brighton have already taken steps to introduce zones to ensure the operation of cleaner buses in their areas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/03/2016 12:43:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

223419

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 27 January (HL4314), what they have done to integrate security arrangements with the creation of more passenger-friendly environments at major transport interchanges.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL5172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The creation of more passenger-friendly environments at major transport interchanges can improve passengers’ sense of security through for example better lighting, more information and retail outlets. It is important that all those responsible for the security arrangements at the interchange work together closely to ensure that these are as seamless and integrated as possible. At many major locations there are regular meetings where the British Transport Police (BTP) works in close partnership with local authorities, transport organisations and retailers to share intelligence and plan patrol strategies. The BTP also uses an evidence-based patrol strategy to help identify hot-spot crime locations within the interchange environment and has invested in training its front line staff so that they have the skills to challenge long-term structural or environmental issues which can allow crime to develop within a specific area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/03/2015 14:39:55 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

453620

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money the EU provided, in the most recent year for which figures are available, for research, capital expenditure and revenue support for (1) the bus and coach industry, (2) railway passenger and freight-services, (3) the air industry, including runways, aircraft or equipment, (4) the shipping and ports industry, and (5) road schemes and the development of vehicle technology.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL6322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The EU budget has a number of programmes aimed at supporting the development of transport which can be at a regional, national or trans-national level.</p><p>Given the complexity of the different mechanisms for delivering such funding the UK government does not maintain a central record of the total amount of money that the EU provides for research, capital expenditure and revenue support for transport.</p><p>The main source of funding for transport infrastructure comes from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) which promotes the development of the different Trans- European Networks for Transport, Energy and Communications. Transport is the major element of the CEF budget with nearly €1.5 billion in commitments allocated to fund EU transport projects in 2016. The EU transport funding priorities are defined in the TEN-T regulation (EU 2013/1315) and focus on improving cross-border connections and developing sustainable and efficient transport infrastructure. Funding is awarded to projects through a competitive bidding process with projects having to meet specific criteria and demonstrate high EU added value. The attached tables have details of projects involving UK participation that have been awarded funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/03/2016 16:51:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon attachment 1 file name HL6322 - Tables 1 and 2.docx title HL6322 - Tables 1 and 2
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

167617

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether (1) they are satisfied that the system of appraising transport projects, as set out in the Treasury Green Book, takes sufficient account of the wider economic effects, such as on employment, access to training, linking housing provision to employment opportunities and addressing the potential of run down areas of cities, and (2) they plan to revise the guidance on the appraisal of such projects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL3391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Green Book requires that all new policies, programmes and projects be subject to a comprehensive but proportional assessment of value for money and that, wherever feasible, all impacts of the proposal should be accounted for within the social cost benefit appraisal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport appraises transport investment using the Department’s Transport Analysis Guidance, which is fully compliant with the Green Book. The guidance takes into account a number of wider economic impacts, such as labour market effects and agglomeration economies. The Department also appraises the impacts of transport investments on unlocking housing developments and regeneration areas. Where appropriate these impacts are quantified and monetised for transport schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government guidance on project appraisal, including that specifically relating to transport investment, is kept under constant review and is updated and developed when appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/12/2014 17:15:14 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

172639

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
	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 Deighton on 17 December (HL3391), what proportion of the appraisal of a typical road and a rail investment proposal is based on (1) the aggregation of small time savings forecast to be of benefit to users, and (2) other effects such as the wider economic impacts and the various regeneration effects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL3973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Transport investment decisions are supported with a 5-part business case. Appraisal information largely informs the economic case, which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a proposal’s impacts. This includes a wide range of social and environmental factors, as well as time savings and economic impacts. The proportion of benefits falling in these different categories varies on a proposal-by-proposal basis and information on the proportion of benefits from (1) small time savings, and (2) other effects such as wider impacts, is not centrally held.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 15/01/2015 12:17:08 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

79678

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their typical requirements for a business case seeking investment in a transport-related investment scheme; whether those requirements are the same for each mode of transport; and by what means those requirements are measured.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL1570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>Transport investments are supported by a Transport Business Case, which, in line with HM Treasury guidance, considers the case for investment from five perspectives, showing whether schemes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>are supported by a robust case for change that fits with wider public policy objectives – the ‘strategic case’;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>demonstrate value for money – the ‘economic case’;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>are commercially viable – the ‘commercial case’;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>are financially affordable – the ‘financial case’; and</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>are achievable – the ‘management case’.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information and guidance on the Transport Business Case is available at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-business-case" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-business-case</a>. This sets out what should be covered in each element of the business case; the questions likely to be asked by the relevant investment committee; how the level of detail should be developed as a scheme progresses; and provides tools and sources of further guidance to aid in the development of business cases. These requirements are the same, regardless of the mode of transport being considered for investment. The business case is considered using the questions set out in the above document. In addition, the economic case includes an assessment of the value for money category and guidance on the value for money assessment process is also available at the link above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/08/2014 10:12:47 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw