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1010105

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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 plans they have to reduce roadside emissions from large heavy goods vehicles by making greater use of electric rail haulage in the next 15 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL11552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Rail Freight Strategy recognises the environmental benefits of shifting freight from road to rail, and the Strategy sets out a vision for how rail can increase its share of the freight market. The Government supports modal shift through funding improvements to the rail network for freight, investing £235m in Control Period 5 (2014-2019). The Statement of Funds Available for Control Period 6 (2019-2024) includes funding for continued infrastructure investment for both passenger and freight operators.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out an ambition to decarbonise the railway by phasing out all diesel-only trains by 2040, and the rail industry is due to respond to this challenge shortly. In support of the Government’s ambition, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) announced in October 2018 that it is making funding available to facilitate research and innovation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 30/11/2018 11:45:18 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1015829

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Tyres
	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 Sugg on 23 November (HLWS1075), what steps they take to ensure that the tyres on vehicles undergoing tests are not removed after the test and less compliant tyres substituted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL11832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>As part of its enforcement duties, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carries out roadside enforcement checks on buses, coaches, lorries and trailers to ensure the vehicles are being maintained to roadworthiness standards.</p><p> </p><p>If the DVSA identifies a vehicle, or trailer, that has a tyre fitted that is over 10 years old, it will conduct a follow up investigation with the operator. If the operator cannot provide a satisfactory explanation for using an old tyre, or their tyre management systems are not adequate, then the DVSA will consider referring them to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/12/2018 17:39:08 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1015831

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cross Country Rail Franchise
	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 Sugg on 20 November (HL11313), whether any steps are available to them quickly to alleviate overcrowding on the Cross Country Trains network.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL11833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Currently, there is no suitable rolling stock available that could be used on this franchise in the short term to alleviate the services which suffer overcrowding. We are, however, working with Cross Country on a potential Direct Award to see what rolling stock and/or trains service changes might be possible to tackle this issue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/12/2018 15:39:35 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1015832

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Gatwick Airport Station
	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 Sugg on 20 November (HL11312), what proportion of the passengers using Gatwick Airport railway station are travelling to and from the airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL11834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>According to Network Rail’s latest data, approximately 90% of passengers using Gatwick Airport railway station across an entire week are travelling to and from the airport. The remaining 10% of passengers are largely rail commuters. During the Monday to Friday peak periods, approximately 80% of passengers are travelling to and from the airport, with the remaining 20% being commuters who are not travelling via the airport.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/12/2018 17:11:24 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1017367

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are providing a subsidy to Great Western Railway; if so, why; and what lessons they have learned.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL11927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Premium and subsidy payments, together with key components of those payments, are reported for each train operating company in the Office of Rail and Road’s Data Portal entry ‘Government subsidy per passenger kilometre by train operating company’. This can be found at: <a href="http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/data-portal" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/data-portal</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Directly awarded franchise agreements such as the Great Western Railway are awarded under the terms of procurement regulations. These require the Department to assure itself that the costs and revenues agreed with franchisees, and recorded in the franchise agreement as net premiums or subsidy, are correct. The Department continues to review its procurement processes to ensure that this requirement continues to be met in any new directly awarded franchises granted.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/12/2018 17:42:41 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1020041

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
	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 Sugg on 29 November (HL11551), whether the impact assessment into whether to retrofit sideguard to specific heavy goods vehicles took into account the extra casualties that may occur by excluding retrofitting of sideguards to lorries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL12016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The analysis on whether to require retro fitting of sideguards on specific heavy goods vehicles took into account the potential reduction in casualties. A consultation on the changes to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 is planned for 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:15:11 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1020042

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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 is the present status of the proposal to build a new freight terminal south of Northampton adjacent to the West Coast Railway Line.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL12017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>There are two proposals for freight terminals south of Northampton – Northampton Gateway, and Rail Central. Both are within the Planning Inspectorate’s Development Consent Order process.</p><p> </p><p>The examination in public for Northampton Gateway began on 9<sup>th</sup> October 2018 and is expected to conclude on or before 9<sup>th</sup> April 2019. Rail Central was accepted for examination on 15<sup>th</sup> November 2018. The Planning Inspectorate have three months from this date to prepare for examination. No timetable has yet been published.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/12/2018 16:21:35 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1020043

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of whether the proposals from Transport for the North for a rail route across the Pennines makes adequate provision for the movement of freight.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL12018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has received a number of proposals to support freight capacity across the Pennines including the Trans Pennine route and Skipton to Colne. Officials continue to work closely with TfN and Network Rail on these proposals. We are currently considering next steps on the provision of additional rail freight capacity and capability across the Pennines and expect to make an announcement shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/12/2018 16:03:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1036981

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Gatwick Airport Station
	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 Sugg on 11 December 2018 (HL11834), in view of the proportion of airport passengers using Gatwick Airport railway station, what assessment they have made of requesting Gatwick Airport Limited to make a greater contribution to the costs of improving the station.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL12623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has been seeking to agree Gatwick Airport Limited’s contribution to the costs of enhancement works at Gatwick Airport Station through a process of negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The objective of these negotiations has been to secure an appropriate level of contribution from the airport, which also recognises that the enhancement works are designed to improve passenger journeys for airport and non-airport users.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations with Gatwick Airport Limited are still ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/01/2019 16:31:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1036983

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Tyres
	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 Sugg on 10 December 2018 (HL11832), how many roadside checks, which involved checks on whether buses, coaches, or lorries have a tyre fitted which is more than ten years old, were conducted in the last three years for which figures are available; and how many such cases were referred by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL12625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carried out the following number of roadside checks (mechanical checks/encounters) involving buses, coaches and lorries, in the last 3 calendar years. All mechanical encounters involve a check of the condition of a tyre irrespective of its age.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>117,600</p></td><td><p>114,965</p></td><td><p>105,471</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Buses and coaches have been checked from June 2017 to identify if they have a tyre that is more than ten years old fitted on the front axle. When conducting roadside checks, the DVSA has a process in place to identify tyres that are more than 10 years old, irrespective of condition, and will conduct follow up investigations with operators.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No such cases have been referred by the DVSA to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner since the referral process began in December 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/01/2019 18:01:54 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw