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1088846

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the purpose of the revised track layout contained in the latest HS2 Phase 2 Additional Provisions SES 2 and AP2 ES Volume 2 Community Area 1: Fradley to Colton; and what is the additional cost of those changes.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The proposed changes at Handsacre Junction, included within Additional Provision 2 of the Phase 2a hybrid Bill, are intended to deliver a simpler connection to the West Coast Main Line from the HS2 main line. Revising this connection will avoid significant levels of possessions of the existing railway, and so reducing disruption to the travelling public and freight users.</p><p> </p><p>There is no additional cost in changing the design at Handsacre and this is a lower risk solution.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/03/2019 14:07:41 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1083758

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurotunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in respect of the settlement agreement with Eurotunnel to provide the company with £33 million over three years, what comparable arrangements and changes will be made to the Eurotunnel Calais terminal on the French side; and who will fund those arrangements and changes.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Eurotunnel is obliged under the terms of the settlement agreement to commit expenditure on measures to improve security, border preparedness and improve flow around the Channel tunnel site, focussed on the UK side.</p><p> </p><p>Outside of the settlement agreement, any arrangements or changes on the French side will be decided and funded by Eurotunnel.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/03/2019 15:52:01 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1083759

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurotunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their guidance published on 5 March regarding Eurotunnel obligations, whether similar resilience measures will be implemented for rail freight as for road freight.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Eurotunnel must commit expenditure on the fixed link and the immediate surrounding environment, including Dollands Moor rail freight yard. Eurotunnel has flexibility to determine which specific projects to invest in, providing those projects comply with the obligations the Government published on 5 March, and may invest in both rail and road freight resilience. The details have been posted online here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eurotunnel-obligations-under-government-settlement-agreement/eurotunnel-obligations-under-government-settlement-agreement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eurotunnel-obligations-under-government-settlement-agreement/eurotunnel-obligations-under-government-settlement-agreement</a></p><p> </p><p>A number of cross-Government working groups have been established to consider the impacts on imports into the UK after EU Exit, including steering groups with rail freight operators and terminal operators to support resilience. We have been in ongoing dialogue with these stakeholders throughout our EU Exit planning to assist their preparations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/03/2019 16:16:09 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1083760

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Dover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, further to their guidance published on 5 March regarding Eurotunnel obligations, whether similar enhanced resilience facilities are being introduced at the port of Dover for road freight; and if so, how they will be funded.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>In general, resilience facilities on port estates are funded by the ports themselves. This is true of Dover, as elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>A range of bodies, including this Department and Highways England, are responsible for off-site resilience facilities related to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. These preparations are being done as part of wider arrangements by the Kent Resilience Forum. The Government has provided £28.8m funding this year for Kent County Council for such work. In relation to Dover specifically, we are continuing expenditure on HGV facilities at Manston.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Dover District Council is among the 19 local authorities which are receiving a share of the £3.14m funding package announced by the Communities Secretary on 20 February. This package of funding is aimed at local authorities with a major port to assist them in preparing for Brexit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/03/2019 15:51:28 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1081647

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect an announcement on the next stage of development of a southern rail link to London Heathrow Airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has begun working on the recommendations of the Market Sounding Findings Report published in December 2018 which found significant market appetite for financing and delivering a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow (SRLtH) but did not find a feasible proposal able to progress without Government support. We are committed to doing this work as quickly as possible, following which we intend to set out further engagement opportunities to all interested parties.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/03/2019 13:01:49 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1081648

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Traffic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of the proposal from Heathrow Airport Limited for early lifting of the Air Traffic Movement cap by 25,000 per year on (1) demand for rail services, (2) road congestion, and (3) air quality.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. An early lifting of the Air Traffic Movement cap at Heathrow is not Government policy.</p><p> </p><p>Any proposal for the early lifting of the Air Traffic Movement cap would be subject to the planning process and would need to form part of an applicant’s development consent application.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this process, the Planning Inspector would need to see that there was a proper assessment of the impacts, including a full environmental assessment, and that appropriate mitigations were in place to limit any anticipated impacts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/03/2019 14:14:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1077049

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
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 21 February (HL13574), what they have spent or committed, in staff, consultancy and other costs, on work related to the procurement exercise to secure additional freight capacity after Brexit; and what assessment they have made of the impact on such costs of the approach to nine companies and the award to only three.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL13971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Combined costs of external legal, financial and project assurance advice on all three freight contracts including legal advice up to the end of December 2018 were approximately £800,000. Subsequent costs cannot yet be derived as contracts are still live and invoices pending.</p><p> </p><p>Preliminary discussions with the wider set of nine operators, to assess market appetite and help secure value for money, were undertaken as part of the Department’s broader Maritime EU Exit work, and could not accurately be disaggregated without disproportionate cost; no external consultancy costs were incurred in this exercise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/03/2019 11:44:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1059185

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent or committed, in staff and consultant costs, on work related to (1) their contract with Seaborne Freight, and (2) the dredging of Ramsgate harbour.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL13574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The contract awarded to Seaborne was part of a broader procurement exercise to secure additional freight capacity after Brexit, wherein nine companies were approached and contracts were awarded to three. Due to the complexity of disaggregating the data from related contingency planning, the precise staff and consultancy time involved with Seaborne, and associated discussions on Ramsgate dredging, could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/02/2019 11:54:43 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1054327

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Cycleways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated capital cost of adding a cycleway to the route of HS2 Phase 1.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL13383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken an estimate of the capital cost of adding a cycleway along the entire route of HS2 Phase One.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published a national cycleway feasibility study associated with HS2 on the 18th October 2018 which identified a range of possible cycling routes and networks near to and around the route of HS2.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/02/2019 14:55:37 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1050773

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the peak electric power demand for the operation of the planned number of trains per hour for HS2 phases 1, 2A and 2B meeting speeds and performance criteria that comply with the design specification.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL13199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The peak electric power demand for the operation of the planned number of trains per hour for HS2 phases 1, 2A and 2B is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Feeder Station</p></td><td><p>Max 1 minute RMS (MVA)</p></td><td><p>Max 30 minute RMS (MVA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ickenham</p></td><td><p>149.1</p></td><td><p>131.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quainton</p></td><td><p>179.1</p></td><td><p>167.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burton Green</p></td><td><p>176.5</p></td><td><p>157.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maximum Phase 1.</p></td><td><p>504.7</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newlands (Phase 2A)</p></td><td><p>152.73</p></td><td><p>83.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hoo Green</p></td><td><p>170.85</p></td><td><p>94.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PH2 B AFTS 1</p></td><td><p>119.49</p></td><td><p>63.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PH2 B AFTS 2</p></td><td><p>137.83</p></td><td><p>69.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PH2 B AFTS 3</p></td><td><p>127.26</p></td><td><p>60.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PH2 B AFTS 4</p></td><td><p>122.27</p></td><td><p>54.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maximum demand on Phase 2B.</p></td><td><p>677.63</p></td><td><p>343.64</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures above represent the calculated demand based on a timetable that represents the train service pattern post opening of Phase 2B. The calculation is based on peak service provision during the period 07:00 to 11:00 which is the most power demanding period, ensuring that the traction power system is sized appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>Demand is presented as the total 1 minute and 30 minute values at the primary side of the grid supply transformers.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the total maximum demand for Phase 1, Phase 2a or Phase 2B does not necessarily equate to the sum of the maximum demand for each of the feeder stations in the ‘Phase’ as the maximum demand at each feeder station doesn’t occur at the same time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/02/2019 15:26:11 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley