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798082

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) Virgin Rail Group, and (2) Stagecoach Group, will be allowed to bid for (a) the new East Coast partnership from 2020, and (b) other rail franchises.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL3778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>All passport holders at the time will be offered the opportunity to bid. Like others, Virgin and Stagecoach will need to meet all relevant requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/12/2017 12:55:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

825299

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative safety data is available in respect of trains with guards, however designated, as against those without.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL4832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Driver Controlled Operation (DCO) has been in safe operation for over 30 years on many of our commuter networks. It is also in safe operation across the whole of London Underground.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is responsible for the enforcement of Health and Safety law on the railways and this organisation has examined thoroughly the safety of DCO. A report on its findings in relation to Govia Thameslink Railways’ implementation of this form of dispatch as well as its guidance to train operators on DCO Principles has been produced and is available on its website.</p><p> </p><p>Its inspectors are satisfied that with suitable equipment, proper procedures and competent staff in place, it is a safe method of operation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 29/01/2018 14:29:24 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

723757

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding they allocated to (1) the Highways Agency, (2) local authorities, and (3) other bodies, for the construction and maintenance of roads and pavements in the last financial year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL6799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2016/17, Highways England spent £3.1bn in total in covering construction and maintenance of the Strategic Road Network, and the Traffic Officer Service.</p><p>The Government provided a total of £137.6m to local authorities from the local majors programme for the construction of new local roads.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also allocated £1.029 billion to local authorities for highways maintenance in England outside London This was made up of £826m highways maintenance block needs element, £50m highways maintenance block incentive element, £103m highways maintenance block challenge fund and £50m Pothole Action Fund. A further £258 million was provided to local authorities in England outside London for small scale transport improvements through the integrated transport block.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London receives an annual grant from the Government for transport including rail, underground and roads, so the Department does not hold a breakdown of the expenditure.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/04/2017 11:53:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

592907

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Industrial Health and Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions over each of the last five years Network Rail has been fined for breaches of health and safety legislation; and what safeguards are in place to ensure that fines are not passed on to the taxpayer or passengers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Network Rail has been fined fifteen times over the last five years for breaches of health and safety legislation, however the incidents that these fines correspond with took place over the last thirteen years (2003-2016). All fines must be paid out of existing budgets and no additional funding will be made available by government and no extra can be raised from track access charges.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/10/2016 12:58:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

592908

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Industrial Health and Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any link between the salaries of senior managers in Network Rail and health and safety performance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Network Rail’s business performance is measured in every four-week period through a scorecard that includes a series of safety measures. Performance against the metrics in the scorecard is linked to the bonuses of senior managers.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the company’s Executive Directors, each year Network Rail’s Remuneration Committee assesses performance for the year and decides whether the scorecard out-turn should be adjusted on safety grounds. Network Rail’s Management Incentive Plan states that in the event of a serious safety incident during the year, which impacts passengers, the workforce or the public, for which Network Rail was responsible, no incentive would normally be payable to any executive director for that year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/10/2016 13:22:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

622474

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect each train operating company to implement passenger compensation for delays of 15 minutes or more.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>On 13 October 2016 the Secretary of State for Transport announced an improved compensation scheme for passengers if their train is more than 15 minutes late. We will implement the policy in the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) franchise, which includes Southern, within months. Following its introduction on GTR services, ‘Delay Repay 15’ will then be rolled out across the network starting with the new South Western, West Midlands and South Eastern franchises. All franchise competitions let by the Department for Transport (DfT) will include requirements to introduce this policy and the DfT is exploring opportunities to roll this out for all DfT franchises during this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/11/2016 13:43:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

659571

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	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 are the target dates for opening each stage of HS2 to passenger travel.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL4182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Phase 1 (London to West Midlands) of HS2 is scheduled to open to passengers in 2026, Phase 2a (West Midlands to Crewe) in 2027, and the rest of Phase 2 (Crewe to Manchester and West Midlands to Yorkshire) in 2033. The project remains on time and on budget.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2016 11:52:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

659569

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	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 their estimate of the current maximum passenger carrying capacity from London to Birmingham by rail; and how much additional capacity they estimate will be added by HS2.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL4181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport considered the impact of HS2 on the West Coast Main Line rail corridor in the Supplement to the October 2013 Strategic Case for HS2. The increase in peak-time seats on Birmingham services associated with HS2 (the Phase 2 “Y“ shaped network) was estimated at 97% compared to today’s capacity. HS2 was also estimated to increase PM-peak, standard-class seats from Euston from 15,869 to 39,566 across all Intercity West Coast (ICWC) services.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2016 13:52:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

622472

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the amount of compensation due to passengers for delays and cancellations which was unclaimed from each train operating company during the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made an estimate of unclaimed compensation. The Office of Rail and Road considered this issue in its response to the Which? super-complaint on passenger compensation and has committed to working with the industry to agree a set of indicators that will show how the take-up of compensation is changing over time.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the industry as it develops improvements to make the compensation process as easy for passengers as possible, including further automation. A number of train companies have already introduced fully automated compensation and other are planning to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/11/2016 13:44:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

795039

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how vehicle battery technology will develop; and what is their estimate of the number of (1) electric vehicles there will be, and (2) charging points that will be required, in the next (a) five, (b) 10, and (c) 15, years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL3589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important future role batteries will have as a primary energy source for vehicles. The recently announced Faraday Challenge is a £246m commitment to battery development in the UK to make the most of the automotive electrification market opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>We expect most motorists to continue to charge at home, but we have put in place support schemes for those unable to do so with schemes to fund domestic on-street, off-street and workplace chargepoints. As announced at Autumn Budget 2017, a new £400m electric car Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (£200m new Government investment to be matched by private investors) will accelerate the roll-out of charging infrastructure by providing access to finance to companies that deliver chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is due to publish a strategy on Government support for the transition to zero emission vehicles by March 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2017 16:13:33 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie