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174536

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date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Vivarail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with Vivarail on that company’s proposals for refurbishment of D78-Stock from the London Underground; if so when they took place; and whether they are giving encouragement or support to such proposals.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>On 13 January, Department for Transport officials met with Vivarail to discuss that company’s proposals for the refurbishment of D78-Stock. Vivarail is a private sector company that has developed these proposals at its own risk. The deployment of rolling stock is a matter for train operators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/02/2015 12:19:53 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

174537

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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 whether they have made an assessment of (1) the types of routes on which Pacer units are regularly used by Northern Rail, and (2) the types of rolling stock that could be appropriate for those services as replacements for Pacers within the new franchise.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Pacers are used by Northern Rail on a diverse mix of rural and urban routes. In a number of cases, they are used to provide additional peak capacity on busy commuter routes. It will be for bidders for the new franchise to consider which rolling stock types might be appropriate as replacements for Pacers, subject to meeting the requirements of the specification that the Department will set out in the Invitation to Tender, but bidders may conclude that different rolling stock types – or rolling stock with different internal layouts – may be suitable for the various types of route on which Pacers are deployed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 27/01/2015 14:03:38 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

174538

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which countries outside the European Union driving licences may be used to drive in the United Kingdom without sitting a United Kingdom driving test.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Residents who hold a driving licence issued by a designated country may exchange that licence for a GB equivalent without the need to take a further driving test here. Designation of a country is based on an assessment of driver training and testing standards, which must be comparable with those in this country.</p><p> </p><p>The following are designated countries for driving licence exchange purposes in Great Britain: Andorra, Australia, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p><p>All visitors and new residents who hold a valid driving licence issued outside the European Union and have the relevant entitlement can drive cars and motorcycles in GB for 12 months. After this 12-month period, non-EU visitors and residents must apply for a provisional driving licence and pass a driving test in the UK to be able to continue to drive here. This arrangement is for small vehicles only and does not include driving larger vehicles like buses and lorries.</p><p> </p><p>In Northern Ireland, driver licensing is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the Department of the Environment. The designation of countries outside the EU for driver licence purposes is therefore a decision for the relevant department in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 27/01/2015 13:36:18 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley