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date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Consultants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much HS2 Ltd spent on consultancy services in each financial year since 2015/16.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>As HS2 do not categorise consultancy spend within their contracts this information is not easily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/01/2021 13:58:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1272395

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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	Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on the purchase of land and property in connection with (1) HS2 Phase 1, and (2) HS2 Phase 2A.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>At November 2020, some £3.642bn has been spent or committed on the three phases of the HS2 property programme. The breakdown is: Phase One - £3.314bn; Phase 2a - £100m; and, Phase 2b - £228m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/01/2021 11:37:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1272396

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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	Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the resale value of land and property sales purchased in connection with (1) HS2 Phase 1 and (2) HS2 Phase 2A, in the event that part or all of these projects are cancelled.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>At November 2020, £3.414bn has been spent and committed on the property acquisition programme for Phase One and Phase 2a. No detailed estimates have been produced on the resale value of the property acquired to date on those phases in the event of project cancellation. Subject to wider property disposal rules, the Government’s policy is to sell any land and property not needed for the HS2 programme for its full, unblighted open-market value. The HS2 property disposal policy is kept under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/01/2021 11:40:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1272428

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) linear motor technology developed in the UK, and (2) how such technology can be used to decarbonise the transfer and delivery of goods.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL11605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>Decarbonising transport will require us to embrace new technology and innovation, and multiple solutions will have essential parts to play. Innovate UK is currently part-funding a UK based project to identify the standards and procedures required to design, build, operate and qualify an Underground Freight Transportation system using linear motors, which will report in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Testing new technology and business models at scale is essential and that is why we have already invested £92 million in four Future Transport Zones (FTZs). These will support local leaders and industry to trial new approaches and we have committed £20m towards mass scale demonstration of zero emission freight in the next year. Our further plans for the decarbonisation of freight will form part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan which is due to be published by Spring 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL11606 HL11608 question first answered 05/01/2021 14:47:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1272429

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to support the introduction of (1) linear motors, and (2) other new technologies, which can be used to decarbonise the transfer and delivery of goods.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL11606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>Decarbonising transport will require us to embrace new technology and innovation, and multiple solutions will have essential parts to play. Innovate UK is currently part-funding a UK based project to identify the standards and procedures required to design, build, operate and qualify an Underground Freight Transportation system using linear motors, which will report in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Testing new technology and business models at scale is essential and that is why we have already invested £92 million in four Future Transport Zones (FTZs). These will support local leaders and industry to trial new approaches and we have committed £20m towards mass scale demonstration of zero emission freight in the next year. Our further plans for the decarbonisation of freight will form part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan which is due to be published by Spring 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL11605 HL11608 question first answered 05/01/2021 14:47:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1272431

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways and Roads: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for existing road and rail corridors to be utilised for automated goods movement systems; and whether they have included technologies such as linear motors in any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL11608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>Decarbonising transport will require us to embrace new technology and innovation, and multiple solutions will have essential parts to play. Innovate UK is currently part-funding a UK based project to identify the standards and procedures required to design, build, operate and qualify an Underground Freight Transportation system using linear motors, which will report in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Testing new technology and business models at scale is essential and that is why we have already invested £92 million in four Future Transport Zones (FTZs). These will support local leaders and industry to trial new approaches and we have committed £20m towards mass scale demonstration of zero emission freight in the next year. Our further plans for the decarbonisation of freight will form part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan which is due to be published by Spring 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL11605 HL11606 question first answered 05/01/2021 14:47:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1272451

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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	Her Majesty's Government whether the publication of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North of England has been deferred to 2021; if so, (1) why, and (2) when they now expect it to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL11590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>Following full consideration of the National Infrastructure Commission's Rail Needs Assessment report, published on 15 December, the Government expects to publish the Integrated Rail Plan early in 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/01/2021 13:43:43 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves