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101981

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Lights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's Report, The Operation of Traffic Signals during Low Demand Periods, published in October 2012, what trials to turn off traffic lights during such periods proposed by local authorities have taken place; what the findings were of those trials; and whether his Department has issued any further guidance on this matter.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	212722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The operation of traffic lights is a matter for local authorities. Part-time operation is already possible, but an authority would need to carefully consider the possible impacts, particularly on road safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not carried out any trials of turning off traffic lights during low demand periods, and to date it has not been approached by any local authorities wishing to carry out such a trial.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not issued any further guidance on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/11/2014 15:27:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

101983

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department spent on consultants on electrification in financial years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	212721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department commissioned technical and engineering advice from consultants in respect of electrification in 2013/14 and 2014/15.</p><p>£38,717.28 (including VAT) was spent in the financial year 2013/14.</p><p>£104,400.00 (including VAT) has been spent to date in 2014/15.</p><p>In addition, a research project was carried out in 2010 looking at electrification of Branch Lines with a value of £35,000.00</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/11/2014 15:26:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

101989

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the costs of administering each franchise of the Direct Awards programme are.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	212594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The costs of the 4 most recently-completed Direct Award projects have been as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Northern £1.536million</p><p>Greater Anglia £1.088million</p><p>West Coast £ 0.842million</p><p>Southeastern £ 0.918million</p><p> </p><p>In Total: £ 4.384million</p><p> </p><p>These figures include staff costs, advisers, “non-pay” administrative costs (for example, IT facilities, training and travel expenses) and VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/11/2014 15:35:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

101990

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what works will be required to overhead wiring south of Bedford as a result of the Midland Main Line electrification programme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	212593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Midland Mainline is already electrified from London to Bedford. Work to improve resilience has already begun to prepare the route south of Bedford for the greater number of trains that will run and the higher speeds of the intercity electric trains. This work includes upgrading power supplies and other components.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/11/2014 15:28:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

101991

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Directly Operated Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Directly Operated Railways' staff numbers and overall budget are projected to be in each year between 2013-14 and 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	212595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Directly Operated Railways’ (DOR) staff numbers were 12 (8.3 FTE) in 2013/14 and are forecast to be 6 (3.5 FTE) at the end of 2014/15.</p><p /><p>DOR’s gross costs were £3.65 million in 2013/14 and are forecast to be £2.06 million in 2014/15. These costs are met by a combination of management charges to their subsidiary company (East Coast) and charges to the Department for Transport in respect of work undertaken on the rail franchising programme.</p><p /><p>No forecasts are available beyond 31 March 2015 at present as the future activities of the company will be reviewed following the sale of the East Coast business later this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/11/2014 15:24:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

101992

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what premises officials in his Department are working on High Speed (a) 2 and (b) 3; what the square footage is of each premises; and what the annual cost per square foot of each premises is.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	212591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>High Speed Rail Group occupy approximately 510 square metres of the third floor Great Minster House (GMH). The cost per square metre in GMH is £850 per annum including VAT. Therefore, the total cost of our accommodation in GMH is £433,500 per annum. The main point to note is that we do not pay for any of this accommodation because it is part of the Department for Transport (DfT) overheads and the Building Services do not recharge any part of DfT for such provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/11/2014 16:50:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

101686

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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 advantages of the HS2 project, in the light of the statement in the booklet <i>Rebalancing Britain</i> at page 31 that journeys from London to York via the South Yorkshire hub would take 114 minutes plus time changing trains, and via the East Midlands hub would take 121 minutes plus time changing trains, whilst the existing direct journey from London to York takes around 120 minutes without any time changing trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL2508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The diagrams on page 31 of the <em>Rebalancing Britain</em> report published on 27 October 2014 demonstrate how far away a destination will be from the East Midlands and Sheffield. 　We plan to operate direct HS2 services from London Euston to York after the opening of Phase Two.</p><p> </p><p>The current proposal is to operate three direct services per hour from London to York.　 The current expected fastest journey time would be eighty four minutes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/11/2014 13:44:26 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

100615

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce measures to reduce the use of diesel engines as compared to petrol engines because of the effects of diesel fumes on health.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Progressively tighter new vehicle European emission standards have reduced harmful particulate matter pollution emissions from diesel vehicles to a point where they are now equivalent to those from petrol vehicles. The latest emission standard for lorries and buses, Euro VI, will in addition substantially reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Government experts are working with the European Commission and other member states to ensure that the Euro 6 emission standard for diesel cars and vans will also deliver reduced NOx emissions.</p><p> </p><p>In addition between 2011 and 2020 we have committed over two billion pounds to increase the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles, on active and sustainable travel and to support green transport initiatives, which will help to improve air quality.</p><p> </p><p>As such, the Government has no current plans for any specific restriction or prohibition on the production or sale of diesel vehicles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/11/2014 13:45:31 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

100632

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they make of (1) the case for improved commuter services from Manchester to Clitheroe, (2) the case for improved commuter services from Manchester to Burnley, and (3) the case for restoring the rail link from Manchester to Rawtenstall.
tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
uin	HL2363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has recently concluded a consultation on the future of the Northern and TransPennine Express rail franchises. We are currently analysing the responses and considering options for the specifications for these franchises, including those between Manchester and Clitheroe and Manchester and Burnley, which we expect to publish in the Invitations to Tender for both franchises in December this year.</p><p> </p><p>The case for restoring the rail link from Bury to Rawtenstall (part of the East Lancashire heritage railway) is being considered as part of the A56/M66 Haslingden/Rawtenstall to Manchester gateway study to be carried out by Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/11/2014 13:46:15 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

100581

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cost difference between electrifying both the main and relief lines between Severn Tunnel Junction and Cardiff, and electrifying the main lines only.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL2318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The scope is to wire the mains lines and the relief’s lines therefore no assessment has been undertaken on the cost difference.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/11/2014 13:48:45 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German