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1007911

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the introduction of "pot-hole spotter systems".
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL11521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport announced in January 2017 that it was undertaking an innovative trial on the way potholes are identified and managed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working in partnership with Thurrock, York and Wiltshire councils and two private sector SME’s, Soenecs and Gaist, to undertake the pothole spotter trial which allows high-definition cameras to be mounted to refuse collection vehicles to help identify road surface problems before they become potholes.</p><p> </p><p>Data has been collected from the trial and is currently being assessed. A “lessons learned” report will be published by end March 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 29/11/2018 15:49:25 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1007925

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the new metro mayors have made use of the bus franchising powers granted to them by the Bus Services Act 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of any metro mayors who have implemented a bus franchising scheme and there is no central record of this information. Some Mayoral Combined Authorities may be in the process of preparing a bus franchising scheme, but the Bus Services Act does not require any intervention or approval by central Government as part of this process. Information on this topic could best be obtained by contacting Mayoral Combined Authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 29/11/2018 14:32:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1007928

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish their aviation strategy Green Paper.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL11537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is intending to publish the Aviation Strategy Green Paper before the end of this year. The green paper publication will begin a 16 week period of consultation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 29/11/2018 14:33:07 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1007485

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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 to make a progress report on improvements in rail access to Heathrow Airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL11488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail are progressing the design and development of the Western Rail Link to Heathrow and recently concluded a statutory consultation on the proposed alignment of the route. This is a major step for the scheme and is required before Network Rail can submit its planned application to the Planning Inspectorate for the necessary consents in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of the proposed Southern Access scheme, the Department undertook market testing earlier this year. This is the first step in the development process, and will inform the work required before any decision on whether to progress the scheme is made, and if so, how to progress it.</p><p> </p><p>For both Western and Southern rail access, a summary of responses to the market testing will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/11/2018 16:47:02 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1006680

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that railway timetabling takes account of the need for good connections between services run by different companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department requires franchised operators to cooperate with each other to ensure that overall, the needs of passengers are met. This includes a requirement to offer a reasonable pattern of service such that connections between services can be made. Where specific connections are identified as being particularly important, the Department may specify their inclusion in franchise bids. Where a connection is required, a balance needs to be struck between allowing sufficient time to change trains, including during delays and maintaining an acceptable end to end journey time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/11/2018 14:13:35 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1006681

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tarka Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to secure improvements to the rail services between Exeter and Barnstaple.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Great Western Railway’s plans for the Barnstaple route include the introduction of three-car air-conditioned Class 158 trains, improvements to the timetable to fill the current gaps in the peak hour services and splitting the route from the Exmouth service while continuing to service both Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central stations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/11/2018 14:08:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1005585

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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: Wendover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Libraries of both Houses a copy of reports by (1) SDG, Nichols Group and KPMG, and (2) the Infrastructure Projects Authority, as independent reports of the mined tunnel options for HS2 in the Wendover area, as referred to in the letter from Nusrat Ghani to Wendover Parish Council on 15 October 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The reports in question were referred to in a letter from Nusrat Ghani MP to the Right Honourable David Lidington MP on 15 October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will not be placing copies of the reports referred to in the Libraries of either House. These reports are internal to the Department for Transport and are not intended for publication.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/11/2018 15:42:25 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1005601

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learnt from the performance of the Bicester to Oxford route operated by Chiltern Railways; and how might any lessons be applied to the proposed East West Rail scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL11372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Bicester to Oxford route, which is operated by Chiltern Railways, continues to perform well with strong passenger revenue and growth on the route.</p><p> </p><p>The East West Rail Company has been established to challenge current delivery models whilst accelerating the delivery of robust infrastructure and reducing costs. The East West Rail Company are developing its operations strategy with recommendations for the Department for Transport. This is expected to incorporate lessons learnt from across the industry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/11/2018 15:13:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1005625

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A30
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the A30 trunk road between Exeter and Penzance is not yet dual carriageway; and what plans they have to convert those sections to dual carriageway.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL11396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Approximately 16 per cent (17 out of 109 miles) of the A30 trunk road between Exeter and Penzance is not yet dual carriageway. The remaining single carriageway sections are between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross, and between Camborne and Penzance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to dualling the A30 between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross (9 miles of the above 17 miles of single carriageway), with construction work due to start in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Proposals to dual the A30 between Camborne and Penzance will be considered as part of decisions on the second Road Investment Strategy covering the period 2020-2025.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/11/2018 15:50:14 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1005629

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports
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 25 October (HL10562), what is their forecast for the level of growth in (1) the UK’s port unit load traffic, and (2) port productivity for each of the next five years; and what is their forecast in the event of a no-deal outcome to the Brexit negotiations.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL11400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently preparing port freight demand forecasts, and will publish these once complete. The Government does not produce forecasts of port productivity.</p><p>The Government expects to complete a withdrawal deal, but our aim in the event of a no-deal outcome is to ensure that unit-load traffic can continue to flow as expeditiously and efficiently as possible so that the volume of trade in aggregate can be maintained.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/11/2018 14:16:02 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn