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1715695

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crewe Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the reason for removing the roof at Crewe Station and when they expect it to be reroofed, if at all.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The canopies and main trainshed roof have limited asset remaining life and Network Rail expects replacement work to be complete by 2029. The Government has provided £44.1 billion to Network Rail for renewals work during this Control Period (2024-29) which will be used to fund the work.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:22:50 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715699

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of disabled people who travelled by train over the past 12 months used assistance (a) with, and (b) without, pre-booking.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grey-Thompson
uin	HL4327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>We do not hold data on the number and proportion of disabled people travelling by train over the past year who used assistance, with and without, pre-booking. Official statistics for booked assistance numbers published by the Office of Rail and Road are currently unavailable whilst data quality issues with the supplier are resolved. The Office of Rail and Road aim to publish the latest available full year and historic data for booked assistance in July.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:20:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3862 label Biography information for Baroness Grey-Thompson

1715728

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch the "local transport alternatives" to HS2 in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
uin	HL4359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made substantial progress on delivering new local transport investments, a core commitment of the Network North Command Paper. The £4.7bn Local Transport Fund and allocations by local authority was announced on 26 February 2024 and the £8.3bn uplifts for Highways Maintenance was announced on 17 November 2023, with local authorities now actively delivering on this record investment.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:22:35 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1715410

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 29 April (HL3718), in which circumstances, and why, it would not be applicable to apply the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' Red Book to HS2 property compensation cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Red Book sets out the approach to be adopted for property valuation. It is not applicable to compensation cases where there is no claim for property value and the claim is limited to disturbance compensation or losses not based on the value of land, such as relocation costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 13/05/2024 15:52:19 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1715433

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of untaxed vehicles driving on UK highways.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL4293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The outcome of the most recent roadside survey, which provides an estimate of the number of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, was published in December 2023. This showed that 98.7 per cent of vehicles across the UK were correctly licensed, which equates to an estimated 498,000 unlicensed vehicles and an evasion rate of 1.3 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>The survey indicated that five per cent of the estimated 498,000 unlicensed vehicles were subject to a statutory off-road notification.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4294 question first answered 13/05/2024 15:52:02 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1715434

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of motor vehicles which are subject to a 'statutory off road notification' but are currently on UK highways.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL4294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The outcome of the most recent roadside survey, which provides an estimate of the number of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, was published in December 2023. This showed that 98.7 per cent of vehicles across the UK were correctly licensed, which equates to an estimated 498,000 unlicensed vehicles and an evasion rate of 1.3 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>The survey indicated that five per cent of the estimated 498,000 unlicensed vehicles were subject to a statutory off-road notification.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4293 question first answered 13/05/2024 15:52:02 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1715454

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: North Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the train cancellations announced by Avanti West Coast for the summer do not negatively impact tourist-related businesses in the coastal resorts of north Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Avanti West Coast (AWC) plans to maintain current service levels between London and North Wales throughout summer 2024. Network Rail engineering works over six weekend days between May and August 2024 will, however, close parts of the North Wales Coast Line to all operators, with temporary changes required to accommodate these.</p><p>The Department recognises the inconvenience that these works will cause, however, this investment in renewing and upgrading rail infrastructure is critical to meeting current and future needs of communities in North Wales. Alongside these crucial infrastructure works, AWC is working to introduce a brand-new fleet of bi-mode Hitachi trains offering more space and a quieter journey for passengers along the North Wales mainline.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 13/05/2024 15:51:46 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1715051

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dual Carriageways: Norwich
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Natural England, and (2) Norfolk County Council, about the proposed construction of the Norwich West Link.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Norwich
uin	HL4232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>In October 2023, the Government approved funding at Outline Business Case stage for the Norwich Western Link. This was subject to the scheme gaining the necessary planning and environmental consents. It is for the scheme promoter, Norfolk County Council, to seek those consents and to work with Natural England. The Council is still engaged in that process and has submitted a planning application for the scheme. The Council has also written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs to seek clarity on the implications of the recent Natural England report for the scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4233 question first answered 13/05/2024 15:51:06 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4999 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Norwich

1715052

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dual Carriageways: Norwich
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Natural England report Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for barbastelle bat, published on 8 March, which placed "favourable conservation status" on barbastelle bats present in the area of the Norwich Western Link, what assessment they have made of the viability of the construction of the Norwich West Link.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Norwich
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>In October 2023, the Government approved funding at Outline Business Case stage for the Norwich Western Link. This was subject to the scheme gaining the necessary planning and environmental consents. It is for the scheme promoter, Norfolk County Council, to seek those consents and to work with Natural England. The Council is still engaged in that process and has submitted a planning application for the scheme. The Council has also written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs to seek clarity on the implications of the recent Natural England report for the scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4232 question first answered 13/05/2024 15:51:05 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4999 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Norwich

1715076

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Timetables
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 29 April (HL3879), whether the latest announcement about the postponement of the introduction of an updated timetable for the East Coast Mainline Railway is due to the Office of Rail and Road's rigidity in agreeing access rights, which cannot be made flexible with the train operators' agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Timetable production and access rights issues are governed by Network Rail’s Network Code, which is regulated by the Office of Rail and Road. We expect the rail industry to work through these issues in order to deliver the upgraded timetable and realise the benefits of £4bn investment in track and train.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 13/05/2024 15:51:25 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw