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1272394

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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

1271930

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Publicity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to launch a campaign to improve levels of public understanding of smart motorway rules.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL11545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>Highways England is developing a nationally-targeted campaign to increase road user confidence on All Lane Running (ALR) motorways, including what to do in the event of a breakdown in a live lane. The campaign concept has been tested on a number of audiences. Stakeholders in the recovery and insurance industries have been engaged throughout the process and have helped to shape the campaign.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is now in the production phase of the campaign, which will launch in January 2021. The campaign will be seen widely across the country including on TV, social media and national radio to ensure maximum reach amongst the target audience.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/12/2020 14:51:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1271553

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate that there will be additional lorries arriving at the Port of Holyhead from 1 January 2021; and where they plan for any additional lorries to park.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL11489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>Transport policy is devolved and is a matter for the Welsh Government. The Department for Transport is working closely with and supporting the Cabinet Office’s Border and Protocol Delivery Group on delivering the required preparations for the end of the transition period. The Government has committed to spending £470m on new border infrastructure to support ports in building extra capacity to meet the new control requirements where there is space to do so, and, if necessary, to build additional inland sites across the country where checks can take place. The Port Infrastructure Fund will support ports in preparing for any potential disruptions that may occur at the end of the transition period. All ports which submitted bids for the PIF have been informed of the outcome. Holyhead will be served by an HMG-provided inland border controls area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/12/2020 16:27:13 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1271559

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6: Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the speed limit on the M6 motorway northbound from junction 21A to 26 is 60mph while the same stretch southbound is 50mph.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL11495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>There are currently no speed restrictions in place on the M6 motorway from junction 21A to 26 other than the 70mph national speed limit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/12/2020 14:39:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1270979

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
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 Vere of Norbiton on 23 November (HL10065), what stage the project to reinstate the railway between Colne and Skipton had reached in the Governance for Railway Investment Projects (GRIP) process; whether the GRIP process has now been paused or abandoned for this project; and if so, what would be the criteria to restart the GRIP process for this project.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL11409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The work carried out to date on infrastructure options for this scheme by Network Rail and Steer is assessed overall by Network Rail as being ‘pre-GRIP’. Further work on developing the infrastructure options is included within the proposals for initial ‘Develop’ stage work referred to in my answer of 23<sup>rd</sup> November (HL10065).</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/12/2020 16:24:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1270980

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the purpose, (2) the terms of reference, and (3) the annual operating budget, of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council; what staff support this council has and who provides this; and what costs this council has incurred so far.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL11410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council is an advisory forum to provide the North’s leaders with regular and more direct access to Ministers to discuss priority transport and infrastructure projects, utilising their local expertise and knowledge to drive forward growth and development in the North of England. It is intended to provide a mechanism for speeding up key decision making and rapidly progressing projects, supporting the Secretary of State in his role as the Northern Powerhouse Minister.</p><p> </p><p>The Council does not have an operating budget in and of itself as it functions as an advisory forum to progress and unblock existing priority transport projects – it is not vested with its own decision-making or funding powers.</p><p> </p><p>The Council is supported by a Secretariat of DfT staff currently based in the North. Beyond the time of these existing staff, the work of the Council has not incurred any additional costs to date.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/12/2020 16:23:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1270981

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the meeting of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council on 9 December, (1) what was the agenda, (2) who attended the meeting and which bodies they represented, (3) what decisions were made, (4) whether the meeting was streamed, (5) whether the minutes have been published, and (5) was a press statement issued; and when the next meeting of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council will take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL11411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council provides the North’s leaders with regular and more direct access to Ministers to discuss priority transport and infrastructure projects. The agenda items for the meeting on the 9 December included the outcome of the recent Spending Review, the role of the Department’s Acceleration Unit, reform to the Green Book and the Integrated Rail Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of State and was attended by Transport Ministers as well as representatives from each of the local transport authorities in the North, John Cridland in his capacity as President of the Council and the Chair of NP11.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Transport Acceleration Council is an advisory forum and whilst it is intended to speed up key decision making, the Council itself does not have decision-making powers.</p><p> </p><p>A press statement was issued with regards to the Northern Transport Acceleration Council, however the meeting was not streamed nor have the minutes been published. A date for the next Council meeting has not yet been arranged.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/12/2020 16:27:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1270984

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent seafarers' employment contracts from being extended because of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the United Nation General Assembly’s resolution on international cooperation to address challenges faced by seafarers to support global supply chains and the International Labour Organization’s resolution on maritime labour issues, both in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published an information note which aims to help address serious concerns about seafarer wellbeing arising due to COVID-19 restrictions. The MCA considers any request for an extension of a Seafarer Employment Agreement on a case by case basis. An extension will only be given if they are completely satisfied that any health, safety or wellbeing concerns are being addressed and only with the consent of the seafarer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/12/2020 16:21:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1270998

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Air Pollution
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 impact on the climate from indirect warming caused by condensation trails from cruising aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL11423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The recent publication “The Contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018” by Lee <em>et al.,</em> 2020 presents the most up to date scientific analysis of aviation’s climate impacts, including contrails. The publication shows that contrail cirrus formation accounts for a large proportion of aviation's climate impact, however large uncertainties remain in determining the climate effects of contrail formation.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the 2018 Aviation 2050 consultation, the Government will continue to keep non-CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from aviation under review and adjust its policy as more evidence becomes available.</p><p> </p><p>I will place a copy of “The Contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018” by Lee <em>et al.,</em> 2020 in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/12/2020 16:32:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates