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1167233

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review their repatriation measures for non-ATOL protected passengers, following the collapse of Thomas Cook.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>On 14 October 2019, the Queen’s Speech set out the Government’s intention to legislate to enhance the Civil Aviation Authority’s oversight of airlines, and to create a new airline insolvency framework to provide a means to keep the fleet flying and to get passengers home quickly and efficiently in the event of any future insolvencies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/11/2019 16:24:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1156544

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on ferry contracts that were entered into in anticipation of a possible no-deal Brexit in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>As part of preparations for a potential No Deal Brexit in March, the Government procured additional freight capacity to support the continued flow of Category 1 goods. When Article 50 was extended, £51.4m was paid to terminate contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The Government ran a new procurement exercise to secure freight capacity as part of preparations for Brexit on 31 October, entering into contracts for the 6 months from this date. With the extension to Article 50, we have changed our requirements with operators to make sure that capacity remains available from 31 January if required. This scaling down of capacity will cost approximately £8m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/11/2019 15:16:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1156555

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to promote the (1) production, and (2) use, of electric cars in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the automotive industry in the switch to ultra-low emission vehicles. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles has awarded over £300m in grants, via Innovate UK, into ultra-low emission technologies to support vehicle manufacturers, technology companies and academia in delivering a major programme of R&amp;D into cleaner vehicle technologies. The Government and industry have also committed around £1bn over 10 years to 2023 through the Advanced Propulsion Centre, to research, develop and commercialise the next generation of low carbon technologies, and to keep the UK at the cutting edge of low carbon automotive innovations.</p><p> </p><p>The £274m Faraday Battery Challenge will ensure the UK builds on its strengths and leads the world in the design, development and manufacture of electric batteries. The £80m Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge provides support for innovation in electric motor technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has recently also announced up to £1bn of additional funding to develop UK supply chains for the large-scale production of electric vehicles, and for further EV research and development.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside these supply-side measures, we are investing nearly £1.5bn‎ between April 2015 and March 2021, via grants available for plug in cars, vans, lorries, buses, taxis and motorcycles, and schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure at homes, workplaces and on residential streets. These subsidies are designed to support the early market and achieve a competitive, self-sustaining market.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/11/2019 16:37:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1156584

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tree Felling
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 28 October (HL39), what estimate they have made of the total area, in hectares, of trackside vegetation cleared by Network Rail during the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail (NR) is one of Britain’s largest landowners, responsible for 20,000 km of track and 52,000 hectares of land in its estate. Since 2016, NR has recorded operational vegetation management across 9,749 hectares. Total figures in hectares are not available for before 2016 as some vegetation management was then recorded in track miles. Vegetation management on NR’s estate includes the removal of some trees where necessary, but also periodic trimming of trees or hedges.</p><p> </p><p>As a responsible landowner, NR must effectively manage the natural environment on its estate. It is currently developing a biodiversity strategy that will ensure the protection and enhancement of biodiversity while still ensuring the safety and performance of the railway.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/11/2019 13:34:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

1156585

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tree Felling
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 28 October (HL39), what assessment they have made of the impact of clearance of trackside vegetation by Network Rail on the UK’s carbon budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government expects Network Rail to achieve no net loss in biodiversity by 2024, and net gain by 2040 as the primary environmental objective of its lineside vegetation management. Network Rail does not currently calculate the carbon impact of vegetation clearance. As a responsible landowner Network Rail must effectively manage the national environment on its estate, whilst ensuring the safety and performance of the railway,</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that the railway should make a significant contribution to achieving our objective of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the economy by 2050.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/11/2019 15:32:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

1156586

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tree Felling
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 28 October (HL39), whether Network Rail carries out any habitat and carbon offsetting to compensate for the removal of trackside vegetation.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government expects that, where it is not safe or practical to mitigate habitat loss on its lineside estate, Network Rail makes use of opportunities to improve biodiversity elsewhere on its estate or more widely.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail does not currently carry out carbon offsetting against the removal of trackside vegetation. The Government believes that, system-wide, the railway should make a significant contribution to achieving our objective of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the economy by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of the Varley Review on 28 November 2018, the Government published a policy statement: <em>Enhancing Biodiversity and Wildlife on the Lineside</em>. This sets an ambitious target for Network Rail to achieve no net loss in biodiversity on its existing lineside estate by 2024, and to achieve biodiversity net gain on each route by 2040. The policy statement sets out the Department’s expectation that Network Rail develop a Biodiversity Action Plan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/11/2019 15:42:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

1156325

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the forthcoming national bus strategy will include provision to make buses affordable for families in temporary accommodation.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
uin	HL409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Transport can be a lifeline for communities and people who could otherwise be isolated. The forthcoming National Bus Strategy for England will focus on the needs of passengers and will set out how national and local government and the private sector will come together to meet the needs of local communities. The full scope of the strategy is currently being developed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:33:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

1152002

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Hire Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to consult on changing the law around the ability of members of the public, councils and any other organisations (1) to remove, (2) to take, (3) to destroy, or (4) to otherwise dispose of, undocked bikes for hire which have been left on pavements.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with hire bicycles if they are causing an obstruction or nuisance, and are also able to introduce local byelaws as appropriate. The Government therefore has no immediate plans to introduce any new legislation, but will continue to monitor the impacts of bike hire schemes and to work with local authorities and scheme operators as appropriate on ways of addressing any problems that arise.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:31:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1152005

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the review of Bus Service Operators Grant announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer will include the allocation of new money for the bus industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>On 30 September, the Government announced a package of funding and policy measures to support buses, set out in <em>A Better Deal for Bus Users</em>. This includes £220 million of new funding for buses, in addition to the £250 million paid every year in Bus Service Operators Grant.</p><p> </p><p><em>A Better Deal for Bus Users</em> contains a commitment to review this Grant to ensure it supports the environment and improved passenger journeys.</p><p> </p><p>It also included a commitment to produce a National Bus Strategy for England, accompanied by a long-term funding settlement to be agreed at the next Spending Review, expected to be in Summer 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:32:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1152006

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their following commitments amount to new money allocated to buses: (1) £20 million for bus priority measures in the West Midlands, (2) up to £50 million to deliver Britain's first all-electric bus town or city, (3) £30 million to local government to improve services or restore services which have been lost, and (4) £20 million to support demand-responsive services.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>All of these projects are within the £220 million announced by the Government on 30 September, and comprise additional funding on top of the £250m that the Government already spends every year supporting bus services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:32:58 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw