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1606541

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from (1) organisations, or (2) persons, opposed to them proceeding with the Consolidated Online Retail Solution (CORS) for new advanced rail retailing; and whether any of those representations has contributed to the delay to the CORS.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>We have been clear that there must be a level playing field between any future Great British Railways retail function and independent retailers to provide a competitive market that benefits customers. Independent retailers play an important role in growing the market and delivering innovation.</p><p> </p><p>We consulted on our proposals around the retail market, where bodies, such as the Competition and Markets Authority, could express their views, and we are continuing conversations with the Office of Rail and Road and the Competition and Markets Authority while developing policy for online retail. We will publish a response in due course along with any further updates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL6734 HL6735 question first answered 31/03/2023 12:24:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1606542

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority concerning proposals by any Department for Transport operator of last resort Train Operating Company (1) to establish and expand its rail retail footprint, and (2) to provide wider digital retail services to the rail retail sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>We have been clear that there must be a level playing field between any future Great British Railways retail function and independent retailers to provide a competitive market that benefits customers. Independent retailers play an important role in growing the market and delivering innovation.</p><p> </p><p>We consulted on our proposals around the retail market, where bodies, such as the Competition and Markets Authority, could express their views, and we are continuing conversations with the Office of Rail and Road and the Competition and Markets Authority while developing policy for online retail. We will publish a response in due course along with any further updates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL6733 HL6735 question first answered 31/03/2023 12:24:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1606543

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Tickets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority concerning any preferential market access which could be enjoyed by any Department for Transport operator of last resort Train Operating Company in its (1) promotion, and (2) sale, of new rail retail products and services across the rail sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>We have been clear that there must be a level playing field between any future Great British Railways retail function and independent retailers to provide a competitive market that benefits customers. Independent retailers play an important role in growing the market and delivering innovation.</p><p> </p><p>We consulted on our proposals around the retail market, where bodies, such as the Competition and Markets Authority, could express their views, and we are continuing conversations with the Office of Rail and Road and the Competition and Markets Authority while developing policy for online retail. We will publish a response in due course along with any further updates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL6733 HL6734 question first answered 31/03/2023 12:24:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1606570

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many people used public transportation supported by the Rural Mobility Fund in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>Our £20 million Rural Mobility Fund (RMF) was awarded via a competitive process in 2021. It is supporting 16 innovative, demand-led minibus trials in rural and suburban areas across 15 local authorities in England. The majority of these pilot Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) schemes have now launched, with most launching in late 2021 and over the course of 2022.</p><p> </p><p>A monitoring and evaluation process is in place. We expect to publish interim findings, including on patronage, in the first half of 2023, further findings in late 2023/early 2024, and the final findings in 2025 in the form of written reports. However, the exact timings and dissemination approach will be determined closer to the time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/03/2023 11:41:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1606129

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether existing legislation relating to the use of e-scooters in urban areas is fit for purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL6697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>In the UK, e-scooters are treated like any other motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act which means that they are subject to laws requiring them to be built and used safely. The law was not drafted with e-scooters in mind and therefore it is not possible for most e-scooter users to comply with the legal requirements for motor vehicles as set out in this paragraph. As a result, the use of private e-scooters is illegal under current legislation, and enforcement is a matter for the police.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently running trials of rental e-scooters in 24 areas across England, including urban areas, to assess their safety and wider impacts. The trials will help us to better understand the benefits of e-scooters and their impact on public space, and help consider options for future regulations for e-scooters.</p><p> </p><p>When parliamentary time allows, the Department intends to create a Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle (LZEV) category that is independent of the cycle and motor vehicle categories. The first beneficiaries of this new system will be e-scooters, which we intend to legalise for private and rental use through secondary legislation. No decisions have been made on the details of the regulations for e-scooters, and we will consult in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/03/2023 15:21:28 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1605354

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their Embracing the ocean: a Board of Trade paper, published on 10 March 2022, how they arrived at their assessment that maritime cargo volumes will treble by 2050; and what assessment they have made of how this will affect their international obligations to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and meet the biodiversity targets agreed at COP 15 in Montreal in December 2022.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The assessment made in the Board of Trade’s ‘Embracing the Ocean’ paper that maritime cargo volumes will treble by 2050 is drawn from the International Transport Forum (ITF) Discussion Paper, No. 2020/05 ‘Changing Demand for Maritime Trade’ (P. Cariou). That paper cites data from the ITF’s Transport Outlook (2019), which investigates how socio-economic changes (population, GDP trade and transport policies) affect global transport demand, including for maritime. <br></p><p>The Government uses UK-level evidence rather than global-level evidence when analysing how UK shipping could contribute to meeting the UK’s economy-wide net-zero target. DfT has produced forecasts of the freight traffic at UK ports, which cover the period to 2050, which have been published online. The UK port freight traffic forecasts were taken into account in the research commissioned by DfT which informed the Net Zero Strategy pathways for UK domestic and international shipping. Further details on the Net Zero Strategy pathways for UK domestic and international shipping can be found on pages 342 and 343 of the Net Zero strategy itself.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/03/2023 11:45:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1605355

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what capital departmental spending limits are set under the Spring Budget 2023 for the next three years for expenditure on (1) highways, (2) other roads, (3) High Speed 2, (4) other railways, (5) shipping, and (6) air transport.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Spring Budget confirmed the Department’s budgets for 2023-24 and 2024-25, where we received an additional £200m in 2023-24 for local authorities to repair potholes. We are currently working through to finalise our budgets as part of our internal business planning process. Our forward plans will be detailed in the Annual Report and Accounts under the ‘Expenditure Tables’ Annex, which the Department intends to publish in July.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/03/2023 11:37:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1605363

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their justification for the further extension to the contract for Avanti West Coast, given its service record over the last six months.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL6623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Avanti West Coast (AWC) introduced a new timetable in December which amounted to an approximate 40 per cent increase in services. The first month did not see an improvement for passengers given the period of prolonged industrial action. Since then, AWC has demonstrated improvement in performance justifying an extension to October 2023, with cancellation rates falling to an average of 4.2 per cent in early March. AWC needs to do more to win back passengers with a reliable and dependable service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/03/2023 12:36:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1605040

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
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 His Majesty's Government how many bus tickets have been purchased under the Help for Households campaign; and what assessment they have made of the impact the campaign has had on passenger numbers in (1) urban, and (2) rural, areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is providing up to £135 million to help bus operators cap single fares at £2 from 1 January to 30 June. Over 140 operators covering more than 4,700 routes in England outside London are currently participating, and the primary objectives of the scheme are to help people save on their regular travel costs and to increase bus usage.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is running a Monitoring and Evaluation exercise to review the scheme so that we will be in position to understand the impact it has brought on savings and patronage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/03/2023 10:02:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1604667

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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 His Majesty's Government what percentage of HS2 Phase 1 is complete.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Mark Thurston, CEO of HS2 Ltd has recently stated that Phase 1 is approximately 40% complete.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/03/2023 11:43:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley