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1037586

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether written ministerial direction for expenditure on the contingency planning for a no deal Brexit was requested, in particular for (1) contracting with shipping lines and port operators to operate additional services, (2) developing the port of Ramsgate, (3) the provision of ferries, and (4) any necessary dredging works.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>No such direction has been required for any of these purposes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/01/2019 14:10:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1037587

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, before awarding Seaborne Freight a contract to provide additional shipping services to and from Ramsgate in the event of a no deal Brexit, they complied with the provisions of section 7 of the Government Functional Standards for General Grants Guidance that "all Government grants shall be subject to timely and proportionate due diligence and fraud risk assessment"; and whether they will place a copy of any contract due diligence report in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>No grants have been made to Seaborne Freight, nor are there any plans to make any. Seaborne Freight has been contracted to provide ferry services and will only be paid for those services after they have been provided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/01/2019 13:39:43 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1037589

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which company received the award to dredge the port of Ramsgate; what is the value and completion date of that contract; where the resulting spoil will be dumped; and what are the dates on which the necessary dredging and dumping licences for this work were issued.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is not a party to this contract and so this information is not held centrally. Works in ports and harbours are matters for the relevant authority and must comply with the relevant regulatory regimes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/01/2019 13:17:04 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1036906

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Arctic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the grounding of trawler Northguider between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet; and what lessons they have drawn for (1) the safety of large passenger cruise ships operating in areas of poor communications and sub-zero temperatures, and (2) the rescuing of people in such conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The search and rescue and salvage response to the grounding of the Norwegian registered fishing vessel, Northguider, was coordinated by the Norwegian authorities; the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency was not involved in the response.</p><p> </p><p>The grounding occurred on 28 December 2018, and the Norwegian authorities have not provided information from any investigation of the incident. As such it would be premature to attempt to draw any conclusions on potential lessons to be learned.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 16/01/2019 12:42:39 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1036930

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 4.3 of their consultation Aviation 2050—the future of UK aviation (Cm 9714), published on 17 December, whether (1) a third runway at Heathrow airport is exempt from further consideration of its environmental and economic impacts, and (2) there is a presumption that no airports other than Heathrow may have new or extended runways.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has set out its preferred option for one new runway in the South East by 2030. This is being taken forward through the Airports National Policy Statement, which was designated by the Secretary of State on 26 June 2018. It provides the primary basis for decision making on an application for development consent for a Northwest runway at Heathrow Airport, which includes the strict environmental requirements that any applicant will have to meet.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2018, the Department released its policy to provide support for all airports across the UK with the exception of Heathrow to make best use of their existing runways subject to relevant environmental considerations being addressed. Airports that wish to increase either the passenger or air traffic movement cap to allow them to make best use of their existing runways will need to submit applications to the relevant planning authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/01/2019 16:40:05 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1036991

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Passenger Ships: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the impact assessment conducted by the Marine and Coastguard Agency Bringing Safety Requirements in key areas on all Passenger Vessels on Domestic Voyages in line with modern Technical Standards (IADfT00400), dated 13 July 2018, why they have not provided comment on whether the implementation of revised standards for old and new vessels goes beyond minimum EU standards; and whether they intend to provide a comparison with EU standards.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The technical standards for seagoing passenger ships constructed of steel or equivalent materials are contained within EU Directive 2009/45 (as amended by 2010/36 and 206/844).</p><p> </p><p>Seagoing passenger vessels which are certified against this Directive are not in scope of the proposed regulatory changes that are the subject of IA DfT00400. These vessels will remain under the requirements of the Directive and will not be affected by the outcome of the ongoing consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The seagoing passenger vessels in scope of the proposed regulatory changes, that are the subject of IA DfT00400, are not constructed of steel or aluminium. These vessels are not within scope of the EU Directive, as such the consultation impact assessment, IA DfT00400, does not include a comparison between the proposed revised standards and minimum EU standards.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/01/2019 15:13:46 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1027162

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail: Performance Related Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for setting and approving performance-related bonuses and payoffs for the senior management team of Crossrail; and under what circumstances no bonuses would be payable.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Salaries and performance-related bonuses are a matter for Crossrail Limited and its Board. Crossrail Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transport for London.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2018 13:42:41 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1024838

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they require stakeholders in the transport sector to sign non-disclosure agreements before engaging with officials on Brexit-related issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>We regularly work with businesses and stakeholders to ensure they are prepared for our exit from the EU. This engagement includes ministerial and official-level industry roundtables, events and forums, many of which have not been covered by non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). NDAs have, however, been used where appropriate to protect the commercial interests of businesses and to facilitate close working and open discussion between the Department and stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:20:36 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1024839

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding from the EU has been allocated to improving TransPennine rail infrastructure and services since 2010; and what conditions, if any, relating to rail freight were attached to such funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The EU awarded funding from the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme for two projects on the trans-Pennine route between Liverpool and York, both of which are in service. The final total allocation from the EU was €31,239,501 for both projects since 2010. There were no conditions relating to rail freight attached to the funding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:14:27 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1022855

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many strategic rail freight interchanges have secured planning consent since the designation of the National Policy Statement for National Networks.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Since the designation of the National Policy Statement for National Networks, one application for a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange scheme has been granted Development Consent under the Planning Act 2008.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 12:59:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley