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1358723

registered interest
date	11/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Isles of Scilly
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what, if any, funding (1) they, or (2) the EU, have (a) provided to, or (b) earmarked for, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group in connection with its work on developing plans for a new shipping vessel.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is not aware of any UK Government or EU funding which has been provided or earmarked for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, in connection with developing plans for a new shipping vessel.</p><p>The Council of the Isles of Scilly have submitted a bid through the Levelling Up Fund, which includes the replacement of the existing freight and passenger vessels operated by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group. Bids are currently undergoing assessment, with Ministers expected to announce successful bids in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/10/2021 13:50:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1358379

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
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 Scottish Government's Mission Zero for transport decarbonisation policy; and what plans they have, if any, to implement similar policies.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>Our Transport Decarbonisation Plan explores many similar themes to the Scottish Government’s Mission Zero and sets out a credible, deliverable pathway to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, as well as delivering transport’s contribution to demanding carbon budgets along the way. We will continue to review the Plan’s progress in light of emerging evidence and have committed to updating it every five years.</p><p> </p><p>We will engage closely with Devolved Administrations in delivery of the Plan, respecting areas of devolved competency, as we jointly work towards our shared goals of decarbonising transport across the UK and achieving net zero UK-wide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/10/2021 14:19:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1358430

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Acceleration Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the Department for Transport Acceleration Unit’s (1) current work programme, (2) staffing number, and (3) annual budget; and what are its achievements to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Since its launch in October 2020, the Acceleration Unit has supported programme and policy teams to speed up the delivery of infrastructure projects and the implementation of new policy initiatives. The work of the Acceleration Unit is driven by the need to build back better, to level up the country and to decarbonise transport.</p><p> </p><p>Key achievements to date have included challenging delivery of the Restoring Your Railways programme, including the Dartmoor Line reopening and Northumberland Line; supporting the development of the National Bus Strategy, published on time in March 2021; working with DfT’s arms-length bodies on the development of modal acceleration programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The currently work programme includes acceleration oversight on a portfolio of 112 projects in the north through the Northern Transport Acceleration Council; ongoing challenge on the Restoring Your Railways programme; and supporting acceleration of the Manchester &amp; Northwest Rail Transformation Programme to bring forward benefits to passengers in the north earlier.</p><p> </p><p>The Acceleration Unit is currently made up of three members of staff.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/10/2021 15:43:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1358431

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to reduce kilometres travelled by car by 20 per cent by 2030, (2) to end the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars and vans by 2030, (3) to end the sale of fossil fuel HGVs by 2035, and (4) to introduce road user charges.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>Our recently published ‘Decarbonising Transport: A Better, Greener Britain’ committed to delivering the necessary emissions reductions in road transport to reach net zero by 2050. It is not about stopping people doing things. Rather, we want to drive the transition to electric vehicles and put in place a range of alternatives for people to make more sustainable journeys.</p><p>As part of this, we are phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, and, from 2035, all new cars and vans must be zero emissions at the tailpipe. We are also consulting on phase out dates for the sale of new non-zero emission HGVs, which includes all fossil-fuelled HGVs, to ensure that our road freight fleet will be zero emission by 2050. The consultation closed on 3rd September and we are now considering responses.</p><p>Government has no current policy on introducing road user charges. As stated in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, as we move forward with the transition to zero emission vehicles, we will need to ensure that the tax system encourages the uptake of EVs and that revenue from motoring taxes keeps pace with this change, to ensure we can continue to fund the first-class public services and infrastructure that people and families across the UK expect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/10/2021 10:49:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1358432

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to decarbonise the rail network by 2035, (2) to shift 25 per cent of freight from road to rail by 2030, and (3) to end the sale of fossil fuel-powered ships and decarbonise existing ships by the mid-2030s.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>Our recently published ‘Decarbonising Transport: A Better, Greener Britain’ committed to delivering a net zero rail network by 2050, with sustained carbon reductions in rail along the way, and stated our ambition to remove all diesel-only trains (passenger and freight) from the network by 2040.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support the modal shift of freight from road to rail due to rail freight’s better environmental performance and its contribution to alleviating congestion on Britain’s roads. The Government committed to setting a growth target in its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, and in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, however there is no specific target for moving freight from road to rail by 2030. Further details about the rail freight growth target, including timings, will be confirmed in due course and Government will be working closely with industry partners to develop the target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to incentivise modal shift through the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme, a £20 million scheme in 2021/22, which supports the carriage of freight by rail and water on routes where road haulage has a financial advantage. Additionally, the Government invests significantly in the rail network to improve its capability and capacity for freight. Between 2014-2019, the Government invested over £235 million in the Strategic Freight Network and further infrastructure funding is being made available going forward through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP).</p><p> </p><p>The Transport Decarbonisation Plan also sets out our commitment to consult on potential measures to phase out the sale of new, non-zero emission domestic vessels, building on the pathway set out in the 2019 Clean Maritime Plan. Internationally, the UK has played a key role in the development of the International Maritime Organization’s strategy for climate change, and we will be pushing for a zero emissions international shipping industry by 2050 in future negotiations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/10/2021 14:29:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1353109

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, with respect to vehicles colliding with railway bridges, (1) how many instances were reported in the last five years, (2) how many reported instances resulted in delays to trains of (a) up to six, (b) up to 12, and (c) over 24, hours, (3) what overall compensation was due to operators and passengers, (4) in how many instances the vehicle operator was prosecuted, (5) what was the range of penalties imposed, and (6) what plans they have to review the related liabilities and offences.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The total number of bridge strikes in past 5 years can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of bridge strikes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1863</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>1937</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>1728</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>1624</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s statistics report all delay and cancellation minutes for all the services affected by a specific bridge strike; they are not divided up for delays on individual journeys. The average delay and cancellation minutes attributed to bridge strike events for 2020/21 is 42 minutes, down from 273 minutes in 2019/20, partly due to reduced network operations. The Schedule 8 compensation costs for delays and cancellations due to bridge strikes are £5.5 million for 2020/21, down from £11.5 million in 2019/20, again due in part to reduced network operations.</p><p> </p><p>Information pertaining to prosecutions and the range of penalties imposed upon prosecuted drivers are not held by the Department for Transport. Any plans to review the related liabilities and offences would be a matter for the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/09/2021 10:45:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1351668

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether in their regular updates to Domestic transport use by mode: Great Britain, since 1 March 2020 they will provide separate data for the rail sector on passenger and freight traffic to match the data on cars, light commercial vehicles, HGVs, London buses, and buses outside London, provided for the road sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2021 answer text <p>This publication table makes public the high-level metrics used by the Cabinet Office for monitoring COVID-19 response which focus on the behaviour of the travelling public. These metrics do not include rail freight. Road goods vehicles are included in these metrics as they contribute to total road transport demand, and thereby impact upon car users’ experience of the transport network.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/09/2021 12:27:13 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1351669

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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 Her Majesty's Government, further to changes to travel patterns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans they have to review the forecasts in their report HS2 Phase One full business case, published on 15 April 2020, specifically the findings that (1) passenger demand between (a) London and Birmingham/Coventry, and (b) London and Manchester/Stockport/Manchester Airport would grow by over 80 per cent, and (2) passenger demand between London and Glasgow would more than double, by 2036–7.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2021 answer text <p>The impact of COVID on demand for travel continues to unfold, and the Department is undertaking research and surveys to develop demand scenarios and understand possible impacts on business cases across the transport portfolio.</p><p>The Phase 2b Western Leg strategic outline business case, due to be published in early 2022, will use demand scenarios that explore the impact of COVID to inform the business case. This will be the first time an initial assessment of the pandemic’s impact on the HS2 project will have been undertaken.</p><p>HS2 is a long-term project and delivers travel opportunities over a long period of time (i.e. in excess of 100 years), limiting any shorter-term effects of COVID on travel patterns. The project will open up new employment and regeneration opportunities for millions of people, contribute to regional and national economic development, and have long-lasting impacts which we are not able to fully model or appraise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/09/2021 12:29:13 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1349805

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current percentage of carbon dioxide emissions attributed to (1) road, (2) rail, (3) air, and (4) shipping, including any UK share on international routes.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2021 answer text <p>The most recent confirmed greenhouse gas statistics, for transport in 2019, attribute 66% of emissions to road transport, 1% to rail, 23% to domestic and international aviation, and 8% to domestic and international shipping.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/08/2021 11:58:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1348873

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to deliver for each mode of transport their commitment to Net Zero Carbon outlined in their Transport Decarbonisation Plan, published on 14 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2021 answer text <p>The Transport Decarbonisation Plan – “Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain” sets out the Government’s commitments and a series of actions and timings, to achieve net zero emissions across all modes of transport by 2050. We will continue to work with stakeholders across the sector, devolved administrations, local authorities and other regions as we implement the plan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/08/2021 12:00:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley