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1170148

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who they have contracted to operate the Nottingham to Liverpool railway service from December 2021; and what estimate they have made of the financial implications of the decision to end the Norwich to Liverpool railway service at Nottingham from December 2021 in terms of (1) cost, and (2) revenue.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>No decision has been made to date on which train operator will provide the Nottingham to Liverpool railway service from December 2021. The financial implications of ending the Norwich to Liverpool service at Nottingham were considered as part of the competition for the new East Midlands franchise.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/01/2020 17:09:15 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1169628

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Leeds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the percentage of train cancellations between Leeds and London in both directions in 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested. The noble Lord may wish to request this information from LNER, who can be contacted at East Coast House, 25 Skeldergate, York, YO1 6DH.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL204 HL205 question first answered 22/01/2020 15:48:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1169629

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Lincoln
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the percentage of weekday journeys for which Hitachi provided the required number of units to operate the scheduled train service between Lincoln and London since they were introduced on 21 October 2019, compared to the total number of scheduled journeys.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested. The noble Lord may wish to request this information from LNER, who can be contacted at East Coast House, 25 Skeldergate, York, YO1 6DH.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL203 HL205 question first answered 22/01/2020 15:48:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1169630

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the percentage of weekday journeys completed by LNER with the required number of Hitachi coaches to operate services compared to the total number of scheduled weekday journeys.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested. The noble Lord may wish to request this information from LNER, who can be contacted at East Coast House, 25 Skeldergate, York, YO1 6DH.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL203 HL204 question first answered 22/01/2020 15:48:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

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

1152007

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	A34: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fatal and serious injury accidents there have been on the A34 between junction 9 with the M40 and junction 9 with the M3 over the last five years; and how many of these have involved a heavy goods vehicle.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of fatal and serious accidents occurring on the A34 between junction 9 with the M40 and junction 9 with the M3 for the last five years for which figures are available is given in the table below. The junction roundabouts on either end of the A34 where they connect to the motorways have been included in these statistics.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Number of fatal or serious reported road accidents on the A34 between junction 9 with the M40 and junction 9 with the M3, 2014 to 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of accidents</p></td><td><p>Accidents involving an HGV</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Source: DfT, STATS19</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:32:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1152008

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	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the loss of fuel duty revenue is taken into account when evaluating the benefits of modal shift from road to rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme encourages modal shift from road to rail (or inland waterway) where the costs are higher than road, and where there are environmental benefits to be gained. The net assessed benefits, or potential benefits in the case of flows not supported by grant, include consideration of the effects on fuel duty revenue. There is published information about the assessment of user benefits related to freight mode shift grants on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:31:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146922

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Inspections
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 9 September (HL17707), whether the number of staff of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency conducting roadside mechanical spot checks on lorries was reduced between 2016 and 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has not reduced the number of staff conducting roadside mechanical spot checks on lorries between 2016 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA targets serious and serially non-compliant operators and drivers to protect British road users from unsafe drivers and vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/10/2019 11:31:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146924

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Noise
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 undertake work to reduce road traffic noise along major roads.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England is committed to mitigating noise pollution on the Strategic Road Network. Highways England’s key performance indicator for noise requires mitigation to be installed at 1,150 Noise Important Areas by the end of the first Road Investment Strategy period in March 2020. To support this objective Highways England is:</p><p> </p><ul><li>installing low noise surfacing, where appropriate, as part of the road renewal programme, for example outside houses, schools and hospitals;</li><li>when delivering schemes, seeking to mitigate potential noise impacts in line with national policy, through the use of: low noise surfacing, noise barriers, earth bunds, and through the scheme design process;</li><li>delivering new noise barriers through the Environmental Designated Fund, and renewal of existing noise barriers where required; and</li><li>installing acoustic glazing to residential properties in Noise Important Areas, delivered through the Environmental Designated Fund.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Further to the work of HE, the Department for Transport is promoting the use of Electric Vehicles which will significantly reduce the noise pollution on major roads.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/10/2019 11:31:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw