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422459

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust 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 case for establishing a national testing regime routinely to measure vehicle emissions under real operating conditions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL2784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>There has been no assessment made at national level.</p><br /><p>The government has been at the forefront of action at a European level to introduce real driving emissions (RDE) testing, to ensure tests of all new passenger cars and vans accurately represent performance out on the road and ensure public confidence. We will continue to press for the introduction of RDE at the earliest opportunity.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/10/2015 09:25:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

422490

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 12 October concerning operational expenditure on the Severn Crossings (HL2333), whether those figures include the costs of collecting tolls; and if so, what are the specific costs for each year between 2005 and 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The figures provided with the previous answer (HL2333) included the cost of collecting the tolls at the Severn Crossings. The specific costs in relation to the collection of the tolls have not been made available by the concessionaire.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/10/2015 09:46:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

422507

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace since 1995 in relation to the promotion of diesel engine cars.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>There have been numerous contacts between government departments and both Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth since 1995. The information on representations made is not readily available and it would be disproportionate to fully retrieve it.</p><br /><p>I can however confirm that in the last month representations to more than one government department have been made by the organisations raising concerns regarding the possible promotion of diesel engine cars.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/10/2015 10:11:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

422508

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fuels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a British fuel efficiency test for all motor vehicles sold in the United Kingdom which exactly simulates real driving conditions and which does not use a rolling road nor overinflated tyres.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>We will continue to work with the EU to produce testing that more accurately reflects real world driving conditions. The current laboratory test - the New European Test Procedure - is expected to be replaced in 2017 with a new test - the World Light duty Test Procedure - that will more closely replicate the design of modern vehicles and the way they are driven.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/11/2015 12:52:33 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

422703

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2015 to Question 10029, which schemes referred to in that Answer have been paused by Network Rail.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	12538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced on 25 June 2015 the pause of work on Midland Main Line electrification and TransPennine electrification.</p><br /><p>On 30 September 2015 he announced that work on these schemes would resume.</p><br /><p>Whilst Sir Peter Hendy completes his review of Network Rail’s Enhancements programme, the efficient and cost effective delivery of other projects is a matter for Network Rail to manage.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/10/2015 13:16:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

422704

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2015 to Question 11601, which was the senior committee of his Department that met on 23 March 2015 and was referred to in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	12539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>The senior committee referred to in the answer of 16 October to question 11601 is the Board Investment and Commercial Committee.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/10/2015 10:13:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

422705

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if it is his policy to make available proposed new powers to regulate bus networks to local authorities that do not have a metro mayor.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	12540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Local Authorities already have the powers to regulate their bus networks through the Quality Contract Scheme process set out in the Transport Act 2000, as amended by the Local Transport Act 2008.</p><br /><p>We have now signed ground-breaking deals with Greater Manchester, Cornwall, and Sheffield, in which we committed to providing them with powers to franchise their bus services. The Buses Bill will be introduced later in the first session and will provide the powers for local transport authorities to regulate their local bus networks through a franchising process subject to agreement from government.</p><br /><p>Government has real ambition to improve public transport in other areas too, and our devolution plans go beyond Manchester, Cornwall and Sheffield. If other places want to come forward with attractive devolution deals that include bus franchising we will consider them.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/10/2015 10:18:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

422706

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2015 to Question 11759, if he will place a copy of the report compiled by EY in connection with changes to Network Rail in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	12537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>The work referenced in Question 11759 was commissioned in order to inform a range of policy options. This work is ongoing, and therefore we will not be placing it in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/10/2015 10:10:18 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

422707

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role the North East Combined Authority has in relation to the Northern Rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	12530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>When known as Tyne &amp; Wear Passenger Transport Executive (PTE) (trading as NEXUS), the North East Combined Authority were one of five PTEs who are co-signatories of the current Northern Interim Franchise Agreement that commenced in 2014.</p><br /><p>The North East Combined Authority is one of the 29 authorities that make up Rail North Ltd. As part of the new franchise competition ‎they were involved in helping develop the Invitation To Tender for the next Northern Franchise, which is expected to begin in April 2016.</p><br /><p>Going forward the Secretary of State will sign the franchise agreement, but the management of the next Northern Franchise is being devolved to the Department for Transport and Rail North partnership.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/10/2015 12:39:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

422708

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his oral evidence to the Transport Select Committee on Volkswagen Group emissions violations on 12 October 2015, Q88, HC 495, on what date he sent his letter to Commissioner Bieńkowska; whether he has received a reply to that letter; and if will place a copy of his reply in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	12541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>A letter was sent to Commissioner Bienkowska on 22 September.</p><br /><p>Commissioner Bienkowska wrote on 14 October to Ministers of the Competitiveness Council, Transport Ministers and Environment Ministers. In this letter she set out the actions the Commission are taking.</p><br /><p>I am pleased to place a copy of the 22 September letter in the House Library.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/10/2015 12:22:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood