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776769

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the airline industry and the Civil Aviation Authority on issues relating to alcohol consumption on flights to and from the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is in close contact with the industry and the Civil Aviation Authority on issues relating to disruptive passenger events, a proportion of which occur due to consumption of alcohol before and during a flight. The Government has taken part in several roundtable events to discuss all aspects of the issue, including but not limited to alcohol consumption.</p><p> </p><p>The industry bodies have joined together to create the UK Aviation Industry Code of Practice on Disruptive Passengers, with the purpose of creating a common, consistent approach that co-ordinates and enhances existing efforts to prevent and minimise disruptive passenger behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to engage and meet with a broad range of operators in the aviation sector to explore any further actions to support the Code.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 01/11/2017 14:00:00 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

776770

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Antisocial Behaviour
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 rise in the number of disruptive passenger incidents on flights to and from the UK in the past year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>We are looking at the issue of disruptive passengers as part of the development of the Aviation Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to engage and meet with a broad range of operators in the aviation sector to monitor developments and to explore any further actions to support the industry’s efforts in this field.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/11/2017 14:47:14 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

776772

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Crimes of Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of recent reports that one in five cabin crew may have been physically assaulted during a flight, what estimate they have made of the number of cabin crew who are subjected to verbal, physical, or sexual abuse whilst working on UK flights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect specific data on the number of cabin crew who are subjected to verbal, physical, or sexual abuse whilst working on UK flights.</p><p> </p><p>All staff working in the aviation sector should have a safe working environment and any instances of abuse, whether verbal, sexual or physical, are totally unacceptable. Any abuse should be reported to the police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/11/2017 14:46:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

776796

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Monarch Airlines: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they asked Greybull Capital to make any contribution towards the cost of repatriating to the UK passengers of Monarch Airlines, or sought to establish a claim on any asset surplus remaining in Monarch.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Our initial aim was to repatriate passengers back to the UK safely. Now that this has been achieved, we are focused on making sure that there is clear burden sharing, and that it is not only the government who pays.</p><p> </p><p>There is no formal legal mechanism we can use to oblige Greybull to contribute towards the cost of repatriating passengers. However, we have entered into discussions with several third parties with the aim of recovering the costs of the repatriation operation and will in due course be able to report back with more detail.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/11/2017 14:51:31 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

776798

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line
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 impact of the stretches of single track railway on the Waterloo–Exeter mainline on the economy of south-western England.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has made no recent assessment of the impact of the stretches of single line track on the Waterloo – Exeter mainline on the economy of South-Western England. Network Rail’s Wessex Route Study concluded that the forecast levels of growth between Salisbury and Exeter did not justify the need for additional sections of double track.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/11/2017 11:04:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

776799

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line
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 impact of the stretches of single line track on the Waterloo–Exeter mainline on train punctuality.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has made no recent assessment of the impact of the stretches of single line track on the Waterloo – Exeter mainline on train punctuality. Network Rail’s Wessex Route Study concluded that the forecast levels of growth between Salisbury and Exeter did not justify the need for additional sections of double track.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/11/2017 11:05:32 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

776802

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to clarify what access improvements will be completed during Control Period 6 for Network Rail, including (1) the completion dates of access schemes at stations that were not completed during Control Period 5, and (2) expected completion dates for access improvements for additional stations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL2466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>All of the stations selected for Access for All funding since 2006 are available on the Network Rail website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.networkrail.co.uk%2Fcommunities%2Fpassengers%2Fstation-improvements%2Faccess-for-all%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CQWA.HoL.Gatekeeper%40parliament.uk%7Cfb82072185c047b6d40208d4d2782845%7C1ce6dd9eb3374088be5e8dbbec04b34a%7C0%7C0%7C636364860910138357&amp;sdata=GwJfyeyWKasXEaPuGti1%2F%2FC6Q6MVrCskoV1yxjKO%2FUE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/station-improvements/access-for-all/</a></p><p> </p><p>This includes the current planned completion timescales for the stations not completed during CP5, all of which have funding approved and include the 26 deferred stations.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for access improvements at additional stations in the 2019-2024 Control Period is still being determined.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/11/2017 14:56:34 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

776803

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Raynes Park Station: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Network Rail have any plans to improve the accessibility for disabled people of Raynes Park station in the London Borough of Merton; and if so, what improvements will be made, and what are the expected completion dates for those works.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL2467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Raynes Park is currently accessible to two of the platforms (1 and 2) so improvements would be needed to only the other two platforms, the southwest bound ones.</p><p> </p><p>Much of our station infrastructure is Victorian and is therefore not accessible to many disabled passengers. In recognition of the scale of the problem there is a gradual improvement approach and stations are selected by annual footfall, industry priority, availability of third party funding and local factors e.g. nearby hospital.</p><p> </p><p>All of the available Access for All funding has now been allocated to projects until Spring 2019. However, we intend to seek further funding for the programme thereafter and should this be successful we will commission new nominations for projects from the industry. For Raynes Park to be considered, it would need strong support from the train operating company. Furthermore, a proportion of third party funding would help to weight the station’s prioritisation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 01/11/2017 14:02:10 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

776807

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Monarch Airlines: Insolvency
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 extent to which the ban on flights between the UK and Sharm El Sheikh contributed to the bankruptcy of Monarch Airlines.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL2471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The reality is that there is intense price competition in the aviation market, particularly on low-cost short-haul routes operated by Monarch. I note that there are other airlines who used to fly from the UK to Sharm el Sheikh who are still in business.</p><p> </p><p>The security of British nationals is our top priority, and we took the decision to suspend flights from Sharm el Sheikh in 2015 to protect the travelling public.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/11/2017 11:04:49 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

776808

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current risk assessment of Sharm El Sheikh Airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL2472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport carries out regular assessments of aviation security at all last points of departure airports to the UK from Egypt. It is long standing government policy not to comment, or publish, details on security matters. We look forward to achieving the return of flights once we can be assured that the necessary security environment can be sustained.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 01/11/2017 14:09:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby