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1077049

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date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Ferries: Freight
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 Sugg on 21 February (HL13574), what they have spent or committed, in staff, consultancy and other costs, on work related to the procurement exercise to secure additional freight capacity after Brexit; and what assessment they have made of the impact on such costs of the approach to nine companies and the award to only three.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL13971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Combined costs of external legal, financial and project assurance advice on all three freight contracts including legal advice up to the end of December 2018 were approximately £800,000. Subsequent costs cannot yet be derived as contracts are still live and invoices pending.</p><p> </p><p>Preliminary discussions with the wider set of nine operators, to assess market appetite and help secure value for money, were undertaken as part of the Department’s broader Maritime EU Exit work, and could not accurately be disaggregated without disproportionate cost; no external consultancy costs were incurred in this exercise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/03/2019 11:44:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1077057

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assurances they have sought or received that UK registered airlines will be able to operate post-Brexit (1) between the UK and EU destinations, and (2) between destinations within the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Bruce of Bennachie
uin	HL13977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work towards a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU. If that is concluded, UK airlines would continue to operate as now in the period immediately after exit under the transition arrangements. In the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement, the EU institutions are in the process of adopting a Regulation that would temporarily maintain rights for UK airlines to operate to and from the EU, but not within the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/03/2019 12:15:44 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	615 label Biography information for Lord Bruce of Bennachie

1077060

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 11 February (HL13163), what was the cost of the feasibility study into the creation of a new trans-Pennine freight railway line including the reinstatement of the Colne-Skipton line, that was announced by Chris Grayling on 3 February 2018; what is the estimated cost of the further work that is “still in progress” in order to “assess further the freight demand and commercial viability of the scheme”; and whether they will publish the terms of reference for this further work
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL13980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of the normal course of business, feasibility studies will be carried out into various potential rail upgrade projects. The total cost of the studies carried out by Network Rail and the Department’s consultants (Steer) to assess the feasibility, costs and benefits for reinstating the Skipton-Colne line for passengers and freight, a project championed by Andrew Stephenson MP, the Hon Member for Pendle, as part of a new Trans-Pennine rail route was £210,360.</p><p> </p><p>Further feasibility work to confirm whether this scheme can be made affordable, will attract sufficient traffic, and is part of the right long-term solution for trans-Pennine rail traffic will be commissioned by the Department for Transport working closely with Transport for the North. It will be funded from the Department’s existing resources. The scope and cost is yet to be determined.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/03/2019 14:33:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1077061

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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 whether the further work on reinstating the Colne-Skipton rail link as part of a new freight railway route between Liverpool and Yorkshire, to assess the freight demand and commercial viability of the scheme, will be undertaken by and on behalf of the Department for Transport or Transport for the North; if so (1) who is carrying out the work and whether such work has started; (2) what is the target date for its completion; and (3) what the relationship is of this work to that being carried out by Transport for the North on cross-Pennine communications in the central trans-Pennine corridor.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL13981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Further work to assess the freight demand and commercial viability of reinstating the Colne-Skipton link, a project championed by Andrew Stephenson MP, the Hon Member for Pendle, will be undertaken for the Department for Transport (DfT), who will work closely with Transport for the North (TfN). No decisions have been made yet on the scope and timescale of this work.</p><p> </p><p>TfN’s work on the Central Pennines Strategic Development Corridor is providing a strategic programme case for multimodal investment in this corridor. It has informed TfN’s recently published Investment Programme, which includes reinstatement of the Skipton-Colne link as a scheme. The planned DfT-led work therefore takes forward further assessment of this element of TfN’s Investment Programme.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/03/2019 14:35:29 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1077062

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
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 Sugg on 11 February (HL13163), when it was decided that “the feasibility study into the value of reopening the Skipton to Colne railway” announced by the Secretary of State for Transport on 3 February 2018 was “only the first step in establishing the feasibility of the project”; what was the announcement made by Chris Grayling at Colne railway station on 29 January 2019, and whether and where they published that announcement.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL13982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of the normal course of business, feasibility studies will be carried out into various potential rail upgrade projects. Following consideration of the conclusions from the initial feasibility studies that were completed in early December the Government decided that further work needed to be undertaken to assess the commercial viability of the scheme and the freight demand before any commitment to progress the scheme, a project championed by Andrew Stephenson MP, the Hon Member for Pendle, to the next ‘develop’ stage of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline. The Secretary of State for Transport initially communicated this decision on 25 January at a meeting in Colne with the Member of Parliament for Pendle and town, Borough and County councillors, and through an interview with the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/03/2019 14:56:33 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1077087

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
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 Sugg on 21 February (HL13555), in the period 30 November 2014 to 31 December 2018 (1) what was the total amount received as a result of people paying the Dart Charge correctly and on time, (2) what was the total gross amount of penalties, following any discount for early payment, incurred by the 11,058,152 people who did not make the payment correctly, and (3) of those 11,058,152 people, how many (a) paid using the discount, (b) paid the full penalty without requiring bailiff action, and (c) required bailiff action to recover the debt; and what was the amount recovered through each of these means.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL14007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The total amount received as a result of people paying the Dart Charge correctly and within the required time-frame to comply with the scheme order between 30 November 2014 and 31 December 2018 is approximately £424 million.</p><p> </p><p>The total revenue received from enforcement activity is recorded in the Dartford Thurrock River Crossing audited accounts, published annually.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement revenue includes Penalty Charge Notices paid, including at the discounted rate, and revenue from bailiff action. Information on the breakdown of enforcement revenue is being withheld because it would be prejudicial to the effective conduct of public affairs, insofar as it could reduce the effectiveness of enforcement activity and reduce compliance rates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/03/2019 16:43:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1077123

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badge holders there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible only for policy on the Blue Badge Scheme in England. The devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for the scheme in their own territory.</p><p> </p><p>The number of valid Blue Badges held in England at 31 March in each of the last five years is given in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/02/2019 16:57:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name VALID BLUE BADGES - ENGLAND 2014-2018.docx title Valid Blue Badges - England - 2014 - 2018
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077124

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to promote the use of electric scooters.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport encourages innovation in transport, but not at the expense of road safety. It is important to ensure that new vehicles such as a e-scooters are built and can operate safely, both for people riding them and for other people using the roads. Whilst e-scooters can be used on private property (with the landowner’s permission), in general it is illegal to ride them on the road. This includes on cycle lanes, or tracks, or on the pavement.</p><p>An information sheet on powered transporters, including electric scooters, and where they can be used is available online at</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/powered-transporters/information-sheet-guidance-on-powered-transporters" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/powered-transporters/information-sheet-guidance-on-powered-transporters</a>.</p><p>Through the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, the Department is exploring how new technologies are changing the nature of transport. The Department will consider how the UK can take full advantage of these changes, and make UK transport infrastructure and regulation fit for the future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/03/2019 11:31:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077125

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that demand for pilots is being met in the aviation sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Through the Government’s Aviation Strategy consultation, the Department is working with industry to ensure the next generation of aviation professionals is both attracted and retained. The consultation includes proposals for overcoming financial, social mobility and diversity barriers which may prevent skilled individuals from entering the aviation sector.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/03/2019 13:02:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077135

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many private contracts are in operation between oil and gas companies and helicopter companies for the transportation of offshore workers in the North Sea; and if he will list the parties in each case.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	225491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information. This is a commercial matter between the oil and gas companies and the helicopter operators.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/02/2019 14:38:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham