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528194

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 2 June (HL136), and to the letter from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Lord Patten dated 6 June placed in the Libraries of both Houses, whether they consider the single track railway between Salisbury and Yeovil to be "not unmodern".
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not use the term “not unmodern” to classify or assess railway routes.</p><p> </p><p>The rail line between Gillingham (Dorset) and Pinhoe was re-signalled in 2012 and Stagecoach South Western Trains introduced additional services to the West of England in December 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/07/2016 13:43:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

528204

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Iran: Dual Nationality
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 cost of redeveloping Euston as part of the HS2 programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Several assessments of the costs for redeveloping Euston were undertaken as part of the option appraisal work in developing the current proposals for the HS2 Euston Station.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/07/2016 11:18:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

528205

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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 when they expect the Cabinet Secretary to conclude the HS2 cost review; and whether they will place a copy of his conclusions in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>As is normal for large projects, the Cabinet Office’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) is conducting assurance of the HS2 programme as it proceeds into its delivery phase. It is standard practice for this to include a small cross Government team, and not unusual for the Cabinet Secretary to take an interest on projects of this scale. ‎</p><p> </p><p>Headlines from the IPA's work on Phase 2 of High Speed 2 has now been reported in a NAO report on the HS2 project, published on 28 June. The work informs future cost estimates for HS2, as these are developed.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/07/2016 13:14:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

528206

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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 what assessment they have made of the recent publication <i>HS2 and the railway network: the case for a review</i> by Tony May and Jonathan Tyler, in particular the portions regarding costs and emissions arising from the development of Euston station.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As is normal for large projects, the Cabinet Office’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) is conducting assurance of the HS2 programme as it proceeds into its delivery phase. It is standard practice for this to include a small cross Government team, and not unusual for the Cabinet Secretary to take an interest on projects of this scale. ‎</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Headlines from the IPA's work on Phase 2 of High Speed 2 has now been reported in a NAO report on the HS2 project, published on 28 June. The work informs future cost estimates for HS2, as these are developed.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HS2 has undertaken a general review of the report. This includes points on emissions where HS2 consider reducing the speed of the railway makes minimal impact to the construction carbon footprint, and on costs where comparison with other schemes is not being made on a like for like basis.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">For example the French track has no new stations, it does not go through a dense built-up urban area, it does not have the tunnels that we are building on HS2 to protect the environment,‎ and property prices are very low in comparison to the UK. The net result is that it is cheaper, but we will use joint ventures including continental firms with experience of building high speed rail and this will drive down our costs.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The review did not specifically cover costs or emissions arising from the development of Euston Station. However, HS2 Ltd is committed to minimising the carbon footprint of HS2 as far as practicable and to delivering low carbon long distance journeys supported by low carbon energy. We will do this by, where practicable, avoiding carbon in the design, reducing carbon from construction and operations, using and/or generating low carbon energy and sequestering carbon.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/07/2016 11:19:25 question first ministerially corrected 04/07/2016 13:17:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 5620 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

525468

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Veterans
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 monetary value of the relevant information that a franchising authority may obtain from local bus operators under Clause 5 of the Bus Services Bill [HL].
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the monetary value of the information that a local authority can obtain under Clause 5. The Government understands that some of the information will be commercially sensitive and it is therefore imperative that authorities treat it with care. The information can be used only in connection with the franchising scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/06/2016 11:05:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

525469

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what basis local authorities are to be given powers under Clause 5 of the Bus Services Bill [HL] to demand relevant information from bus operators, particularly in cases where such relevant information is market-sensitive and providing it to any other party might be contrary to the Competition Act 1998.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that authorities considering franchising can access the information they need to accurately assess their franchising scheme. This will help to ensure that informed decisions can be made on the basis of robust evidence and analysis.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some of the information provided by operators will be commercially sensitive. Franchising authorities will need to treat this information with care, and will be able to refuse to release such information by way of the relevant Freedom of Information exemptions. The Bill also makes clear that the information acquired by the franchising authority must only be used in connection with its franchising functions, and not for other purposes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/06/2016 11:09:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

525470

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Educational Exchanges: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether draft regulations will be made available under Clause 5 of the Bus Services Bill [HL] relating to the provision of relevant information that a franchising authority may obtain from local bus operators, and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government will work closely with both local authority stakeholders and bus operators to develop sensible proposals that both meet the needs of franchising authorities and do not place unnecessary burdens on local bus operators.</p><p> </p><p>Policy discussions with key stakeholders were started in May, and policy scoping notes, setting out the policy intent of each of the regulations, were circulated to Noble Peers on 15th June. Our intention is to continue to engage with bus operators and local authorities to produce draft regulations for consultation in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/06/2016 11:09:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

525078

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect that data relating to the reduction in the maximum legal blood alcohol concentration levels for drivers in Scotland will be sufficient to inform a decision in respect of legal limits for drivers in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the legal blood alcohol limit for driving in England and Wales. If and when an evaluation about the impact of the changed limit in Scotland is conducted we would of course consider it, however we believe that rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers are a more effective deterrent than changing the drink driving limit.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/06/2016 10:39:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

524311

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	GEOAmey PECS
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend Section 4:4 of <i>The Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance </i>(<i>England</i>) to exclude the first sentence that specifies certain medical conditions in order to ensure that eligibility is based on disability or ill health regardless of diagnosis.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to amend the non-statutory guidance to local authorities about the Blue Badge scheme. As the guidance makes clear “Each application should be considered on its merits – not on a “one size fits all” basis. The final decision about whether an applicant meets the criterion is for the issuing authority to make.”.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2016 10:57:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

524319

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Abortion
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 8 June (HL342), what regulations are in place to ensure the health and safety of paying passengers outside London; and who is responsible for that function.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>As rickshaws (pedicabs) outside London are regulated as taxis (Hackney Carriages), it is down to each local authority to set the licensing conditions, standards and by-laws for both driver and vehicle. This includes ensuring the health and safety of all travelling passengers, for instance through policies on vehicle type and safety features.</p><p> </p><p>This function is the responsibility of the local licensing authority.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:29:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey