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710389

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 March (HL5562), how, assuming that signalling is designed appropriately for the relevant speed, operating at a speed of 320km/h rather than 360km/h would reduce capacity on the high speed line.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Reducing the maximum speed of trains from 360km/h to 320km/h would result in trains taking longer to complete their overall journey. This means that, unless we buy more train sets, we will not able to run as many train services on HS2 and therefore capacity will be reduced.</p><p> </p><p>In my previous answer [HL5562], reduced capacity was also in the context of running tilting trains at 300km/h on the HS2 network. Mixing tilting trains running at 300km/h on HS2 with non-tilting trains running at 360km/h would also reduce capacity because it would reduce the number of train paths available per hour. Furthermore, the response to our market sounding of rolling stock manufacturers has indicated that <del class="ministerial">titling</del> <ins class="ministerial">tilting</ins> trains offer reduced seating capacity per train set compared with non-tilt.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2017 11:48:15 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2017 15:14:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 41850 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

710390

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main 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 9 March (HL5562), whether the journey time of four hours and 17 minutes for the Pendolino to Glasgow allows for the same "minor line speed improvements on the northern West Coast Main Line" as for the four hour journey time quoted for Phase 1 non-tilt.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The minor line speed improvements on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), mainly north of Preston, would increase the maximum permissible speed for non-tilting rolling stock to towards the maximum permissible speed for tilting rolling stock. These improvements would not therefore have any effect on the journey time of four hours and seventeen minutes for Pendolino services between London and Glasgow.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2017 11:50:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

710403

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Road Traffic Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of EU regulations requiring HGV drivers to have a 45 hour break every week, what plans they have to introduce criminal penalties for lorry drivers who sleep in their cabs during breaks.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The EU drivers’ hours regulations allow HGV drivers to take a daily rest or a reduced weekly rest in their vehicle, provided the vehicle is stationary and is fitted with suitable sleeping facilities. However, the regulations do not allow a regular weekly rest period of 45 hours to be taken in the vehicle. Subject to stakeholder views, the Driver and Vehicle Standard Agency will be enforcing this through a £300 fixed penalty notice/financial penalty deposit.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/03/2017 11:14:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

710410

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were killed or injured in road traffic accidents where the driver failed to stop at the scene of the accident in (1) 2015, and (2) 2016; and how many such offenders were convicted in each of those two years for causing death or injury by a motor vehicle.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL6014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides information on people who were killed or injured in road traffic accidents where the driver failed to stop at the scene of the accident.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Casualties involved in accidents where at least one driver failed to stop at the scene, Great Britain, 2014 and 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Severity of casualty </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>1,592</p></td><td><p>17,688</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>19,349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>1,638</p></td><td><p>18,239</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>19,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for 2016 will be available from June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not hold information about motoring offences or prosecutions. Prosecution information is held by the Ministry of Justice. It is not however possible to link reported road accident data to prosecution data.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2017 12:28:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

710023

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Greater London
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 potential danger of unlicensed pedicabs operating on London roads for (1) users of pedicabs, (2) other road users, and (3) pedestrians.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has made no detailed assessment of this matter, but is aware that it is an area of concern to many stakeholders, and has had regular discussions with Transport for London and others about it. The Government is committed to legislating at the earliest opportunity to enable the Mayor of London to regulate the pedicab trade in the capital. This should help reduce the risks associated with unlicensed pedicabs on the capital’s streets.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 12:17:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

710024

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what data they hold on the level of pedicab-related accidents in London in the last year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>Road safety on London’s streets is a matter for the Mayor and the London boroughs. Transport for London has some data on incidents relating to pedicab activity, including that in the three years to March 2013 pedicabs were involved in 20 reported collisions which resulted in injury. Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police also report a series of ongoing incidents involving pedicabs, including traffic offences and antisocial behaviour.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 12:17:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

710025

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gospel Oak-Barking Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect Network Rail to publish its review into the delayed completion of upgrade work on the Barking to Gospel Oak train line; and whether they intend to investigate the impact of skills retention on Network Rail's capacity to deliver future upgrade work.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail has carried out a series of internal reviews and has now commissioned an independent audit of the project. The review is due for completion in late spring 2017 and will be communicated to the Department for Transport and Transport for London.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2017 12:22:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

709825

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 22 February (HL5381 and HL5409), when (1) the draft Accessibility Action Plan, and (2) the consultation on revised best practice guidance for licensing authorities, will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL5959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>This government plans to publish the draft Accessibility Action Plan for consultation in the spring.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is currently reviewing the Best Practice Guidance issued to licensing authorities alongside new Statutory Guidance under section 177 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017. The Statutory Guidance will focus on safeguarding measures to protect children and vulnerable adults when using these services. We intend to consult on both of these documents later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 13:01:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

709518

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to require geo-fencing to be installed on all drones for commercial sale.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation on the future safe use of drones in the UK closed on 15 March 2017. It included a proposal to require geo-fencing to be installed on all commercially sold drones. The Department intends to publish its conclusions from the consultation in the summer of this year, when we have fully analysed the evidence presented.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the leading drone manufacturers already include forms of geo-fencing capability on their drones. However, as geo-fencing is not infallible, the Department is in discussions with manufacturers to explore how it and other technical safety measures might be improved.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also considering a number of other measures to promote the safe use of drones, such as improving information provision and increasing the penalties for breaking the law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 13:24:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

709118

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the requirements for surface access improvements to meet the demands of the third runway at Heathrow; what is their estimate of the cost of those improvements; and what is their policy on who will pay for them.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on a draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) which will set the framework for any planning process, should the NPS be designated. The draft NPS proposes targets to increase the number of airport users accessing the airport by public transport.</p><p> </p><p>As part of any planning application the promoter would need to set out in detail how it would achieve these targets as part of its plans for mitigating the impact of expansion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects, as set out in the Aviation Policy Framework 2013, the cost of any surface access works required solely to enable airport expansion to be met by the promoter.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of Heathrow expansion, this would mean that Heathrow Airport Limited, will meet the cost of the surface access improvements necessary to allow expansion of the airport, including re-alignment of the M25, the A4 and A3044, as well as airport and terminal access roads.</p><p> </p><p>Where proposed projects have wider beneficiaries, such as Western Rail Access and Southern Rail Access, the Government will expect Heathrow to fund an appropriate proportion of the costs based on the direct benefits for the airport.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 12:18:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley