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63771

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the extent of worn-down and faint road markings, including zebra crossings; and what assessment they have made of the impact on road safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The assessment of the condition of road markings including those for zebra crossings is a matter for individual local highway authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport provides guidance for traffic authorities on the installation and maintenance of road markings in the Traffic Signs Manual and in Departmental Standards. Compliance with the latter is mandatory on the trunk road network, and constitutes good practice elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, traffic authorities must balance competing demands on their resources. In particular, severe weather imposes a heavy burden and emergency repair works can divert resources from carrying out routine maintenance operations, no matter how desirable. It would not be appropriate for central Government to interfere in authorities' freedom to decide how best to discharge their statutory duty to maintain the highways under their control.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 08/07/2014 14:50:48 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

63799

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the East Coast rail line will continue to connect directly the north-east of England with Edinburgh and Scotland, with stops on some services in Northumberland.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the Inter City East Coast franchise retained services for all stops currently served by the franchise, including Edinburgh, Aberdeen and all other stops in Scotland, and stops at Northumberland. The ITT specified minimum levels of train services including those between the North-East of England and Scotland and we anticipate bidders will offer services over and above this minimum requirement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 08/07/2014 14:50:15 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

63801

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in the development of a communications campaign to raise awareness amongst the adult population of the changes to drug driving legislation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport's communications teams are currently developing a communication strategy to ensure that the Department meets its statutory duty to raise public awareness of the new drug drive legislation. This will include the development of a new THINK! drug drive campaign.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 08/07/2014 15:46:44 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

63802

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to reviewing the drug limit for driving in relation to the normal therapeutic dosage range; and what assessment has been made of the risk of illicit users of prescription medicines avoiding prosecution on those grounds.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government published the summary of responses to the consultations on its proposed drugs and limits to be specified in regulations on 27 March 2014, which is available in the libraries of the House and at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government's proposals on the limits for those drugs most associated with medical use were based upon scientific and medical advice and were supported in the public consultation. There are therefore no plans to review the limits and Parliament will shortly have the opportunity to debate the regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The summary sets out the issues raised in the consultation and the action Government proposes to take including the education of healthcare professionals. Guidance to healthcare professionals was published on 3<sup>rd</sup> July 2014 after consulting with the medical colleges and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/drug-driving" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/drug-driving</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for the police to amend their procedures to take account of the new drug driving legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL587 HL588 question first answered 08/07/2014 14:49:51 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

63103

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
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 time taken to issue new licences to diabetics who are required annually to renew their class C1 driving licences and undertake a medical examination; and whether they have any plans to expedite the process for such drivers to renew their licences.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made on the impact of the time taken to issue a category C1 (small lorries) licence to drivers with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has been working with key stakeholders and has recently reviewed the application process for all vocational drivers with insulin treated diabetes. As a result, a pilot exercise is currently being carried out where certain aspects of the application process have been streamlined.</p><p> </p><p>Further opportunities to speed up the application process will be explored following the conclusion of the pilot exercise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/06/2014 12:59:07 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

63105

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: China
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what parts of the rail industry and contracts are included in the co-operation agreement between the United Kingdom and China announced on 18 June; and whether Chinese companies will be given any priorities in the award of contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The co-operation agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) between the United Kingdom and China signed on 18 June is designed to promote mutual commercial co-operation and business-to-business collaboration in the field of rail transport where this is deemed to be mutually beneficial.</p><p> </p><p>The agreement contains no contracts and reinforces the concept of a fair and level playing field in line with international and domestic law concerning the transparency of public procurement and the supply of products or services.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom remains open to international investment and welcomes suitably qualified companies from other countries, including China, to participate in our rail market. Companies from China, or any other country, will not receive any priority in the award of contracts and the expanding railway market in China represents a significant opportunity for the United Kingdom to export its wealth of experience and expertise in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/06/2014 12:56:28 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

63107

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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, under the exceptional hardship scheme for HS2 Phase One, how many applications to acquire properties have been (1) made, (2) refused, and (3) granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The number of applications to acquire properties as at 1 June 2014 which had been (1) made, (2) refused, and (3) granted under the Exceptional Hardship Scheme for HS2 Phase One are indicated in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of Applications received<strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p>544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of Applications rejected</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of applications accepted</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong> 24 applications were pending a decision and 28 applications were withdrawn by the applicant.</p><p>The information above is available on the HS2 Ltd website at the following link</p><p><a href="http://www.hs2.org.uk/developing-hs2/property/exceptional-hardship-scheme" target="_blank">http://www.hs2.org.uk/developing-hs2/property/exceptional-hardship-scheme</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, on 9 April 2014, the Government announced a package of long-term discretionary property compensation measures for Phase One of HS2. The Express Purchase and Rent-back approach are available now and we intend to launch the Need to Sell and Voluntary Purchase schemes by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 07/07/2014 15:31:44 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

63122

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Invalid Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to ensure greater take-up of insurance cover by mobility scooter users, and to encourage more training in the use of scooters.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government has issued guidance for users of mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs which recommends that they take out insurance cover and undertake formal training. The guidance is available at online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobility-scooters-and-powered-wheelchairs-on-the-road-some-guidance-for-users" target="_blank"><u><u><u><u>www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobility-scooters-and-powered-wheelchairs-on-the-road-some-guidance-for-users</u></u></u></u></a></p><p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p /><p /> <p /><p /> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/06/2014 12:56:54 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

63123

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Wheelchairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in implementing section 165 of the Equality Act 2010 which places a duty on taxi drivers to assist passengers who are wheelchair users.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>In February 2014, I instructed officials to carry out a survey, through the Disability Action Alliance, in order to provide Ministers with a better understanding of the range of issues facing wheelchair users when using taxis or PHVs around the country. I have shared the survey with Ministerial colleagues and discussions are continuing across Government on how best to address this issue.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Law Commission's recently published (23<sup>rd</sup> May 2014) comprehensive review of taxi legislation also considered this matter and the Government will be responding to this document in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 26/06/2014 12:40:54 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

63139

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what other high speed rail links they are planning in addition to HS2.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government's goal for high speed rail is for a truly national network that will bring the UK and its cities closer together. We are clear that the benefits of high speed rail should extend as widely as possible, and we will continue to explore options for future links to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 01/07/2014 12:40:47 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth