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64109

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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 assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the defence of the normal use of prescribed drugs in protecting innocent patients from prosecution for drug driving.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government will not be able to make a full assessment of the effectiveness of the statutory medical defence for those patients legitimately taking medication until the new drug driving offence comes into force next year. We have though appointed a research company who will be evaluating the effectiveness of the new offence including the application of the medical defence and will report in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out the actions it proposes to take on minimising any inconvenience on patients in 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 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations</a> and in the libraries of the House. We do not expect the new drug driving legislation to change for patients from the current position.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/07/2014 10:34:16 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

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

63803

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 action has been taken regarding the education of healthcare professionals in respect of the changes to the drug driving legislation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL587
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 HL586 HL588 question first answered 08/07/2014 14:49:52 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

63804

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 producing guidance for healthcare professionals and the police in respect of the changes to the drug driving legislation; and what consultation has taken place about the proposed guidance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL588
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 HL586 HL587 question first answered 08/07/2014 14:49:52 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

63814

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	Ferries: Minimum Wage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the national minimum wage provisions are applied in the case of the crews of ferries operating on routes into and out of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing the application of the legislation to seafarers. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), where responsibility for the NMW legislation lies, are leading this review. It will primarily consider those seafarers working on ferry services. It is considering the Irish Sea routes as the maritime unions have raised concerns in regard to services on those routes. Other routes where potential avoidance or lack of awareness of the legislation is evident will be considered in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Government, industry stakeholders and unions are working on this review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 01/07/2014 12:41:15 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

63815

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	Shipping: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether the present level of United Kingdom seafarer training is sufficient to prevent long-term shortages of seafarers.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The maritime sector is vitally important to the UK economy and the Government is keen for talented individuals, trained to the highest standards, to continue to enter the industry. The Government produces and publishes National Statistics on the number of UK certificated seafarers and ratings currently estimated to be active at sea and on the number of sea cadets in training. The Department for Transport carefully monitors these statistics each year (or when updates are available).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is evident that there is a decline in seafarer numbers and this was a key subject of discussion at a recent Maritime round table which included Ministers and representatives from industry and the Unions. To address this decline, the Support for Maritime Training programme (SMarT) budget was increased by 25% to £15m in September 2013. The SMarT budget supports the cost of training for both ratings and cadets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government also has a number of other policies in place to address the decline including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Maritime apprenticeships, where the maritime sector is playing a key role in helping shape the future of apprenticeships through a ratings trailblazer which was announced in March 2014.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>The UK's tonnage tax regime has a mandatory training link where currently one trainee officer is trained each year for every 15 officer posts in a company or group's fleet. This training link will pilot an extension to allow three ratings to be trained in place of one trainee officer.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/06/2014 12:58:18 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

63816

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	Maritime and Coastguard Agency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of surveyor posts in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are unfilled; and what steps are being taken to rectify the situation.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has a complement of 205 posts which either involve the physical activity of surveying, or where the job is graded at the same level as a surveyor. Of these posts, 24% are unfilled, although a high proportion are vacant because the postholder has been seconded or temporarily promoted to other roles which do not entail surveying. In these cases, their marine surveyor skills remain available to the MCA.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA continues to campaign on a national basis to fill vacancies and the last campaign was launched in May 2014. Interviews are planned for week commencing 30 June.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA is trialling Skype interviews to improve the accessibility for candidates working overseas or on vessels.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA has been running a Graduate Scheme for marine surveyors since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 01/07/2014 11:48:16 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein