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170837

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Snow and Ice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to ensure that local authorities in South Yorkshire are fulfilling their statutory duty to grit local roads in the light of the increase in car accidents on stretches of roads that Sheffield City Council have stopped gritting this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that safe passage along a highway is not endangered by snow or ice. Winter service planning is therefore the responsibility of the respective local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has undertaken a great deal of work with the transport sector to prepare for this winter season and all key transport operators, including local authorities, train operating companies, the Highways Agency, Network Rail and airports, have contingency plans in place to deal with any winter weather that may be encountered.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Department continues to liaise closely with salt producers and as in previous years has started to monitor road salt stock holdings being held across the country. Analysis from a recent stock survey highlights the Highways Agency and local highway authorities are holding over one million tonnes of road salt. The Government has also retained an emergency salt stockpile of around 400,000 tonnes for this winter season.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/12/2014 16:50:29 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170851

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will undertake a review of the operation of the Blue Badge Scheme guidance for people with autism by (1) working alongside a sample of local authorities in order to better understand the operation of the guidance for people with autism, and (2) examining how the regulations and guidance on the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales and Scotland are working for the people with autism.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL3798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>We will seek to work with two local authorities, one urban and one rural, after the revised guidance has been in operation for six months with a view to understanding any operational difficulties that might need resolution.</p><p> </p><p>We are liaising with Scotland and Wales in order to understand the impact of eligibility changes to the Blue Badge scheme in those countries. However it is too early to draw conclusions as the Personal Independence Payment has still to fully impact on the Blue Badge scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/12/2014 16:20:18 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

170245

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Scotland
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 research on the basis of which the Scottish Government has decided to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit for driving from 80mg to 50mg in every 100ml of blood.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Sir Peter North looked at the possibility of altering drink driving limits and delivered his findings in a report in 2010. The Government provided a formal response to the report in March 2011. The Government’s response acknowledged some of the proposed benefits of lowering the drink drive limit to 50mg, however, we concluded that the priority should be tougher enforcement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/12/2014 16:45:38 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

170246

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit for driving from 80mg to 50mg in every 100ml of blood.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to alter the drink drive limit. We currently have tough penalties to tackle drink driving and the Government believes increased enforcement is a more effective deterrent than a change in the law. We are removing the automatic right for drivers who fail a breathalyser test to demand a blood or urine test. High risk offenders are now also required to prove they are no longer alcohol-dependent before being allowed to drive.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/12/2014 16:46:14 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

170535

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made any assessment of the savings made from the Q&amp;A system.</p><p> </p><p>One of the benefits of the new system is the possibility for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/12/2014 09:52:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170084

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	THINK! Campaign: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the annual budget of the THINK! campaign for each year from 2009/10.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Courtown
uin	HL3719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The THINK! campaign annual budget since 2009/10 is outlined in the following table:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocated annual budget</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£19,200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£6,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£4,100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£3,570,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£3,750,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£5,500,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since June 2010 Government marketing spend has been reduced to help deliver efficiency savings. Since then, only the most essential campaigns – including the THINK! campaign – have continued.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital that taxpayers’ money is spent wisely and spend is prioritised using killed and seriously injured statistics for road users. We are delivering more efficient road safety initiatives by focusing spending on those activities which are most likely to reach our target audience. For example to date, our new drink drive film has been viewed 696, 000 times.</p><p> </p><p>We continually monitor attitudes towards drink driving, road casualty statistics and policing data (such as breath tests) to inform our campaign strategies.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The most recent annual road casualty figures, for 2013, show Britain’s roads are still among the safest in the world and fatalities are the lowest since records began in 1926. But one death on the road is one too many, which is why our focus remains on tackling dangerous drivers and investing in making our roads safer for everyone.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/12/2014 16:43:52 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown

170113

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) make and model and (b) carbon dioxide output was of each car in the Government Care Service fleet in the last four years; and whether each such car was assigned to Ministers or officials or to both.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	218534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The attached table lists the makes and models of cars in the Government Car Service fleet over the past four years together with the CO2 emissions for each.</p><p> </p><p>Pre April 2012 all cars were part of a government car pool and could be booked separately by Ministers and senior officials.</p><p> </p><p>Post April 2012 cars were allocated to Departments as Departmental Pool Cars for use by Ministers and senior officials and then managed by each Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/12/2014 09:52:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry attachment 1 file name 218534 - Table - CO2 emissions from GCS car fleet.pdf title table_218534 C02 emissions from the GSC car fleet
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

170136

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish reported road casualty figures by severity for each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency for each year from 2003 to 2013.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	218560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The attached tables contain reported road casualty figures by severity for each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency for each year from 2003 to 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Equivalent tables covering the years 2010 to 2013 are available for the public at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras30-reported-casualties-in-road-accidents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras30-reported-casualties-in-road-accidents</a>. These tables are updated each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 218560 - LA casualties.xls title 218560 - Road Causalties by Local Authority 2 file name 218560 - RAS30079.xls title 218560 - Road Casualties by constituency question first answered 17/12/2014 14:23:42 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

169901

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Transport Scotland on the proposals on rail in the Smith Commission; and what issues were raised by his Department in those discussions.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	218263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There have been no discussions between the Department for Transport and Transport Scotland about the proposals on rail in the Smith Commission. Officials across the UK Government departments will be working with the Scottish Government to understand their views on the Smith Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 15:19:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

169902

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest cost estimate is for (a) Reading Station Area Redevelopment, (b) East West Rail Phase 1 and Phase 2, (c) the Northern Hub, (d) TransPennine electrification, (e) Great Western Mainline electrification, (f) Midland Mainline electrification, (g) South Wales Mainline electrification and (h) Valley Lines electrification.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	218298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government has committed to a transformational package of rail investment, including an extensive rolling programme of electrification of over 850 route miles, compared to just 10 miles completed between 1997 and 2010.</p><p> </p><p>At this early stage, eight months into Network Rail’s current five year funding period, the cost estimates of many of the programmes have not yet been determined. Network Rail continues to develop the Rail Investment Strategy programme with the Department and review costs with the Office of Rail Regulation. The Transport Secretary has been clear these projects should be delivered within the overall Network Rail budget. The latest cost estimates (in 2012/13 prices) are listed below, though not all of these programmes have been through the Office of Rail Regulation’s cost scrutiny process (“Enhancements Cost Adjustment Mechanism”):</p><p> </p><p>(a) Reading Station Area Resignalling and Remodelling, including the new station and maintenance depot: £895m is Network Rail’s anticipated final cost when the scheme completes at Easter 2015</p><p>(b) East West Rail Phase 1 (Oxford – Bicester) – Network Rail estimate of £318m</p><p>(c) East West Rail Phase 2 (Bicester – Bletchley – Bedford) – currently at an early stage of development</p><p>(d) The Northern Hub – funding commitment of £600m, programme still in development</p><p>(e) TransPennine electrification – funding commitment of £300m, programme still in development</p><p>(f) Great Western Mainline electrification – Network Rail recent estimate of £1.7bn</p><p>(g) Midland Mainline electrification - Network Rail recent estimate of £1.3bn</p><p>(h) South Wales Mainline electrification – the section from Cardiff to Swansea is at an early stage of development</p><p>(i) Valley Lines electrification – at an early stage of development (sponsored by the Welsh Government)</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood