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802505

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Solar Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to, and what discussions they propose to hold with, the authors of the study Riding Sunbeams: Powering our railways with solar PV, published on 6 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is keen to support research into alternative and low emission power sources for the UK railway and welcomes this report. In 2012, the Government asked the Rail Technical Leadership Group (TLG) to develop and deliver a 30 year technical strategy for the railway. One of TLG’s objectives is to reduce carbon emissions, and the Government expects it to take account of this new research as part of its ongoing work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:04:30 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

802517

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a general strategy for electric vehicles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL3979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The coalition Government published a strategy for ultra low emission vehicles in the UK in September 2013. We will be publishing an updated strategy detailing Government’s role in the transition to zero emission vehicles and facilitating mass market for electric vehicles before the end of March 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:08:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

802521

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the brace position that forms part of passenger airline safety instructions is a Government approved safety procedure.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The requirement to carry out a safety briefing is contained in Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (the Air Ops Regulation).</p><p> </p><p>The associated European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Guidance Material states that the operator should consider including the brace position in its safety material.</p><p> </p><p>As this is Guidance Material it is not legally enforceable, but we would certainly consider it to be good practice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:04:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

802530

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Level Crossings: Pencoed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has had from Network Rail on the closure of Pencoed level crossing.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department has received no representations from Network Rail in relation to the closure of Pencoed level crossing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2017 14:41:39 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

802531

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on improvements to rail safety in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts in Wales on a variety of railway matters and have discussed the preparation of the High Level Output Specification (HLOS) and Statement of Funds Available (SoFA) for CP6. We look to Network Rail to ensure they make the best use of these funds to maintain and improve safety across the whole of the rail network throughout Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2017 14:43:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

802532

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's cancellation of Great Western mainline rail electrification on his Department's proposals for improvements to rail safety standards in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The rail modernisation programme on the Great Western mainline is continuing. Whilst Network Rail and train operators are responsible for maintaining safe railway operations, I am not aware of any evidence that the scope or otherwise of this rail upgrade programme would have any direct impacts on rail safety standards in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2017 14:46:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

802554

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Year of Engineering his Department is sponsoring will have a policy on promoting or avoiding all male panels.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	118104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The aim of the Year of Engineering 2018 is to widen the pool of young people that consider engineering as a career, particularly girls, black, Asian, and ethnic minority groups and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the year, we will challenge stereotypes by making engineering relevant to ‘people like me’. We have already made great progress by securing the support of a diverse range of engineering role models, ambassadors and influencers to work with throughout the year.</p><p> </p><p>It is incredibly important that this diversity is reflected in the panellists and speakers at events. We will endeavour to ensure that people from a wide range of backgrounds, including women engineers and spokespeople are at the forefront of the debate wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 12/12/2017 14:05:25 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

802580

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of staff have left his Department since 1 January 2015; and how many of those members of staff were nationals of non-UK EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	118130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Including the central Department and the Executive Agencies, 5140 individuals have left since 1 January, 2015. Of those individuals, 31 can be confirmed as non-UK EU nationals.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 15/12/2017 10:09:45 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

802615

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2017 to Question 116560, what estimate his Department has made of the volume of HS2 construction vehicles in each local authority area along the Phase One route.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	118165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The estimate of the volume of HS2 construction vehicles travelling in each local authority area was derived from data in the Phase One Environmental Statement. The figures used for the purpose of determining the relative allocations from the HS2 Road Safety Fund are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total estimated number of HGV trips on the road network</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>337240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p>216489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>140013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>89794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>161911</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td><td><p>548834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>47326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>158498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>229257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1118266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull</p></td><td><p>338526</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>369686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>413034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>4168874</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2017 14:47:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

802621

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on examining and delivering the Option 1 recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority 2016 report, Competition in Passenger Rail Services in Great Britain; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	118171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Transport set in his November 2017 document <em>A Strategic Vision for Rail</em>, through the use of the Department’s franchising powers public procurement through competition will continue to be our central policy for train service operations, reflecting the significant benefits it has brought for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>However, whilst it is for individual operators to consider potential applications, we have made clear that we welcome new open access applications where these do not significantly impact on affordability or the value for money from public investment in the rail network, and where they complement franchised services. Ultimately these applications are for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to determine and government has no contractual relationship with open access operators.</p><p> </p><p>As the Competition and Markets Authority made clear, a pre-condition for greater open access under their preferred Option 1 is that open access makes an appropriate contribution towards the costs of the railway. We are taking forward consideration of this option, both through working with the ORR on charging reform and the public service obligation (PSO) levy. We are therefore pleased that the ORR is taking forward reforms to the track access charging framework as part of its Periodic Review 2018 process.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the responses to the public service obligation levy consultation, and will continue discussions with the ORR on the potential links between charging reform and the PSO proposals. We intend to our response early next year.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 118172 118173 118174 question first answered 12/12/2017 15:22:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers