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524311

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	GEOAmey PECS
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend Section 4:4 of <i>The Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance </i>(<i>England</i>) to exclude the first sentence that specifies certain medical conditions in order to ensure that eligibility is based on disability or ill health regardless of diagnosis.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to amend the non-statutory guidance to local authorities about the Blue Badge scheme. As the guidance makes clear “Each application should be considered on its merits – not on a “one size fits all” basis. The final decision about whether an applicant meets the criterion is for the issuing authority to make.”.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2016 10:57:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

523854

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts for Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the disruption to rail passengers in Kent on 6 June, what action they are taking to ensure a more reliable service for rail passengers travelling between Kent and London terminals.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>My Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Claire Perry MP, as Rail Minister, chairs a monthly meeting with Network Rail, train operators in the South East, Transport Focus, and Department for Transport officials. This group monitors performance and passenger experience and it is absolutely committed to identifying improvements and ensuring rail passengers see the benefits of these improvements being delivered. Network Rail and Southeastern both need to show much greater improvement in their ability to fix faults quickly and communicate with their passengers more effectively. The Department will ensure that lessons are learned from the disruption in Kent that day.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:31:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

523685

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
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 4 February (HL5525), whether they are now able to publish the conclusions of the "lessons learned" review of the recent roadworks to the A1 road close to Gamston Airport, during which the £7.4 million target cost escalated to a forecast £13.6 million.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The report should be available by the end of July 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2016 10:56:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

523688

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
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 27 April (HL7764), whether or not European Aviation Safety Agency certification standard 25.1309c, which requires warning systems for any unsafe operating system, applies to engine oil that leaks onto hot aircraft engines over which cabin "bleed air" is drawn.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>European Aviation Safety Agency certification standard 25.1309c does not require this. However the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standard for engine certification, CS-E 510, requires that a failure analysis and safety assessment is conducted by the engine manufacturer to show that hazardous concentration of toxic products will not enter the cabin bleed air.</p><p> </p><p>EU airlines are legally required to report any potential safety incident including where fumes or smoke are detected on board an aircraft. Although these incidents are rare, these reports are taken very seriously and reviewed thoroughly to identify any safety issues or trends.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Passenger and crew safety is of paramount importance. The Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority are constantly working to enhance safety standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/06/2016 12:18:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

523700

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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 assessment they have made of the conclusion by the Office of Road and Rail that it will be possible, by 2021, to run 7.5 long distance trains per hour on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in an operationally robust timetable, in the light of the eight interventions to improve the ECML identified in the 2011 Initial Industry Plan by Network Rail at a cost of £500 million, and the later announcement of funding of £240 million.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government understands from work carried out by Network Rail that under the current plans for enhancement works on the route, 7.5 high speed paths would be available from 2021, although the detailed implications for the timetable and train performance have yet to be examined.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:30:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

523701

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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 assessment they have made of whether the Office of Road and Rail has adequately evaluated the impact of inter-city trains on the East Coast Main Line sharing the tracks approaching London with Thameslink services providing 24 trains per hour through the core section.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made by the Government. However, in making its own assessment, the Office of Road and Rail were aware of the requirements of the planned Thameslink service.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:29:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

523702

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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 assessment they have made of whether the Office of Road and Rail’s recent proposals for the East Coast Main Line services take fully into account the needs and expectations of passengers using stations south of Doncaster, in particular Newark, Grantham and Lincoln.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has granted Virgin Trains East Coast’s application to run additional services on the East Coast Mainline.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for Network Rail and the relevant train operators to work together through the normal industry processes, under the oversight of the ORR, to ensure that the future mix of services provides an effective level of connectivity to meet the needs of passengers from these and other stations on the route.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:31:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

523703

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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 assessment they have made of whether the East Coast Main Line infrastructure is adequate to provide a robust and reliable inter-city service, and of any modifications required in order for it to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has not undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of the infrastructure to operate the planned service. It will be for Network Rail and the relevant train operators to work together to ensure that the East Coast Main Line infrastructure is adequate to provide a robust and reliable inter-city service, making use of the normal industry processes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:24:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

522848

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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 how many train paths an hour will be freed up on the West Coast Main Line when HS2 Phase 1 is operational according to Network Rail's West Coast Main Line Capacity Plus study, and when that study will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>HS2 Phase 1 will add significant additional capacity to the London to West Midlands rail corridor, and this provides an opportunity for the industry to evaluate how best to make use of the released capacity on the southern section of the West Coast Main Line. Network Rail continues to develop the evidence base to support the Capacity Plus study. Train operating companies and freight operating companies, passenger transport executives and local authorities and High Speed 2 Ltd are supporting Network Rail in its ongoing work. Network Rail will use this work to inform the Initial Industry Advice for Control Period 6 which is expected to be published by the end of 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2016 10:32:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

522850

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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 what were the total cost of fees, facilitation costs and enabling works for HS2 in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>The table below sets out the spend on HS2 in each year since 2009/10. Data for 2015/16 is currently provisional and so is not included.</p><p><em> </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2009/10<br> £m</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2010/11<br> £m</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2011/12<br> £m</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2012/13<br> £m</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2013/14<br> £m</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2014/15<br> £m</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total HS2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9.43</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>207.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>318.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>362.7</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/06/2016 12:19:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley