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1456929

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date	05/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Safety
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 report by PACTS The Safety of Private E-scooters in the UK, published on 19 March; and what steps they will take in response to its recommendations on the safety of e-scooters.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The Department for Transport recognises the need to address concerns relating to e-scooter safety. My officials are in regular contact with PACTS and we are considering options for how best to regulate e-scooters to improve safety and crack down on their illegal use.</p><p>These options are being informed by evidence from national trials of rental e-scooters and wider sources, including data from STATS19, international comparisons, academic studies and the PACTS reports. A report summarising findings from the evaluation of e-scooter trials is due to be published in late spring 2022.</p><p>The Department will consult on new regulations for e-scooters before any are introduced. However, as primary legislation will be required, we cannot commit to a more specific timetable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL7673 question first answered 20/04/2022 11:33:16 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1456930

registered interest
date	05/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the data from the e-scooter trials before reaching conclusions on their policy on e-scooters.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The Department for Transport recognises the need to address concerns relating to e-scooter safety. My officials are in regular contact with PACTS and we are considering options for how best to regulate e-scooters to improve safety and crack down on their illegal use.</p><p>These options are being informed by evidence from national trials of rental e-scooters and wider sources, including data from STATS19, international comparisons, academic studies and the PACTS reports. A report summarising findings from the evaluation of e-scooter trials is due to be published in late spring 2022.</p><p>The Department will consult on new regulations for e-scooters before any are introduced. However, as primary legislation will be required, we cannot commit to a more specific timetable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL7672 question first answered 20/04/2022 11:33:16 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1455777

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which employment legislation applies to people employed on ships (1) that are registered (a) in the UK, (b) in the EU, and (c) elsewhere in the world, and (2) which operate (i) between UK ports, (ii) between UK and EU ports, and (iii) between the UK and rest of the world.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The international principles derive from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982. The first general principle is that a ship registered in the UK remains subject at all times, wherever it is located, to domestic UK law. This principle will be the case for any flag State whether it be the UK, an EU member State or another member State in the world. Hence, in broad terms, a person upon a UK flagged ship never leaves the UK’s legal jurisdiction whilst on board that ship. As the flag State, the UK is under a duty to “effectively exercise its jurisdiction and control in all administrative, technical and social matters”. Hence the UK as flag State has primary responsibility for the ship, including criminal jurisdiction, even when the ship is outside the UK’s territorial waters.</p><p>If the ship leaves UK territorial waters and enters the high seas (international waters), the UK as flag State retains exclusive jurisdiction (subject to limited exceptions) for so long as the ship remains on the high seas. The position becomes more complicated if the ship enters the territorial waters of another State, either for transit purposes or to visit a port in the other State. This is because international law recognises that different domestic jurisdictions may apply concurrently. In consequence, the UK ship, together with its crew, passengers and contents, may become subject to the domestic laws of the other State, as well as those of the UK.</p><p>Within that, the application of UK employment law may depend on where the vessel is working - domestic or deep sea, for how long or on the residency or nationality of the individual seafarer.</p><p>There are currently no agreed domestic employment provisions for any vessels not registered in the UK and/or the EU that are operating to or from the UK to the EU or the rest of the world. With the exception of those vessels operating on the Dover Strait, all of these vessels will enter the high seas as part of the voyage and therefore fall under the provisions previously described.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/04/2022 11:36:01 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1455778

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a ship is classed as a passenger ferry (1) with or without a carriage of vehicles, and (2) whether or not it contains freight.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>A passenger ferry, also known as a roll on-roll off (ro-ro) passenger ship is a ship capable of carrying more than 12 passengers and having ro-ro cargo, or freight, spaces. Ships defined as a ro-ro passenger ship do not always have to carry passengers and/or ro-ro cargo; the ship is certificated to have the capability to carry passengers, vehicles and cargo.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/04/2022 11:37:10 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1455779

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to standardise employment (1) rates, and (2) conditions, for staff working on ships.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The pay and conditions are a matter for each operator to determine provided they meet the minimum legal requirement. Provisions already exist to provide national minimum wage to domestic routes such as Cairnryan to Larne or Belfast.</p><p>As part of our nine-point plan to protect seafarers rights, we will introduce new laws to amend the Harbours Act 1964, to penalise ferries operating from British ports which do not pay at least the minimum wage to their workers in British waters.</p><p>The extension will bring into scope the relevant parts of international ferry operations such as the Dover straits and Irish Sea routes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/04/2022 11:35:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1453859

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
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: Noise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to reduce train noise that is measured independently during the initial operation and testing of trains on HS2 phase one, if it is found to be in excess of Environmental Minimal Requirements.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>To avoid a scenario where railway noise would lead to a non-compliance with the project’s Environmental Minimum Requirements, HS2 Ltd is developing integrated requirements, specifications and tests for each component of the railway that contributes to the end-state noise. As part of these integration activities, HS2 Ltd monitors planned performance against requirements and compliance against its noise commitments.</p><p>HS2 Information Paper F4 explains the project’s framework for monitoring operational noise and vibration from the railway. This framework includes commitments to monitor the performance of noise and vibration control measures applied to the operational phase of the railway, and to share information with Local Authorities. Information Paper F4 includes a commitment to undertake corrective action, if necessary, to improve performance and prevent future loss of performance where required to achieve the project’s operational noise performance objectives (as set out in Information Papers E20, E21 and E22).</p><p>The steps that would be taken if performance did not meet expectations would depend on the specific causes. However, in line with HS2 noise policy, all reasonable and practicable mitigation measures would be considered, with specific regard to acoustic performance, value for money, engineering practicability, impacts on other environmental disciplines and stakeholder engagement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/04/2022 10:41:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1452361

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to publicise the changes in the law on driving while using a mobile phone which commence on the 25 March; and in particular the law that drivers must not use a handheld phone when they are stationary in a traffic queue.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2022 will broaden the offence of using a hand-held mobile phone while driving to cover offline use of phones as well as the interactive communication functions covered now. The Government plans to accompany the law change with a THINK! campaign to remind drivers not to use a hand-held phone at the wheel and to highlight the penalties of choosing to ignore this new law.</p><p>Nothing in the new Regulations alters the position on what constitutes driving; it has been, and will remain, an offence to use a hand-held mobile phone while stationary in traffic. However, the Government is taking this opportunity to amend Rule 149 of The Highway Code to emphasise this fact.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/03/2022 14:12:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1439931

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Old Oak Common Station: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest budget estimate for the Old Oak Common station on the Great Western Main Line; how many platform faces are included; and whether this is included in the overall HS2 budget as set out in the integrated Rail Plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>Old Oak Common will contain 14 platforms: 6 subterranean High Speed platforms and 8 conventional rail platforms.</p><p>Within the Target Cost for Phase One - which is included in the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) - the budget allocated by HS2 Ltd for Old Oak Common station, including contingency for risk, is £1.67bn (2019 prices). A more detailed breakdown of costs cannot be provided as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/03/2022 11:40:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1439932

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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: Euston Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest design for the HS2 tracks and approach tunnels for Euston station.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The HS2 infrastructure forming the approaches to Euston station consists of (from south to north): a portal structure leading to three sprayed concrete lined tunnels (two Up Line tunnels either side of a single Down Line tunnel). The two Up Lines converge into a sprayed concrete lined cavern and then merge into a single bored tunnel. The Down Line passes underneath one of the Up Line tunnels to merge into a bored tunnel adjacent to the cavern.</p><p> </p><p>A sprayed concrete lined crosscut tunnel, perpendicular to the running tunnels is constructed from a shaft adjacent to Park Village East to facilitate construction of the cavern and provide a permanent intervention facility.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/03/2022 16:02:58 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1439933

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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: Euston Station
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 stability of Parkway Tunnel and of the approach tracks to the Network Rail Euston station during the construction of the HS2 caverns and tunnels directly underneath; and what steps they have taken to guarantee that there will be no disruption to the rail services into and out of the Network Rail Euston station during the construction of these HS2 works.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Network Rail approach lines into Euston, including the Parkway Tunnels are located directly above the HS2 tunnels. Working in partnership with Network Rail, the Parkway Tunnels and Network Rail's railway tracks and systems have been the subject of Ground Movement Assessments by the HS2 Main Works Civils Contractor. The output of this assessment is currently being reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the HS2 tunnels is being refined to minimise ground movement and settlement mitigation measures are being developed that will be compatible with the operation of the existing railway. The tunnelling is undertaken incrementally in small stages, which limits risk and means any settlement occurs in small stages allowing the existing railway infrastructure to be adjusted, as necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/03/2022 16:15:53 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley