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65926

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Tunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 30 June (WA 209), what are the reasons for not moving responsibility for railway safety in the Channel Tunnel to the Office of Rail Regulation and its French equivalent at the same time as moving economic regulation.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Unlike economic regulation of the Channel Tunnel there is no European legislative obligation to move responsibility for railway safety in the Channel Tunnel to national regulators. The Government considers that currently there is no justification on safety or other grounds for moving safety regulation and therefore has no plans to do so at the moment. This view is also shared by the French Government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 14:47:43 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

65956

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of the proposed extension of Crossrail to Reading.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Crossrail Project (which is managed by Crossrail Limited) will save approximately £10m as a result of the extension to Reading as some items of scope which were planned to be delivered at Slough and Maidenhead are no longer required.</p><p> </p><p>The service requires one additional train to be added to the Crossrail fleet. This will form part of the recently announced rolling stock and depot contract with Bombardier where there was an option to procure additional trains. The exact costs of the train are commercially confidential but I can confirm that the cost is being met from Crossrail's existing funding.</p><p> </p><p>Electrification costs are already included in the Great Western electrification programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 14:45:40 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

65815

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 30 June (WA 210), when they expect to publish the results of the pilot scheme by the Driver and VehicleLicensing Agency on the application process for licences for all vocational drivers with insulin-treated diabetes.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The pilot showed that around 2,000 customers each year may benefit from their driving licence application being processed 35% quicker. Although the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is not publishing the outcome of the pilot, changes in how applications are processed have been introduced this week.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA will continue to explore opportunities to speed up the application process when these initial changes are established.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 14:48:21 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

65245

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to further improve road safety for cyclists.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>This government has committed £374m (£622m with match funding) to increase cycling and make it safer. This includes £35 million to improve safety at road junctions, of which £20 million will be spent on improvements in 81 locations around England and £15 million for improvements in London.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2013, the Prime Minister announced his commitment to cycle proofing so that all new trunk roads and improvement schemes will be designed with cyclists in mind. The Department for Transport's Cycle Proofing Working Group is looking into training of highway engineers, sharing of best practice and the barriers to better infrastructure for cyclists. Work to cycle proof the strategic road network is underway, with a number of schemes already delivered, or due to be delivered in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p>We have extended our commitment to Bikeability cycle training for children to 2015/16 and plan to deliver training to a further 616,000 children on top of the 1 million already trained. The scheme teaches children (and some adults) how to ride a bicycle safely and responsibly as well as the importance of all road users understanding the Highway Code.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is developing a Cycling and Walking Delivery Plan due for publication this summer, which will set out, amongst other things, how we plan to further improve road safety for cyclists.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 16/07/2014 13:18:13 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

65264

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve co-ordination of roadworks between different statutory bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The Highways Act 1980 places the responsibility for the management of the road network with local highway authorities. The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 places a specific duty on the authorities to co-ordinate works on their networks, and on utility companies to co-operate with them in doing that. The Traffic Management Act 2004 imposed a ‘Network Management Duty' on authorities and enabled them to introduce Permit Schemes which give them powers to more proactively manage and co-ordinate works to minimise disruption for all road users. They also offer discounts on permit fees when utilities work together to minimise impact on road users. More than half of English authorities have now either introduced a permit scheme, or are working towards it, which we welcome.</p><p> </p><p>Officials work closely with representative bodies of both authorities and utilities to encourage increasing co-ordination and co-operation, whilst allowing for essential services to be maintained.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/07/2014 10:42:16 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

64618

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Rail Franchise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the extension of the West Coast Main Line franchise allows open access operations on all routes served by this franchise.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Ultimate responsibility for determining availability of access to the network, including for applications made by open access operators, rests with the Office of Rail Regulation. However, whilst we see there may be some benefits from open access through competition, we would not support further open access on the West Coast Main Line if there was a potential negative impact on funds available to Secretary of State for Transport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 13:31:22 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

64248

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Oil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times since the permitting of ship to ship oil transfers off the coast of Southwold, Suffolk, in 2011, Maritime and Coastguard Agency surveyors, or other relevant staff, have boarded vessels engaged in ship to ship transfers to carry out a Port State Control Inspection.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency surveyors, or other relevant staff, have undertaken a total of 38 Port State Control inspections in support of Ship to Ship transfer operations, during the period 1 January 2011 to 27 June 2014.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/07/2014 10:35:20 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

64258

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements local authorities will have in place, following the abolition of the paper Vehicle Access Duty tax disc from 1 October, to check the status of a vehicle parked in a bay or location authorised only for use by a disabled driver.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>It is for individual local authorities to decide how to establish the licensing status of vehicles parked in areas restricted to disabled drivers following the abolition of the vehicle tax disc.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has liaised with local authorities about the abolition of the tax disc and provided a broad range of information to help inform their customers. A specific email address has been established to deal with any queries from local authorities and a workshop has been organised for 2 July.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has also enhanced its online vehicle enquiry system, which now includes information about the taxation class of a vehicle.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 01/07/2014 12:43:04 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

64259

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for identifying Class 3 Mobility Scooters, which currently have to display a nil value disc, once the paper Vehicle Access Duty tax disc is abolished from 1 October.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The vehicle tax disc is not used to identify Class 3 mobility vehicles. These vehicles are indentified according to their construction, weight and speed and are required to be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The abolition of the tax disc in October should not affect the current identification of these vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/07/2014 10:36:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

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