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521485

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Disasters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the health and safety requirements for operators of rickshaws.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>In England and Wales, excluding London, rickshaws (in the form of pedal-powered vehicles for carrying passengers, often also referred to as pedicabs) are regulated as taxis. They are therefore required to meet a local licensing authority’s taxi licensing conditions and any applicable byelaws. Under the different legislation that applies to London, they fall outside the scope of taxi regulation. The police have some limited powers to address inappropriate behaviour such as obstructing footways or driving in a reckless manner. The Government has recently announced its intention to introduce legislation to enable Transport for London to regulate pedicabs in London.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/06/2016 13:28:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

439527

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
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: Liverpool
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 20 Miles More group's campaign to extend HS2 to Liverpool.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises that Liverpool is a major city and a significant market. Evidence from Liverpool City Region has been assessed but no decision has yet been made on the Phase Two route other than the route to Crewe.</p><br /><p>Liverpool will benefit from day one of HS2. Phase One will cut 28 minutes from the journey time between Liverpool and London. Accelerating the line to Crewe will reduce journeys by a further 14 minutes.</p><br /><p>HS2 will ensure that it maximises the synergies with the Northern Powerhouse, to make the most of the two networks. In this way opportunities may be created for Liverpool to benefit still further.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/12/2015 11:38:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

423765

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Greater London
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 22 July (HL1498), whether they plan to bring forward regulations regarding rickshaws in London in order to protect tourists from excessive charges.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to consider the Law Commission’s recommendations for reforming taxi and private hire legislation, including the proposal that rickshaws in London are brought within the regulatory regime for taxis and private hire vehicles.</p><br /><p>We are already engaged with the Mayor of London in discussing the implementation of the recommendations from the Law Commission.</p><br /><p>The Government will formally respond to the Law Commission and announce its intentions once this scrutiny is completed.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/11/2015 12:41:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

422814

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the Law Commission review of taxi and private hire cars, and rickshaws.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The Law Commission has proposed extensive reform to the legislation around taxi and private regulation which requires careful consideration before recommending a way forward. We will share this the outcome of this consideration once it is completed.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/10/2015 09:46:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

390635

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many motorway accidents there were in 2013–14; and how many of those involved heavy goods vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The table below gives the number of personal-injury accidents that occurred on motorways in Great Britain (including motorways with a designation of A(M)) in 2013 and 2014 that were reported to the police. The final column indicates how many of the reported accidents involved at least one heavy goods vehicle (HGV).</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Reported accidents</td><td>of which involved at least one HGV</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>5,397</td><td>1,261</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>5,630</td><td>1,312</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Police reported accidents do not include any damage-only incidents. Not all accidents are reported to the police, therefore these figures do not represent a full count of all collisions or accidents that took place on motorways in 2013 and 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:11:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

390086

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to bring forward regulations on the control of rickshaws in London, in particular regarding fares charged, roadworthiness of vehicles, and licensing requirements.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The recent Law Commission review of taxi and private hire vehicle services recommended bringing all vehicles that transport passengers for hire and reward, which would include rickshaws, into the scope of licensing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently considering the Law Commission’s report and draft Bill in their entirety, and in line with the protocol that exists between Government and the Law Commission, will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 10:57:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

223870

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parks: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role they take in respect of the sale of local park land by councils; and whether the requirements in the Localism Act 2011 enable such sales to be prevented.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>My Department has no specific role in relation to council-owned park land. My answer of 29 January 2015, HL4224, outlined the broader legal framework for the disposal of property assets by local authorities. The sale of park land is not something we have encouraged – rather, councils should be disposing of brownfield land and redundant buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The Localism Act 2011 has introduced a Community Right to Bid, and parks and green spaces are good examples of sites that could be nominated as an asset of community value.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has also introduced a new local planning designation for local green spaces. This could be designated by a local planning authority in its Local Plan or by a local neighbourhood through a neighbourhood plan. This could include park land.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, local elections provide a mechanism for decisions and policies of councils to be challenged by local residents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/03/2015 16:24:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

223871

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sefton Park
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had any discussion with Liverpool City Council about the sale of Liverpool Sefton Park Meadows land.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has received a request to call in a planning application for residential dwellings at land off Park Avenue, Mossley Hill, Liverpool. I understand that this is generally referred to as Sefton Park Meadows.</p><p> </p><p><br> <br> The application is still under consideration by Liverpool City Council and it is not the policy of the Government to intervene at such an early stage in the process. In the meantime it would be inappropriate of me to comment on the application as it may come before the Secretary of State in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/03/2015 12:50:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

176279

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Shops
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, given the increasing prevalence of online retailers, what steps they are taking to support local authorities and town centre managers in increasing trade for high street shops.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have taken forward a wide range of activities to help communities adapt to changing high streets.</p><p> </p><p>In 2011 the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister commissioned retail expert Mary Portas to conduct an independent review, and the Government accepted all but one of the 28 recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provided direct funding and support to 24 Portas Pilots (a further 3 were funded by the Mayor of London) and over 330 town teams, who are working with local communities, businesses and local authorities to identify and tackle the issues faced in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>We established the Future High Streets Forum, to advise Government and develop practical policies. The Forum has worked with us to launch the successful Great British High Streets Portal, which brings together practical support and advice for all local authorities and groups working to regenerate their town centres. In 2014, we launched the Great British High Street Awards, which have been a great success, and will be running again in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided support for retail markets, including funding for the ‘Love Your Local Market’ campaigns.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided support for the establishment of Business Improvement Districts with a loan fund to help start up costs. In November 2014, we announced new measures to strengthen the role of Business Improvement Districts, to ensure they are able to have a play a key role in shaping and revitalising their town centres.</p><p> </p><p>We have increased business rate discounts for 300,000 businesses including doubling small business rate relief, capping the inflation increase to 2%, and a targeted discount for smaller shops, pubs and restaurants. In total this amounted to over £1.4 billion of government support.</p><p> </p><p>We have also given local councils wide-ranging, discretionary powers to grant business rates discounts as they see fit, empowering them to invest in the future of their town centres. Where they do so, central Government will automatically meet 50% of any costs.</p><p> </p><p>We are also tackling aggressive parking enforcement, and have introduced new permitted development rights to help town centres to be more flexible.</p><p><br><br>Recent research demonstrated that the internet can be a friend to the high street, with 'click and collect' being an increasing driver for footfall to town centres.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/02/2015 14:20:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

78287

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to receive reports from the Boundary Commissioners in relation to district and ward boundaries.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Reports on ward boundaries are not made to the Government. The electoral arrangements of a local authority (number of councillors and the number and boundaries of electoral areas) are matters that are entirely the responsibility of the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England which itself makes the statutory order, subject to Parliament not objecting to a draft of the proposed order, implementing any new electoral arrangements. Recommendations for changes to administrative (district and county) boundaries are required to be sent to the Secretary of State but the Commission has no such reviews in hand.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2014 12:28:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey