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1146922

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date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Inspections
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 Vere of Norbiton on 9 September (HL17707), whether the number of staff of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency conducting roadside mechanical spot checks on lorries was reduced between 2016 and 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has not reduced the number of staff conducting roadside mechanical spot checks on lorries between 2016 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA targets serious and serially non-compliant operators and drivers to protect British road users from unsafe drivers and vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/10/2019 11:31:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146923

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
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 Vere of Norbiton on 9 September (HL17590), whether the 2019–20 local government finance settlement was higher than the 2018–19 settlement.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that the 2019-20 local government finance settlement was higher than the 2018-19 settlement. Core Spending Power increased from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.2 billion in 2019-20, a cash-increase of 2.5% and a real-terms increase in resources available to local authorities.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 08/10/2019 14:41:42 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146924

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Noise
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 undertake work to reduce road traffic noise along major roads.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England is committed to mitigating noise pollution on the Strategic Road Network. Highways England’s key performance indicator for noise requires mitigation to be installed at 1,150 Noise Important Areas by the end of the first Road Investment Strategy period in March 2020. To support this objective Highways England is:</p><p> </p><ul><li>installing low noise surfacing, where appropriate, as part of the road renewal programme, for example outside houses, schools and hospitals;</li><li>when delivering schemes, seeking to mitigate potential noise impacts in line with national policy, through the use of: low noise surfacing, noise barriers, earth bunds, and through the scheme design process;</li><li>delivering new noise barriers through the Environmental Designated Fund, and renewal of existing noise barriers where required; and</li><li>installing acoustic glazing to residential properties in Noise Important Areas, delivered through the Environmental Designated Fund.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Further to the work of HE, the Department for Transport is promoting the use of Electric Vehicles which will significantly reduce the noise pollution on major roads.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/10/2019 11:31:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146925

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Agility Trains: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Agility Trains West account for delays incurred by their trains using the miles per casualty measure.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Miles per Technical Incident is the common performance statistic calculated for all classes of trains used for passenger services on the national network. These statistics are collated by the Rail Delivery Group from data collated from the train operators. The Hitachi Intercity Express Trains owned by Agility Trains West are included in these statistics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/10/2019 11:18:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146926

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bridleways and Public Footpaths: Lake District National Park
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 damage caused to footpaths and bridleways in the Lake District National Park; and what measures are available to park authorities to remedy such damage.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/10/2019 16:13:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146927

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Railway: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the contractual requirements between East Midlands Railway and the Department for Transport for the operational performance of that line; and who is responsible for measuring that performance.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The franchise agreement sets out operational performance benchmarks for Cancellations, Delay Minutes and Short Formations. Network Rail monitors and measures the operational performance of the railways and the Train Operator will provide these numbers to the Department for Transport to monitor their performance against the benchmarks.</p><p>The East Midlands Railway franchise agreement, which contains the franchise specific benchmarks, will be published on the gov.uk website in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/10/2019 11:15:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146711

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
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 Vere of Norbiton on 11 July (HL16737), when the final decisions on the costs of electrifying the railway from Kettering to Sheffield, on which their decision not to proceed with the electrification of the Midland Main Line were based, were made by Network Rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The indicative cost estimate of c.£1.0bn (in 2012/13 prices) for electrifying the route from Kettering to Sheffield / Nottingham was developed by Network Rail in September 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/10/2019 16:27:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146712

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
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 Vere of Norbiton on 11 July (HL16737), what plans they have (1) to review their decision to deploy new bi-mode trains on the Midland Main Line in the light of the substantial cost reductions being made on current electrification projects, and (2) to compare the present and future costs associated with the bi-mode trains in the light of experience with such trains on the Great Western Main Line.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not plan to review the decision to deploy bi-mode trains on the Midland Main Line. The new East Midlands franchise, which was awarded to Abellio in April 2019, will deliver new bi-mode intercity trains from 2022.These trains offer operational flexibility and resilience on both electrified and non-electrified sections of the network.</p><p> </p><p>Rolling stock procurement and operational costs are a matter for train operators or owners. East Midlands Railway is committed to the procurement and operation of these bi-mode trains as set out in the Franchise Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/10/2019 16:09:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146713

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A34: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many accidents involving death or serious injury have occurred in each of the last five years for which figures are available on the A34 section of the junction with the M40 to its southern end; and in how many such accidents heavy goods vehicles were involved.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of fatal and serious accidents occurring on the A34 section of the junction with the M40 for the last five years for which figures are available is given in the table below. There is no geographical definition of the southern end, so the whole junction and the 100m section of the A34 leading to the junction have been included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of fatal or serious reported road accidents on the A34 section of the junction with the M40<sup>1</sup>, 2014 to 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of accidents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Source: DfT Stats19</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>1. Includes the 100m section of the A34 leading to the junction.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The serious accident which occurred at this junction in 2014 involved a car and a goods vehicle of unknown weight.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/10/2019 16:34:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1146295

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M42
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their criteria for the introduction of Smart Motorways on (1) journey time reduction, (2) number of accidents, (3) reduction in emissions, and (4) compliance rate with indicated speed limits, have been achieved on the M42.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL17790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2006, the M42 J3a-7 section was the first smart motorway in the UK to make use of the hard shoulder as an additional lane at peak times. It was comprehensively monitored and evaluated over its first 3 years of operation.</p><p> </p><p>The results of this evaluation were documented in published reports setting out the performance against all these criteria. As one year is not sufficient to conclusively evaluate safety performance, this was evaluated again after 3 years of operation.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Overall, journey times decreased between an average of 24% (northbound) and 9% (southbound). This equates to a statistically significant reduction in journey times of approximately 4 minutes (northbound) and 1 minute (southbound). <strong>1-year report.</strong></li><li>Overall there was a reduction in the number of personal injury accidents and the severity of accidents during the first 36 months of operation (from average 5.08 accidents per month to average 3.17 accidents per month).<strong> <strong>3-year report.</strong></strong></li><li>Most vehicle emissions reduced by between 4 and 10 percent. Fuel consumption also reduced by 4%.<strong><strong><strong><strong> <strong>1-year report.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></li><li>Compliance to variable mandatory speed limits on the main carriageway at least 94% or better at 70mph, 60mph and 50mph and 84% or better at 40mph. Speed compliance on the hard shoulder was on average 97% or better at 50mph and 93% or better at 40 mph.<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong> <strong>1-year report</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></li></ol><p> </p><p>The success of this original pilot scheme on the M42 provided the foundation for the roll out of smart motorways.</p><p> </p><p>Smart motorways provide a more efficient way of increasing capacity on the roads than traditional widening and have successfully reduced congestion and improved journey time reliability.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 01/10/2019 13:11:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw