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1189190

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date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support hauliers to maintain supply and distribution networks during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	38945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made available £330bn of support through loans and guarantees to support UK businesses. Changes were made on 3 April to ensure that more businesses, particularly those that are SMEs, like many road haulage companies, can benefit from them. Additionally, the job retention scheme which has now been launched will help further by enabling businesses to claim up to £2,500 a month towards staff wages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with the road haulage industry to identify barriers to accessing the available government support measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/04/2020 15:53:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1189361

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to advise potential recipients of state aid in the transport sector of recipients' obligations to ensure (1) compliance with (a) EU, and (b) UK, legislation on state aid; (2) compliance (a) within a transport mode, and (b) between modes; and (3) repayment of any aid found to be in contravention of those rules.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department has designed any support for the transport sector to be compliant with all relevant legislation and international obligations, which place requirements on authorities rather than recipients. Relevant obligations will be imposed on recipients as condition of support where necessary. Officials also work closely with recipients of aid to make them aware of their contractual responsibilities, which are designed to ensure that the UK is compliant with its obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/04/2020 14:02:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1189363

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what precautions are in place to check whether passengers on (1) private, (2)  charter, and (3) scheduled, incoming flights may carry COVID-19; and what are the criteria for requiring the passengers of any such flights be quarantined in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Targeted screening measures were carried out at UK airports for inbound passengers during the containment phase of the pandemic when the aim was to prevent the virus coming in to the UK. Whilst there is community transmission within the UK, the role played by imported cases is less significant and so our focus in the current delay phase has not been on screening measures at the border. However, as you would expect our approach is being kept under review as the pandemic develops. This may mean that measures and procedures change as we control the spread of, and understand more about, the virus. Any changes to our approach will be led by advice from SAGE and the Chief Medical Officer. Protecting the health of the UK public will always come first.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/05/2020 15:56:54 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1189364

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they invited open access rail passenger operators to operate reduced services alongside franchised operators to deliver (1) an agreed, and (2) a reduced, service on railway lines by both; and if so, how they are ensuring fair competition between franchised and open access operators.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Government has put in place Emergency Measures Agreements with franchised train operators to ensure the railway is able to provide critical services as part of the response to COVID-19. As they do not have a direct contractual relationship with Government, open access passenger operators are not eligible for these agreements. Two open access operators, Grand Central and Hull Trains, have temporarily ceased services and will draw upon the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to assist with their costs during the outbreak. Government looks forward to their return to the network once they are able to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/05/2020 16:46:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1189365

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Full business case High Speed 2 Phase One, published on 15 April, what is the total amount of the ‘sunk costs’; what costs incurred before December 2019 were not included in the economic appraisal; what would the benefit-cost ratio figures be if those costs had been included; whether the writing off of development costs up to the time of Notice to Proceed is in compliance with the HM Treasury's Green Book; what other Government-funded projects have had the development costs written off; and whether any such costs were written off in order to improve the benefit-cost ratio figures.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The spend to date on HS2 up to the end of 2019 was £7.5bn (2015Q1 prices, excluding VAT). However not all of this is treated as sunk costs in the economic case as the land and property costs could be recoverable were HS2 not to go ahead.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>what would the benefit-cost ratio figures be if those costs had been included; </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The benefit cost ratio figures including sunk costs are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full Network</p></td><td><p>Statement of Intent</p></td><td><p>Parliamentary Powers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BCR without WEIs</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BCR with WEIs</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>whether the writing off of development costs up to the time of Notice to Proceed is in compliance with the HM Treasury's Green Book; </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The appraisal of HS2 has been undertaken in compliance with HM Treasury’s Green Book. The Green Book states that “what matters are costs and benefits affected by decisions still to be made<em>.”</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>what other Government-funded projects have had the development costs written off; and whether any such costs were written off in order to improve the benefit-cost ratio figures.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Costs have not been written off in the approval of HS2. HS2 Ltd’s delegated Funding Envelope (the “Target Cost”) for Phase One is £40bn (2019 prices). This Target Cost includes the costs already spent on the project.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/05/2020 16:45:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1189407

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rapid Transit Systems: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they have provided, and intend to provide, to light rail services which have been adversely affected or reduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced on 24 April 2020 that it would be supporting light rail systems in Sheffield, Manchester, West Midlands, Nottingham, and Tyne and Wear. The Department for Transport has now announced a package worth nearly £30 mllion to allow these essential services to continue.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials at the Department for Transport hold regular meetings with Transport for London to discuss the financial impacts of COVID-19 and will continue to do so as the outbreak continues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3053 question first answered 06/05/2020 16:36:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1189408

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with National Rail about the provision of compensation to railcard holders and extending the validity period of such railcards to reflect the length of time when train services have been severely reduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Railcards are sold and managed by the Rail Delivery Group on behalf on the rail industry, and proposals for amendments to existing policies are for the Rail Delivery Group to bring forward. The Rail Delivery Group and the Department are considering the position on Railcards in light of the current COVID-19 related travel restrictions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/05/2020 16:47:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1189409

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
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 (1) standardise the (a) procedures, and (b) terms and conditions, for rail ticket refunds across the UK, and (2) simplify the pricing of rail fares and the ticketing system, during the time that rail franchises have been transferred onto Emergency Measures Agreements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department has worked with the rail industry to introduce temporary policy changes to standardise procedures and terms and conditions on ticket refunds across all the Department’s franchised operators. This is in the context of the exceptional circumstances and Government advice to avoid unnecessary travel. For example, we have made Advance tickets held on 23 March refundable with no administration fee and have implemented processes to improve the passenger experience of claiming refunds. These include that passengers can now claim refunds online; they have eight weeks to apply rather than the usual four; and can backdate their season ticket refund to 17 March or when their ticket was last used, whichever is later.</p><p> </p><p>At this time, the Department is focused on protecting the public transport services that key workers rely upon to get to and from work and we have taken decisive action to financially support rail operators to ensure services can continue to operate. No changes to pricing of fares or ticketing systems were implemented as part of the Emergency Measures Agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/05/2020 16:49:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1189410

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rapid Transit Systems and Trams: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they are providing to local authorities which manage light rail and tram services; and what plans they have, if any, to provide financial assistance to Transport for London.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced on 24 April 2020 that it would be supporting light rail systems in Sheffield, Manchester, West Midlands, Nottingham, and Tyne and Wear. The Department for Transport has now announced a package worth nearly £30 mllion to allow these essential services to continue.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials at the Department for Transport hold regular meetings with Transport for London to discuss the financial impacts of COVID-19 and will continue to do so as the outbreak continues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3050 question first answered 06/05/2020 16:36:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1188869

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will suspend all HS2 (a) preparation and (b) construction work during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	38409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s current policy is that construction activity, including HS2, should continue where it can be undertaken in accordance with the Public Health England guidance and industry best practice. I have asked HS2 Ltd to work closely with their construction partners to ensure compliance with these guidelines in order to protect local communities and their workforce. Sites will not operate where this cannot be achieved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/04/2020 13:31:32 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan