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1648717

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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: Waste Management
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that the new discharge pipes connected to the HS2 project, leading to Yeading Brook behind Ruislip Gardens Station, have a discharge licence; whether they can describe what chemicals and volumes are permitted under this licence; who is doing the water quality monitoring; and where the monitoring data appears locally.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL8878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>Any discharges of water from the HS2 project to the natural environment require discharge consents, approved by the regulator – the Environment Agency (‘EA’), as specified in Schedule 33 Part 5 of the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017.</p><p> </p><p>There is an agreed consent to discharge water from the South Ruislip Vent Shaft site to a drain that discharges to the Yeading Brook. The conditions for this state the maximum limits of the following parameters:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Total daily discharge volume - 3024m<sup>3</sup>/day</li><li>Rate of discharge - 35 litres per second</li><li>Suspended solids - 50 mg/l</li><li>pH - 6 to 9</li><li>Sulphate - 2000 mg/l</li><li>Visible oil or grease as is reasonably practicable - No significant trace present, so far</li></ul><p> </p><p>The consent states that the sulphate levels within the water are to be recorded and reported to the EA on a monthly basis. The total daily discharge volume and the rate of discharge are to be recorded and reported as and when requested by the EA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/07/2023 11:30:53 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1608856

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the changes made to their second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy on 10 March, whether it is still their aim that half of all journeys in towns and cities will be cycled or walked by 2030.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL6997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Yes. The changes simply corrected a data error in a funding table and in no way affect the Government’s aim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/04/2023 13:47:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1587409

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Stonehenge: Land Use
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the National Trust applied for, and when National Highways agreed to provide, £3 million from the environment and wellbeing designated funds to support a grassland reversion project in the Stonehenge landscape; what the terms of the grant are; and whether the grant has already been distributed in its entirety.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL5683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The application to National Highways Designated Funds Investment Decision Committee regarding a grassland reversion project in the Stonehenge landscape was submitted and approved by the Committee on 6 June 2020. The grant agreement was signed by both parties on the 3 February 2021.</p><p> </p><p>National Trust will effect change in the management of the relevant project land and will carry out the grassland reversion works to deliver at least:</p><ol><li>88 biodiversity units calculated in accordance with the relevant methodology in the Natural England Biodiversity Metric 2.0</li><li>270 heritage improvement points</li><li>159ha of moderate condition lowland calcareous grassland</li><li>11ha of good condition lowland calcareous grassland</li></ol><p> </p><p>The grant has not been fully paid. The payment schedule of the grant extends from March 2021 to March 2025.</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 01/03/2023 15:38:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1579913

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Land: Stonehenge
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether a (1) Highways England, or (2) National Highways, Environment Designated Funds grant was made to the National Trust as partnership funding towards the acquisition of 168 hectares of land at Stonehenge; and if so, what was the amount of that grant.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>National Highways Environmental Designated Funds have not been used towards the acquisition of the land at Stonehenge. National Highways is, however, providing a contribution of £3m from its Environmental Designated Funds to the National Trust to support a grassland reversion project in the Stonehenge landscape.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/02/2023 17:42:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1568389

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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: Colne Valley
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how untreated HS2 waste water entered a winterbourne stream in the Colne Valley; and what the chromium levels are in this run-off.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd is not aware of any untreated HS2 waste water entering a winterbourne stream in the Colne Valley. HS2 Ltd closely monitors the River Colne catchment area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/01/2023 12:55:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1565727

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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: Colne Valley
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of chromium-6 found at HS2 sites across the Colne Valley; and whether these are related to cement used in construction works.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd’s contractor Align JV collects water samples from groundwater, surface water and water associated with construction activities along the route of the Colne Valley Viaduct. The water samples are analysed for a number of substances, including chromium VI, and the data is assessed against environmental quality standards and drinking water standards. The data is then provided to the Environment Agency and Affinity Water on a monthly basis.</p><p> </p><p>All the cement used in the construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct meets EU limits for chromium VI content. Chromium VI has been identified in some waters from the cement used in construction. Such water is collected and either treated at the Align water treatment plant at their South Portal site or at off-site commercial facilities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/01/2023 12:23:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1537224

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
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: Colne Valley
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 October (HL2420), what is the source of contaminated water that has been identified in the cofferdams and necessitated an application to vary the Water Treatment Plant Permit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL3006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The water within the cofferdams comes from lake water ingress through the sides and base of the cofferdams. The quality of this water is affected by interaction with lakebed sediments and the concrete plug in the base of the cofferdam while it cures. It is this water that is tested, pumped out, and may require treatment before it is of a quality to be returned to the Colne catchment. This water treatment, via the Water Treatment Plant, required a variation to the permit. The piling for the Colne Valley Viaduct is largely complete and the extensive monitoring of groundwater around all piling works and cofferdams has detected no contamination issues in the water environment related to construction works within the Colne Valley.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/11/2022 11:14:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1524443

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A303: Stonehenge
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what area of the 21.16 hectare Bow Tie Field at Stonehenge would have to be compulsorily acquired for construction of a new dual carriageway, eastern tunnel portals and tunnels as a part of National Highways’ proposed A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL2729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The area within Bow Tie Field identified as being required for compulsory acquisition for construction of a new dual carriageway, eastern tunnel portals and tunnels are as follows:</p><p>Approximately 4.54 hectares of permanent acquisition,</p><p>Approximately 6.65 hectares of permanent subsoil (subterranean) rights for the tunnel.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2022 10:48:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1524444

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A303: Stonehenge
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, if the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme does go ahead, to whom would any compensatory payment be made for compulsory acquisition of land in Bow Tie Field at Stonehenge.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL2730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>Compensation may only be paid to those with a qualifying interest in the land subject to the compulsory purchase order (CPO). A qualifying person is an owner, lessee, occupier or tenant of land within the CPO.</p><p>In the case of the Bow Tie Field at Stonehenge, The National Trust, as owners, would receive compensation for the compulsory acquisition of the land.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2022 16:01:01 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1520159

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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: Colne Valley
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the discovery of water pollution in the HS2 cofferdams sunk into the aquifer for the Colne Valley Viaduct construction haul road, what plans they have to call for a moratorium on the sinking of deeper piles of up to 80 metres for the Viaduct piers until the source of the pollution at the haul road pile sites has been identified.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL2420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The piling for the Colne Valley Viaduct is largely complete. The extensive monitoring of groundwater around all piling works and cofferdams has detected no contamination issues in the water environment related to HS2 construction works within the Colne Valley. Monitoring data is shared on a frequent basis with both Affinity Water and the Environment Agency. Affinity Water has its own monitoring regime to verify these results.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd has consents in place with the Environment Agency, in consultation with Affinity Water, for these works, which are supported by an extensive groundwater risk assessment and monitoring regime to avoid pollution or long-term impact to the underlying aquifer. There are no plans to cease the construction of the piles which will support the Colne Valley Viaduct.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/10/2022 11:24:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb