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994711

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase the level of funding allocated through their Road Investment Strategy to widen any 3-lane highways which have been found to be dangerous.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL11027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Safety is the first responsibility for both the Department and Highways England, and one of the key aims Her Majesty’s Government has set for both the Road Investment Strategy 1 and Road Investment Strategy 2. An affordable, deliverable investment plan that meets the Government’s objectives for RIS2 is under development, and final decisions will be announced in 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 08/11/2018 14:42:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

908872

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether trade will be factored into the assessment criteria for deciding which road schemes to progress; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL8034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government recognises the important role played by strategic roads in supporting trade. This is why we are investing over £15bn in the network between 2015 and 2021, and dedicating resources raised through Vehicle Excise Duty in England to a National Roads Fund beyond 2020 to provide long-term funding stability. Decisions about which road schemes to progress are based on deliverability, affordability and meeting the five key aims for the network post 2020. These are supporting the economy – including trade and getting goods to and from ports – as well as network capability, safety, integration and the environment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 05/06/2018 15:31:18 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

788928

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the funding they provide to Highways England is invested in improving local roads, and what is their assessment of the importance of those roads in supporting traffic flows on the Strategic Roads Network.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL3237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>In carrying out their role to operate, maintain and improve the Strategic Road Network (SRN), Highways England often provide investment to ensure effective traffic flow across both strategic and local roads. Figures are not held centrally for the total spend on local roads across these projects.</p><p> </p><p>In setting the next Road Investment Strategy, the Government will consider opportunities for investment in local roads where this will improve the performance of the SRN.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/11/2017 12:00:15 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

672261

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
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 5 December 2016 (HL3362), whether any of the six AS2011 schemes were justified on the basis of a reduction in travel times of two minutes or less; and if so, which.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Road investment decisions are supported with a five-part business case. The economic case aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a proposal’s impacts. These include a wide range of social and environmental factors, as well as time savings and economic impacts. The proportion of time saving benefits which are attributed to average time savings ‎per trip of two minutes or less varies between projects, depending on the nature of the scheme, and is not centrally held.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/01/2017 12:29:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

641825

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, when assessing road investment schemes using WebTAG, what proportion of the economic benefits were attributed to savings of two minutes or less.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Road investment decisions are supported with a five-part business case. The economic case aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a proposal’s impacts. These include a wide range of social and environmental factors, as well as time savings and economic impacts. The proportion of time saving benefits which are attributed to average time savings ‎per trip of two minutes or less varies between projects, depending on the nature of the scheme, and is not centrally held.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2016 12:25:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

640767

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many major trunk and motorway road investment schemes were announced between 2005 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>A total of 126 new schemes were announced between 2005 and 2015, comprising:</p><ul><li>9 schemes announced by Labour between 2005 and 2010;</li><li>117 schemes announced by the Coalition between 2010 and 2015, comprising:</li></ul><p>o 10 schemes announced at SR2010 (note – the two other SR2010 schemes, A23 Handcross and A11 Fiveways, were entered into the Roads Programme in 2004 and 2000 respectively)</p><p>o 6 schemes at AS2011</p><p>o 5 schemes at AS2012</p><p>o 27 schemes at SR2013 and the December 2013 National Infrastructure Plan update</p><p>o 69 schemes at AS2014 and the announcement of the Roads Investment Strategy (RiS1)</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a further 15 schemes were announced in the Roads Investment Strategy in 2014 for development so they are ready to start construction in the second road period (after 2019/20).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Of the 126 schemes, HM Government contracts have been awarded for:</p><ul><li>Labour schemes - 8 of the 9, with the remaining scheme (A21 Baldslow junction) being cancelled at SR2010;</li><li>SR2010 schemes – All 10;</li><li>AS2011 schemes – All 6;</li><li>AS2012 schemes – 4 of the 5, with the remaining AS2012 scheme (A30 Temple to Carblake) being delivered by Cornwall County Council and so it isn’t Highways England that has let a contract;</li><li>SR2013 schemes – 16 contracts (including one scheme split into two contracts), with 11 still to be awarded. The remaining SR2013 scheme – A50 Uttoxeter – is being delivered by Staffordshire County Council and so it isn’t Highways England that has let a contract;</li><li>AS14 / RiS1 schemes - Taking account of some of these schemes subsequently being merged for delivery, the 69 schemes comprise 64 schemes for contract award and delivery. Two of these schemes – A43 Abthorpe and M5 jns 5 to 7 – have had works start but no separate contract has been awarded since both schemes are being delivered through an existing contract with the respective Delivery Partner. None of the remaining 62 schemes have yet had contracts awarded.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The attached Appendix 1 details the start and completion dates.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3362 question first answered 05/12/2016 15:05:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon attachment 1 file name HL3361, HL3362 - Appendix 1.docx title HL3361, HL3362 - Appendix 1
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

640768

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many contracts for construction and building of the trunk and motorway investment schemes announced between 2005 and 2015 have been agreed, not including planning and appraisal work; when those schemes were started; and when those schemes were, or are anticipated to be, completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>A total of 126 new schemes were announced between 2005 and 2015, comprising:</p><ul><li>9 schemes announced by Labour between 2005 and 2010;</li><li>117 schemes announced by the Coalition between 2010 and 2015, comprising:</li></ul><p>o 10 schemes announced at SR2010 (note – the two other SR2010 schemes, A23 Handcross and A11 Fiveways, were entered into the Roads Programme in 2004 and 2000 respectively)</p><p>o 6 schemes at AS2011</p><p>o 5 schemes at AS2012</p><p>o 27 schemes at SR2013 and the December 2013 National Infrastructure Plan update</p><p>o 69 schemes at AS2014 and the announcement of the Roads Investment Strategy (RiS1)</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a further 15 schemes were announced in the Roads Investment Strategy in 2014 for development so they are ready to start construction in the second road period (after 2019/20).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Of the 126 schemes, HM Government contracts have been awarded for:</p><ul><li>Labour schemes - 8 of the 9, with the remaining scheme (A21 Baldslow junction) being cancelled at SR2010;</li><li>SR2010 schemes – All 10;</li><li>AS2011 schemes – All 6;</li><li>AS2012 schemes – 4 of the 5, with the remaining AS2012 scheme (A30 Temple to Carblake) being delivered by Cornwall County Council and so it isn’t Highways England that has let a contract;</li><li>SR2013 schemes – 16 contracts (including one scheme split into two contracts), with 11 still to be awarded. The remaining SR2013 scheme – A50 Uttoxeter – is being delivered by Staffordshire County Council and so it isn’t Highways England that has let a contract;</li><li>AS14 / RiS1 schemes - Taking account of some of these schemes subsequently being merged for delivery, the 69 schemes comprise 64 schemes for contract award and delivery. Two of these schemes – A43 Abthorpe and M5 jns 5 to 7 – have had works start but no separate contract has been awarded since both schemes are being delivered through an existing contract with the respective Delivery Partner. None of the remaining 62 schemes have yet had contracts awarded.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The attached Appendix 1 details the start and completion dates.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3361 question first answered 05/12/2016 15:05:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon attachment 1 file name HL3361, HL3362 - Appendix 1.docx title HL3361, HL3362 - Appendix 1
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

640769

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
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 sensitivity of the WebTAG system in making financial appraisals of the reliability of journey time.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Journey time reliability impacts are a key component of the WebTAG appraisal system, and their assessment is recommended for all scheme appraisals where relevant and proportionate to the decision at hand.</p><p> </p><p>WebTAG includes a robust methodology for monetising reliability impacts, drawing on the best available evidence base on the benefits to travellers of more reliable journeys. The Department’s value for money assessments take into account reliability benefits when considering the economic worth of a project.</p><p> </p><p>The relative size of reliability benefits compared to other impacts, such as travel time savings, varies significantly from scheme to scheme. For example, smart motorway schemes typically have a high proportion of reliability benefits, reflecting the fact they specifically target journey time reliability.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2016 12:26:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

640770

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what allowance the WebTAG assessment system makes for disruption and delays during construction of road investment schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>WebTAG recommends that costs to existing users due to disruption and delays during road construction projects are included in the appraisal. Standard traffic modelling approaches, as outlined in WebTAG units M1 to M3, are used to model the impacts of construction on the road network, which are typically longer journeys, increased vehicle operating costs and more accidents. These are then appraised using standard values of time, fuel and car maintenance costs, and the costs (both economic and human) of road accidents presented in WebTAG.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2016 12:28:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

525469

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what basis local authorities are to be given powers under Clause 5 of the Bus Services Bill [HL] to demand relevant information from bus operators, particularly in cases where such relevant information is market-sensitive and providing it to any other party might be contrary to the Competition Act 1998.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that authorities considering franchising can access the information they need to accurately assess their franchising scheme. This will help to ensure that informed decisions can be made on the basis of robust evidence and analysis.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some of the information provided by operators will be commercially sensitive. Franchising authorities will need to treat this information with care, and will be able to refuse to release such information by way of the relevant Freedom of Information exemptions. The Bill also makes clear that the information acquired by the franchising authority must only be used in connection with its franchising functions, and not for other purposes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/06/2016 11:09:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee