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1246890

registered interest
date	28/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads Policing Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many responses there were to the roads policing review: call for evidence which closed on 5 October; and when they expect to publish their response to any such evidence received.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL9714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>There have been 149 responses to the Roads Policing Review call for Evidence. We are planning to publish our response in Spring 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/11/2020 13:14:04 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1244945

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what scientific evidence supports their advice to “avoid using public transport” in certain situations as part of their COVID-19 mitigation measures.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL9356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The evidence indicates increased risks of transmission at close quarters in enclosed spaces. SAGE advice has provided evidence of an enhanced risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 for both transport workers and passengers.</p><p> </p><p>Due to indoor contact between a high number of users from different households, the overall weight of evidence across the board is towards a significant risk on public transport when social distancing is not possible. Mitigations to reduce the risk on the public transport network include:</p><ul><li>face coverings;</li><li>social distancing, such as reduced capacity of vehicles and out-of-service seats;</li><li>hand sanitation provisions in stations and on vehicles;</li><li>regular cleaning and ventilation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>However, given the many variables to each physical setting and environment there is insufficient evidence on the extent to which these measures fully mitigate the risk in any given specific transport context. We have been clear that it is the responsibility of individual transport operators to ensure they are taking necessary mitigations to ensure they comply with health and safety regulations, for the wellbeing of both their passengers and their staff.</p><p> </p><p>We are also asking members of the public to follow safer travel guidance to minimise the risk of transmission to themselves and others, which includes only travelling to access work, education or open amenities and services in areas subject to enhanced local intervention and guidance to avoid travelling into and out of Local Alert Level Very High areas unless for education, work or caring responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/10/2020 12:37:43 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1244946

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Air Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to improve the air quality inside public transport vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL9357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>Improving air quality is a top priority for this Government. We have put in place a £3.8 billion plan to deliver cleaner transport that includes £130 million already invested to support the purchase of over 1,700 low emission buses and supporting infrastructure and a further £5 billion announced by the Prime Minister to deliver a further 4,000 new zero emission vehicles and improve services.</p><p> </p><p>Actions we take to cut pollution from transport will improve air quality for users of public transport. In light of COVID-19, the Department’s Safer Transport guidance for operators encourages consideration of how to increase ventilation and air flow inside public transport vehicles. Where possible, transport operators should ensure that a fresh air supply is consistently flowing through public transport vehicles. The guidance is available online.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/11/2020 16:52:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1244948

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to modify railway fares in the light of changing demand.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL9358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to modernising rail fares and ticketing and, despite the impact of COVID-19, recognises that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a fundamental change in working patterns which could have long-term effects on commuter behaviours. We are actively considering how we can modernise our fares and retailing offer, to develop more convenient and better value options for passengers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/11/2020 16:47:39 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1231983

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hegelmann Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Hegelmann Transporte's activities in the UK have broken the law; and what steps they (1) have taken, and (2) plan to take, to address any such breaches of the law.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has no record of any offences committed by Hegelmann Transporte Activities in the last three years. Where the DVSA receives reports of any breaches of the law it will assess, prioritise and undertake the necessary and appropriate enforcement action.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/09/2020 16:00:45 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1230997

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, when considering the use of e-scooters, they plan to look at the experience of other countries where wider use has been permitted; and what plans they have to review the safety implications for other road users, in particular disabled people.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department is considering the evidence available from international organisations, published reports and the experience of other Governments and city authorities in regulating e-scooters. We are running trials of e-scooters to gather evidence of their impacts on our roads and the plans for trials were developed taking account of the experiences abroad.</p><p> </p><p>We are establishing a monitoring and evaluation programme for the trials that will assess the safety implications of e-scooters.  This will assess the safety risks presented by e-scooters, the mode shift to e-scooters from other forms of transport, public perceptions around their use and identify other impacts that should be considered for any potential future legalisation of e-scooters. Research with the local community will specifically seek to include vulnerable groups (including disabled people) to ensure that their views and experiences are understood.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/09/2020 12:54:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1227973

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any consultation took place with (1) the Health and Safety Executive, and (2) the Office for Rail and Road, before the decision was made to increase the basic speed limit at which motorists can drive through roadworks; and what assessment they have made of the ability to enforce speed limits at such sites.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>Whilst no specific consultation took place with the Health and Safety Executive, Highways England did engage throughout the trials with the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) to update them on the progress and outputs of the trials.</p><p> </p><p>The enforcement of speed limits will be undertaken in the same way any speed limit through roadworks is enforced, by using average speed camera systems.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/07/2020 11:58:47 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1224100

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
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 10 July 2020 (HL6210), for what reasons they rejected the view of the majority of respondents to the East Midlands Rail franchise consultation who opposed splitting the Liverpool–Norwich service at Nottingham.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>On June 2018, the DfT published the East Midlands Rail Franchise Stakeholder Briefing document, which set out the Department for Transport’s reasons for its decision, following a review of all the feedback received by respondents. In reaching such decisions, the balance of consultation responses received is one of many elements that has to be considered when weighing up the arguments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/07/2020 11:14:09 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1220750

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services and Railways: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase demand for the (1) bus, and (2) rail, sectors as the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic are eased.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with operators, Network Rail, TfL, the British Transport Police and Trade Unions to ensure robust plans are in place to meet demand and support safer travel. The Department has issued guidance to ensure people stay safe while using public transport.</p><p>We are fully supportive of encouraging people back on to public transport at the right time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/07/2020 13:47:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1218565

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
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 16 March (HL2045), on what evidence the claim is made that splitting the Norwich-Liverpool rail services at Nottingham will improve reliability.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Recent cross industry work on performance in the North West looked at the impact on Manchester’s Castlefield Corridor of trains heading to Manchester from Sheffield and found that “while the Norwich and Cleethorpes services generally depart their origin on time, by the time they depart Sheffield around 30% of trains are more than 5 minutes late”.</p><p> </p><p>This confirms that the Norwich to Liverpool services lose time crossing the different congested corridors and key stations along its route. As a result, the trains then transmit further delay to the rest of the network. Industry data from the second half of 2019 on which individual trains cause the most delays to other trains, show that three of the worst eight trains on the whole GB network for transmitting delay are in this service group.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, both Network Rail and East Midlands Railway are firmly of the view that splitting these services at Nottingham will not only improve the performance of the respective halves of the split service, but also the performance of many other trains across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/07/2020 14:16:01 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw