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registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a local authority is obliged to (1) inform, and (2) formally consult, (a) the emergency services, (b) the police, (c) waste disposal services, (d) businesses, (e) other institutions such as charities or schools, and (f) residents in the areas that are directly affected, when it proposes the permanent closure of a road or a permanent restriction on its use by motorised traffic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL1908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Where a local authority wishes to close a road permanently, it is required to make a permanent traffic regulation order. A permanent order gives legal effect to the closure and any associated restrictions. The procedure for advertising and consulting on traffic regulation orders is set out in <em>The</em> <em>Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996</em>.</p><p> </p><p>Before the order can come into force, the regulations require the authority to publish a “notice of proposals” concerning the intended closure in a newspaper circulating in the area. The authority is also required to &quot;take such other steps as it may consider appropriate for ensuring that adequate publicity about the order is given to persons likely to be affected by its provisions&quot;. There is then a 21-day period in which members of the public can object to the order.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/03/2020 17:23:08 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

1176951

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether local authorities proposing to permanently close roads or divert traffic from existing routes have any obligation to (1) estimate, and (2) consider, the net impact of any such closures or diversions on total national emissions, rather than solely the roads subject to closure or reduction in use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL1425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>Highway authorities are responsible for managing their road networks and for proposing and making all types of Traffic Orders. There is no specific legal requirement for highway authorities proposing to permanently close roads or divert traffic via Traffic Orders to assess the impact on emissions. There are requirements for them to consult, in some circumstances, local businesses, communities and those affected by the changes.</p><p> </p><p>There are specific circumstances when referral of Traffic Orders is made to the Secretary of State, for example, in relation to extending experimental Traffic Orders or where the same road has been closed several times for special events. The Government has no authority to review changes made by Traffic Orders which may impact on emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Elected authorities, including elected mayors, are not provided with any duties under transport legislation to monitor the impact of emissions in their areas of responsibility.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1426 HL1427 question first answered 18/02/2020 16:00:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

1176952

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what authority they have to review changes of road use introduced by local authorities which have proven to have a demonstrably large and negative effect on total emission levels.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL1426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>Highway authorities are responsible for managing their road networks and for proposing and making all types of Traffic Orders. There is no specific legal requirement for highway authorities proposing to permanently close roads or divert traffic via Traffic Orders to assess the impact on emissions. There are requirements for them to consult, in some circumstances, local businesses, communities and those affected by the changes.</p><p> </p><p>There are specific circumstances when referral of Traffic Orders is made to the Secretary of State, for example, in relation to extending experimental Traffic Orders or where the same road has been closed several times for special events. The Government has no authority to review changes made by Traffic Orders which may impact on emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Elected authorities, including elected mayors, are not provided with any duties under transport legislation to monitor the impact of emissions in their areas of responsibility.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1425 HL1427 question first answered 18/02/2020 16:00:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

1176953

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any elected authorities, including elected mayors, other than local authorities have any responsibility to monitor the overall impact on emissions of individual road closures and changes in use introduced within those authorities' boundaries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL1427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>Highway authorities are responsible for managing their road networks and for proposing and making all types of Traffic Orders. There is no specific legal requirement for highway authorities proposing to permanently close roads or divert traffic via Traffic Orders to assess the impact on emissions. There are requirements for them to consult, in some circumstances, local businesses, communities and those affected by the changes.</p><p> </p><p>There are specific circumstances when referral of Traffic Orders is made to the Secretary of State, for example, in relation to extending experimental Traffic Orders or where the same road has been closed several times for special events. The Government has no authority to review changes made by Traffic Orders which may impact on emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Elected authorities, including elected mayors, are not provided with any duties under transport legislation to monitor the impact of emissions in their areas of responsibility.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1425 HL1426 question first answered 18/02/2020 16:00:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

764360

registered interest
date	02/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what obligations there are for a local authority to consult in the case of a planned road or traffic measure which will affect general access to a public amenity such as a park.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL1697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>For permanent measures affecting the use of a road, the local highway authority making the order must consult certain specified bodies and &quot;<em>other organisations (if any) representing persons likely to be affected by any provision in the order as the order making authority thinks it appropriate to consult</em>&quot;. There is no obligation to consult the public directly the authority must publicise its proposals by publishing a notice in a local newspaper at least 21 days before making the order. The authority must also ensure that adequate publicity is provided to those likely to be affected.</p><p> </p><p>For a temporary order, no consultation is required but the order making authority must notify certain specified bodies such as the chief officer of police. The authority must also publicise proposals for temporary measures by publishing a notice in a local newspaper at least 7 days before making the order. For a temporary notice, which has a shorter maximum duration, there is no requirement to publish in advance and the same specified bodies must receive notification no later than the day on which the notice is issued.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 16/10/2017 14:01:12 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

764361

registered interest
date	02/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the obligation to consult on planned traffic and road measures which affect public access to an amenity is different or wider than in cases affecting those living or driving in a residential street; and whether that obligation explicitly includes consultation with users who may come from outside the borough in which the amenity lies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL1698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The consultation requirements for measures that affect access to an amenity or access to a residential street are the same. There is no requirement to consult users of amenities directly, although there is to consult operators of tram cars and local bus routes affected by the proposed measures. Where the measures are to be permanent, there is an obligation to consult &quot;<em>organisations (if any) representing persons likely to be affected by any provision in the order as the order making authority thinks it appropriate to consult</em>&quot;.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 16/10/2017 14:00:07 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

439757

registered interest
date	22/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
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 14 December (HL4061), what checks are in place to ensure that Regulation 6 of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 is complied with; who is entitled to complain if that Regulation is not complied with, and to whom; and what penalties are incurred by local authorities or London boroughs for failing to comply with that regulation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL4810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>There are no checks in place to ensure that local authorities comply with the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, including the duty concerning consultation. Anyone can complain if they consider that the authority has failed to comply with their duty. Complaints should initially be raised with the authority concerned, and if they are not satisfactorily addressed, they can be raised with the Local Government Ombudsman. Alternatively, failure to comply with the consultation requirements in regulation 6 would be grounds for bringing a legal challenge against an order under paragraph 35 of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/01/2016 12:39:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich