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1733474

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways and Public Footpaths
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to collect data from local authorities on the condition of cycleways and footpaths; whether they intend to allocate funding for maintenance; and what assessment they have made of the impact that this would have on active travel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is currently no agreed standard for monitoring the condition of cycleways and footways. Local authorities are required to report on carriageway surface condition under the Ministry for Housing and Local Government’s single data list, but not on the condition of cycleways and footways. Active Travel England is currently undertaking a pilot project to assess the condition of cycleways and footways in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department allocates highways maintenance funding to local highway authorities using a formula which is based on factors such as road length. It is up to local authorities to decide how best to spend this funding to fulfil their statutory duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. In doing this, they should consider all parts of the highway network, including cycleways and footways. The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. To this end, the Government will provide authorities with funding to help them fix a million more potholes across England per year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 24/10/2024 13:48:04 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1733475

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they monitor the condition of bridges; and when they last received a request for data collection from local authorities concerning bridge conditions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Monitoring the structural condition of bridges and other assets on the local highway network is a matter for local highway authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office (NAO) recommended in its July 2024 report on the condition and maintenance of local roads in England that the Department for Transport should request information on the condition of other key road network assets, such as bridges, where local authorities are already collecting these data. The Department is currently considering its response to the NAO’s recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 24/10/2024 13:47:18 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1733476

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to expanding transport funding for local authorities from annual allocations to five-year periods, in line with the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, to encourage long-term maintenance regimes; and what assessment they have made of the cost-effectiveness of this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. To this end, the Government will provide authorities with funding to help them fix up to a million more potholes across England each year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government fully recognises the benefit of long-term settlements for local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 24/10/2024 13:46:47 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1733477

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Turing Scheme: Finance
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 effectiveness of funding allocations made so far for the Turing Scheme; and whether they have any plans to change the criteria used for the scheme to increase its effectiveness.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>In line with the department’s aims of advancing social justice and opportunity for young people, in 2024/25 the department has allocated funding by using the relative proportion of disadvantaged students in the application, with those applications with the highest proportion of disadvantaged students having their requested funding scaled down the least compared to those with the lowest proportion of disadvantaged students. All successful applicants received all the funding they had requested to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds with essential travel costs such as passports and visas, and for the extra costs faced by students with special educational or additional needs or disabilities.</p><p>The department will continue to keep the approach to funding under review, subject to future Spending Review allocations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 24/10/2024 15:32:48 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1727974

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to assess plans for the simplification of fares on LNER routes; and how they intend to assess the views of the public on these proposals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>We will evaluate the pilot to consider impacts on passengers and will carefully consider before taking any further decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 08:59:37 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1728010

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken an impact assessment of Ofgem’s Targeted Charging Review, published in 2019, on the viability of new high capacity, low-utilisation infrastructure such as public electric vehicle charge point operators.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>As part of their Targeted Charging Review, Ofgem undertook analysis on the impact their reforms would have on different network users. It has estimated a resulting total consumer saving of £4 billion up to 2040. We are aware that the reforms are causing particular concern for a small number of sites, including public electric vehicle charge point operators. Ofgem will be undertaking a broad review of system costs and will consider whether other cost recovery options provide potential for improvements. Proposals are currently being progressed through industry, and Ofgem are engaging with this process and the detailed proposals under discussion.</p> answering member printed Lord Hunt of Kings Heath question first answered 23/09/2024 08:38:53 answering member 2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1728011

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing a standing charge relief for electric vehicle (EV) charge point operators connecting in rural areas; and what other incentives they are considering to improve the network of EV charge points, particularly in rural areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The setting of standing charges associated with tariffs is a commercial matter for suppliers, and suppliers have the flexibility in how they structure their tariffs. Ofgem regulates standing charges, as they do with other elements of billing. The Government is pleased that Ofgem is considering the issue of standing charges through their recent Call for Input and industry led working groups. Solutions would be implemented across electric vehicle (EV) charging sites, including those situated in rural areas. <br> <br>Our £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund aims to address regional charging inequality and transform the availability of EV charging for drivers. The data-led allocation model to award funding considers the level of rurality with local authorities in rural areas allocated additional funding compared to urban ones.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 12:29:26 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1728012

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a National Transport Strategy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government will develop a long-term strategy for transport, as laid out in our manifesto. This strategy will set out the Government’s vision and plan for delivering a modern and integrated transport system which better meets the needs of people across the country.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 08:57:56 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1722390

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Wales
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 recent decline in the proportion of young people from Wales applying to go to university and what steps they will take to support the Welsh Government, in order to reduce educational inequalities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter. The Welsh Government is responsible for reducing inequalities in Wales.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 05/08/2024 11:44:43 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1722391

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Welsh National Opera: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will hold urgent meetings with representatives of the Welsh Government, or with representatives of Welsh National Opera, to discuss the financial crisis faced by that organisation following the reduction in its funding from Arts Council England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>We recognise the unique and valuable role that Welsh National Opera has to play in our cultural life. The funding settlement it receives from Arts Council England puts it among the highest funded cultural organisations in the country.</p><p>Taking into account funding received to support transition to a lower grant level, Welsh National Opera are expected to have received up to £15.25 million over 3 years (2023-26) from ACE.</p><p>While DCMS is aware of recent developments regarding Welsh National Opera’s programme, the department has not carried out an in depth assessment regarding their plans. This is because Welsh National Opera is not supported directly by the department, but instead by an arm's-length body, Arts Council England, whose core funding decisions are taken independently from central government.</p><p>I will work with colleagues across government and with the Welsh Government to understand Welsh National Opera’s situation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 02/08/2024 12:16:43 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson