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	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether (1) they are satisfied that the system of appraising transport projects, as set out in the Treasury Green Book, takes sufficient account of the wider economic effects, such as on employment, access to training, linking housing provision to employment opportunities and addressing the potential of run down areas of cities, and (2) they plan to revise the guidance on the appraisal of such projects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL3391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Green Book requires that all new policies, programmes and projects be subject to a comprehensive but proportional assessment of value for money and that, wherever feasible, all impacts of the proposal should be accounted for within the social cost benefit appraisal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport appraises transport investment using the Department’s Transport Analysis Guidance, which is fully compliant with the Green Book. The guidance takes into account a number of wider economic impacts, such as labour market effects and agglomeration economies. The Department also appraises the impacts of transport investments on unlocking housing developments and regeneration areas. Where appropriate these impacts are quantified and monetised for transport schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government guidance on project appraisal, including that specifically relating to transport investment, is kept under constant review and is updated and developed when appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/12/2014 17:15:14 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

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	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Licensing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which government department receives the fines generated from the enforcement of O licences of goods vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL4996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) are the main body responsible for enforcement of operator licences for goods vehicles, although individual police forces also have the power to enforce these provisions. DVSA enforcement action consists of prosecution through the courts – in 2013-14 they reported 174 convictions resulting in courts ordering £103,244 in fines. These fines are collected by the courts and all revenue raised is passed on to the Consolidated Fund, and used to fund general government expenditure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 02/03/2015 12:16:47 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw