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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 13 December (WA 257), what consideration they have given to providing guarantees to protect investments made by train operators holding short-term franchises, in order to ensure that necessary improvements are not delayed.[HL4237]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 13 December (WA 257), what consideration they have given to providing guarantees to protect investments made by train operators holding short-term franchises, in order to ensure that necessary improvements are not delayed.[HL4237]
I refer the noble Lord to the terms of reference of the Brown review which have been deposited in the Libraries of the House. The Secretary of State for Transport has asked Richard Brown to lead an independent review into the department’s rail franchising programme. This will report by the end of December and will be published thereafter.
The length of rail franchises is a matter under consideration by the Brown review. The Government do not wish to prejudice the findings of this review, and therefore are unable to provide a clear answer to this question at this stage.
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I will attend the last Transport Council of the Cypriot presidency (the presidency) taking place in Brussels on Thursday 20 December.
The council will be asked to reach a general approach on the...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I will attend the last Transport Council of the Cypriot presidency (the presidency) taking place in Brussels on Thursday 20 December.
The council will be asked to reach a general approach on the...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
In the Autumn Statement earlier this month the Chancellor announced an additional £333 million for a dedicated fund to provide for essential maintenance to renew, repair and extend life of the highway network...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
In the Autumn Statement earlier this month the Chancellor announced an additional £333 million for a dedicated fund to provide for essential maintenance to renew, repair and extend life of the highway network...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the timescales for the award to small- and medium-sized businesses of their renewable transport fuel certificates following their claim; and, if so, whether the times comply with their payment policies to companies of that scale.[HL3851]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the timescales for the award to small- and medium-sized businesses of their renewable transport fuel certificates following their claim; and, if so, whether the times comply with their payment policies to companies of that scale.[HL3851]
The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) is a trading scheme which incentivises the supply of renewable transport fuel though the award of renewable transport fuel certificates (RTFCs). It does not of itself provide payment to suppliers directly. The value of RTFCs is realised through either (i) their redemption by a supplier meeting its obligation, (ii) their sale on the open market to another supplier wishing to meet its obligation, or (iii) through their surrender to gain a portion of any “buy-out fund” generated by suppliers who do not meet their obligation with RTFCs.
Suppliers have until the 15th of each month to apply for RTFCs. RTFCs will only be issued when the Department for Transport is satisfied that the fuel in question meets the requirements of the RTFO order, including that duty has been paid. The department uses fuel excise duty returns from HMRC both to validate the volume of fuel that the supplier is claiming, and to demonstrate that fuel excise duty has been paid. The department may also consider third party evidence that would demonstrate that duty has been paid.
Where the department is satisfied, it will issue RTFCs on the 15th of each month following the approval of an application.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the net effect of the HGV Road User Levy Bill coming into effect after the various costs involved have been defrayed.[HL4096]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the net effect of the HGV Road User Levy Bill coming into effect after the various costs involved have been defrayed.[HL4096]
The Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) road user levy introduces charges to be paid by all operators of HGVs weighing more than 12 tonnes for using the UK road network. The levy is a new tax, and will be introduced in April 2014.
For the longest and heaviest vehicles, there will be charges ranging between £10 per day and £1,000 per year. Foreign operators will be able to pay the charge on a daily, weekly, monthly, six-monthly, or annual basis. To reduce the administrative burden, UK hauliers will pay the levy with their vehicle excise duty as a single payment, and will therefore be able to pay either six-monthly or annually.
For foreign hauliers, our calculations indicate that we will get £18.7 million to £23.2 million of net revenue per annum. However this sum could vary, as foreign hauliers could decide to purchase more annual and fewer daily passes than expected, which would lead to lower revenues, or vice versa, which would lead to higher revenues.
Foreign hauliers currently form around 6% of the UK haulage market, and the introduction of charging may have an impact on the numbers coming into the UK due to the increase in costs they face. The Road Haulage Association estimates the average daily cost of running a 44 tonne HGV (just over the average weight of foreign vehicles visiting the UK) to be around £300.
A daily charge of £10, as we have planned, would represent a cost increase of around 3%. Using a mean elasticity of -1.07, based on Graham and Glaister's 2004 literature review, which considers 143 price elasticity estimates of the demand for road freight and finds “the majority of estimates fall between -0.5 and -1.3” (p268). Based on this we have calculated that 3% increase in price could lead to a decrease in haulage by foreign-registered vehicles in the UK of 3.21%. This in turn is likely to have a positive impact on the UK haulage market.
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to say a few words in prime time about the draft order to abolish the Railway Heritage Committee and transfer its functions to the board of trustees of the Science Museum. The need for the order arose from the Public Bodies Act taken through...
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to say a few words in prime time about the draft order to abolish the Railway Heritage Committee and transfer its functions to the board of trustees of the Science Museum. The need for the order arose from the Public Bodies Act taken through...
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My Lords—
My Lords, I am grateful for the kind words from the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner of Worcester. Noble Lords supporting him seemed to be a bit more strident than the noble Lord himself. As your Lordships will be aware, I am also very keen on the preservation of our country’s...
My Lords, I am grateful for the kind words from the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner of Worcester. Noble Lords supporting him seemed to be a bit more strident than the noble Lord himself. As your Lordships will be aware, I am also very keen on the preservation of our country’s...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent fire on a lorry shuttle in the Channel Tunnel, whether they have sought professional advice on whether the wagons used on those services are fully fit for purpose.[HL4095]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent fire on a lorry shuttle in the Channel Tunnel, whether they have sought professional advice on whether the wagons used on those services are fully fit for purpose.[HL4095]
All of Eurotunnel’s lorry shuttle wagons are authorised for use in the Channel Tunnel by the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) following the advice of its safety advisory body, the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority (CTSA). IGC and CTSA are fully satisfied that the wagons used by Eurotunnel are of a safe design. CTSA inspectors are investigating the recent fire, with Eurotunnel’s full and active co-operation, to ensure that any lessons from it are identified and learnt.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of funding announced in the Autumn Statement, how many miles of motorway or new or improved carriageway they expect to be constructed; and over what period.[HL3998]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of funding announced in the Autumn Statement, how many miles of motorway or new or improved carriageway they expect to be constructed; and over what period.[HL3998]
The funding provided by the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement will increase investment in England’s motorways and major A roads supporting the economy and keep the country moving.
The Statement included funding of £1 billion to enable four new major road projects to start construction in this spending review period. These schemes (A5-M1 link, A1 Lobley Hill, A1 Leeming to Barton and A30 Temple Higher Carblake) will collectively add an additional 38 lane miles (61 lane kilometres) to the strategic road network by 2017-18.
A detailed table showing each scheme is below.
| Scheme | Additional
Lane
Miles* | Additional
Lane
Kilometres* |
| A5-M1
link | 11.2 | 18.0 |
| A1
Lobley
Hill | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| A1
Leeming to
Barton | 20.0 | 32.2 |
| A30
Temple
Carblake | 5.2 | 8.4 |
| Sub-total
(new
schemes) | 37.6 | 60.5 |
rounded to one decimal place
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the increased expenditure on roads announced in the Autumn Statement, what are the estimated employment implications.[HL3999]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the increased expenditure on roads announced in the Autumn Statement, what are the estimated employment implications.[HL3999]
The Department for Transport has not made an assessment of the employment implications of the roads package announced by the Chancellor in his 2012 Autumn Statement. It is currently estimated that the four additional improvement schemes announced will generate over £5-worth of benefits for every pound spent on implementing them.
There are, however, some indications of the potential wider impacts of some of the specific major schemes announced. For example, the A5-M1 link road at Dunstable is projected to unlock the development of 7,000 houses and 40 hectares of employment land—potentially providing 4,000 jobs—at Houghton Regis.
Motion to approve. Amendment debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question.
Motion to approve. Amendment debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to finance the Lancaster-Morecambe by-pass development; and, if so, what is their estimated timetable for funding.[HL4106]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to finance the Lancaster-Morecambe by-pass development; and, if so, what is their estimated timetable for funding.[HL4106]
Funding approval for the Heysham to M6 link road scheme was granted in February 2011. Subject to successful completion of the remaining statutory procedures and final approval, Lancashire County Council, the scheme’s promoter, plans to start construction in July 2013.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 26 November (WA 22), whether Network Rail and rail operating companies are obliged to provide some shelter on all English railway stations.[HL4070]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 26 November (WA 22), whether Network Rail and rail operating companies are obliged to provide some shelter on all English railway stations.[HL4070]
The Government do not require Network Rail or train operators to provide shelters at stations.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 26 November (WA 22), to whom members of the public should make representations if they are dissatisfied with the work of the Board of Network Rail.[HL4069]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 26 November (WA 22), to whom members of the public should make representations if they are dissatisfied with the work of the Board of Network Rail.[HL4069]
In the first instance members of the public who are dissatisfied should contact Network Rail itself by telephoning 08457 11 41 41.
If the issue remains unresolved, members of the public can and do make representations to the independent Office of Rail Regulation over potential breaches of Network Rail's network licence. The Office of Rail Regulation regularly monitors and measures Network Rail's performance and has significant powers to ensure compliance with the company's obligations under safety legislation, competition law, and under its licence to operate the network.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 29 November (WA 80), (1) how often the Contracts Awards Committee has met this year; (2) who are the members of this committee; and (3) whether it keeps minutes that are accessible to members of the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 29 November (WA 80), (1) how often the Contracts Awards Committee has met this year; (2) who are the members of this committee; and (3) whether it keeps minutes that are accessible to members of the...
Between 10 January and 3 October 2012 the Contract Awards Committee has met on 20 occasions.
The membership of the Contract Awards Committee varies depending on the project or projects under discussion.
Minutes of the Contract Awards Committee are kept by relevant project teams. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, they are not accessible to members of the public.
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Norman Baker) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I am today pleased to be publishing the department’s accessibility action plan “Transport for Everyone: an action plan to improve accessibility for all”, and, for comment, a draft equality action plan.
Much has...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Norman Baker) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I am today pleased to be publishing the department’s accessibility action plan “Transport for Everyone: an action plan to improve accessibility for all”, and, for comment, a draft equality action plan.
Much has...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I am today publishing the Government’s response to the Motorists’ Forum sub-group report recommendations.
The Motorists’ Forum has set out a raft of recommendations aimed at making sure motorists have the best possible...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I am today publishing the Government’s response to the Motorists’ Forum sub-group report recommendations.
The Motorists’ Forum has set out a raft of recommendations aimed at making sure motorists have the best possible...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I am today announcing the publication of a consultation document on the Department for Transport’s Motoring Services Strategy. In line with the Government’s broader vision for public services as set out in the...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I am today announcing the publication of a consultation document on the Department for Transport’s Motoring Services Strategy. In line with the Government’s broader vision for public services as set out in the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 29 November (WA 81), in the light of the delayed award of the contract to operate the West Coast Main Line, whether they will intervene to commission the refurbishment of rolling stock on that line.[HL3926]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 29 November (WA 81), in the light of the delayed award of the contract to operate the West Coast Main Line, whether they will intervene to commission the refurbishment of rolling stock on that line.[HL3926]
The refurbishment of rolling stock is a matter for the rolling stock owner and the relevant train operator. The Government have no plans to intervene on this issue.