Asked by: Lord Radice (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which UK lorry drivers will be subject to third country permit restrictions applied by the remaining 27 EU member states following Brexit; and in which EU member states such restrictions would apply.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
The Government’s overall aim is to seek a liberalised access for commercial haulage through the negotiations with the EU. The arrangements that apply to UK hauliers once the UK leaves the European Union will depend on the withdrawal deal we negotiate. The Government has introduced the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill, to provide a flexible framework for any system that may be is needed as part of our deal with the EU. We are confident that any such arrangement will cover all EU countries.
Asked by: Lord Radice (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 13 December 2017 (HL3776), what compensation arrangements they have entered into in respect of the early surrender of the Virgin-Stagecoach east coast rail franchise.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
As the Secretary of State announced in his statement to the House on 11 January 2018, we are not agreeing to early termination of a contract in 2020 but the franchise is not delivering the profits the operator expected. The Department is preparing contingency plans as we do not believe the franchise will be financially viable through to 2020. The Secretary of State will report back to the House when a decision is made on contingency planning.
It is important to understand that all premiums due to date under the contract have been paid and we currently receive premiums in line with their contractual obligations. From 2020 we intend to commence the East Coast Partnership, one of the first of a new generation of integrated regional rail operations. This will also include appropriate contributions from the new private partner under a long-term competitively procured contract.
Asked by: Lord Radice (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been levied in fines from motorists for speeding in roadworks on the M1 in the last year.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Fines are issued by each individual police force though which the M1 passes. Therefore, the Department for Transport does not collect this specific data.
Enforcement of speed limits through roadworks has an important role in maintaining road safety.
Asked by: Lord Radice (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many road miles between junction 10 of the M1 and Leeds are currently subject to restrictions in respect of roadworks.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
A total of 57.1 miles of the M1 between Junction 10 and Junction 43 for Leeds are currently subject to restrictions in respect of road works.
These road works all relate to upgrades to this section of the M1, part of an ambitious £15.2 billion plan to triple annual levels of spending on England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads by the end of the decade to improve capacity and condition.
The works associated with these restrictions are set out in the table below.
SCHEME | CURRENT RESTRICTION MILEAGE |
M1 J11a (A5-M1 Link) | 1.8 |
M1 J15-19 Smart Motorway & M1 J19 Improvement | 22.9 |
M1 J21-21a Bridge construction | 1.4 |
M1 J28-31 Smart Motorway | 18.7 |
M1 J32-35a Smart Motorway | 5.1 |
M1 J39-42 Smart Motorway | 7.2 |
Asked by: Lord Radice (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money is currently committed to enhancements of the M1; and when the current programmes will be completed.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The following schemes have committed construction budgets.
Motorway | Approved Budget | Scheduled Completion |
M1 J28-31 Smart Motorway | £205.8m (plus £14m of additional resurfacing) | Q4 2015/16
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M1 J32-35a Smart Motorway | £125.5m | Q4 2016/17
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M1 J39-42 Smart Motorway | £120m | Q3 2015/16
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M1 J19 Improvements | £190.7m | Q3 2016/17
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M1 J13-19 Smart Motorway | Phase 1 is M1 J19-16 approved budget of £101.6m scheduled to start Q3 2015/16. | Overall scheme (J143-19) is scheduled to complete in 2021/22
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M1 J38 North Bound Exit-Slip | Dropped kerbs and improved signing, cost of £146k | August 2015
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M1 J37 South Bound Exit-Slip | Signing improvements, cost of £462k. | September 2015
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There are other interventions planned on the M1 which do not yet have confirmed costs, but timescales are:
- M1 J24-25 Smart Motorway starting 2016/17 and completing 2017/18
- M1 Junction 45 improvement starting in 2017, completion not yet confirmed
- M1 J23a-24 Smart Motorway starting before end 2019/20, completion not yet confirmed