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Written Question
East Coast Railway Line: Finance
Tuesday 3rd August 2021

Asked by: Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 15 July (HL Deb, col 1945), what were the principal elements in the estimated £60 million a year in increased revenue from the operation of the proposed new East Coast Mainline timetable.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Under the proposed timetable London North Eastern Railway (LNER) passenger numbers are expected to increase as a result of shorter journey times between key destinations, supporting the Government’s decarbonisation plans. It will also enable the addition of 30 per cent more trains per hour and these additional services would provide a significant increase in capacity creating opportunities for increased revenue.


Written Question
Aviation: Norway
Wednesday 13th February 2019

Asked by: Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to ensure the continuation of flights between the UK and Norway after the UK leaves the EU; and whether any UK–Norway air services agreement has been concluded.

Answered by Baroness Sugg

As part of prudent contingency planning for a no-deal scenario, officials in my Department are working closely with their counterparts in the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. We have agreed the detail of arrangements to ensure that, in a no deal scenario, air services will continue to operate and we expect a deal to be signed in the next few days.


Written Question
A1
Thursday 6th April 2017

Asked by: Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answers by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 7 February (HL Deb, col 1592), and in the light of the comments by the Chief Executive of Highways England on 22 March that they will be publishing their delivery plan update in June, whether they plan to review the timetable for the improvements to the A1 north of Morpeth.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Highways England continues to investigate options to improve the benefits and reduce the costs of schemes. This follows the normal processes to achieve value for money for the tax-payer, which is required for all government spending on infrastructure projects. This work may involve refining the scope and design of schemes and more time may be needed to assess them.

Highways England will update their Delivery Plan in June laying out the programme for the 2017-18 and they expect to deliver all of the required work.


Written Question
Campaign for Better Transport
Tuesday 9th December 2014

Asked by: Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Scarborough and Whitby, has responded to the letter of 28 October 2014 from the Campaign for Better Transport; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Claire Perry

A response to the letter from Campaign for Better Transport sent on 28 October 2014 to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Scarborough and Whitby; was sent on 26 November 2014 by myself, as Minister responsible for freight.


Written Question
East Coast Railway Line
Thursday 4th December 2014

Asked by: Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the future of local rail services on the East Coast mainline in Northumberland.

Answered by Lord McLoughlin

Stagecoach and Virgin will make a number of improvements on the InterCity East Coast franchise as a whole and have committed to providing broadly the same level of service for Northumberland as today. Notably, connecting services with stations in Northumberland for the “Flying Scotsman” will be retained.


Written Question
Public Records
Thursday 16th October 2014

Asked by: Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.

Answered by Claire Perry

The target for the release of the Department’s material to The National Archives is set in connection with the 10-year transition to the 20 Year Rule. This means that in each year up to 2023 we need to transfer at least two years’ worth of the material. As part of the process all material is reviewed to identify those records that hold enduring historical value and should therefore be transferred. The department does not have targets relating to the volume of material to be transferred.

This transition period started in 2013 with material from 1983 and 1984, and to date we have met our statutory responsibility. This progress has resulted in the transfer of 404 records to The National Archives in 2013/14, increased from 272 records in 2012/13. We have the resources in place to continue to achieve compliance with the 20 Year Rule.

There are one and a half full-time equivalent staff engaged in reviewing records to determine, in agreement with The National Archives, what should be transferred to them.