Lord Berkeley

HL8739 • Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to issuing a safeguarding direction to protect the alignment of the former Lewes to Uckfield line in order to enable its future use to relieve congestion on the London to Brighton line.

HL8513 • Railways: Essex

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase investment in the Essex Thameside Rail Corridor and associated cross-London transit routes.

HL8514 • London Gateway Port and Port of Tilbury: Railways

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposed terminal expansions at (1) London Gateway, and (2) the Port of Tilbury, and the resulting impact on available rail paths and infrastructure capacity,

HL8515 • London Gateway Port and Port of Tilbury: Railways

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Network Rail, Transport for London and Transport East are coordinating their work to support the growth of rail freight from London Gateway and the Port of Tilbury.

HL8154 • Parliamentary Estate: Pest Control

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration has been given to using cats for vermin control across the Parliamentary Estate.

HL8002 • USA: State Visits

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will advise His Majesty the King to withdraw the invitation to the President of the United States of America to visit the United Kingdom later this year.

HL7895 • TransPennine Trains: Standards

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of TransPennine Express services were cancelled in each month from May 2022 to May 2024.

HL7561 • Railways: Nationalisation

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how bringing railways into public ownership will (1) reduce operating costs, (2) deliver economic growth, (3) improve delivery for passengers and freight operators, (4) reduce cost to passengers, and (5) ensure fair access to the network by all passengers and freight operators.

HL7462 • Harbour Authorities: Balconies

To ask His Majesty's Government which statutory harbour authorities in England charge for overhanging residential balconies.

HL7463 • Port of London Authority

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 10 April (HL6331), whether they have held any meetings with the Port of London Authority in the past 12 months; on what date any such meetings took place; and whether the issue of overhanging residential balconies was discussed.

HL7464 • EGNOS: Membership

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the costs of reinstating the UK’s membership of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.

HL7465 • Global Navigation Satellite Systems

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of alternatives to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service; when any alternatives would be operational; and what they would cost.

HL6926 • Fines: Surcharges

To ask His Majesty's Government how much money is raised annually from the victim surcharge.

HL6927 • Fines: Surcharges

To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the total annual victim surcharge is raised from traffic offences.

HL6928 • Fines: Surcharges

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the annual revenue raised from the victim surcharge is given to organisations that support road crash victims and their families.

HL6929 • Roads: Cameras

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce roadside cameras, following trials carried out between October 2022 and February 2023.

HL6930 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost of supply and repair of the front door system to Peers' Entrance, and what action he is taking to ensure that the system operates efficiently and reliably at all times.

HL6631 • High Speed 2 Line: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the most recent cost estimates for High Speed 2 include finance costs, or charges on the public money that will be spent on the project, in accordance with Treasury requirements and the government financial reporting manual; and what debt ratio, discount rates and assumptions were used.

HL6331 • Port of London Authority: Licensing

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Port of London Authority regarding the requirement set out in its latest draft Harbour Revision Order for property owners to pay for licences for use of balconies overhanging the River Thames; and whether it is their understanding that such a requirement will apply to the parliamentary estate.

HL6216 • Speed Limits

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in deaths and serious injuries from road accidents that has occurred since the introduction of 20 mph speed limits in built-up areas in Wales; and what studies they have undertaken to determine what reduction could be expected if a 20 mph speed limit was similarly applied to roads in built-up areas of England.