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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of train cancellations and delays caused by predictable winter weather; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of train cancellations and delays caused by predictable winter weather; and if he will make a statement.
The Department requires Train Operating Companies (TOCs) to put in place measures to avoid, where possible, the potential impact of disruption caused by a number of factors, including the weather. As such comprehensive winter checklists are in place between Network Rail and TOCs to mitigate the impacts of winter weather on punctuality and reliability. These include, but are not limited to: the use of snow and ice treatment trains; ice prevention on station platforms; and modifications to train fleets to reduce the chance of faults caused by snow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the selective switching-off of road lighting at night during poor weather conditions and reduced visibility; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the selective switching-off of road lighting at night during poor weather conditions and reduced visibility; and if he will make a statement.
The Department has not issued guidance to local authorities on this matter. It is important that authorities consider the safety, cost and environmental savings before switching off lighting columns, reducing the hours of operation or dimming lighting levels within their areas. It is also the responsibility of each authority to determine whether or not to have highway lighting switched on during the hours of darkness and in poor weather conditions and reduced visibility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission research into the number of deaths caused by excessive heat in developed countries which regularly experience summer temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission research into the number of deaths caused by excessive heat in developed countries which regularly experience summer temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2009, Official Report, column 404W, on weather, what the costs were of (a) revising each of the three web-based documents and (b) printing and posting the leaflet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2009, Official Report, column 404W, on weather, what the costs were of (a) revising each of the three web-based documents and (b) printing and posting the leaflet.
| £ | |
| Revision costs | 2,274.70 |
| Mail out of leaflets | 50,385.09 |
| Printing 900,000 copies of leaflet | 26,845.00 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action he is taking to prevent disruption to train services by adverse weather.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action he is taking to prevent disruption to train services by adverse weather.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purpose cameras are being placed on traffic message gantries on some sections of the M1 motorway; and what the total cost is thereof. - (Holding answer 8 February 2005).
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purpose cameras are being placed on traffic message gantries on some sections of the M1 motorway; and what the total cost is thereof. - (Holding answer 8 February 2005).
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the difficulties facing arable farmers in the UK following the poor weather this summer; if she will compensate arable farmers badly affected by this summer's bad weather.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the difficulties facing arable farmers in the UK following the poor weather this summer; if she will compensate arable farmers badly affected by this summer's bad weather.