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HANSARDDronesI thank my noble friend for highlighting that excellent report. We have taken forward a number of measures and continue to do so. We are working closely with the European Aviation…22 Jan 2019HANSARDDronesMy Lords, advancing counter-drone technology is a complex challenge, and I think it fair to say that there is currently no silver bullet in that regard. A number of products are…22 Jan 2019HANSARDDronesOn the timing of the registration system, since we put the requirement into law last May, the CAA has been working to develop and build an online registration and testing system.…22 Jan 2019HANSARDDronesMy Lords, the Department for Transport introduced legislation last year which made flying a drone above 400 feet or within 1 kilometre of an airport boundary an offence. We also…22 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportI agree with my noble friend. It is essential that we continue this contingency planning. The key local stakeholders in that case, in particular Kent Police and Kent County…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, the department is in discussions with Thanet District Council and Seaborne Freight to agree funding on the arrangements for the infrastructure works at the port of…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, the tabletop exercise has already taken place; it took place on 10 January and had 180 local attendees, so I am not sure how large the table was. The important thing is…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, the port of Ostend is an operational ro-ro port, but nevertheless improvements are naturally required in order to bring all the necessary facilities up to date for the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, we have focused on the areas where we expect there could be the most disruption and our priority is to minimise disruption at Dover and on Eurotunnel. That is because…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, as you would understand, we have received numerous representations about the contract—not surprisingly, given the urgency of the procurement. We consider the contracts…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, the noble Baroness is quite right to point out the focus we need to put on the short straits, and that is what we are doing. As she pointed out, we carried out a live…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, the Department for Transport is undertaking a comprehensive and wide-ranging programme of work to ensure that we are prepared for the UK leaving the European Union. We…21 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesWe have extensive investment planned for the north. Northern Powerhouse Rail is currently in the development stage, and options are being considered which include serving…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesMy Lords, the TransPennine Express franchise will see brand new trains introduced on the route this year to improve and enhance the service. We also plan to invest £2.9 billion in…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesMy Lords, I am afraid I have not seen the letter to which the noble Lord refers. This is a huge project—nearly £3 billion to upgrade the route. Of course, there will be disruption…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesI thank the noble Lord for his question. We have a new approach to rail enhancements—the rail network enhancements pipeline—which is following lessons learned from previous…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesI thought that a different noble friend would ask that question, but I thank my noble friend for his continued interest in this subject. I have met LNER and the noble Lord, Lord…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesMy Lords, we want to see further significant improvements in reliability for Northern passengers. The problems we have seen have been caused by a number of factors. We are working…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesI agree with the noble Baroness that the passenger services provided to many parts of the railway system last year were not acceptable. We are working hard to improve them. I know…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesMy Lords, passenger safety is our top priority. Driver-controlled operation is safe, and more than 50% of all rail journeys in the UK are made on driver-controlled trains. On the…17 Jan 2019