Asked by: Lord Moonie (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any link between the salaries of senior managers in Network Rail and health and safety performance.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Network Rail’s business performance is measured in every four-week period through a scorecard that includes a series of safety measures. Performance against the metrics in the scorecard is linked to the bonuses of senior managers.
In terms of the company’s Executive Directors, each year Network Rail’s Remuneration Committee assesses performance for the year and decides whether the scorecard out-turn should be adjusted on safety grounds. Network Rail’s Management Incentive Plan states that in the event of a serious safety incident during the year, which impacts passengers, the workforce or the public, for which Network Rail was responsible, no incentive would normally be payable to any executive director for that year.
Asked by: Lord Moonie (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regulations they are considering to restrict high intensity lit advertising for goods and services over motorways in urban locations.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The Government have no plans to introduce regulations to restrict high intensity lit advertising over motorways for goods and services at this time.
Asked by: Lord Moonie (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to transfer more surface railways to Transport for London.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
As demonstrated by the various routes and services devolved to Transport for London (TfL) since 2007, the Department for Transport is committed to transferring services to local control where there is a business case for doing so.
In May 2018, Heathrow Connect services are due to be transferred to TfL control in preparation for full operation of Crossrail.