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1505632

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date	06/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the regulations surrounding the riding of e-scooters.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering options, including robust technical requirements, for a new regulatory framework for e-scooters. These regulations will ensure that we increase the safety of e-scooters users and manage the impacts of e-scooters in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2022 09:32:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1505675

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 28 July (HL1954), whether they will publish the estimated figures of privately owned e-scooters in the UK from (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL2260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Based on findings from the Department’s Transport and Technology Tracker, we estimate that as of June 2021 roughly 750,000 individuals aged 16+ owned a private e-scooter in England. We currently do not have data for the whole of the UK, or data for 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2022 09:45:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1504697

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Ashford International Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the decision by Eurostar not to have any of its trains calling at Ashford International station on the economy of east Kent.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Eurostar’s decision to temporarily not stop at Ashford and Ebbsfleet International stations was a commercial decision taken by Eurostar in response to the severe decline in passenger numbers.</p><p>The Government engages very regularly with Eurostar and continues to monitor very closely the continued impact of COVID-19 on the international rail sector, as well as the decisions taken by companies in response. The Government is keen to see the reinstatement of services to Ashford and Ebbsfleet once it is reasonably possible and commercially viable to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2022 13:18:54 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1504703

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution the lack of electrified diversionary routes makes to delays on railways; and what investment plans, if any, they have to deal with such situations.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL2076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Since 2010, more than 1,200 miles of electrification has been delivered in Great Britain, including almost 800 miles in England and Wales in the last four years.</p><p>This increases the number of routes which can be used by electric trains, with further investment in electrification planned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2022 09:47:48 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1504844

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to list the restrictive practices they believe exist in the railway industry which hinder its efficiency and modernisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL2131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, published May 2021, identified six key problems with our railways:</p><ul><li>The rail sector too often loses sight of its customers, both passengers and freight;</li><li>It is missing opportunities to meet the needs of the communities it serves;</li><li>It is fragmented, and accountabilities are not always clear;</li><li>The sector lacks clear strategic direction;</li><li>It needs to become more productive and tackle long-term costs;</li><li>It struggles to innovate and adapt.</li></ul><p> </p><p>There are outdated working practices preventing passengers getting the service they pay for and deserve and making the railway cost more than it should to run. To provide funding for an affordable pay rise, we need to leave these outdated working practices in the past and create a railway fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p>For instance, under an agreement dating back to 1919, Sunday working is voluntary for most of the railway, leaving operators short staffed and unable to cope with the surge in popularity for weekend travel post-pandemic. Whilst working practices in track maintenance are years behind other sectors and prevents us running the best possible train service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2022 16:01:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford