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1699248

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: China
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact upon national security of Chinese-made electric vehicles; and whether they plan to further investigate any risks that may arise.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2024 answer text <p>DfT co-chairs the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) group that developed two new international regulations related to connected vehicles – one on cyber security and one on software updates. The cyber security regulation sets out requirements to mitigate potential threats in vehicle construction, to monitor emerging threats and to respond to cyber attacks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes national security extremely seriously. The Department for Transport (DfT) works closely with the transport sector and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and other Government departments, including the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT), to understand and respond to cyber vulnerabilities associated with all connected vehicles, including electric vehicles.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 10/04/2024 15:11:59 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1694346

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tankers: English Channel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 14 February (HL2349), in what form the information on vessel transponders is collected; and where is it published.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely collect information on vessel transponders.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 12/03/2024 15:20:01 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1688740

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tankers: English Channel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of ships in the ‘dark fleet’ passing through the English Channel carrying Russian oil and oil products in (1) 2020, (2) 2021, (3) 2022, and (4) 2023.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL2346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>Definitions of the ‘shadow fleet’ or ‘dark fleet’ vary and so it is not possible to provide accurate figures in relation to the English Channel. This practice has emerged since the introduction of the Russian Oil Services ban and Oil Price Cap Exception by the Price Cap Coalition of the G7, the European Union and Australia in December 2022.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Joint Maritime Security Centre provides Department for Transport officials with daily vessel tracking reports for Vessels of Interest within or thought to be heading towards the UK Marine Area. This can include ships where a Russian link is identified, or where the vessel has transited from a Russian port, or engaged in a Ship-to-Ship transfer with a vessel which has departed from a Russian port.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 14/02/2024 15:50:22 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1688741

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tankers: Insurance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether emergency planning is in hand in the event of an uninsured tanker leaking oil in British waters.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL2347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>Regardless of the insurance status of a vessel, the UK has well-established plans/protocols for the response to an oil spill. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the National Competent Authority for at-sea pollution response. MCA Counter Pollution and Salvage (CPS), under the direction of HM Coastguard, are custodians of the national pollution response resources which comprise specialist oil containment and recovery equipment and dispersant. These are supported by manned aircraft for spill surveillance, verification and quantification and aerial dispersant spraying capability. Personnel and resources are in place 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and provide an incident management and response capability anywhere within the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Regular exercises are undertaken to test national multi-agency spill response procedures.</p><p>Whilst shoreline pollution response is led by local authorities and devolved nations, MCA CPS will support pollution response along the UK shoreline using nationally held containment and recovery capability held in the stockpiles.</p><p>Incident management, specialist response teams, and liaison personnel are also available and will be activated by the MCA as required. As with at-sea pollution response, regular engagement with local authorities in response exercises is undertaken. The resources held by the MCA are commensurate with a Tier 3 national response requirement as described within the National Contingency Plan for Pollution from Shipping and Offshore Installations.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 14/02/2024 15:49:42 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1688743

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tankers: English Channel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they keep records of the occasions when oil tankers in the English Channel have turned off their transponders.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL2349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>This data is not regularly collated in this form. The Joint Maritime Security Centre provides regular reporting on vessels of interest in the UK Marine Area.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 14/02/2024 15:48:10 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1681417

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Hydrogen
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to explore green hydrogen as a solution to railway emissions.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Transport Decarbonisation plan has committed to delivering a net zero rail network by 2050, with an ambition to remove all diesel-only trains from the network by 2040. While Government expects electrification to remain the dominant zero emission technology, the government supports the deployment of alternative traction such as battery and hydrogen to decarbonise the network where it makes operational and economic sense.</p><p>Through the First of a Kind competition, the Department granted £750,000 to facilitate trials of the UK's first hydrogen-powered train, HydroFLEX, to enable a better understanding the operational feasibility of hydrogen trains. The government welcomes further innovation of hydrogen technology for the railway and will keep this under review. The Department will continue to work with the Great British Railway Transition Team to develop future options to decarbonise the railway.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 24/01/2024 12:27:44 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1677981

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Strikes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to minimise disruption from train driver strikes over the festive period.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no planned train driver strikes over the festive period. However, the ASLEF union has mandates for industrial action ending between February and April for all 14 train operating companies.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has approved regulations to implement minimum service levels for passenger rail, designed to reduce disproportionate disruption caused by rail strikes. The regulations came into force on 8 December 2023. Whilst it is the Government’s hope that these regulations need not be used, and strike action can be avoided, they provide employers with an additional tool to support passengers by enabling a minimum level of service to be delivered during any strike action affecting services specified in the regulations.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 20/12/2023 10:20:15 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1674219

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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 His Majesty's Government what plans they have to strengthen the regulation of e-scooters and e-bikes following the 1,080 collisions and 7 deaths in the 12 months to June.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The law is already clear, private e-scooters are illegal to use on public roads, cycle lanes or pavements and rental e-scooters may only be used within trial areas run by the Department. A range of motoring offences and penalties also already apply for using an e-scooter illegally and/or irresponsibly. Users can face criminal prosecution, a fixed penalty notice, points on their driving licence, and the e-scooter can be impounded.</p><p>The Department intends to consult on proposals for e-scooter regulations in due course and is progressing research to fill wider evidence gaps.</p><p>There are already regulations in place which govern the use of e-bikes on the public highway. All road users have a duty to behave in a safe, responsible manner and to follow the rules in The Highway Code. Enforcement is a matter for the police.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 07/12/2023 11:56:20 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1673801

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to respond to the high level of transport poverty in rural areas, as outlined in the report Getting the measure of transport poverty published by the Social Market Foundation on 15 November.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government understands that the transport needs of communities in rural areas differ from those in urban environments for a variety of reasons including demographics, lower population density and travel distances.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport published its ‘Future of Transport: supporting rural transport innovation’ guidance in early October, and will now work to implement its pledges, such as working closer with local leadership to help deploy and scale innovative new technologies in rural communities. As part of this guide, the Department is making up to £3 million of funding available for rural innovation. This will help explore innovative solutions to long-standing issues, such as loneliness and isolation, poor access to services and economically challenging business cases for rural transport services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also providing considerable support for bus and other transport services, including in rural areas. Our £20 million Rural Mobility Fund is supporting 16 innovative, demand-led minibus trials in rural and suburban areas across 16 local authorities, including Hertfordshire, in England. These pilots are exploring whether Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) can serve these communities more effectively than traditional public transport solutions alone. We have also announced that a new uplift of 60% will be added to Community Transport Operators’ (CTOs) Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) claims until 31 March 2025.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, in May, we announced a long-term approach to protect and improve bus services backed by an additional £300 million from July 2023 until April 2025. £140 million of this funding will go to bus operators to support services, and the remaining £160 million will go to Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) to protect and enhance bus services, and support local fares initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing nearly £600 million to deliver a £2 fare cap on single bus fares in England outside London to help passengers save on their regular travel costs, which the Prime Minister recently announced would be extended until the end of 2024.</p><p> </p><p>On 4 October, as part of Network North, we announced a further £1 billion from redirected HS2 funding to level up bus services in the North and Midlands, helping to make them more frequent, reliable, cheaper, and easier to use.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 12/12/2023 17:18:10 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1655163

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Luton Airport: Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to restrict the climate impact of London Luton Airport.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL9715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has ambitious plans to decarbonise all aviation, as part of our Jet Zero strategy and is already supporting a variety of technology, fuel and market-based measures to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Many airports have committed to decarbonising their operations including through the deployment of low carbon vehicles, on-site renewables, phasing out gas for heating and surface access strategies. Details of Luton Airport’s specific commitments and proposals have been published in its 2022 Sustainability Report.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/07/2023 11:32:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans