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1639909

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: International Cooperation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other countries about best practice in the regulation of e-scooters.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL8057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p><br> Departmental officials engage with public and private sector contacts from many countries to understand how regulation of e-scooters is being used to integrate micromobility into different transport systems, the challenges this has raised and the solutions that have been developed. The Department also monitors international experience through literature research.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/06/2023 11:00:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1606129

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether existing legislation relating to the use of e-scooters in urban areas is fit for purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL6697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>In the UK, e-scooters are treated like any other motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act which means that they are subject to laws requiring them to be built and used safely. The law was not drafted with e-scooters in mind and therefore it is not possible for most e-scooter users to comply with the legal requirements for motor vehicles as set out in this paragraph. As a result, the use of private e-scooters is illegal under current legislation, and enforcement is a matter for the police.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently running trials of rental e-scooters in 24 areas across England, including urban areas, to assess their safety and wider impacts. The trials will help us to better understand the benefits of e-scooters and their impact on public space, and help consider options for future regulations for e-scooters.</p><p> </p><p>When parliamentary time allows, the Department intends to create a Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle (LZEV) category that is independent of the cycle and motor vehicle categories. The first beneficiaries of this new system will be e-scooters, which we intend to legalise for private and rental use through secondary legislation. No decisions have been made on the details of the regulations for e-scooters, and we will consult in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/03/2023 15:21:28 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1453841

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 22 March (HL Deb col 906), how Eurotunnel and the expansion of services in the short straits between Southern England and France will directly improve the urgent supply of (1) food, and (2) other items, to Northern Ireland via the Cairnryan to Larne sea route.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL7305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>My remarks referred to the Short Straits as an example of what is being done to provide sufficient capacity.</p><p>Operators are endeavouring to run additional services across different routes, including the short straits and Cairnryan to Larne route, to absorb the demand created across affected P&amp;O routes. For example, Stena are already running an additional vessel on the Cairnryan to Larne route.</p><p>My Department is regularly engaging with all relevant operators, to maintain an up to date picture of demand management across sea routes into the UK and between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I am aware that officials in Defra are regularly engaging with a wide range of food suppliers, to monitor the supply of food to the UK, including Northern Ireland. Officials across Government are conducting similar engagement with suppliers of other goods.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/04/2022 10:40:53 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1421110

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Road Traffic Offences
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 7 February (HL5872), what plans they have to make causing death by dangerous riding of an e-scooter a criminal offence.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL6097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is considering options for how best to regulate e-scooters. New measures being considered will include applicable offences.</p><p>Currently, e-scooters are classed as a type of mechanically propelled vehicle under the Road Traffic Act 1988. This means that the offence of causing death by dangerous driving could currently apply to people riding e-scooters, although this is a matter for enforcement authorities and the courts. The Department has no plans to remove e-scooters from the classification of mechanically propelled vehicles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/02/2022 12:46:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1347583

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with (1) road hauliers, and (2) the devolved administrations, about the recruitment of additional HGV drivers across the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL2101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We communicate with the road haulage industry regularly and have recently held additional weekly stakeholder meetings to communicate and engage with proposals, some of which centre on the recruitment of HGV drivers. The Government is actively considering the suggestions put forward by hauliers and continues to support industry in recruiting domestic drivers where appropriate.</p><p>We have engaged with devolved administrations through cross-Government discussions, which involves topics such as the situation on the recruitment of HGV drivers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/07/2021 14:16:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1344942

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any department provided advice in the period up to and including 31 January 2020 noting a possible shortage of HGV drivers after the UK’s departure from the EU; and if so, whether they will deposit all internal Government correspondence that relates to this matter in the House of Lords library.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL1829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The shortage of HGV drivers is longstanding and predates the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.</p><p>Publishing all government advice on this issue could not be done without incurring disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2021 13:49:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1221720

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Belfast City Airport: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with airlines about restoring flights to and from George Best Belfast City Airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL6578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the resumption of services to and from Belfast City Airport. We recognise that the impacts of COVID-19 on the civil aviation sector will continue for some time, and that connectivity between Northern Ireland and other parts of the UK had already been adversely affected by the collapse of Flybe. The Department speaks regularly to both airlines and airports as part of our engagement on restart and recovery in the sector and will continue to do so as we look to rebuild regional connectivity throughout the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/07/2020 16:11:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1131910

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for an appointment to have a MOT test in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL16328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not hold data on the availability of MOT tests in England as the tests are conducted by privately run garages.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/06/2019 14:35:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan