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1715928

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many signal failures there were on the rail system in the last year for which data are available; and how the rate of failure in the UK compares with rail systems in other leading countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL4378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Network Rail metric for signalling failures indicates there were 2,936 signal failures on the rail system in Great Britain for the period 2023 to 2024. Network Rail does not hold data on how the rate of signal failures compares with other countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:42:58 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1696558

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of trains on Network Rail did not arrive at their destination on time in the last four-weekly period for which data are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL3315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>In the period 7 January to 3 February 2024, 66.7% of recorded station stops in Great Britain arrived ‘On Time’ (early or less than one minute after the scheduled time).</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 25/03/2024 16:59:52 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1688755

registered interest
date	09/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points
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 7 February (HL1914), what assessment they have made of recent findings by the RAC that only 39 per cent of motorway services in England have at least six rapid or ultra-rapid chargers for electric vehicles; and what assessment they have made of why their target for 100 per cent of motorway services in England to have at least six rapid or ultra-rapid chargers by the end of 2023 has not been met.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>There are now 800 open-access (can be used with any electric vehicle) rapid (50kW) and ultra-rapid (150Kw+) chargepoints at motorway service areas (MSAs) in England. More than 565 of these chargepoints are ultra-rapid. This is a substantial increase of over 300 ultra-rapid chargers at MSAs in the last year and 97% of MSAs now have open-access charging.</p><p>56 of the 114 MSA (49%) sites now have at least six ultra-rapid open access chargepoints.</p><p>A major challenge is securing the electrical capacity required at sites which can be remote. A £70m pilot for the Rapid Charging Fund opened for applications, specifically targeting MSAs in England.</p><p>As well as securing power to a site, other barriers include land configuration, consents issues, and planning and wayleave blockers.</p><p>Government is working closely with the distribution network operators, MSA operators, chargepoint operators and other key stakeholders in industry on wider challenges to chargepoint rollout and overcoming barriers at those sites that still need to reach their baseline provision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 22/02/2024 12:20:15 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1688711

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	Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many motorway service stations do not have chargepoints for electric vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>Out of 114 motorway service areas in England, only three do not have any open-access (can be used with any vehicle) chargepoints. These are Leicester Forest East Southbound, Leicester Forest East Northbound and Tebay Southbound. However, Tebay Southbound does have Tesla only chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 22/02/2024 10:25:56 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1685184

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of motorway service stations have a grid connection sufficient to power six rapid or ultra-rapid chargepoints for electric vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on which motorway service areas (MSAs) in England have a grid connection which is sufficient to specifically power six or more ultra-rapid chargepoints.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 07/02/2024 12:17:12 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1682648

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tesla
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 safety implications of Tesla offering its X model in the UK with only left hand drive.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>All vehicles, including the Tesla model X, must be type approved to ensure they are safe before they can be sold in the UK. These standards do not specify which side of the vehicle the steering wheel should be fitted leaving the choice to the manufacturer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 30/01/2024 17:13:28 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1681355

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	Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of motorway service stations have at least six rapid or ultra-rapid chargers for electric vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>There are now more than 260 ultra-rapid (150kW) chargepoints, and more than 480 open-access (can be used with any electric vehicle) rapid (50kW) and ultra-rapid chargepoints at motorway service areas in England in total.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is in the process of collecting data from motorway service operators on the total number of chargepoints installed at motorway service areas by the end of last year.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 22/01/2024 11:38:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1675690

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the evidence presented by Lukasz Krupski about the safety of Tesla's self-driving vehicles as part of their development of the Automated Vehicles Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Tesla does not currently operate a self-driving system, within the meaning of the Automated Vehicles Bill. The Bill will prohibit the sale of vehicles as self-driving if they do not meet the safety requirements set out in the Act to do so. The Bill also envisages the appointment of inspectors who would be excellently placed to investigate technical concerns about self-driving vehicles.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 19/12/2023 10:39:27 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1655154

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	Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why there is a delay in connecting already installed electric vehicle chargepoints in motorway service areas to an appropriate power supply.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL9675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2023 answer text <p>Around 97% of motorway service areas in England have charging available today. The Government has been working with distribution network operators and industry to ensure that once chargepoints are installed they are energised as soon as possible for the public to use. This includes supporting Ofgem’s Green Recovery Scheme, which will reinforce the electricity network at around 50 motorway service areas in England. The Government is also working with National Highways to provide battery storage at selected sites where the current electricity network capacity is limited, which will enable increased chargepoint provision.</p><p> </p><p>At fixed strategic locations, such as motorway service areas, the cost of connecting to the electricity network can be high and variable. Therefore, where is it uncommercially viable for industry, the Rapid Charging Fund will part-fund future-proof electrical capacity to prepare the network for a fully electric car and van fleet.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/07/2023 11:49:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1491730

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Network: Temperature
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the options available to ensure the resilience of the National Rail Network at temperatures in excess of 40 degrees centigrade.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has plans in place and underway to adapt to and mitigate the risks of our changing climate. The Williams-Shapps Rail Plan includes a priority for long-term investment in climate resilience supported by smarter forecasting, planning and technology.</p><p>On Wednesday 20 July, Network Rail announced the launch of a new taskforce led by independent experts to investigate and make recommendations on how the railway can develop its approach to resilience during hot weather following this week’s unprecedented heatwave.</p><p>The review will consider four key areas, each led by an independent expert in their field. Three of these areas will be focused on gathering insights from other countries and making comparisons with international rail networks that are more used to dealing with extreme heat and fluctuations in temperature.</p><p>As part of the review, the taskforce will:</p><p>- investigate options to ensure the railway infrastructure can continue to function safely and reliably during very hot weather; and</p><p>- explore operational standards, policies and practices which could allow services to continue to operate safely and without highly limiting speed restrictions in extreme heat.</p><p>Network Rail (NR) and the wider rail industry are working to improve our resilience to climate change impacts and other disruptive events. They are developing a risk-based approach to resilience planning, enabling a focus on those risks and assets that are key to delivering safety and performance improvements for passengers and freight users in a cost-effective manner.</p><p>Many infrastructure operators, including Network Rail, consider the changing climate in their strategic planning and report on their preparedness under the Adaptation Reporting Power.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/07/2022 13:31:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt