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1717006

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation so that cyclists can be charged for causing death by dangerous or reckless riding if they cause a death while riding an e-bike which has exceeded 15.5 miles per hour.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>E-bikes that do not comply with the Electrically Pedal Assisted Cycles regulations, which includes a requirement for power assist to cut off at 15.5 miles per hour, are classed as mechanically propelled vehicles. As such, someone causing death by recklessly riding one would already be subject to a charge of death by dangerous driving.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 22/05/2024 11:14:03 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1716638

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ban the sale of e-bikes which are capable of being converted to speeds exceeding 15.5 miles per hour, and the associated batteries.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>It is potentially possible to convert the vast majority of pedal cycles into e-bikes capable of exceeding 15.5mile per hour.</p><p> </p><p>Batteries can be used for a wide range of purposes and it would not be practically possible to differentiate those used in e-bikes from those used for other uses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 22/05/2024 11:52:15 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1716659

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to decarbonise transport infrastructure further towards the goal of net zero; and what measures they propose to achieve this aim.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL4470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) formed the Infrastructure Decarbonisation Division in April 2023 to drive action on the decarbonisation of transport infrastructure. DfT requires all transport infrastructure projects that it funds to produce carbon management plans that include a comprehensive whole life carbon assessment, and a plan to reduce carbon across the project lifecycle in line with industry standards (the British Standards Institute’s PAS 2080:2023 and the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyor’s Whole Life Carbon Assessment guidance).</p><p> </p><p>DfT maintains frequent engagement with its Arm’s Length Bodies to support progress against their own carbon reduction plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 22/05/2024 11:10:57 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1716660

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage more freight on to rail for efficiency and environmental reasons; and to improve Ely Junction to facilitate goods travelling by rail from east coast ports and elsewhere in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL4471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to growing rail freight to unlock the economic and environmental benefits it can deliver. We are undertaking a number of initiatives including setting a long-term growth target of increasing freight moved by rail by at least 75% by 2050, which was announced in December 2023, and a review of the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme. Network Rail also continues to work closely with freight operators to improve performance and efficient use of the network.</p><p> </p><p>The October 2023 Network North announcement confirmed Government’s support for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement. The next stage of work for the scheme will involve detailed design work, development of a Full Business Case and beginning the process for securing delivery powers (for example, a Transport and Works Act Order).</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 16:00:35 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1715927

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	Electric Bicycles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to regulating the sale of electric bike converter kits rated at over 250 watts, given that a vehicle with this rating would no longer be classed as an electric bike, but rather a moped or motorcycle.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Various vehicles which are not legal to use on UK roads can be legally imported into the UK for off-road use. E-bikes which do not comply with Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (EAPC) regulations would fall into this category.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 21/05/2024 15:36:19 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

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

1715930

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	Network Rail: Roads
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government for each of the past five years, how much money has been spent by Network Rail on footpaths and roads next to railway lines for use by rail staff and workers, and how many miles have been completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail does not have a complete inventory of constructed pathways on its infrastructure. Network Rail is looking to tender a piece of work to use satellite imagery to identify the constructed pathways adjacent to the running railway.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:42:49 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715931

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	Railway Stations: Access
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans if any they have to provide level access on to trains by (1) lowering the track bed, (2) raising platforms, or (3) purchasing trains with a lower central section between the wheel bogies; and if not, why none of these options is acceptable.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government appreciates how frustrating the issue of the difference in platform-to-train gap can be for passengers with disabilities and we remain committed to ensuring that all passengers have the same opportunities to travel on the rail network.</p><p>Gaps can vary at stations across the network, due to both the design of the station and the platforms at the time of construction, sometimes more than a hundred years ago. It also has to vary according to the type of services which use the line, for example, high-speed, commuter and freight trains.</p><p>The rail industry takes several approaches to improving the stepping distance between platform and train, for example the Department for Transport has funded a number of raised sections of platforms across the country to provide level boarding on to trains e.g. Harrington, Whaley Bridge and Ty Croes. However, these may not be suitable for all locations.</p><p>There are also 378 carriages forming 58 trains currently in service with Greater Anglia that have lower floor sections with in-built ramps. Under delivery are a further 133 carriages forming 35 trains for Transport for Wales and 208 carriages forming 54 trains for Merseyrail, all of which have in-built ramps.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:41:47 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715932

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: Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the amount, to the nearest one million tons, of (1) steel railway lines, (2) sacks of rubble, and (3) concrete sleepers and other concrete items, which are unused and lying on or beside railway lines or in sidings; what estimate they have made of the number of railway items littering railway property; and what plans Network Rail have to remove, sell or dispose of these items.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail needs to keep a supply of strategically placed rail on the network for track renewal and replacement, but it is also committed to removing excess scrap material from lineside, when commercially viable, to make the railway safer, higher performing and less visually impactful to customers and neighbours. Once routes have identified material for collection, it can either be recycled or reused on the infrastructure through three material handling depots, or it can be sold to wider markets.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail presently does not hold information on the amounts of these lineside materials.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 16/05/2024 15:59:41 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1715933

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	Electric Bicycles: Pedestrian Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many disabled people have been injured by electric bikes being used or left on the pavement, in each of the past five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 21/05/2024 15:33:32 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra