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967499

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Republic of Ireland
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 Sugg on 17 July (HL9180), what is the process for collecting the Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (HGV) levy from lorries from the Republic of Ireland; and what assessment they have made of whether, and if so to what extent, lorries from the Republic of Ireland evade the HGV levy.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL9989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Lorry drivers from the Republic of Ireland pay for the HGV Levy in the same ways as users from other countries. The levy can be paid online, at a number of official Point of Sale (PoS) locations, at driver self-serve facilities offered by some operators and through a number of booking agents. The majority of levy purchases are via the HGV Levy website.</p><p> </p><p>The overall compliance rate for foreign vehicles is high, according to figures collected by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in Great Britain, at 95%. The Department for Transport has not produced equivalent compliance rates by country of origin, but there are indications that vehicles from Ireland in Great Britain have a very similar compliance rate compared to vehicles from other countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/09/2018 13:16:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

947109

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much in HGV Levy was paid in 2017 in respect of lorries registered in (1) the Republic of Ireland, and (2) other EU member states; which EU member states lorries subject to the HGV Levy came from in 2017; and how is payment of the Levy enforced.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL9799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>In 2017-18, HGV levy revenue from non-UK hauliers was £50m. Of this, approximately £4m was from vehicles registered in the Republic of Ireland, £45m was from vehicles registered in other EU Member States, and £1m was from vehicles registered elsewhere. There were vehicles from all EU Member States paying the HGV levy during 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>The HGV levy is enforced by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Vehicles are stopped at the roadside and, if they have not paid the right levy, the vehicle is held until a fine of £300 is paid. The DVSA targets vehicles that are known not to have paid the levy, and it also checks for levy compliance of vehicles that are stopped for other reasons.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/07/2018 12:57:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

934499

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Republic of Ireland
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 impact of lorries from EU countries, and in particular the Republic of Ireland, using roads in the UK on the way to other EU countries; and whether any costs incurred by the UK will be taken in to account in negotiations with the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL9180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Data for 2017 indicates that 36,000 Irish registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) travelled through UK on their way to Mainland Europe.</p><p> </p><p>Through the HGV levy these hauliers contribute to the costs of the roads they use. This will continue to be the case after the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/07/2018 13:21:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

833621

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to amending the DVLA guidance for persons with diabetes to allow for those who use flash glucose monitoring and any other new technology to measure glucose levels.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL5240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) recognises that developments in this field are moving quickly and in January 2018, the specific reference to “blood glucose monitoring” was removed from the relevant regulations. This will potentially allow alternative methods of glucose monitoring to be accommodated in the future if it is deemed appropriate by expert medical opinion in the context of driving and maintaining road safety.</p><p>The DVLA is working closely with the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on driving and diabetes mellitus to understand the potential impacts of allowing the use of alternative methods of glucose monitoring. This issue was discussed at the panel’s October meeting. The panel feels that there is currently insufficient evidence about the use of flash glucose monitoring devices in the context of driving to ensure road safety standards are maintained. The panel will continue to consider further evidence as it emerges.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/02/2018 13:36:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

391991

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Hire Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the period of validity of checks on driving licences for the purposes of hiring cars has been extended from three days to three weeks; what assessment they have made of which is the better practice; and why the new procedure was adopted initially.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL1754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The validity period of the code for checking driving entitlement was extended from three days to three weeks following customer feedback. This suggested that the 72 hour validity period would not be long enough, particularly for people on holiday. The change will be reviewed after three months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While the validity period has been extended to 21 days, each code can still be used only once. Car hire companies or employers also need the last eight digits of the driver’s licence number to be able to redeem the code. The code can also be cancelled by the driver at any time, which puts individual users in control of their information.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/07/2015 16:03:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

385317

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advance publicity was given before 8 June of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency telephone number so those drivers who do not wish to use the online service can use it; and what is that number.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) published the View Driving Licence Assisted Digital telephone number (0300 083 0013) on the Abolition of the Counterpart campaign page on GOV.UK. This informed members of the public about their options for generating a driving licence check code.</p><p> </p><p>From 19 May, customers telephoning the DVLA’s general enquiry line have been redirected to the new service through the automated telephone system.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/07/2015 11:37:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

385318

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what publicity was given before 8 June to the abolition of the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) utilised media, online and direct mail channels to inform customers and businesses about the abolition of the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence. The DVLA also engaged directly with trade organisations and car hire companies who may need to check the status of drivers. Since March 2015, the DVLA has written directly to 640,000 professional bus and lorry drivers and sent information to around a million drivers each month with driving licence renewals. Information on GOV.UK about the change has been viewed more than 3.2 million times.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/07/2015 11:38:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

349535

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Hire Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will investigate the difficulties reported as having been caused by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency policies in relation to the hiring of motor vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence was abolished on 8 June 2015 as part of the Red Tape Challenge commitments. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) introduced a number of services for drivers and others to obtain the information that was previously held on the counterpart. These include an online service.</p><p> </p><p>There was a slowdown in service on 8 June, when high demand led to some customers being unable to access the online service. During this period, the DVLA increased the number of available telephone lines in its contact centre. This meant that all customers who needed a code to be able to share their driving licence details with third parties, including car hire companies, could get one. In the week commencing 8 June, the DVLA answered all calls to the dedicated local rate telephone service to check driving licence details within one minute 55 seconds.</p><p> </p><p>The issue with the DVLA’s online service was fixed at around 1am on 9 June and the service has been working as it should since. More than 280,000 customers have successfully used the online service between Monday 8 June and Thursday 11 June and more than 83,000 check codes have been generated. Also, more than 18,000 check codes have been redeemed by third parties to check the details on the driving licences.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2015 12:00:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

349536

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the difficulties caused by recent changes in policies relating to the issuing of driving licences to elderly motorists and other motorists who either do not use the internet or do not have easy access to the internet.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has introduced a number of services for drivers and others to obtain the information that was previously held on the paper counterpart to the driving licence. These include an online service, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p><p> </p><p>Drivers who cannot or do not wish to use the online service can telephone the DVLA to obtain a code which will allow them to share their driving licence details if they wish to do so. Drivers can also give permission to the DVLA for certain information from their record to be given verbally over the telephone to a nominated person or organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2015 12:01:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

349537

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Hire Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what level of telephone service was available recently at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for motorists who wished to prove their credentials in order to hire cars following recent changes in policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>To prepare for the abolition of the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) increased the number of telephone lines by 50% and staffing levels by 28%.</p><p> </p><p>This has successfully addressed the 18% increase in the number of calls received. In the week commencing 8 June, the DVLA answered all calls to the dedicated local rate telephone service to check driving licence details, within one minute 55 seconds.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2015 12:02:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon