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1714594

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date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Trains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many intercity train services operated by Great Western Railway are operating in unplanned short formation; what is the reason for this; and when the normal operating arrangements will be reinstated.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>1.37 per cent of Intercity Trains were short formed in period 13 (the most recent rail period). Although more reliable than the trains they replaced, Great Western Railway has more intercity sets out of service than normal due to damage caused by infrastructure issues (such as flooding), the long-term crack repairs programme, and the impact of poor performance on the network. Great Western Railway is working with Hitachi Rail Group to resolve this and senior staff at Great Western Railway meet frequently with Hitachi counterparts to ensure that the necessary fleet numbers are available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 13/05/2024 15:49:42 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1714634

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the transition to electric vehicles supports the automotive industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage extensively with the automotive industry to ensure the transition supports the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Government has already spent over £2 billion to support the transition to ZEVs. This funding has focused on reducing barriers to the adoption of such vehicles to support demand, including offsetting their higher upfront cost, and accelerating the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure. The Government’s plug-in vehicle grants, favourable benefit in kind tax rates and generous tax incentives also remain in place to encourage the uptake of ZEVs.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Advanced Manufacturing Plan, the Government has also announced over £2 billion of capital and research and development funding to 2030, to further boost the UK’s competitiveness and unlock strategic investments in the automotive industry.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 13/05/2024 15:50:08 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1714680

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of how the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposals to incentivise the progressive access licensing route would impact road safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL4166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>In December 2023, officials met with motorcycle stakeholder representatives to listen to and discuss various motorcycle initiatives including ideas for reform. Discussions continue, and a roundtable with Ministerial attendance is scheduled for the 8th of May.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 08/05/2024 12:08:43 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1714682

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how a simplified licensing process for powered light vehicles would impact (1) the uptake of powered light vehicles, (2) the accessibility of cheaper forms of personal mobility, and (3) the decarbonisation of road transport.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL4167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has collected robust evidence on the use of different regulatory regimes, including licensing, to support the previously announced Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle category. Any assessment of evidence would be published as part of a consultation on regulations before they come into force and will be brought forward when parliamentary time allows. The Government has made no assessment of how changes to licensing might impact the uptake of L-category vehicles.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 08/05/2024 12:08:21 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1714000

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
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 real-world representativeness of the CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, as required by the Article 12(1) of EU Regulation 2019/631.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is considering how to collect real-world CO<sub>2</sub> emissions data, including consulting on whether such data should be captured through the MOT, and will continue to engage with interested parties as the methodology is finalised. The data collection methodology must be finalised before the first annual report can be produced.</p><p>The Department will assess real-world representativeness of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and fuel or energy consumption values, once the methodology for collecting real-world data has been agreed with industry and subsequently introduced into law.</p><p>The Department is considering how fuel and energy consumption data could inform amendments to type approval testing procedures and certificates for petrol and diesel cars and light commercial vehicles. Specifically on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the Department intends to update the calculation procedure for their carbon dioxide emissions to respond to the widely recognised gap in their real-world emissions performance compared to official approval values. This will be consulted on in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4108 HL4109 question first answered 02/05/2024 14:48:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1714001

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
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 use of fuel and energy consumption data to ensure that CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values remain representative of real-world emissions over time for manufacturers of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, as required by EU Regulation 2019/631.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is considering how to collect real-world CO<sub>2</sub> emissions data, including consulting on whether such data should be captured through the MOT, and will continue to engage with interested parties as the methodology is finalised. The data collection methodology must be finalised before the first annual report can be produced.</p><p>The Department will assess real-world representativeness of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and fuel or energy consumption values, once the methodology for collecting real-world data has been agreed with industry and subsequently introduced into law.</p><p>The Department is considering how fuel and energy consumption data could inform amendments to type approval testing procedures and certificates for petrol and diesel cars and light commercial vehicles. Specifically on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the Department intends to update the calculation procedure for their carbon dioxide emissions to respond to the widely recognised gap in their real-world emissions performance compared to official approval values. This will be consulted on in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4107 HL4109 question first answered 02/05/2024 14:48:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1714002

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their first annual report on how the real-world emissions gap will be addressed for the period 2021 to 2026, as required by EU Regulation 2019/631 on setting performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is considering how to collect real-world CO<sub>2</sub> emissions data, including consulting on whether such data should be captured through the MOT, and will continue to engage with interested parties as the methodology is finalised. The data collection methodology must be finalised before the first annual report can be produced.</p><p>The Department will assess real-world representativeness of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and fuel or energy consumption values, once the methodology for collecting real-world data has been agreed with industry and subsequently introduced into law.</p><p>The Department is considering how fuel and energy consumption data could inform amendments to type approval testing procedures and certificates for petrol and diesel cars and light commercial vehicles. Specifically on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the Department intends to update the calculation procedure for their carbon dioxide emissions to respond to the widely recognised gap in their real-world emissions performance compared to official approval values. This will be consulted on in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4107 HL4108 question first answered 02/05/2024 14:48:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1713713

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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 assessment they have made of the effect on the economy of industrial action on Network Rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Strikes by RMT among their members at Network Rail in 2022/23 typically resulted in average industry-wide service levels of around 20%.</p><p> </p><p>These strikes have resulted in direct impacts on rail industry revenue and on the wider economy, for example due to people being unable to attend work. Given the move to flexible working post-pandemic, the impact of strikes on the economy is far lower, albeit the hospitality sector experiences particular impacts as set out by HospitalityUK.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 09/05/2024 12:16:16 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1713714

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Fares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to retain a cap on bus fares after November 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The £2 fare cap is set to run until the end of this year, with the Government having provided almost £600 million to deliver the scheme. The Government will continue to provide funding to support the sector through our regular funding streams. This includes making over £200 million available annually to bus operators through the Bus Service Operator’s Grant to help them maintain an extensive network and keep fares down, and over £2 billion for local areas to deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans which can support local fares initiatives.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 02/05/2024 14:45:48 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1713298

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Safety Measures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the safety equipment installed on smart motorways has a high failure rate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Smart motorways operate using a range of safety systems and are designed not to be reliant on one single piece of roadside technology for safe operation.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways has worked hard to deliver a significant improvement in the performance of stopped vehicle detection (SVD), with all schemes now meeting performance requirements.</p><p>In their annual safety report published in December 2023, the ORR confirmed that SVD technology is now meeting performance requirements for detection rate, detection time, and false detection. The ORR will continue to monitor SVD performance closely.</p><p> </p><p>Further, National Highways is investing more than £300m to maintain roadside technology and improve its performance during Road Period 2 (2020-2025). This includes £105m targeted at improving its systems and technology on All Lane Running (ALR) sections of smart motorway. Roadside technology on ALR smart motorways is given high priority.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways has well-rehearsed contingency plans for both planned and unplanned outages. These include lowering speed limits, increasing patrols by its traffic officers, enhanced monitoring of CCTV, and using pre-positioned vehicle recovery to speed up attendance and clearance of stranded vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 08/05/2024 14:51:30 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson