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date	21/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust 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 report by the RAC Foundation Is it necessary to reduce car mileage to meet our carbon emission goals?, published in February; in particular, the finding that at least 37 per cent of all miles driven by cars, taxis and vans will need to be zero emission by 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK is on track to meet its carbon budgets. The Government already has robust plans in place to decarbonise transport in line with the UK’s legally binding targets. These plans do not include any measures to reduce car mileage. The package of proposals and policies will continue to evolve to changing circumstances in order to utilise technological developments and address emerging challenges.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/10/2023 11:29:10 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1252977

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be (1) the top speed, and (2) the average speed, of HS2 (a) between London and Birmingham, and (b) between Birmingham and Crewe.
tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
uin	HL10429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The top speed on both the London to West Midlands and West Midlands to Crewe sections of HS2 will be 225mph (360km/h). Once HS2 Phase 1 opens in full, HS2 trains will be able to make the 109-mile journey from London Euston to Birmingham Curzon St in 49 minutes, including stops at Old Oak Common and Birmingham Interchange. Excluding the 2 minutes that the train is stopped for passengers to board at each station, this represents an average speed of 145mph. Once HS2 Phase 2a opens, HS2 trains will be able to make the 58-mile non-stop journey from Birmingham Interchange to Crewe in 20 minutes, representing an average speed of 174mph.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 01/12/2020 12:39:08 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

980160

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date	01/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including sexual orientation and gender identity as additional vulnerability criteria alongside UNHCR's criteria for future resettlement programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL10429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>We have confidence in UNHCR’s systems and the agreed submission categories upon which they refers cases to the UK government to be considered for resettlement. UNHCR is the internationally recognised and mandated agency for dealing with refugees: it has a global presence and 65 years’ experience in handling refugee crises, and is best placed to identify and refer the most vulnerable refugees for resettlement.</p><p>Looking to the future, we have begun work with key stakeholders and international organisations on our future Asylum and Resettlement Strategy, which includes consideration of a future resettlement offer, post-2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/10/2018 13:45:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven