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1698266

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Abnormal Loads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses, or their obvious subsidiaries, have been granted a Special Order under section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to move an abnormal load, or loads, at a gross weight exceeding 150 tonnes in the most recent 12-month period for which the figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways, who manage motorways and major A roads in England, between April 2023 and March 2024 issued 20 hauliers with a Special-Order permit for vehicles with a S.O. weight exceeding 150,000kgs. Data for roads managed by local authorities is not held by the Department for Transport.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 09/04/2024 15:08:01 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1698267

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Abnormal Loads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses, or their obvious subsidiaries, have been granted a VR1 Authorisation under an order made under section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to move an exceptionally wide load in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways, who manage motorways and major A roads in England, between April 2023 and March 2024 issued 86 hauliers with a VR1 permit (widths exceeding 5.0m and up to and including 6.1m). Data for roads managed by local authorities is not held by the Department for Transport.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 09/04/2024 15:05:52 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1698268

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Abnormal Loads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses, or their obvious subsidiaries, have been granted a Special Order made under section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to move an exceptionally wide load in excess of 6.1 metres wide in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways, who manage motorways and major A roads in England, issued 23 hauliers with a Special-Order permit for vehicles with a width exceeding 6.1m. Data for roads managed by Local Authorities is not held by the Department for Transport.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 09/04/2024 14:32:54 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1695547

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Offensive Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether prison canteens are permitted to sell materials that could be used to manufacture offensive weapons that could cause serious facial disfigurement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Many everyday necessities can be adapted and misused as weapons. Deciding which items should be made available therefore involves striking a balance between considerations of safety and decency.</p><p>Establishments select their local canteen list from items in the National Product List. They make their selection on the basis of a dynamic local risk assessment, taking into account a range of factors, notably security, safety, and prisoner needs.</p><p>The Government is committed to making prisons a safe place to work and recognises the risks associated with prisoners’ access to everyday items, including wet-shave razors. In our 2021 Prisons Strategy White Paper, we committed ourselves to trialling alternatives to wet-shave razors in prisons, to determine whether a change in approach might lead to a safer environment for both prisoners and staff. Throughout 2022 and 2023, six pilots have been carried out in the male estate and one in the female estate. Testing at all sites has now concluded and the results are being evaluated. The evaluation, which is nearing completion, will enable us to make informed recommendations on future shaving provision in prison establishments.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 21/03/2024 17:37:02 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1695548

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency has issued on using ordinary carpet tiles to increase friction between a load and a goods vehicle trailer deck.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has not issued guidance about using ordinary carpet tiles to increase friction on a vehicle or trailer deck.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 21/03/2024 14:41:53 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1695549

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency has issued as to whether it is necessary to load a steel structure on a goods vehicle trailer against the headboard or a false headboard, or whether it is sufficient to secure the load so that it cannot possibly move forwards or be a danger to other road users.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has issued comprehensive guidance about ways to carry and secure loads safely on heavy goods vehicles. The guidance is available on GOV.UK under the headings ‘Securing loads on heavy goods vehicles and goods vehicles – how to carry different types of load in HGVs and goods vehicles’ and ‘Securing loads on HGVs and goods vehicle – ways to secure a load in an HGV or goods vehicle’. This includes how and where to load and secure a steel structure on a goods vehicle.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 21/03/2024 14:41:37 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1694685

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what their policy is on enforcing the size requirements for signage in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003; and, in particular, under what circumstances a vehicle would be stopped from being used on roads under this provision.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (RTA), as amended, allows the Secretary of State to make regulations generally as to the use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads, their construction and equipment and the conditions under which they may be so used.</p><p>Section 41(2)(b) permits the regulations to make provisions concerning the particulars to be marked on motor vehicles and trailers by means of the fixing of plates or otherwise and the circumstances in which they are to be marked.</p><p> </p><p>Existing requirements for the size tolerance for signage under the Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003 is considered appropriate for standard manufacturing techniques and adequate to facilitate good visibility for road safety and enforcement purposes, although these are kept under constant review.</p><p>In common with other road traffic laws, enforcement of these requirements is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL3097 question first answered 21/03/2024 14:41:06 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1694686

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to increasing the size tolerance for signage in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003 in the interests of simplifying transportation for industry.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (RTA), as amended, allows the Secretary of State to make regulations generally as to the use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads, their construction and equipment and the conditions under which they may be so used.</p><p>Section 41(2)(b) permits the regulations to make provisions concerning the particulars to be marked on motor vehicles and trailers by means of the fixing of plates or otherwise and the circumstances in which they are to be marked.</p><p> </p><p>Existing requirements for the size tolerance for signage under the Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003 is considered appropriate for standard manufacturing techniques and adequate to facilitate good visibility for road safety and enforcement purposes, although these are kept under constant review.</p><p>In common with other road traffic laws, enforcement of these requirements is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL3096 question first answered 21/03/2024 14:41:06 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1681705

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Public Places
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there have been any recent changes to legislation that mean airfields are considered as public places for the purposes of the insurance requirements within the Road Traffic Act 1988.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL1502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The requirement under s. 143 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, to have in force a policy of insurance in respect of third-party liabilities, applies to the use of a motor vehicle on a road or public place. There have been no recent changes to legislation to bring airfields within the scope of public place within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1988.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 25/01/2024 13:18:05 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1679225

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Loans: Interest Rates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 30 November 2023 (HL457), what assessment they have made of whether the Financial conduct Authority can have confidence that lenders are correctly charging the advertised Annual Percentage Rates (APR) if they do not undertake spot checks.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL1318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) forms a key part of the regulation of the consumer credit market. Under the CCA’s pre-contractual requirements, firms are required to state clearly the actual (rather than representative) APR in credit agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has a range of supervisory tools to identify non-compliance with relevant rules, including proactive assessments, responding to reports and complaints, and conducting thematic reviews of particular sectors. As an independent regulator, it is for the FCA to make decisions on how it supervises firms and enforces its rules.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the government is committed to working with the FCA to deliver a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which meets consumers’ needs. As part of this, the government is reforming the CCA. Working closely with the FCA, it will be considering how reform can enhance consumer understanding of credit products and credit agreements, leading to improved customer outcomes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1319 question first answered 21/12/2023 14:30:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee