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HANSARDHGVs: Charging and RefuellingMy noble friend raises a very important point. That is why, as part of the decarbonisation of HGVs, the Government are investing £200 million in the zero-emission road freight…22 May 2023HANSARDSouth West Rail Resilience ProgrammeI say, absolutely, that one should not believe everything one reads in the newspaper. It is the case that Network Rail has to work within its funding envelope for CP7, which goes…22 May 2023HANSARDSouth West Rail Resilience ProgrammeI do not accept the latter point. We have invested £165 million to date, and of course some of that was to ensure the resilience of the seawall itself. Other elements of that…22 May 2023HANSARDSouth West Rail Resilience ProgrammeThe Government are always cognisant that we must provide value for money to the taxpayer. As I outlined in a previous answer, the amount of funding going into our railways is…22 May 2023HANSARDHGVs: Charging and RefuellingThe Freight Energy Forum feeds into the Department for Transport and, indeed, across government. While I accept that HGV depots will have significantly high demand for renewable…22 May 2023HANSARDHGVs: Charging and RefuellingI am very sorry to hear that the noble Baroness has experienced those issues in her local area; they are certainly not replicated across the country. She may be talking about the…22 May 2023HANSARDHGVs: Charging and RefuellingMy colleagues at DESNZ, as I believe it is called nowadays, will be cognisant of our need to produce a significant amount of renewable electricity in future, and I hope that…22 May 2023HANSARDHGVs: Charging and RefuellingI accept it is most likely that a hydrogen refuelling infrastructure will be needed. That is exactly why the Government are taking time, over the next six months or so, working…22 May 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI am grateful to the noble Lord, and I am sorry he felt that I was being combative. I think was slightly responding to the fact of it being the terrible Tory Government yet again,…17 May 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI agree that things cannot be allowed to continue in their present state. That is why we have brought in LNER, which will perform its duties and review every aspect, as I said…17 May 2023HANSARDRail ServicesBut of course they were not. But anyway, we have been around those houses many, many times, and I am frankly unwilling to do so again. Had the noble Baroness let me finish my…17 May 2023HANSARDBus FundingPerhaps I might first respond to the noble Baronesses. I am sure that the noble Lord is desperate to come in; I await his question with interest. I could have stood before your…17 May 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI think it is twofold. Events in the rail industry are having a very significant impact on it and its long-term future, and I am worried about that. In terms of the train…17 May 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI am grateful to both noble Baronesses for their contributions and I will endeavour to answer as many questions as possible. I will start with the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, who…17 May 2023HANSARDBus FundingI have to remind noble Lords that this is not the only money the bus sector gets; there are many other streams that should be considered. I think there is just over £1 billion in…17 May 2023HANSARDBus FundingMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. The Statement is as…17 May 2023HANSARDBus FundingI thank my noble friend for his welcome of this funding, this additional £500 million for the sector. Yes, he is right: November next year may well be a very sensitive political…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023This might be one of those grey areas. My officials say that it is right that the driver could provide the information, but there is a minimum and a maximum volume for that…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am extraordinarily grateful for all the comments from my noble friends and all other noble Lords. They mostly welcome this SI because there is nothing in it that…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023My Lords, these draft regulations are being made to require audible and visible announcements on local bus and coach services across Great Britain. The powers to make these…16 May 2023