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HANSARDPublic Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023.16 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficThat is excellent free advertising for the noble Lord, and I am sure that many in your Lordships’ House will join him.15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficI absolutely encourage the noble Lord to speak to his friend and colleague who currently holds the mayoralty for London. It is up to him to think about how that balance is…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficThat is slightly beyond the scope of the Question. Obviously, the Government are committed to the integrated rail plan for the north, and the noble Lord will know that we are…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficI think there is a slight question of clarification here. The data that my noble friend cites actually misses out several cities in the world. Lagos’s traffic is 10 times worse…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficMy Lords, sometimes it is impossible to go back to the old days, and this Government have no ambition to withdraw from the devolution settlements that are in place.15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficAs the noble Baroness well knows, the Department for Transport does not operate roads other than the major motorways. It is for the local authorities operating those roads, having…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficI am grateful to my noble friend for moving that question on. Lane rental schemes are a key part of the challenge of making sure that roadworks are taken down as soon as possible.…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficThe Government are investing £8 billion over the next two years in all types of road enhancements and improvements, including £200 million for maintenance and potholes.15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficMy Lords, there are many competing demands on the Government’s resources. Certainly, Crossrail 2 would have its benefits, but we need to look at that in the context of other…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficMy Lords, the balance of transport choices in London, including the relative importance given to car traffic, is a matter for the mayor and Transport for London. However, with the…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficMy noble friend is asking me to withdraw from the devolution agreement for London. We have no plans to do that, and I encourage Londoners to hold the mayor to account.15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficThe Minister has no plans, because it is not up to the Minister to have those plans; it is up to the Mayor of London. The Mayor of London continues to invest in cycling and…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficI shall write to the noble Baroness with further clarification of my remarks, because the £200 million is in addition to other funding and, unfortunately, I do not have that…15 May 2023HANSARDVehicles: Headlamp GlareThat is slightly beyond my brief but, from a transport and a car perspective, one of the reasons why we have dipped headlights is to prevent light pollution for other drivers and…09 May 2023HANSARDVehicles: Headlamp GlareActually, what the Government are doing to support the car manufacturing industry is working in lockstep with our colleagues internationally. As the noble Baroness will know, many…09 May 2023HANSARDVehicles: Headlamp GlareI am not aware that there are specific concerns around wildlife and headlights. There are certainly sometimes concerns about where wildlife crosses a road very frequently, and…09 May 2023HANSARDVehicles: Headlamp GlareThe Government are of course looking very carefully at the evidence around e-scooters, are considering policy, and will bring proposals before Parliament when parliamentary time…09 May 2023HANSARDVehicles: Headlamp GlareI am not aware that there are regulations around the use of bright lights for cyclists. I agree that they could indeed cause glare and be a road safety issue and, again, I will…09 May 2023HANSARDVehicles: Headlamp GlareI will have to take that back to the department. It is not an issue I have come across previously. Headlight aim and bulbs are checked at the annual MoT test but, obviously, if…09 May 2023