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HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareThe Government are doing a significant amount of work on road safety. Indeed, I took much of that work forward in the three years that I was the Roads Minister. We will publish…30 Jan 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareI do not have information on the regulation of cats’-eyes to hand. However, I will happily write to the noble Lord with further details.30 Jan 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareI will certainly meet the noble Baroness and others who are interested in this. She mentioned the RAC survey, which was a survey—people were self-selecting in their responses. In…30 Jan 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareI was just trying to point out that the evidence noted by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, was from a survey. The Department for Transport did scientific research into this matter…30 Jan 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareI can provide some further evidence. Between 2010 and 2020, so a 10-year period, dazzle was a contributory factor—and indeed there can be many contributory factors; you do not…30 Jan 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareYes, there is something called sign blindness where you get too many signs and the brain gets overwhelmed. We are very conscious of that, and that is why we are looking again at…30 Jan 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareMy Lords, regulations are already in place to help prevent headlamps, including those using LED technology, causing dazzle and glare. Nevertheless, work is ongoing at an…30 Jan 2023HANSARDRailways (Penalty Fares) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Oh, good! I take the noble Lord’s point. I was going to spell out a number of things that do not require legislation. We want to legislate and we must do it when parliamentary…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRailways (Penalty Fares) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am enormously grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shapps, for giving your Lordships’ House and indeed me—18 Jan 2023HANSARDRailways (Penalty Fares) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I deeply apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Snape, for getting his name wrong. This is a great opportunity to be back once again in front of your Lordships’ House to discuss…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI do not quite have the data the noble Lord is looking for. However, I think this may go some way towards meeting that. Our view is that Avanti’s recent performance has not been…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesI think I probably agree with the noble Lord, although I suspect that I would achieve those goals via an entirely different method. We have come a long way in getting the White…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesMy noble friend is quite right: the opportunities for decarbonising our transport system using our railways are massive. We have invested in hydrogen trains—I think they are…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesI think that the reason for the delay in the legislation has been well set out both by the Secretary of State and the Rail Minister in front of the Transport Select Committee.…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesI am very concerned that the noble Lord states that guards are being sacked. If he could let me know who is doing that, I would be very happy to take that forward.20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesMy Lords, the Government are absolutely committed to reforming our railways and ensuring a high-quality, seven-day railway across the whole country. In 2021, we published the Plan…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesAbsolutely. Our ability to provide a good service for passengers with reduced mobility is top of mind. It is why we developed the app to enable passengers to be able to book…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesI agree with the noble Lord that some train operating companies have struggled recently: they have had to cut their services, and that is deeply regrettable. However, since then a…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesI am very grateful to my noble friend for raising this issue. It is something that is top of mind—and, indeed, the pandemic certainly showed everyone in the nation how important…20 Dec 2022HANSARDSouth Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Transfer of Functions) Order 2023That the draft Order laid before the House on 8 November be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 13 December .19 Dec 2022