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HANSARDRoad Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations and Order laid before the House on 20 and 24 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November.05 Dec 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways and Rail Services in the NorthYes, absolutely. The Manchester taskforce that I referred to consists of the Department for Transport, the train operating companies, Network Rail, Transport for the North and…05 Dec 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways and Rail Services in the NorthMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Goddard, and other noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. It has been another opportunity to discuss rail services,…05 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsThe Government have acted in a very decisive fashion.01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsPerhaps the noble Lord will allow me to finish. Officials meet Avanti weekly. A recovery plan has been agreed with Ministers and with the ORR, and we are monitoring whether or not…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsMy Lords, the Government accept that the services are simply not good enough. In the Statement, I was able to outline some of the challenges that TransPennine Express has had to…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsI recognise that industrial action is planned between now and Christmas. The Government are doing whatever they can to act as a facilitator and a convenor. The position remains…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsWe are working carefully with Avanti. The next uptick in services will happen on 11 December, when we will see 264 services daily on a weekday, which is up from 180 now.…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsMy Lords, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my honourable friend to an Urgent Question in another place. The Statement is as follows: “Madam Deputy…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsI am grateful to my noble friend for his contribution. I note that at the recent fiscal event, the Chancellor highlighted the difficult economic circumstances that the country is…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsThere were plenty of questions to be getting on with there. I am afraid that I am not aware of the loophole that the noble Baroness referred to. I will take that back to the…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsObviously, I am deeply disappointed by what the noble Lord experienced. Ministers do travel on these services; I get it in the neck quite frequently from colleagues. I reassure…01 Dec 2022HANSARDTransport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order 2022Once again, I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate. This time, I will turn first to the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe. He is…30 Nov 2022HANSARDTransport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order 2022My Lords, this order will be made under the Transport and Works Act. The Act is the usual way to authorise the construction or operation of local transport schemes such as a…30 Nov 2022HANSARDTransport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order 2022.30 Nov 2022HANSARDRoad Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022.30 Nov 2022HANSARDRoad Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022No, that is not quite right. We are not piggybacking on EU standards, because EU standards are underpinned by UNECE standards and the UNECE has nothing to do with the EU. They…30 Nov 2022HANSARDRoad Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I will endeavour to answer as many questions as possible. As ever, I am fairly sure that a letter will…30 Nov 2022HANSARDRoad Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.30 Nov 2022HANSARDRoad Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, there are two statutory instruments being considered together in this debate. I will begin with the regulations on vehicle type approval, as the carbon dioxide emissions…30 Nov 2022