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HANSARDHighway CodeThere has been a huge amount of coverage of the new Highway Code, for which we are extremely grateful, and there will continue to be coverage. But I am afraid there has been an…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeI agree with my noble friend: some cyclists are absolutely outrageous when they look at red lights and assume that they are not compulsory. The Government are of course doing the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeI am grateful to my noble friend for raising one of my favourite topics. He will know that we have done an enormous amount of work on smart motorways. They are one of the most…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeMany questions, to which I hope to give at least some response; I am grateful to my noble friend. If we could bring everything together and lay it before Parliament all at once,…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeMy Lords, following parliamentary approval, the Highway Code was revised on 29 January 2022 to include alterations to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeAbsolutely, and I am not sure I agree with my noble friend about criticism. The reality is that 21,000 people responded, for example, to the most recent change to the Highway Code…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeI am afraid that I will not commit to meet the cycling lobby again because there was an opportunity for all the stakeholders to input into the consultation. A correct balance has…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeMy Lords, there is hot air and misinformation around this change to the Highway Code; I am not going to lie—that is absolutely true. There are also situations that have existed…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeMany noble Lords will have heard me raise this point before. I am extremely concerned about rural roads: my view is that, sometimes, motorists seem to think that they have…07 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesUnfortunately, I am unable to give that statistic to the noble Lord, although I assure him that once the independent auditors are out there and checking on the loos, I am sure…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesUnfortunately, I do not have the figures to hand. As the noble Baroness points out, 60% of stations currently have tactile paving and we are very keen to move that to 100%. One of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesI am grateful to the noble Lord for raising that. Although I would love to make that commitment at the Dispatch Box, as it is completely reasonable, I will have to write to him so…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesI will certainly do as the noble Baroness suggests. When stations and platforms are refurbished we consider very carefully the gap between the train and the platform edge, and any…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesI am not sure that such multi-skilled individuals exist—01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesIs there no end to these fascinating questions about the independent auditors? I cannot, but I will write.01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesMy Lords, I sincerely hope not. This Government will do whatever they can to reduce suffering.01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesMy Lords, the department is introducing service quality regimes into national rail contracts. These will monitor the availability and condition of station facilities, including…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesMy Lords, the latest information I have on lift performance is that 99.16% are currently in operation. However, that less than 1% must be returned to operation as soon as…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesMy noble friend is absolutely right, and that is exactly what we are putting in place: inspection of lavatories and, indeed, many other facilities. We need monitoring as part of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Stations: FacilitiesNow that is an excellent point; if it does not exist, it absolutely should. Actually, I suggest that anyone would get in touch with the customer services of the relevant train…01 Feb 2022