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HANSARDRailway 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 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 2022HANSARDDraft Revision of the Highway CodeI will.27 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Revision of the Highway CodeI am grateful to my noble friend for pointing that out. I apologise for assigning the wrong speaker to that point, but it remains the case that noble Lords should be cognisant…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Revision of the Highway CodeThat is exactly what I am trying to say. A “should” or “should not” that is in the code can be used. Going back to my noble friend Lord Attlee’s point about an HGV and a cyclist…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Revision of the Highway CodeMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for giving noble Lords the opportunity to discuss the Highway Code changes today. It has been a good debate with…27 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services Licence Modification Appeals) (Prescribed Aerodromes) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 November 2021 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 25 January.27 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsIt will be happening! The original proposal, we felt, was not good enough; indeed, stakeholders agreed it was not good enough, so there will be proposals for existing…26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsIt is happening; it is just not happening yet, because the original proposal—26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsThe Government encourage every local authority to look at its local needs. We have a fund of £20 million per year to which 135 local authorities have already applied. That fund is…26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsI would be a little cautious about that. It may look as though the Government were feathering the nest of Parliament, and I do not think that would be a good idea.26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsThe noble Baroness raises a very important point. I do not know what guidance exists on the siting of EV chargers. I shall take that back to the department and write to the noble…26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsThat, of course, is a very serious consideration: we need to make sure that companies do not just stick up a charge point and then leave it there unmaintained and, therefore,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsThe noble Lord is stretching my technical knowledge at this point. I am sure that those things are being considered. Obviously, the Government are working closely with the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsI apologise to my noble friend—I was not aware that Westminster did not charge. That may be an anomaly and not something that can go on for ever.26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsI will not repeat what I have said about the consultation. Certainly, payment and reliability will all be parts of our response to that. The noble Baroness will know that 80% of…26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsI do not quite accept that the system is chaotic. It is definitely growing and it is incredibly innovative, but that is why the Government consulted on things such as opening up…26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsOh, my Lords. I am well aware that several noble Lords have repeatedly requested EV charging facilities at your Lordships’ House. The Government clearly cannot direct the powers…26 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsI understand why the noble Lord might have been a little confused by that sentence. It is not the case that we are not going to do it at all; rather, we are not going to do that…26 Jan 2022