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HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonOh, my Lords, not again. The noble Lord has clearly been looking at the INRIX report in some detail. It is correct that the roads he cites are some of the most congested in…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonAgain, that is a hugely complicated question, which probably goes beyond what I can answer today. The noble Lord is right; in terms of congestion and changes to commuting…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonI am not sure I understand the noble Baroness’s point. The point that I am able to respond to is about getting cars off the road. This Government do not want to take cars off the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonThe Government have, of course, been extraordinarily generous to the rail system. Over the course of Covid, we have been able to keep services running to make sure that people can…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonI reassure my noble friend that we still believe that vehicular congestion has an economic cost; this can be a personal economic cost and a national economic cost. But we do not…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonMy Lords, although officials have noted the INRIX report, the department makes its own assessment of congestion using the metric of average delay based on seconds of delay per…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonI could, but I am afraid that I do not have the full briefing with me today in order to go through all the different elements where that is the case. But I can say to the noble…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonMy noble friend raises a really important point. This Government considered very carefully the extent to which we wanted to raise rail fares this year. Of course we will make sure…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonThe Government are very clear that the use of e-scooters outside trial areas on public property is illegal. It can lead to a fine of up to £300, six points on a driving licence…05 Jan 2022HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: Northern Powerhouse AreaMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for this wonderful Christmas present on the last day of term: a debate about Northern Powerhouse Rail and the integrated rail plan. I am…16 Dec 2021HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 November be approved. Relevant document: 23rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (s pecial attention…15 Dec 2021HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021My Lords, this statutory instrument is the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021. Together with the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment)…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 Relevant document: 23 rd Report from the Secondary Legislation…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021This Government are increasing the capacity of driving test centres; it is one of the 32 interventions that we have already outlined. We could have put in a two-year requirement…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Rosser: I sincerely hope that this is the last occasion that the SLSC has to write such a report and refer to me in that fashion. It…14 Dec 2021HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonI am over time, but I will respond. I am saying that there is definitely fault on the mayor’s side, but I am saying that we have had to be very flexible in this process all the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonMy Lords, I declare an interest as a Londoner. Sadly, I am not a Freedom pass holder. I do not even get one of those free chitties for the over-60s, but my husband does; he is in…09 Dec 2021HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonI will come on to longer-term funding, if the noble Lord will give me time—although I might now run out of time. I will skip on a weeny bit. We have required the mayor to make…09 Dec 2021HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonI will not go into that sort of detail.09 Dec 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021.07 Dec 2021