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HANSARDInternational Travel RulesMy Lords, we believe that by the end of September 2021 the air transport sector, for example, will have benefited from around £7 billion worth of government support since the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Travel RulesI am happy to provide some more information to the noble Baroness. GISAID data suggests that the beta variant accounts for around 5% of cases in France, with data earlier in the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Travel RulesWe have ongoing conversations with all the devolved Administrations, because this is so important. I recognise the noble Lord’s point: if you are travelling to Northern Ireland,…22 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Travel RulesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, talks about the decision that we had to make on France, which of course was not made lightly. We have in place a good traffic-light system…22 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Travel RulesMy Lords, all the decisions that this Government make are on the basis of risk—risk to the country as a whole from a public health perspective and risks to travellers who choose…22 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Travel RulesJapan will be taken under consideration as we review the traffic lights system going forward. Transatlantic travel is hugely important for both the US and the UK, and as announced…22 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Travel RulesI am unable to provide any insight to my noble friend as to what might happen in the future in terms of countries moving from one group to the next, but we look at a range of…22 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe noble Baroness mentioned the bus services operator grant, which is key. Within the transport decarbonisation plan we set our plans for a green BSOG, an intervention that we…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe noble Lord is quite right. Hydrogen will have many uses, mostly where batteries simply cannot reach. That will include heavy road freight, maritime and aviation. Therefore, we…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, as I said, the Government do not want to set a demand cap because it sends entirely the wrong signal. We are anti-emission, not anti-flying. We believe there will be a…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe noble Baroness is quite right: we want people to travel the right amount, whatever that may be. The Government certainly have very ambitious plans when it comes to broadband…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, the Government empathise with James Bond and indeed with all people who do not have access to off-street parking. It is one of the challenges that we face. That is why…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI will provide more information to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and share it with all noble Lords with an interest. The Government are dedicated to securing gigafactories, working…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThe Government have, of course, published the 2035 delivery plan for electric vehicles. The costs will vary significantly over time. We know what they are the moment. The…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI think I have gone as far as I can on charging. We recognise that it is one of the greatest challenges facing the take-up of electric vehicles. My colleague the Minister for the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI have not addressed the HGV issue as yet, and it is important. That is why we are consulting: we believe there needs to be a date from which non-zero HGVs will not be able to be…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, this is rapidly turning into “Mastermind”. I cannot give the noble Lord the numbers he is after. I will go back to the department and see whether I can find any further…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, and the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for their input into this crucial moment in transport decarbonisation. It is the first time…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI thank the noble Lord, Lord Greenway, for his many questions. Maritime is absolutely critical to our decarbonisation. At the moment, maritime is, unfortunately, very polluting.…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationUnfortunately the noble Lord is pushing me beyond my knowledge, but I will write to him about shore power points, how many there will be in future and who will fund them. On…19 Jul 2021