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HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetMy Lords, the recent energy White Paper, published in December, considered the potential future reliance of transport on electricity and clean hydrogen. It also included nearly…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetI can confirm that all these things are under consideration at the current time. It is a complex picture and there are many uncertainties as to what we will need our energy for.…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsMy Lords, I am going to try very hard not to make this a pro- and anti-cycling Question, because there are many people on our roads—pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders,…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsMy Lords, the Government are not about to mandate bells on bicycles. That would be disproportionate, and it is unlikely that any enforcement would be a police priority. However,…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsI reassure the noble Lord that we not only support a campaign but are taking action on this. We will be investing £18 million in the current financial year on Bikeability training…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsI agree with my noble friend that perhaps a little more could be done around making sure that motorists do not stop in those boxes because they are really key for cyclists. It is…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsI very much hope that they are not on their mobile phone in their car; otherwise, I shall have words. The noble Lord makes some incredibly important points. It is a question of…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetI am afraid I have not read the report to which the noble Viscount refers. But it seems obvious that, over time, motors et cetera will become more efficient. It could be therefore…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetI would like to reassure the noble Baroness that, if she is on the strategic road network, she should be no more than 20 miles from an electric vehicle charger. I would also like…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetThe Government are of course focusing on our supply lines from Asia, but also on what we can do domestically. Recent experiences have shown us that being overreliant on any…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetIt is probably above my pay grade to try to reorganise government from the Dispatch Box, but the noble Lord is absolutely right that numerous government departments have a very…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetI agree with the noble Lord; heavy goods vehicles will be one of the harder-to-reach elements for us to decarbonise. It could be that hydrogen plays a much bigger role for HGVs.…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetUnfortunately, I cannot fully answer the noble Lord’s question. Much of our hydrogen strategy will be in the transport decarbonisation plan, followed by the UK hydrogen strategy,…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsMy Lords, cyclists, like all road users, have a responsibility to behave in a safe and responsible manner. Rule 66 of the Highway Code recommends that bells are fitted and used as…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsMy Lords, the Government looked very closely at the issue of safety. In the cycling and walking safety review of 2018 we looked at licensing, but we concluded that the costs would…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsI thank my noble friend for his questions and congratulate him on his running. The Government take an interest in how pedicabs will be regulated, and we will look favourably on…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsI refer the noble Baroness to the answers to the Question on e-scooters that I answered last week for more context on that. It is illegal to ride a privately owned e-scooter on a…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetOf course, hydrogen vehicles are better for the environment only if the hydrogen is green hydrogen and made from renewable energy in the first place. We do understand that…27 Apr 2021HANSARDE-ScootersMy noble friend has identified for your Lordships’ House the difference between illegal use of private e-scooters on public roads and the trials. To date, there have been 2…22 Apr 2021HANSARDE-ScootersMy noble friend highlights the intricacies of the different micromobility interventions that we have, of which e-scooters is but one. She is right that the private use of…22 Apr 2021