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HANSARDDisabled Air PassengersAt the round table hosted by my noble friend Lady Vere, there was a clear indication that there were issues with the quality of disability awareness training for staff. Anecdotal…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDisabled Air PassengersI am afraid that business in the House is not within my capability.04 Dec 2023HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their consideration of these regulations. I will try to respond to the specific points raised. I must confess that I find this quite a technical…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDisabled Air PassengersI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her Question and congratulate her on the debate that we had last week. I know that my predecessor hosted a round table on aviation…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDisabled Air PassengersMy Lords, the Government are clear that everyone should be able to travel by air safely and with dignity, and they are committed to working with industry and the Civil Aviation…04 Dec 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftMy noble friend is absolutely right. Civil aviation and the Royal Air Force are making combined efforts to reduce emissions with technology.30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftThe Department for Business and Trade supports research and development in UK aerospace manufacturing through the Aerospace Technology Institute. It is a competitive process…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftFirst, the use of battery electric has been proven in small, manned aircraft. However, the weight, plus lack of power density of batteries currently on the market, limits the…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftMy noble friend makes a very interesting point. I do not have the information in front of me, but I will certainly look at that and write to him.30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftMy Lords, zero-emission flight is one measure in the Government’s jet zero strategy to deliver net-zero UK aviation by 2050. The development of hydrogen and battery electric…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftThe DfT has published a jet zero strategy setting out the Government’s approach to delivering net-zero UK aviation by 2050. The strategy anticipates that a range of measures,…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftI thank the noble Baroness for that question. In fairness to the airlines, a number of industry projects within the UK seek to bring hydrogen-propelled aircraft, for example, into…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftThe UK Hydrogen Capability Network Phase 0 Project is a 12-month study funded by the Department for Business and Trade and led by the Aerospace Technology Institute, which builds…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftI am grateful for the noble Lord’s wisdom, and, as someone who travels from Wales, I appreciate his comments.30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftThere are security issues for the Prime Minister, which I am sure the noble Baroness will appreciate. It is still a free world and people can choose how they want to travel, and…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftA very popular suggestion from the noble Lord, and his point is made.30 Nov 2023HANSARDBirmingham Highways Infrastructure Private Finance InitiativeMy Lords, the Government are currently considering the business case for a revised contract for Birmingham highways maintenance following the failure of Birmingham’s original PFI…28 Nov 2023HANSARDBirmingham Highways Infrastructure Private Finance InitiativeI totally agree with the noble Baroness that it is not ideal—I said that earlier. As I said, this has been bogged down with issues between the contractor and Birmingham City…28 Nov 2023HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.28 Nov 2023HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Vere of Norbiton, I beg to move that the Bill be now read a second time. Self-driving vehicles offer an unprecedented opportunity to…28 Nov 2023