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HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasI refer the Lord to page 40 of the recently published Road Safety Strategy , where there is a lot of text headed by: “Continuing to work closely with the police and other…22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasI second my noble friend’s congratulations to Sarah Coombes on raising this important subject. The DVLA is already on the case to strengthen the application process to become a…22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasI absolutely guarantee that this Government will show more urgency than the last one, who started an experiment a very long time ago but concluded nothing from it, and we have had…22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasI certainly support my noble friend’s statement in that regard. We are dealing here with a particular issue, that this boil needs to be lanced. It is not indicative of our whole…22 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasThis Government and previous Governments have looked at identifying cycles on the road and concluded that it is really quite a difficult issue and would be disproportionate to the…22 Jan 2026HANSARDMotorway Speed CamerasIt is important to note that this is an issue because of the interaction of two systems. The technology used for camera enforcement is obviously checked and there is an audit…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureMy Lords, Network Rail has robust plans in place to deal with resilience because of climate change. The Wales and western region will see a £2.6 billion spend on asset renewals…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureThe noble Lord knows more about Chipping Sodbury now because I arranged for the route director for the western route to talk to him. He is right that it was opened in 1902. Great…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureIt was pretty good. It has got worse because of the engine shortage. Reliability has been very poor. I am expecting it to now recover. I am on its back.21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureThe truth is that the whole railway network has to be adapted to weather that was once exceptional and is now common- place. The budget for Network Rail, as the current…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureThe noble Baroness is completely right. At one stage, out of the total train fleet for long-distance services, with 400-odd engines in those trains, some 110 of them were not…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureI think the noble Lord is a bit optimistic. If mother nature continues to pour water into the railway infrastructure, because of the way it is built, any fix will be related to…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureI have spoken to the Welsh regional manager of Network Rail in the past 24 hours to ask him what the incidence of flooding was in south Wales, in preparation for this question. As…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureSince the collapse of the line into the sea in Dawlish in 2014, about £140 million has been spent on resilience to keep the railway running. There is work left to do, in…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureI could do without anybody storing water in the aquifer next to the Chipping Sodbury tunnel and cutting. If they try it, there will be some serious legal action. The water…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureNobody said that there was too little money. A lot of money is being spent on railway infrastructure. The problem has been that the climate has changed faster than adaptation of…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMotorway Speed CamerasThis Government are working to fix an anomaly dating back at least to 2021 affecting how some speed cameras interact with variable speed signs on some motorways and A roads. A…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMotorway Speed CamerasWe estimate that approximately 2,650 incorrect activations took place between 2021 and now, and we are checking further back. The number of drivers affected is considerably lower,…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMotorway Speed CamerasI can confirm that the review will look at the time it took between first knowledge and public action. We remain very confident that this is both a subset of speed cameras and a…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMotorway Speed CamerasThe 20 mph speed limit is utilised in areas where local highway authorities believe that road safety would be enhanced by its imposition. The Government do not intend to try to…21 Jan 2026