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HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesI will certainly undertake to look at that in the way that the noble Baroness suggests. In October, the Department for Business and Trade launched the Buy Safe, Be Safe campaign…19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesMy Lords, resolving the long-standing problems and missed opportunities of micromobility, including e-scooters, is a priority for my department, and we will work with colleagues…19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesI absolutely respect the noble Baroness’s view. As of December 2023, circa 1 million people aged 16 or over owned an e-scooter in England. In July 2020, e-scooter rental trials…19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesThe Government are committed to a crime and policing Bill—I was discussing it with my noble friend Lord Hanson of Flint just before Questions—which will look at the plight of…19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesI have with me a summary of the way in which 22 European countries have dealt with e-scooters. One of the most striking things is that there is no consistency across Europe or…19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesHappy Christmas to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan.19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesGosh, that is a distraction. There is a criminal aspect to the use of e-scooters, particularly illegally, which is why legislation needs to be brought forward to regularise this.…19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesI absolutely recognise the risk to pedestrians from e-scooters and, for that matter, e-bikes and ordinary cycles on the footway. I can assure the right reverend Prelate that we…19 Dec 2024HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesThe dialogue with the noble Lord continues. As he said, we had a very fruitful meeting recently, following the earlier debate in the autumn on the whole question of cycling. The…19 Dec 2024HANSARDHammersmith BridgeMy Lords, my department is working with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London on the closure of Hammersmith Bridge to traffic. The Government have…18 Dec 2024HANSARDHammersmith BridgeThe noble and right reverend Lord would not expect me to account for the time elapsed since the taskforce last met and July. It is now going to meet, and the good news is that the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDHammersmith BridgeIt is a matter for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and indeed for the neighbouring borough on the south side, of which I declare that I am a resident, to decide what…18 Dec 2024HANSARDHammersmith BridgeAs I say, it is primarily for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which has the good fortune—or bad luck—to own this structure, and for the London Borough of Richmond…18 Dec 2024HANSARDHammersmith BridgeWe know what the range of costs for a future renovation of the bridge should be. They are very significant—at least a quarter of a billion pounds. I cannot currently say how…18 Dec 2024HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI will say two things to the noble Lord. First, the bridge has got into its current state over decades, which have seen various changes of control by the owners, the London…18 Dec 2024HANSARDHammersmith BridgeI am very clear that the bridge is owned by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It is that borough’s job as the highway authority for the local road network, together…18 Dec 2024HANSARDTrain Crew ShortagesI thank the noble Lord for his question. The lengthy disputes were damaging to passengers and to the railway’s revenue and sapped the morale of the staff—and, indeed, of the…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTrain Crew ShortagesMy Lords—05 Dec 2024HANSARDTrain Crew ShortagesMy Lords, the current level of train cancellations is dreadful for passengers, and driver, guard and train manager availability has been driving much of this. The railway we…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTrain Crew ShortagesThere is no need to reflect the Government’s policy on railways in any particular speech by any member of the Government. We have a clear direction to go in, and we are going…05 Dec 2024