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Backbench Business - Improving Air Qualitybackbench Business (28 Jun 2018)

Scott Mann: ..., and has a population of only 3,000 people. It does not have any large factories with smoke pouring out, planes flying overhead or thousands of people swarming the pavements using buses, taxis and trains. But it does have a main arterial road running right through the town centre that is used by lots of cars, lorries and tractors, which all pass through at a constant rate. There are...

7. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Air Quality (20 Jun 2018)

Jenny Rathbone: I agree, but I think 20 mph zones in urban areas would tackle that problem, although I appreciate that some of the most dangerous driving is done on infrequently used rural roads. Gareth also made the point that fast-food outlets mean there's a cluster of additional vehicle movements, and I agree that more attention needs to be paid to this sort of thing in planning considerations. Councils...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Taxis: Insurance (22 May 2018)

Nusrat Ghani: The taxi and private hire vehicle drivers affected are likely to be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and, as Alpha Insurance was based in Denmark, some may also be protected under the Danish insurance guarantee scheme. The FSCS are working with the Danish parties to put in place the appropriate arrangements for claims to be handled. We are aware that a number...

Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill - Committee (2nd Day)(Continued) (17 May 2018)

Baroness Worthington: ...drafting and perhaps Amendment 75 should not have been included in this group, but it makes quite an important point. I want to spend a moment reflecting on the role of cities. Chinese cities are driving the revolution in transport and forcing European car manufacturers to change their investment strategies. But people in Europe will not change their strategies unless we ask them to. OEMs...

Scottish Parliament: Highlands and Islands Airports (Car Parking Charges) (10 May 2018)

Tavish Scott: ...the measure simply should not be happening. Sumburgh airport is located on the most southerly tip of Shetland, 25 miles from Lerwick, the island’s capital. The vast majority who fly from Sumburgh drive to and park at the airport, because there is no dedicated airport shuttle bus connecting to flights and no public transport connections to Sumburgh from any other part of Shetland. A taxi...

Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill - Committee (1st Day) ( 9 May 2018)

Lord Rees of Ludlow: ...to agree on it. I am surprised that the noble Lord, Lord Borwick, did not want to change, “does not need to be monitored”, because that is a subjective question. For example, if you are in a taxi, are you happy if no driver is there? If you are flying in a plane, it will be on autopilot most of the time, but are you happy if there is no pilot there who can take over and is monitoring?...

Skills Strategy ( 8 May 2018)

Robert Halfon: ...the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills has her work cut out because, as the skills strategy is implemented, the economy is changing rapidly. Driverless vehicles will automate road haulage and taxi operations. Artificial intelligence will power medical diagnosis, and 3D printing will be used to construct bridges and houses. Our skills strategy needs to not only address the skills...

Civil Liability Bill [HL] - Second Reading (24 Apr 2018)

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts: ..., and perhaps I may pass on to him and to the House the following example. Last Friday, I was in the north of England to attend a board meeting of a company of which I am the chairman. I took a taxi and, as is my wont, I inquired of the temperature of the taxi driver, political and otherwise. We got on to the issue of whiplash injuries. He told me that it was prevalent in this and other...

3. Statement by the Minister for Environment: Air Quality (24 Apr 2018)

Gareth Bennett: ..., in some ways, air quality has actually worsened in London. In particular, the diesel pollution has increased by 20 per cent. This is because of the increased traffic from diesel-powered buses and taxis.  So, yes, you can look towards public transport, which you're citing here, but you need to look at what are the emissions coming from public transport, I guess is what I'm saying. So,...

UK Digital and Tech Industries — [Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair] (18 Apr 2018)

Darren Jones: ...the time, is a really exciting route through to some fantastic jobs. It is also about reskilling. An example that I gave in the House in the debate on autonomous vehicles was about when all of our taxis become driverless taxis and we have a load of taxi drivers who will need to find new work. This is not just about young people; it is about reskilling older people to access the...

Spring Statement (13 Mar 2018)

Philip Hammond: ...our manifesto commitment. We have taken more than 4 million people out of tax altogether since 2010. We are freezing fuel duty for an eighth successive year, taking the saving for a typical car driver to £850, compared with Labour’s plans, and raising the national living wage to £7.83 from next month, giving the lowest paid in our society a well-deserved pay rise of more than £2,000...

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Review of relief for first-time buyers (21 Feb 2018)

Wes Streeting: ...in my name and those of a number of Members on both sides of the House. They deal with the vehicle excise duty supplement, and, in particular, with how it applies to the new electric zero-emission taxis. I should probably declare an interest, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on taxis. I am delighted that the amendment carries not only cross-party support but support throughout...

Scottish Parliament: St John’s Hospital Children’s Ward (21 Feb 2018)

Neil Findlay: ...and beyond, did not have to endure long and sometimes life-threatening journeys to Edinburgh for treatment. I wish that parents from Bathgate, the Calders and Livingston were not forced to drive past their local hospital, just a few minutes away, and travel on the chaotic Edinburgh bypass just to get treatment for their little ones, but they have no choice. I wish that a decade-long...

Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill - Second Reading (Continued) (20 Feb 2018)

Baroness Randerson: ...working on the Nissan Leaf, which includes 300 people working on battery development. There are 1,000 or more jobs in the London Electric Vehicle Company, which is manufacturing the new electric taxi. It is time that the Government took a wider view, and with that we need a wider Title for the Bill. The Title refers specifically to electric vehicles, but Clause 8 also refers to hydrogen,...

Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill - Second Reading (20 Feb 2018)

Lord Berkeley: ...air. It all comes back to public acceptance. There is already a trucking experiment—probably more than that—going on in Germany. What are called “platoons”—of three trucks, I think—are driving down what I think is a private motorway. I am told that they have even found a way of having two platoons driving together in adjacent lanes and automatically hitching and unhitching the...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Schools: Transport ( 6 Feb 2018)

Nusrat Ghani: Taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers are eligible for an enhanced DBS certificate with check of both barred lists for licensing purposes. This is the highest level of check available and will also include details of convictions and cautions recorded on the Police National Computer and any locally held police intelligence information that may be relevant to the role. It is for licensing...

Licensing of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill ( 2 Feb 2018)

Christopher Chope: ...good intentions, the proposed remedy is disproportionate to the problem. The hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) accepts in his explanatory notes to the Bill that to obtain a licence to drive private hire vehicles or taxis, people have to show that they are of good character and that they are fit and proper persons. I have no problem with that, and I would have no problem with...

Parking (Code of Practice) Bill ( 2 Feb 2018)

Stephen Doughty: .... The process for motorists should be simple and straightforward. I want to deal with one more area, because it relates to the next Bill that will be debated today. I have seen harassment of taxi drivers in my constituency, for example, when they operate around some major retail areas and are waiting to pick up elderly or vulnerable customers, who want to get back home with their shopping...

Littering From Vehicles Outside London (Keepers: Civil Penalties) Regulations 2018 - Motion to Approve ( 1 Feb 2018)

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville: ...piece of legislation. I declare an interest as a district councillor. I was interested in the contributions made by the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, and the noble Baroness. We have all seen cars driving past us, or followed cars from which rubbish has been thrown carelessly out of the window. As we have heard, litter is one of the scourges of our throwaway society. When I was growing up,...

Personal Independence Payments — [Stewart Hosie in the Chair] (31 Jan 2018)

Melanie Onn: ...me. This is by far the biggest area of casework that I receive in my office. Mr M’s daughter had a stroke and is partially paralysed. She was expected to get to an appointment 40 minutes’ drive away in Scunthorpe for 9 am. There is no direct bus service so they would have had to have caught the 7.34 am train from Grimsby to get there on time, and they did not know how to get to the...


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