Matt Rodda: ...of car parks and many other things, which should be prioritised. I genuinely hope that we can come to some agreement to do that. In my constituency there are many flat building roofs, whether on garage blocks or large businesses. The tragedy is that there is not enough incentivisation to use the large acreage of land that exists in areas with high amounts of solar radiation where it would...
Jim Shannon: ...types of gambling in Northern Ireland as the national lottery; scratchcards or instant win; betting on an event or sport; and other lotteries, raffles and ballots. Sometimes, when I am in the garages back home getting petrol or diesel, I see people buying scratchcards, and I sometimes feel quite moved. That scratchcard is their hope of getting money to help with whatever it may be—to pay...
Sarah Jones: ...offenders, and the police have been working with Crimestoppers to help people anonymously report those using bikes to carry out antisocial behaviour. Northumbria police are also cracking down on garages selling petrol to underage buyers and those with unregistered off-road bikes. My hon. Friend the Member for Easington talked about the good work being done in his area, and I thank him for...
Jeremy Quin: ..., ammunition stocks are less visible, but there has been open source reporting about T-62s—tanks that were designed 60 years ago, although some were upgraded in ’83—being brought out of garages. There is significant evidence that Russia is suffering serious depletion, as the fact of 15,000 personnel being killed in the conflict would suggest. As I am in a generous mood, I shall give...
Lord Moylan: ...is far from the case. Any major project that might be undertaken, such as building yourself a house, may go perfectly well in a large number of respects but none the less have a flaw—you find the garage block roof is leaking. Of course, you can spend a very long time arguing about who was responsible for that, and you can even spend time litigating about it, but none of that actually...
Neil Parish: ...for securing the debate. In Cullompton in Mid Devon, we are putting up Zed Pods, which are very good modular homes that are zero carbon and equipped with triple glazing. They are also going on to garage sites and the like, and can be put up quite quickly. If we want to push to get more housing done, that is one way in which we could produce affordable, good-quality housing that is good for...
Trudy Harrison: ...various vehicles to a 1972 Porsche 911T, moving, I believe, from left-hand to right-hand drive. I most definitely grew up with this and I understand that many engineers hone their craft in their garage or, when it comes to motorcycles, their living room. I agree with a lot of what I have heard today, including on the importance of ensuring that we allow for that continued healthy...
Sadiq Khan: ...Hospital and the local Sainsbury’s to ensure that one of these facilities are made available to drivers again at the earliest opportunity. In the meantime, drivers can stop at Ash Grove bus garage in Hackney to use the toilets. Route 286 has toilets in Greenwich, Cutty Sark, King William Walk (between the hours of 09.00-18.00) and Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup. Drivers wishing to use...
Sadiq Khan: The majority of toilets at bus stations and on routes are unisex. Larger and busier locations have separate male and female toilets, as do bus garages While there are some facilities that are not available outside of certain times or more recently because of COVID-19 restrictions, Transport for London and bus operators have alternative measures and guidance in place.
Adam Holloway: ...£1 coins. That is an enormous amount of money, and because the project is no longer being privately funded, it is taxpayers’ money. We have a cost of living crisis. Every time people go into a garage or a shop, or pay their income tax, the money for this white elephant is coming off them. It is a financial turkey right now and truly it will be a transport white elephant in a...
Alex Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to enable home charging points for electric vehicles for people who park in the street and do not have driveways or garages.
Sam Tarry: ...our vital services functioning by helping NHS staff and other essential workers reach their destination. This week, a Unite the union survey said that we now face bus driver shortages in 99% of garages, which clearly severely hampers services across the country. The same survey said that an average of 90% of respondents believe that the mass exodus is a direct result of low pay and poor...
Lord Rosser: My Lords, about a third of households have no access to off-street parking or a personal garage and miss out on lower costs from charging cars using cheaper overnight electricity. While 76% of the richest households have access to off-street parking, the same is true for only just over half of the poorest fifth of households. Put another way, only 51% of private renters, 38% of housing...
Keith Prince: In your response to question 2021/4057 you state: “London (TfL) does not require the bus operating companies to share copies of their risk assessments covering activities within their garage environments. This includes any that were created or updated as a result of Covid-19.” After the deaths of at least 58 bus drivers from Covid-19 since March 2020 and over half that shameful number...
Tan Dhesi: ...play in delivering charging points. The Competition and Markets Authority has determined that a third of households will rely on public infrastructure—those without access to a drive or a garage, where installation of a charging point is more difficult. It has criticised the roll-out as too slow and said that it has resulted in a postcode lottery. The analysis shows that of the 5,700...
Roy Beggs: ...not need it. We should bear it in mind that, whilst we have allocated money to that area, I am not aware of additional moneys being allocated in the rest of the United Kingdom during that period. Garages continued to operate as normal, and MOT and PSV certificates were provided by the private sector. I am not aware of grants being paid there. I turn to other areas where there are...
Sadiq Khan: If you get a chance, you should go to one of the bus garages. The speed of refuelling is quite impressive and - you are right - they have longer ranges. The issue we have is the garages having the equipment to do it and having only 20 double-decker buses. We are looking into, based upon the experience we have with these 20, whether for the longer routes, where electric batteries may not be as...
Keith Prince: ...response to question 2021/4507, where you wrote “Transport for London (TfL) does not require the bus operating companies to share copies of their risk assessments covering activities within their garage environments. This includes any that were created or updated as a result of Covid-19”?
Barry Sheerman: .... With the support of this House, MOT providers, road users and pedestrians would be able to proceed in the confidence that these changes can be brought into effect without unsustainable costs for garages or for drivers. What is clear is that we cannot afford to wait. We are making advances in technologies such as hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel—with the help of Lord Tebbit’s son,...
Nichola Mallon: ...that as a potential option. The other issue that was raised by Mr Beggs was the privatisation of the DVA. That is the model that is used in England, where you can take your car to a private garage. The issue of the DVA delivery model was scrutinised under a previous Minister, and the public-sector model was the recommended way forward. It is my policy preference that DVA remains in the...
