Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
P&O Ferries
"My Lords, I apologise for missing the beginning of the Statement; I hope that the Minister will still allow me to ask my question. I want to push her on freeports. DP World has the second and third-largest ports in the country; two of them are already designated as freeports. …..."Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Wheatcroft (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the policy on working from home which is applied at the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency office in Cardiff.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Since the start of the pandemic, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has put in place a range of measures to minimise the number of people working in its offices in the Swansea campus at any one time.
Around 2,000 of the DVLA’s over 6,000 staff are currently working from home, the majority of whom have done so since the first lockdown in March 2020. Staff in operational roles that cannot be carried out from home are on site, with around 2,000 on the campus at any one time, as the DVLA operates shifts and many staff work part time.
Written Question
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Wheatcroft (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the staff at the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency office in Cardiff have been required to attend the office during the period when Public Health England COVID-19 guidance has been to work from home where possible.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Since the start of the pandemic, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has put in place a range of measures to minimise the number of people working in its offices in the Swansea campus at any one time.
Around 2,000 of the DVLA’s over 6,000 staff are currently working from home, the majority of whom have done so since the first lockdown in March 2020. Staff in operational roles that cannot be carried out from home are on site, with around 2,000 on the campus at any one time, as the DVLA operates shifts and many staff work part time.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Feb 2021
UK Logistics Industry
"My Lords, the Road Haulage Association says that before Brexit around 18% of lorries delivering from the EU to the UK returned empty. They say that figure has now risen to around 50%. Apart from the difficulties that that implies for UK exporters, it is clearly at odds with ambitions …..."Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Jan 2021
P&O Ferries
"The Minister said that the local consequences of the decision to close this route were “very regrettable”. In Hull, they are more than very regrettable. Hull has the highest unemployment rate in the country, along with Blackpool, so can she say how much strategy is being put into deciding not …..."Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Nov 2020
Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2020
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, who asked some very pertinent questions.
I thank the Minister for introducing these statutory instruments, which are clearly necessary. She explained them clearly; nevertheless, they will not ease the concerns of the nation’s hauliers, who are still …..."Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Jul 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020
"My Lords, earlier this week the Minister told me that 86% of travellers on public transport are now wearing masks. That is good but the remaining 14% pose a threat to other travellers and clearly, they have not responded to encouragement. What we need now is a firm approach that …..."Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2020
Covid-19: Public Transport
"My Lords, understandably, people are loath to travel on buses if not all passengers are wearing face coverings. Transport police have the power to fine offenders, but they are by no means omnipresent. How might bus drivers be given more power to implement the regulations and insist that passengers wear …..."Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 01 Jul 2020
Public Transport: Social Distancing
"My Lords, yesterday I travelled on two London buses. Despite large signs insisting that masks be worn, on both journeys there were some passengers who ignored them, and it was clear that the drivers did not feel empowered to challenge them. The Minister said that 90% of passengers are now …..."Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Jan 2018
Local Congestion: Investment
"My Lords, one of the main causes of traffic congestion in towns seems to be when roads are dug up. Can my noble friend the Minister comment on the success of efforts to get the utilities to co-ordinate their digging-up-the-roads efforts?..."Baroness Wheatcroft - View Speech
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