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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Road Injuries and Deaths

"My Lords, I also express my condolences to the noble Lord.

The Minister will be aware that yesterday in Australia it was announced for the first time that the number of road deaths caused by taking drugs exceeded the number of deaths caused by drink-driving. Given that, since 2013, the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Road Injuries and Deaths

"My Lords—..."
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Written Question
Parking: Databases
Tuesday 21st March 2023

Asked by: Lord Pickles (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved governments about the possibility of expanding the National Parking Platform to the whole of the UK, so that motorists can use a parking app of preference and are no longer faced with up to 30 separate parking apps.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton

My Department recognises the importance of the National Parking Platform which is why we have provided £800,000 to fund the pilot in Manchester. We are considering the governance and funding requirements for a nationwide roll out of the platform in England. There have been no discussions to date on this topic with the devolved administrations.

Written Question
Parking: Databases
Tuesday 21st March 2023

Asked by: Lord Pickles (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expand the National Parking Platform, given the dismantling of many car parking payment machines and their replacement with mobile apps.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton

My Department recognises the importance of the National Parking Platform which is why we have provided £800,000 to fund the pilot in Manchester. We are considering the governance and funding requirements for a nationwide roll out of the platform in England. There have been no discussions to date on this topic with the devolved administrations.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Holidays: Cancellations

"My Lords, has my noble friend observed that two holiday companies, loveholidays and On the Beach, have resigned from ABTA to avoid paying full refunds on cancellations due to Covid-19? Will she look carefully at the regulations and in particular at the alleged loophole that suggests that if the Foreign …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
Drones: Consultation Response

"My Lords, does my noble friend agree that we are making a grave mistake if we see this as just infringement of airspace or even privacy and that looking to the future we should be looking at the furtherance of crime. We know that drones are used to take contraband, …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 06 Dec 2016
Draft Road Traffic Offenders Act 1998 (Penalty Points) (Amendment) Order 2016

"Will my hon. Friend clarify whether there is a difference where somebody is using their mobile phone for sat-nav? Would that fall into this category? How would that be regarded? Do Members looking at their phone for sat-nav face the provisions of the order?..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 06 Dec 2016
Draft Road Traffic Offenders Act 1998 (Penalty Points) (Amendment) Order 2016

"It is a great pleasure, Mr Stringer, to serve under your chairmanship. I want some clarification, because we have a duty, when considering such things, to make sure that we do not create circumstances by which a citizen inadvertently breaks the law under a road traffic Act. I entirely support …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 06 Dec 2016
Draft Road Traffic Offenders Act 1998 (Penalty Points) (Amendment) Order 2016

"I make it absolutely clear that someone who is watching a video should be prosecuted. My worry is that an ordinary citizen who uses Google, Apple Maps or Waze on their mobile phone might find themselves inadvertently breaking the law when they think they are doing something perfectly legal. I …..."
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