Found: Rail services and infrastructure Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Minister for Rail, Conrad Bailey CBE,

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 24 March (HL6028), whether they will now answer the question put, namely whether they will conduct a strategic review of road construction, renewal and repair.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Government has no plans to conduct a strategic review of this sort, but various initiatives are underway to update the guidance on the design, operation and maintenance of both the Strategic Road Network and local highways.

National Highways, for example, which is responsible for the Strategic Road Network (trunk motorways and major A roads) in England, is currently updating its Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB). The DMRB contains information about current design standards relating to the design, assessment, and operation of motorway and all-purpose trunk roads in the United Kingdom.

The Department for Transport is also starting the process of updating the UK Roads Leadership Group’s guidance document Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice. This will provide new guidance to local highway authorities on how best to look after their local highway networks, and the Department will engage with the local highway sector as appropriate as the review progresses.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 11 December 2024 (HL3030), what discussions they have had with Transport for London regarding the implementation, including timescale, of a licensing requirement for pedicabs since 11 December; and what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of pedicabs on London.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport passed the Pedicabs (London) Act 2024 to regulate the Pedicabs industry in London. Following Royal Assent of the Act, Transport for London (TfL) undertook a public consultation earlier this year seeking views on high level policy proposals to regulate pedicabs in London. The consultation closed on 7 March 2025 and TfL is currently analysing the responses with a view to publishing the consultation report and next steps in due course. An impact assessment was published on 7 February 2024 when the Bill was introduced into the House of Commons which assessed the impact of pedicabs on London alongside likely effects of the legislation.

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Found: Letter dated 17/04/2025 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Baroness McIntosh of Pickering regarding

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