Covid-19: Transport for London Debate
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Lord Haselhurst
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Covid-19: Transport for London
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Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
The noble Baroness will know that transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London. Therefore, any considerations of smart road pricing would be for him to take forward.
Lord Haselhurst (Con) [V]
Can my noble friend indicate whether these discussions should consider how far the overall health risk to front-line workers in mass transportation systems could be reduced by the spread of automation?
Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
The health of our key workers and transport workers is at the forefront of everything we are doing at the moment, which is why the Government support running full services across public transport to enable social distancing. Automation, for example contactless payment, is one of the things that can reduce the spread of the virus. Automation of driverless trains, for example, would again be a matter for the mayor but we would support looking into it.