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My Lords, no licences are required to sell deadly tobacco products and, while retailers can be prosecuted for underage sales or selling illicit tobacco, penalties are low. Over 70% of small tobacco retailers strongly support introducing a licence

that could be removed if retailers break the law. Will the Government commit to consulting on the introduction of such a licence to help progress towards a smoke-free 2030?

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2020
Reference
804 c1926
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of motorcycles and other two-wheel motorised vehicles for reducing congestion and pollution.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 February 2018
Reference
HL4959
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in relation to ultra low emission zones, they consider motorcycles and other two-wheel motorised vehicles separately from cars.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 February 2018
Reference
HL4958
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they provide guidance to local authorities on ultra low emission zones.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 February 2018
Reference
HL4957
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. Given that in 2014 the driver eyesight survey estimated that crashes resulting from poor driver vision caused 2,900 casualties in the UK per year and that three-quarters of the adult population require either contact lenses or glasses, will the Government do more to alert drivers of the dangers of not getting their eyesight tested regularly, and can consideration be given to using motorway electronic signs to display

this message? Road safety week starts on 21 November. Would that not be an excellent time to start running a trial to establish whether these actions have a beneficial effect?

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
31 October 2016
Reference
776 c423
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to encourage drivers to have their sight checked regularly in the interest of road safety.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
31 October 2016
Reference
776 cc423-5
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I was interested to hear about the experiences in Northern Ireland with fatalities on the roads. A reduction in roads policing officers has been experienced in most forces, and two forces have reduced their traffic officers by more than 70%. The Minister gave us figures for road deaths, but in fact the most recent figures have shown an increase. The total cost of a fatality is more than £1.75 million. Given that figure, is it worth reducing the number of police officers?

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
26 March 2015
Reference
760 c1532
House
House of Lords

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Judd, mentioned food in his initial supplementary question. In a programme some months ago on the BBC, it was stated that this country has the largest production and consumption of baked beans in the world. Can the noble Baroness say whether this affects the calculation of global warming by the Government as a result of the smelly emission resulting therefrom?

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
9 April 2014
Reference
753 c1300
House
House of Lords

My Lords, if the noble Earl is saying that 80 milligrams is the correct level for us, what about Scotland and Wales? Presumably they will decrease their level to 50 milligrams.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 2012
Reference
741 c1054
House
House of Lords

My Lords, following the question from my noble friend Lord Davies of Oldham, and, again, I fear, being slightly wide of the Question on the Order Paper, is the noble Earl aware that the company that manufactures black cabs has ceased trading and that the companies that will replace them are, I believe, based in Germany?

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
25 October 2012
Reference
740 c299
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in each police constabulary area were killed or seriously injured on roads in each six-month period from October 2008 up to the latest period for which figures are held.[HL927]

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 July 2012
Reference
HL927; 738 c159WA
House
House of Lords
Is the noble Lord aware that ACPO is reviewing the use of police vehicles with a view to standardisation, which will result in reducing the cost of those vehicles?
Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
14 March 2012
Reference
736 c274
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I have not checked it for quite a number of years, but is the noble Baroness aware that there is, or used to be, a website on which you could access the price of fuel that was closest and cheapest to motorway services?
Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
24 November 2011
Reference
732 c1119
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many drivers are currently listed on the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency database who have more than 12 points on their licence and whose licences have not been removed due to a successful plea of personal hardship resulting from the loss of a driving licence.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2011
Reference
12173; 732 c7WA
House
House of Lords
My Lords, legislation already exists to ban smoking in commercial vehicles and in company cars because of the road safety aspects and also, presumably, because of health. Would it not be easy to ban smoking in all vehicles?
Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
8 September 2011
Reference
730 c390
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the effect on emissions of the increase in toll charge at the Dartford Crossing.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 November 2010
Reference
3295; 722 c67WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps the Department for Transport is taking to reduce the number of instances of drink-driving.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 2010
Reference
626; 720 c8WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to respond Sir Peter North's review of drink-drive limits.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 July 2010
Reference
623; 720 c7-8WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) males, and (b) females, in each parliamentary constituency have been (1) prosecuted, (2) found guilty, and (3) sentenced to immediate custody for drink-driving in each year since 2005.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 June 2010
Reference
624; 719 c245-60WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average (a) fine, and (b) custodial sentence, for conviction for drink-driving offences which resulted in death in the past 10 years.

Asked by
Viscount Simon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 June 2010
Reference
625; 719 c245-60WA
House
House of Lords