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HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls on TrainsMy Lords, the British Transport Police has a key role in ensuring our public transport remains safe. Its funding comes, in part, from train operating companies. What discussions…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Amendment 49 picks up on a crucial issue that I highlighted at Second Reading and said would be a key theme from these Benches: ensuring that rural areas receive a proper bus…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister. I am reassured by him saying that the Government ought to continue to monitor the fare impact at a national level and will circulate the link to the review…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]This group of amendments is really important, because training is an essential part of this new move to different models for providing bus services across the country. I…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]The amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, raise some really important points about the safety of bus services and are important for our considerations. Bus safety…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]The noble Earl, Lord Effingham, has raised some serious concerns and this group of amendments picks up a point raised at Second Reading by my noble friend Lady Harris of Richmond.…13 Feb 2025HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, this situation is not sustainable. Research carried out by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety shows that e-scooter riders are more likely to fall…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]The Minister has clearly heard the strength of feeling from across the Committee about rural communities and the importance of connectivity and access to bus services. The…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 51 would require local transport authorities to carry out a review of the impact of bus fares on passenger numbers within their area. The review must look at…13 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will also speak about Amendment 23. The new “socially necessary” routes clause is incredibly important in ensuring that bus services across the country provide…11 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Amendment 48 is a small but important amendment picking up on a potential anomaly within the Bill. It is something that Baroness Randerson flagged with us before Christmas. The…11 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]If I can continue without being heckled, I am assured that they are probing and that the noble Lord does not want to see these clauses completely removed. He has raised an…11 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]I was rather surprised to see these latest amendments, which seek to remove whole clauses from the Bill.11 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his response and for the fact that he said he would look further at the detail in Amendment 21. On that basis, I hope we can meet to tease out some of…11 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, this one of the most important groups we are debating on this legislation. I will first speak to Amendment 41, which addresses disability training across the sector. Bus…11 Feb 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]11 Feb 2025HANSARDPassenger Standards AuthorityMy Lords, passengers have faced fewer, shorter and overcrowded trains and increased fares for too long. Will the new passenger standards authority have enforcement powers and…11 Feb 2025HANSARDPassenger Standards AuthorityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in establishing the Passenger Standards Authority.11 Feb 2025