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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, there are a number of amendments in this group, and I shall speak to just a few of them. The last two speakers have outlined that if this Bill is truly about devolution,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to my noble friend Lady Pinnock’s Amendment 238, as she cannot be here today. Local authorities currently have civil enforcement powers which enable council…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI have tabled a number of amendments in this group. Amendments 108 and 109 would place stronger requirements on traffic authorities with regards to parking and docking, and…02 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesMy Lords, what progress has been made to address the poor Sunday levels of service and high levels of Sunday cancellations as part of train operator nationalisation? Can the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, these amendments from the noble Lords, Lord Moylan and Lord Lansley, are really testing the provision for rail devolution for passenger rail services and its legal…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is essential that, as we debate this group of amendments, we keep in mind the fact that the systems that we are creating are for people in the last six months of…30 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am coming to the end of my speech; I do not think I have to take an intervention, so I would like to finish my point. It seems to me that this is about making the choice of an…30 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWe talked about a review of the scrutiny arrangements of other metro mayors, if you like—mayoral and strategic authorities. Is the Minister able to give us a timescale for that?…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I shall speak initially to my Amendments 70 and 71 in this group. It is a pleasure being here with noble Lords; it feels like a reunion of assembly or London Councils…29 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasMy Lords, what discussions are the Government having with major online retailers about preventing the sale of illegal number plates, and what is the Government’s assessment of the…22 Jan 2026HANSARDGreat Western Railway: InfrastructureMy Lords, recent reports in the press have highlighted the serious shortages of carriages on Great Western Railway services, with one in three engines not functioning properly due…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMotorway Speed CamerasMy Lords, will the independent review look at how long the highways agency has known about this defect in its speed cameras? What confidence do the Government have that speed…21 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways: East Coast Main LineMy Lords, capacity on both the east and west coast main lines is stretched, which is why High Speed 2 will make such a difference when it opens. When will the Government publish…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, these two amendments after Clause 144 from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, are trying to give further powers to address the issue of dockless bikes and scooters, which…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as the noble Viscount, Lord Goschen, said, this is Groundhog Day, and I fear we are rehearsing many of the points raised on earlier groups. We on these Benches do not…20 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailMy Lords, as we have heard, the northern powerhouse initiative was launched in June 2014 by the then Chancellor George Osborne. Featuring new and significantly upgraded railway…19 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, these amendments from the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, covering the safe, proportionate and fair oversight of abnormal loads, raise an important issue. It was one that I was…15 Jan 2026HANSARDBuses: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, given that there are around 700 Yutong electric buses in operation across our country and that concerns have been raised internationally that these buses can be stopped…08 Jan 2026HANSARDBuses: Safety and SecurityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what work they are undertaking to ensure the safety and security of buses.08 Jan 2026HANSARDChannel Tunnel Infrastructure: ReliabilityMy Lords, while I welcome the review the Minister has mentioned, given that there is widespread support for increasing competition and international rail travel from the UK to…06 Jan 2026