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HANSARDRail Strikes: Impact AssessmentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of potential impact of rail strikes called for 24 to 27 December on (1) passenger services, and (2) rail maintenance…08 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Strikes: Impact AssessmentI thank the Minister for her Answer, but we have had no leadership from the Government on rail strikes, which have been allowed to drift onwards and expand so that they cover…08 Dec 2022HANSARDAviation: Cost of TravelWith all due respect to the Minister, she did not answer the main thrust of the question from the noble Lord, Lord Deben, which related to the availability of reasonably priced…07 Dec 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022My Lords, first, I thank the Minister for her introduction. I declare an interest as the chancellor of Cardiff University, which runs courses on maritime law, shipping, logistics…06 Dec 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways and Rail Services in the NorthMy Lords, this has been an excellent short debate. I thank my noble friend Lord Goddard for introducing it; this is a very important issue. My noble friend asked four specific…05 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth Promotion Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his work on this invaluable Bill. I concentrate on the issue of sport, and general physical activity and its importance. I want to praise the…02 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsI thank the noble Baroness for her answer, but it did not refer to the loophole that TransPennine Express exploits. When it cancels trains before 10 o’clock, these are not counted…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRoad Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. I suggest to her that it should be obligatory for any of her ministerial colleagues who thought that Brexit was a good idea to…30 Nov 2022HANSARDRoad Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022The noble Lord, Lord Jones, and I mentioned the powers going to the Secretary of State. Can the Minister tell us a little more about the advice that will go to the Secretary of…30 Nov 2022HANSARDTransport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. Planning processes for tram systems have always been notoriously complex and the associated costs have always been high. Are…30 Nov 2022HANSARDBattery Strategy (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I start by congratulating the committee on its report, which is brutally clear in its conclusions. I have been fascinated by this debate. I have sat in many Grand…23 Nov 2022HANSARDMidlands Rail HubMy Lords, Britain invented and developed the world’s first railways, and we were authors of amazing feats of engineering across the world, but the World Economic Forum now places…15 Nov 2022HANSARDSwing BridgesMy Lords, the Minister referred to the commercial use of waterways; for example, the use of water freight for the construction of Crossrail, the Northern line extension and the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDDrivers’ Hours, Tachographs, International Road Haulage and Licensing of Operators (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, who pays such good attention to government legislation. Some of my comments will reflect his concerns. This is…08 Nov 2022HANSARDHS2: WalesMy Lords, in her answer to the noble Baroness, the Minister had an interesting new interpretation of the way in which the Barnett formula works. In the past, it has always been…08 Nov 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for her explanation. Clearly, we welcome any steps to prohibit the use of harmful chemicals in anti-fouling systems. The sooner those steps are…08 Nov 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main LineIf I were a nurse and decided to work only half my contracted hours and demanded to be paid my full salary, I would be rejected out of hand. Yet Avanti has essentially done this:…02 Nov 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for drawing our attention and concern to the situation behind these regulations. I thank the Minister for her introduction and for…02 Nov 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for his usual attention to detail on these issues. The noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, said that he had not…26 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I stand to speak to the amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Scott: Amendments 6, 7, 8 and 9 in this group. We are pleased to see that the Minister has…26 Oct 2022