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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I start by congratulating the noble Lords who made their maiden speeches today. The noble Lord, Lord Coaker, spoke with such passion about poverty that the gods…17 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsI thank the Minister for that Answer and I appreciate the amount of joint working that has taken place to enable some replacement services to run. The abrupt and total withdrawal…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the social and economic impacts of disruption to services following the withdrawal of some Hitachi high-speed…13 May 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Development AidMy Lords, I declare an interest as the chancellor of Cardiff University. It is obviously morally wrong to turn our backs on existing commitments to the poorest parts of the world…28 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetMy Lords, the number of electric vehicle charging points on motorways is already inadequate. To achieve the Government’s targets for increasing EV sales, there must be a massive…27 Apr 2021HANSARDAlcohol Harm Commission: Report 2020My Lords, I declare an interest as co-chair of the All-Party Group on Liver Health, for which this is a very relevant debate. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for all her…22 Apr 2021HANSARDE-ScootersMy Lords, will the Minister undertake to introduce lessons on the safe use of electric scooters as part of road safety education in schools, when the Government get to the point…22 Apr 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, I start by thanking my noble friend Lord Teverson for giving us the opportunity today to discuss such an important issue and for his excellent and inspiring speech.…21 Apr 2021HANSARDDrivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply. I will look carefully in Hansard , and I am sure that she will write to us in her usual courteous manner to answer any…18 Mar 2021HANSARDDrivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021That this House regrets that the Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/58) will have a detrimental impact on heavy goods vehicle drivers…18 Mar 2021HANSARDDrivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021This instrument was laid on 21 January and came into force on 22 January. As a negative instrument, we had no opportunity to debate it here before it came into effect. It was an…18 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Bus Strategy: EnglandMy Lords, this Statement is obviously welcome because it is so long overdue. We have been expecting it since 2019, and in the meantime the bus crisis has worsened in ways that we…18 Mar 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill17 Mar 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 3, to which I have added my name, I indicate my support for the other amendments in this group. I thank the Minister for being so generous with his…17 Mar 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillMy Lords, this has been an excellent short debate and I thank all noble Lords who have participated. I note the cross-party support for the proposals here. I particularly thank…17 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, the UK economy faces three stark challenges: climate change and Covid are shared across the world while the third, Brexit, is entirely self-inflicted. The Budget failed…12 Mar 2021HANSARDSpace IndustryMy Lords, there cannot be any other industry where international links are more fundamental. Since 31 December, we have been excluded from important schemes such as Galileo and…04 Mar 2021HANSARDHauliersMy Lords, the Minister will undoubtedly defend the Government’s record but, as a haulier said to me this week, no amount of flannel really fools anyone. Post pandemic, the UK…04 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, in 2019 the Conservative manifesto promised that the shared prosperity fund would, at a minimum, match the size of EU structural funds in each nation. In the last six…03 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport for London: Financial SettlementMy Lords, train operating companies have received billions of pounds from the start of the pandemic to keep trains running, with minimal requirements in return. Why has Transport…02 Mar 2021