Contributions
746 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDEV Strategy: (ECC Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Parminter and the members of the committee on an excellent and comprehensive report. This has been an important debate because it is…16 Oct 2024HANSARDLondon UndergroundMy Lords, the Minister was understandably cautious in her response about Crossrail 2. Can she at least assure the House that the land for it has been safeguarded for future…10 Oct 2024HANSARDBus Fares: National CapMy Lords, the numbers travelling by bus outside London have declined significantly in recent years. As a priority, we need to get young people back on buses because they need…07 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, this has been a very wide-ranging debate. We have strayed across the world, as far as Japan, and as far back as Gladstone. It is worth mentioning that Gladstone was born…07 Oct 2024HANSARDPedal CyclesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, for bringing this debate to us today. I found myself in agreement with very much of what he said. It has certainly been a very…12 Sept 2024HANSARDBus FranchisingMy Lords, the Liberal Democrats welcome this Statement. As it has emphasised, it is clear that buses are crucial to our economy and society. They provide services for many of the…12 Sept 2024HANSARDRoad Investment StrategyMy Lords, more than a fifth of the UK’s emissions come from surface transport, primarily from fossil fuel vehicles, so if this new Government value the future of our planet and…11 Sept 2024HANSARDLocal Bus SectorMy Lords, the Minister will be fully aware from his extensive experience how much young people in London benefit from free bus travel. Unfortunately, in the rest of the country…09 Sept 2024HANSARDHS2To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for reviewing the impact of the decision to abandon plans to build further stages of HS2.23 Jul 2024HANSARDHS2I thank the Minister for his Answer, but he will be aware that today’s National Audit Office report confirms the expensive and disastrous impact of the cancellation of HS2 north…23 Jul 2024HANSARDLower Thames Crossing Development Consent OrderMy Lords, this is clearly a cautionary tale about the failures of the previous Government to manage large infrastructure projects. But is it not also a warning that, on our…22 Jul 2024HANSARDMail Carriage by RailI congratulate the Minister on his new appointment and thank him for his early comments, but point out that, while Royal Mail may be an independent company nowadays, it works…22 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, I start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Vallance, on his excellent maiden speech. I was delighted to see the cluster of public transport Bills in the gracious…22 Jul 2024HANSARDOfficial Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for putting down this Motion for debate and for rightly emphasising the importance of the short straits crossing in relation to…22 May 2024HANSARDPassport e-Gates Network OutageMy Lords, I too pay tribute to the staff involved, both Border Force staff and other airport staff, who took the pressure when this occurred. It is now five days after this…13 May 2024HANSARDTransport System: FailingsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Snape, for giving us such a broad canvas for our debate today. It has left us free to roam over fertile territory, pointing out the failings…25 Apr 2024HANSARDGoods Vehicles (International Road Transport Permits and Haulage Within the EU) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation. I am sure he will forgive me a bit of a weary sigh, because I remember all this from the first time round. As it gradually…18 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, the Minister referred to the issues of public funding associated with universities and the national debt, and how that is counted. She said that these were marginal…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak specifically to Amendment 20A, to which I have added my name. I did so because the Bill is yet another intrusion on devolution. It is part of a pattern…17 Apr 2024HANSARDRail Manufacturing: Job LossesMy Lords, I would also like to pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, who I regarded as a friend and whose contribution to this House I greatly respected. The Government have…17 Apr 2024