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HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 11 is in my name. I want to preface my remarks by making it absolutely clear that I am in no way arguing that people who are not legal immigrants should be…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his detailed response. We have had plenty of detail, which we can think about between now and Report. I want briefly to pick out a couple of points that…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]I did not—at least, I did not intend to imply that.11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been a very significant debate. My contribution to this group is Amendment 48, which I will come to in a moment. I point out that this is a rapidly evolving…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]I did not say that.11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, my contribution to this group of amendments is in having given notice of my intention to oppose the Question that Clause 6 stand part of the Bill. In doing so, I take a…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a changing scenario. As the vehicles change slightly in how they are powered and so on, people dream up new and useful purposes for them. I support the noble…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]In the interests of efficiency, before the Minister replies, I will get in a third intervention because it is along the same lines. He said that this could be done by Parliament…11 Dec 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Liddle. I regard these regulations as even more inappropriate than the other sets of regulations that we have…06 Dec 2023HANSARDAviation (Consumers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I welcome the enthusiasm of the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, for more radical legislation on this. The pandemic and the problems that the aviation industry has had in…06 Dec 2023HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for his assiduous attention to these issues. I need to make it clear to the House that I am a member of the Secondary Legislation…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDisabled Air PassengersMy Lords, some airports have a much worse record than others. Unfortunately, Heathrow Airport has a poor record, going back over a long period. That is a matter of particular…04 Dec 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftMy Lords, the Government’s Jet Zero strategy set a target for domestic flights to reach net zero by 2040, but instead there has been a big increase in internal flights taken by…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBirmingham Highways Infrastructure Private Finance InitiativeMy Lords, commissioners were appointed in Birmingham to restore good governance, and good governance usually includes timely decision-making. Does the Minister accept that by…28 Nov 2023HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been a really excellent debate. I start by making clear that I welcome the Bill, especially since, as the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, pointed out, other countries…28 Nov 2023HANSARDVehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023Of course that is not the only option. The other option is to build more solar panels and more wind farms, and I am delighted to see that there is a gradual rolling out of those…27 Nov 2023HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for his introduction, which has, I think, answered my questions. As when we discussed the Bill in this House, my concern is very much with the status of the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDVehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023My Lords, I will leave it to the Minister to respond to those points. I am confident that he will be able to satisfy the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, but I cannot resist pointing out…27 Nov 2023HANSARDPublic Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introductory comments. These regulations are one set of many that will undoubtedly be required to amend legislation as we establish British…27 Nov 2023