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HANSARDVehicle 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 2023HANSARDMopeds, Motorcycles and Powered Light Vehicle IndustryMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for securing this debate, which is badly needed. As everyone is giving their bona fides on transport, all I can offer is that I…23 Nov 2023HANSARDMopeds, Motorcycles and Powered Light Vehicle IndustryPerhaps we might pursue very briefly the issue of fires, as raised by my noble friend Lord Foster. There are lots of statistics on this, and there is a very big difference between…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAir Travel: Disabled PassengersMy Lords, I start by thanking my noble friend Lady Brinton for bringing us the opportunity for such an important debate. She has recounted some very sobering experiences. As the…23 Nov 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very pleased to see the noble Lord in his new position of Minister, and I welcome him there, as well as the noble Lord, Lord Liddle. As someone who has been…22 Nov 2023HANSARDLow-traffic NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord to his new role. My question very much follows from the previous one. What are the Government doing to ensure that local authorities undertake…21 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I will be changing the tone slightly here because, like occasional other noble Lords in this series of debates, I will be speaking about a different topic, as we are…15 Nov 2023HANSARDFlying Schools: LiquidationMy Lords, the Minister seeks to downplay the significance of these problems, and the demise of these three companies. She seeks to downplay the amount of money that is owed to…13 Nov 2023HANSARDHS2 Ltd: CostsMy Lords, making even less economic sense than the Government’s decision to truncate HS2 at Birmingham is their vindictive scorched-earth policy to sell off all the land they…25 Oct 2023HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, the noble Lord has indicated that there will not be an independent inquiry under this Government’s watch. Given that this is an issue which needs to bring closure to…24 Oct 2023HANSARDTransport: Zero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2My Lords, what a shambles. In their frantic search for a few more votes in order to cling on to power, this Government have abandoned their pretence at leadership on…17 Oct 2023HANSARDRailway Stations: Ticket Office ClosuresMy Lords, it has become clear over the last year that several train companies have ceased to recruit new staff for ticket offices, and have therefore been shutting them gradually…20 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2My Lords, this is death by a thousand cuts for HS2, if I can be excused the pun—cuts to the route and cuts to the funding. Each time the Government shave another slice off the…19 Sept 2023HANSARDWest Coast Main LineMy Lords, what is not a surprise about this is that the Urgent Question and announcements about train services have come on the last day the House of Commons is sitting before a…19 Sept 2023HANSARDPost Office CompensationI thank the Minister for his very full replies. Of the 600 convictions, only 86 have been overturned so far, so progress is slow. The Statement refers to a number of postmasters…19 Sept 2023HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for her explanation. It is a pity that these regulations are now up against such a tight timescale for their introduction. That is, of course, due…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNATS: StaffingMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Young, has outlined one way in which the penalties that can be imposed on NATS are inadequate, but that is not the only inadequacy. If things are so…19 Sept 2023HANSARDTata Steel: Port TalbotMy Lords, the process, as the Minister acknowledges, will involve redundancies. Those redundancies will have huge community impact, as will the change in the nature of the plant…19 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeMy Lords, I did not think I would ever say this, but I agree entirely with the noble Lord, Lord Hannan. This is a totally shambolic situation and is symbolic of the chaos…18 Sept 2023