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HANSARDVehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, my noble friend Lady Randerson cannot be in her place this evening, so it has fallen to me to comment on this order. It is, as we have heard, an uncontroversial…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I would like to say that it is a pleasure to follow the two noble Baronesses but actually it is not. It makes me so angry that, week after week, they come to this House…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I am sure that all of us want the same thing that the passengers want: a railway which is reliable, punctual and affordable. In too many parts of the country, they have…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for the support I have received from across the Committee for my amendment. I am not sure I can remember it happening to me before, and I was basking…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, it is a real pleasure and a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, as she has made what I think all would agree was an exemplary maiden speech. It was…07 Oct 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting then the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and will resume after 10 minutes.11 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I join others in welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, to the Front Bench. I wish them and the Government well—and, my goodness, they…18 Jul 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesMy Lords, does the Minister accept that she is referring to affordable housing, whereas my noble friend is talking about social housing? They are absolutely not the same thing—and…18 Apr 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as the Division Bells are rung and we will resume after 10 minutes.25 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Government FinancesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for securing today’s debate, and for the characteristically incisive way he introduced it. My noble friend Lady Hamwee need not be…21 Mar 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, a Division having been called, we will adjourn for 10 minutes and resume at 4.48 pm.20 Mar 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume at a time that I will give…20 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillThe noble Baroness might like to hear the Minister speak before she withdraws her amendment.14 Mar 2024HANSARDHousehold Support FundWill this evaluation include full consultation and discussions with the charity and voluntary sector, which, after all, understands very well the impact that reducing or removing…30 Jan 2024HANSARDHomelessnessMy Lords, the District Councils’ Network is reporting that some councils are now spending between 20% and 50% of their total budgets on meeting their statutory obligations to…18 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Safety StrategyMy Lords, has the Minister seen the research from RoSPA which shows that pedestrian safety is measurably worse in areas of deprivation? It holds true for all age groups, but…18 Dec 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessGood afternoon, my Lords. If there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells ring, for 10 minutes.06 Dec 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards achieving their aspiration to have battery and hydrogen-powered aircraft connecting different parts of the…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftI thank the Minister for that reply. Are the Government giving any consideration to using public service obligation flights as a test bed for these new technologies, given that…30 Nov 2023