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HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]I will indeed take option A from the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe. I accept that we do not want our powers to be overreaching. I believe there is a good justification for these…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 3) Regulations 2022We are aware that the current passenger cap at Heathrow of 100,000 passengers will be removed very shortly—indeed, I think it is this weekend. I believe that no decision has been…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 3) Regulations 2022I thank my noble friend for raising the issue of small aircraft. I know he has a great interest in the matter. I will have to write to him about whether it applies to private jets…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 3) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 25 October. Relevant document: 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation…26 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, the amendment in this group in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market, relates to the refusal of access. The refusal of access is one way in which…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 3) Regulations 2022My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.26 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]The noble Lord is absolutely right. It would be costly to the ports and disruptive to passengers.26 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, this final group contains one amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe. I have listened very carefully to what the noble Lord had to say and to all…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAvanti West Coast Contract RenewalI will certainly relay that concern to the new Secretary of State. I am very grateful to my noble friend for raising TransPennine Express, because that is a very similar…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAvanti West Coast Contract RenewalI cannot give a guarantee on the first question, because Avanti is on probation, as I said. Let us be clear: there is a recovery plan, which has been reviewed by the ORR and…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAvanti West Coast Contract RenewalI am pretty sure that Avanti has not received a performance bonus of £4 million for providing services in the current period—if I am wrong, I will of course correct the record. I…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAvanti West Coast Contract RenewalI suggest that we convene a meeting with the Rail Minister—I am not the Rail Minister—which may be a better idea than shouting at an adjudicator. Perhaps noble Lords could join me…26 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful for all contributions on this first group. I appreciate the support from Members on my own side; it is always good for the Minister to know that there…26 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, the thrust of the amendments in this group is to consider the delegated powers in the Bill. I will speak to the first amendment, in my name, and return to the remainder…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAvanti West Coast Contract RenewalMy Lords, the Government take the performance of Avanti very seriously. We are looking at the performance metrics and working with it on its recovery plan. As noble Lords will…26 Oct 2022HANSARDAvanti West Coast Contract RenewalMy Lords, there were several questions there, but I hope to get through as many as possible. There is a well-worn path which involves independent adjudication for contracting and…26 Oct 2022HANSARDGreat British RailwaysI agree with the noble Lord that staff are absolutely key. We have some very hard-working staff across the system. We need to ensure that those staff are in place to serve…25 Oct 2022HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 3) Regulations 2022My Lords, these draft regulations will be made under powers conferred by the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021, or ATMUA. Following our departure from the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDDoncaster Sheffield AirportThe question is more relevant to regional connectivity, which is absolutely key for growth. As we set out in our 10-year strategic framework for aviation, we are very much focused…25 Oct 2022HANSARDDoncaster Sheffield AirportAs I said at the outset, it is not unusual for the devolved Administrations or local authorities to take stakes in or have interests in airports, and some of them have been…25 Oct 2022