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HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsThe price of electric vehicles has fallen dramatically over recent years, and that was helped by the Government providing quite significant grants in the early years to ensure…24 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsIf I may finish—because I too would not buy a new car for £32,000—the second-hand market, in my view, is the key to getting widescale acceptance from, and affordable vehicles to,…24 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsMy noble friend raises a very important point. The Government are very focused on the decarbonisation of the maritime sector, whether that be inland or on sea, so I will certainly…24 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsI absolutely agree with the noble Lord. There are some circumstances on our trains where the service is not very good at all. We are working very closely with some of those…24 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsI will have to refer to the relevant department, but it is of course the case that the UK Government also provide support to various companies to invest in the UK and to create…24 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsI am afraid that I am not familiar with the recommendations in the report.24 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsIt is really important that we understand what happens to batteries throughout their lives. It is the case though that there are 20 million EVs on the world’s roads already and…24 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsOf course, a lot of the design and innovation that went into the Mini did come from the UK, but the Government are clearly not going to get involved in some decisions by private…24 Oct 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4 and 7 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 11 October .17 Oct 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022My Lords, indeed, the noble Baroness—not the noble Lord—should have done. With the leave of the House, I beg to move that the two Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper be…17 Oct 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022My Lords, I beg to move the two Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper en bloc.17 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]The Government are very willing to define what these services are and, by implication, those have close ties to the UK. I can probably come up with lots of other clever…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, this fourth and final group of amendments is concerned broadly with incentives, enforcement and compliance. There is a wide range of amendments herein. It has been…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]Yes. I tend to do one letter addressed to all noble Lords present. A copy will be placed in the Library. It will be lengthy, but it will be set out by topic and cover, with as…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, this third group of amendments is broadly concerned with the relationship of this Bill to the domestic national minimum wage. The noble Lord, Lord Hendy, has already…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]I absolutely shall cover Amendment 36. My apologies, I slightly went off-beam so I thought I had already covered it. Regarding Amendment 36, the clause as drafted does not allow a…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the careful consideration of this Bill by all noble Lords. I reiterate what I have already said to noble Lords in private sessions: the Government are…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]Well, because of that we will come on to why it is so important that the Bill refers to services rather than ships; otherwise, quite frankly, you could do that, and all sorts of…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I am again grateful to noble Lords for sharing their thoughts on this group of amendments. The thrust of the amendments in this group is very much around probing the…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]Of course, the noble Lord has much more experience aboard such vessels than me, and I will take his word about some of the conditions on ships. Indeed, we heard during Covid how…12 Oct 2022