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HANSARDAirports: DelaysYes, I agree with the noble Lord that it is a very complex ecosystem, not just within our own borders but internationally. Issues outside our borders can have quite a significant…30 Jun 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysThat is exactly what the Government have said to the aviation sector. The Government and the CAA wrote to the sector, both the airports and airlines, to set out the expectations…30 Jun 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysAs I am sure the noble Lord will not be surprised to learn, the Government will not get involved in the pay and conditions discussions within the aviation sector, as it is a…30 Jun 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysI absolutely agree that every passenger should get a good service at an airport and be able to get through security within reasonable time. I know that the airports are beefing up…30 Jun 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysYes, I can absolutely reassure the noble Baroness that we have established a joint Home Office and DfT ministerial border group to identify and prepare for the high levels of…30 Jun 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysI am not entirely sure that I follow my noble friend’s question. We are taking all sorts of actions, as set out in the 22 measures that the Government announced today. That is…30 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCMy Lords, we have noted the advice from Michael Ford QC. Train operators are required to agree how they manage industrial relations risk, including risks from industrial action,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCThe truth of the matter is that the negotiations that are happening, and have been offered daily, are about many different things. Sometimes things get narrowly conflated, or get…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCAs I have already said, there would be no question of the Government or the industry putting anybody who was not fully trained into a role at short notice. It is simply not going…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCI did not say what the noble Lord has just said I said. I said that the negotiations are between the employer and the union. I set out very clearly how and at what level those…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCI can reassure the noble Baroness; there seems to be some misconception that the Government plan to recruit lots of agency staff who have no training whatever for the task they…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCThe Government, and therefore the taxpayer.29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCThere were many questions there, to which I will try to respond. The real prize in all this, for both rail passengers and rail freight, is long-term transformation to a modern and…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCI was not immediately aware of that, but it highlights what I have said also about the firefighters and the postal workers. It is normal for the employer to negotiate with the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCThat is an awful lot of questions about who meets who, and why. Let me explain exactly why the current negotiations are set out in the way that they are. The RMT asked that…29 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwaysMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Transport Secretary in another place. The Statement is as follows: “Mr…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwaysI think the reality is that nobody wants this strike to continue. We will do whatever we can to support the train operating companies and Network Rail to reach a resolution. There…20 Jun 2022HANSARDGoods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 15 June.20 Jun 2022HANSARDHovercraft (Application of Enactments) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Amendment Order 2022That the draft Order laid before the House on 12 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 15 June.20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwaysI am grateful to both noble Lords for their contributions on this Statement. I have listened carefully to what they had to say today, and nothing that they said convinced me that…20 Jun 2022