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HANSARDInternational Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (Legal Capacities) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (Legal Capacities) Order 2022.13 Jan 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Order 2022My Lords, the purpose of this order, which was laid before the House on 4 November 2021, is to give the Government the powers to implement the International Convention for the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Airspace Change Directions) (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Airspace Change Directions) (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionI just point the noble Baroness to the Williams-Shapps plan for rail. There is an enormous amount in there that will be beneficial to passengers in Yorkshire and beyond. We will…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionI completely accept my noble friend’s point. It is the case that we want all passengers to be able to travel with confidence. At the moment, we are advising passengers to check…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionI do not have the figures with me today, but I can say that those 100,000 tests were actually for critical workers rather than key workers. These people are even more critical…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionThe Government are very keen for passengers to return to the railways. We are working closely with the industry as it supports demand and revenue recovery. However, we accept that…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionNot entirely, my Lords. Clearly, the rail operators working with the Department for Transport want to provide the services. At the moment, they cannot do so because of Covid…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionI do not agree with the noble Baroness’s assessment that government policy is setting the railways up to fail. We are introducing all sorts of measures under the Williams-Shapps…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionMy Lords, the department has been working closely with rail operators to mitigate the impact of Covid-related staff absences on train services. Many operators have implemented…13 Jan 2022HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Airspace Change Directions) (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2022That was a surprisingly short speech by the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, for which I am grateful. I hear his comments about wanting to be included in correspondence on any…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionI am not sure that the skills are interchangeable, but it could be that some people have chosen to become HGV drivers instead. However, I reiterate that the rail services that we…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionI am not sure I agree with the noble Baroness. Clearly, we are discussing it today and we have discussed timetables in the past. Timetables are never static: they have changed…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionMy Lords, I cannot comment on the Night Riviera sleeper; I wish I could, but I will write if I can find out any information on it. However, we do need to look at our railways to…13 Jan 2022HANSARDInternational Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (Legal Capacities) Order 2022My Lords, once again, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate on this order. I particularly welcome the expertise of the noble Lord, Lord Greenway. It…13 Jan 2022HANSARDInternational Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (Legal Capacities) Order 2022My Lords, this order will allow the UK to recognise the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, or IALA, and assist in the completion of…13 Jan 2022HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Airspace Change Directions) (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2022I am grateful to the noble Baroness. I deliberately swerved that question, yet did not advise her of the fact that I was doing so, because I do not have the answer—it was also…13 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonThe Government have, of course, been extraordinarily generous to the rail system. Over the course of Covid, we have been able to keep services running to make sure that people can…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonWell, I would very much encourage the noble Lord to use public transport. There is nothing wrong with public transport, and I think that even he would find it perfectly…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonThe Government are very clear that the use of e-scooters outside trial areas on public property is illegal. It can lead to a fine of up to £300, six points on a driving licence…05 Jan 2022