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HANSARDHGV DriversI think that the noble Lord has just pointed out the complex and convoluted nature of the solutions to this problem, which is indeed long-standing. I say again that we are working…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHGV DriversMy Lords, we have taken decisive action to address the acute driver shortage, with 25 specific measures taken by the Government already to support the industry as it resolves this…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHGV DriversI am not sure we will necessarily follow the French example, but I accept that we need to improve the quality and quantity of facilities for our drivers and the availability of…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHGV DriversI reassure my noble friend that I have had several conversations with the DVLA on this matter. I assure her that currently there is no backlog at all for provisional vocational…26 Oct 2021HANSARDInsulate BritainI cannot agree more with my noble friend.26 Oct 2021HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2021.19 Oct 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021.19 Oct 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, the two instruments that I am speaking to today, along with the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2021, are a package of measures and it…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021.19 Oct 2021HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, these draft regulations will be made under the powers conferred by the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021, known fondly by everybody as ATMUA. ATMUA…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021To return to discussing the Operation Brock traffic management scheme, maybe I can take noble Lords back, not as far as previously but just a couple of years, to when we bought…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their considered contributions today. I hope to put their minds at rest—but also I shall write, because I do not quite have all the answers…19 Oct 2021HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2021I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, and the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, for their contributions to the short debate today and for their welcome—I think—for these regulations.…19 Oct 2021HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, we were talking about the content of the SI and discussed the first element, which changes the minimum usage ratio to 50%. The second element is that the regulations…19 Oct 2021HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate. I appreciate their support—if occasional qualification thereof—for these regulations. The problems really lie…14 Sept 2021HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Relevant document: Instrument not yet reported by…14 Sept 2021HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, these draft regulations are necessary because of the ongoing need to reduce pollutant emissions from the maritime sector, to protect public health and the environment.…14 Sept 2021HANSARDTransport: HydrogenI could happily spend many hours answering that question, but I will not on this occasion. The Government have a target of supporting 4,000 zero-emission buses by the end of this…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHGV Driver ShortagesMy Lords, Brexit is not the basis of this. At the current time, Germany has a 45,000 to 60,000 HGV driver shortage, France 43,000, Spain 15,000, Italy 15,000, and Poland 124,000.…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHGV Driver ShortagesI recognise that my noble friend wants to open the floodgates to EU drivers, but I sense that he may be waiting quite a while for the flood to arrive, because as I have outlined…13 Sept 2021