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HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateMy noble friend is well aware that the Restoring Your Railway fund is available, and that any proposals put forward are given a fair hearing.05 Jul 2021HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateWell, I think I have now answered that question three times, but I will give it another go. There is a full planning application except in cases where there is likely to be an…05 Jul 2021HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateI will have to write to the noble Lord on the availability of lump coal and certainly on his specific request about a certain line and whether there are any structures on it. I am…05 Jul 2021HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateI thank my noble friend for his suggestion, which I note with great interest. However, no decisions have been put to Ministers about a transfer of some or all of the Historical…05 Jul 2021HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateMy noble friend has once again raised the issue of permitted development orders. I restate that they are used only in emergency circumstances. I would just like to remind noble…05 Jul 2021HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateI would like to reassure your Lordships’ House that those structures that are potentially going to be infilled over the next five years—again, I say “potentially”—or be subject to…05 Jul 2021HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateI hear what the noble Lord has to say. Of course, it is not quite that simple, because some schemes which were taken out by Beeching will not be replaced because of population…05 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelWell, we know that the Prime Minister and President Biden are very keen to return to safe transatlantic travel as soon as possible. The UK-US experts working group is up and…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelAs I have set out previously—I agree with my noble friend—the travel industry is having a very difficult time, but we can see a light at the end of the tunnel. We have to make…01 Jul 2021HANSARDSpace Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations and Order laid before the House on 24 May be approved. Relevant document: 4th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelMy Lords, the Government are working extremely closely with all parts of the travel sector, and we recognise that it has been a very difficult time for it. Significant support has…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelMy noble friend makes a really important point, and that is why it is so important that countries are able to go digital where they are going to accept travellers. That is why we…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelLet me explain to the noble Lord exactly what is going on here. There is an exemption from the requirement to quarantine, and it applies to a very limited number of specific…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI do not know where the noble Viscount’s confusion has come from, but it is made very clear that when it comes to amber and red countries, the advice is not to travel. Of course,…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI am delighted to tell my noble friend that Malta is now accepting the NHS app via a verification system, so it has gone digital. Therefore, I hope that people will look forward…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI hope that I can provide some reassurance, although we accept and have been very clear that wait times at the border may be extended due to biosecurity checks. However, the PLF…01 Jul 2021HANSARDSpace Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021My Lords, as always, all the briefing in the world will not cover all the questions asked by noble Lords. Nor will I be able to make some—at least one—of the commitments asked of…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSpace Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021My Lords, these regulations relating to the space industry are made under the powers conferred by the Space Industry Act 2018, which I will call the SIA. The contracting-out order…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSpace Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Space Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021. Relevant document: 4th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee29 Jun 2021HANSARDContracting Out (Functions in Relation to Space) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Space) Order 2021.29 Jun 2021