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HANSARDHuman Rights at SeaMy Lords, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency enforces the Maritime Labour Convention 2006, and the Work in Fishing Convention 2007, to protect the living and working conditions of…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansI am grateful to my noble friend for advance notice of this question, because I too had to get my head around how the existing track and the new track all work together. There are…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansMy noble friend should not read too much into media reports on the front page of—I think it was—the Yorkshire Post . The Government continue to consider all options for Northern…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansSadly, I do not remember that from the Express. One of the words that the noble Lord said was absolutely critical: “construction”. HS2 and East West Rail are indeed both in…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansMy Lords, there are no such plans. In reference to the noble Lord’s statements about HS2 and East West Rail being separate infrastructure managers, I say that there are 13…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansMy Lords, HS2 Ltd and East West Rail Ltd are currently separate from Network Rail and are delivering important additions to our rail network. The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail is…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansThere is a place for Scotland in Great Britain. The Scottish Government will continue to exercise their current powers and to be democratically accountable for them. Great British…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansI think the noble Baroness has just answered her own question: she stated that HS2 would be separate from Great British Railways. That is the case but in any event, as she pointed…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansGoodness—I think we are a little early in the game to be discussing those sorts of arrangements, but I have answered the question about Northern Powerhouse Rail. The integrated…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansMy noble friend is quite right but HS2 is not just about speed, as I so often need to say in your Lordships’ House. As he mentions, it is about bringing our regions closer…22 Jun 2021HANSARDHuman Rights at SeaI agree with the noble Lord that the impact of Covid on seafarers has been critical in some circumstances. We take the welfare of seafarers extremely seriously. The UK was one of…22 Jun 2021HANSARDHuman Rights at SeaI can certainly agree that states predominantly have the responsibility for enforcing and making sure that human rights at sea are indeed followed. Of course, the Government share…22 Jun 2021HANSARDHuman Rights at SeaAs the noble Lord will be aware, the Government have good relationships with many countries in the Middle East and we work very closely with them in order to minimise the loss of…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansAs it happens, I had a conversation yesterday with all the northern leaders when we met as the northern transport acceleration council. They raised this issue, which is of course…22 Jun 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsThe same policy applies to vouchers as to cash payments if a flight is cancelled, but of course I cannot go into the detail of my noble friend’s circumstances. It is worth…15 Jun 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsI point out to the noble Lord that the Government are taking a cautious approach to international travel. We realise that circumstances will change in different countries, at…15 Jun 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsThe Government are taking a keen interest in this issue, but it should be noted that refund issues between airlines and travel agents are a contractual matter between those two…15 Jun 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsMy Lords, the investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority into British Airways and Ryanair is ongoing. It would be inappropriate for the Government to comment on an…15 Jun 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsAs noble Lords will know, the Government are not taking this legal action themselves. The CMA is a non-ministerial department. It believes it has found some evidence that…15 Jun 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsAs I have said numerous times, consumers are getting their refunds back and this is happening more quickly than it was earlier in the pandemic, as policies and practices have been…15 Jun 2021