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HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, while I recognise that there is a fixed order of speakers, I really want to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, because I know that in the past she took up the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillSorry: I was not quite sure who I was supposed to email under this complicated regime. I emailed someone, but clearly the wrong person. Perhaps I could ask the Minister a…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, has made some powerful points. She has also teed me up splendidly because her amendment raises the issue of connectivity. I can see…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillI have nothing to say on this amendment.12 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillI agree with everything that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, has just said. I would just add one point. Crossrail has considerable experience of burial sites and monuments…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I was having some difficulty following the arguments of my noble friend. He could of course move the Motion he referred to on Report, but I can confidently predict that…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I say to my colleagues and friends who lead local authorities and are MPs for constituencies in the east Midlands and Yorkshire that they should take careful note of…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to start the Committee stage of the Bill. On behalf of all noble Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and his colleagues, some of…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillI am grateful to all colleagues who have spoken, and to the Minister for replying to the debate. To be absolutely clear, I have no intention whatever of seeking to delay phase 2a.…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillI sense the mood of the Grand Committee. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillActually, the Minister has—09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillI was not aware that the Government had stated that it was now their policy. The Minister has said that it is a matter of government policy this afternoon and that there would…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, that I am not at all impugning her integrity; I am just disagreeing with her. It is perfectly in order for us to disagree, as we…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillIs it not? It is the Commons? It is so confusing. What that means is that the east Midlands—which has all the challenges of deprivation and economic growth referred to by the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I agree with everything my noble friend Lord Liddle just said. As a former member of the HS2 board and as the Minister who set up HS2 Ltd, environmental concerns were…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillShe can? Is it now the firm intention of the Government to split phase 2b and to have separate Bills for Crewe to Manchester, and then Birmingham to Leeds? The Government have…09 Nov 2020HANSARDEducation (Exemption from School and Further Education Institutions Inspections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, the arguments for and against this regulation are finely balanced—more finely balanced than some of my colleagues have suggested. When I was Minister for Schools, our…29 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, the isolation of school pupils is a crucial issue, and the Minister kindly agreed to address five questions which I posed on Tuesday. First, will the Government…22 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020Will the Minister undertake that all schools are able to apply for laptops upfront, without having to wait until pupils are sent home?20 Oct 2020