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HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]13 Jul 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for this manuscript amendment; something went wrong with the Public Bill Office. I shall be very brief at this time of night. I just want to emphasise that…13 Jul 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful for that short debate and for my noble friend’s response. I did not expect anything else, but he will get a copy of this paper and I hope—indeed, I am…13 Jul 2026HANSARDRailways BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, and hear his comments about, in particular, training on the railways, which, incidentally, has been, I think,…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHS2 Ltd: ConsultantsTo ask His Majesty’s Government how much HS2 Limited paid consultants in the last year; and on which aspects of the project they worked.22 Jun 2026HANSARDHS2 Ltd: ConsultantsMy Lords, first, I express my condolences to the family of the train driver who died in the accident last Friday, and, of course, to the relatives of those who were injured. I am…22 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]18 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I am very grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his answers, which I shall read…18 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to these amendments today. Before speaking to the individual amendments, I would like to reflect on how great it has been to…18 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]What I actually said was that the syllabus was 30 years old. I hope the noble Lord understood that correctly.16 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I start with an apology. I could not be here for Second Reading because I was gale-bound on the Isles of Scilly due to the failure of the air services. Therefore, it…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, very briefly, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower. I think he will agree that much of what he said—and it was reflected as well…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSouth East Water: Disruption of SupplyMy Lords, will my noble friend resist the temptation to build more desalination plants in areas of this country that are pretty wet already? In Cornwall, South West Water is…08 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I would like to take the debate back to transport: I suppose that is no great surprise. I certainly welcome the introductory speech from my noble friend the Minister,…20 May 2026HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogMy Lords, given RAIB’s success in detecting what went wrong with various different accidents and making the recommendations—some are late but some of the recommendations are…28 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, in discussing these various means of producing energy and transmitting it and whether it is best to do…22 Apr 2026HANSARDTrains: PunctualityMy Lords, can my noble friend explain whether, in addition to making the trains run on time, he has any plans with Great British Railways to offer some food on the trains? My…20 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister mentioned the issue of competition for rail freight. I am pleased to hear him say that the Government are keen to grow rail freight, but it…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to talk about the south-west, following the comments made by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and about how well the greater south-west grouping is…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I join my noble friend in congratulating the Government on this pavement parking issue. I will speak in a bit more detail to Amendment 100 and focus on insurance, which…26 Mar 2026