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HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]I hear what the Minister says about the impounding of pedicabs and things like that. It may be quite necessary and justified. Are there similar powers available now in respect of…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all Members of the Committee who have spoken to this group of amendments. There is a big variety of opinions, from “The Department for Transport should…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]Amendment 47 has nothing to do with e-bikes or e-scooters; it is about power-assisted pedicabs. It suggests that TfL must consult “persons as they consider to have an interest ……11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]The Minister said that they operate in London—what is the definition of London? I met some people today who were talking about pedicabs in Paris. Apparently, there is a big…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]Before my noble friend leaves that point, can I ask him whether he would like to see the same rule applied to taxis? Should the taxi community have to pay for its ranks?11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken on this fifth group of amendments. We have had some very useful discussions and I shall read Hansard with great interest tomorrow.…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, we have had a wide-ranging debate on this group of amendments. I am sure that we all have a lot to think about. On some things, I hope that the Minister will come back…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall be brief. Amendment 28 in my name is a probing amendment because I do not understand something. Clause 2(10) says: “Pedicab regulations may … confer a discretion…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, we are on to the third group and I will speak to Amendments 7 and 9 in my name. To some extent, Amendment 7 follows on from what the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, who is not…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support this little debate that we are having, in particular the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, about the fire risk. I, too, have been studying…11 Dec 2023HANSARDRwanda TreatyMy Lords, how many British Government officials will be sent to Rwanda to process these people, and what is the cost of that? And if the asylum seekers are granted asylum, are…08 Dec 2023HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his comprehensive reply. He is new to the post, and I think that he has tried very hard and given us some good answers. I am very…04 Dec 2023HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That this House welcomes the contribution to passenger safety made by the Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations…04 Dec 2023HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am pleased to move this Motion to Regret tonight. Effectively, I am trying to probe some of the issues that are raised in these draft regulations. I must say to start…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, it gives me pleasure to take part in this debate and I declare an interest as a member of the all-party AV group. I am also grateful for so many members of the industry…28 Nov 2023HANSARDMopeds, Motorcycles and Powered Light Vehicle IndustryMy Lords, I am pleased to be able to contribute to this short debate and congratulate the noble Baroness on achieving it. We seem to spend a lot of time talking about this subject…23 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, perhaps I could ask the Minister a bit more about the costs to the local authorities that have been successful. Of course, I welcome all that. I have been involved in…22 Nov 2023