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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Noble Lords will be pleased to know that Amendment 138A in my name is a probing amendment, and I certainly do not intend to divide the House. This issue, which has come to me from…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTransport: Investment PlansMy Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to talk about this subject today. I promise that I shall say something different in the next debate, which has been fixed for the…30 Mar 2023HANSARDTransport: Investment PlansTo ask His Majesty’s Government how bus and rail passengers will benefit from the investment plans for the transport network announced on 9 March.30 Mar 2023HANSARDTransport: Investment PlansI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her offer to write a letter. Will she also comment on the lack of a firm design for not the station itself but the approaches to Euston? My…30 Mar 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourMy Lords, this oil spill is serious, and it is good that the Government are doing all they can to mitigate the effect. However, this oil field has been there for a very long time,…29 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI should be grateful if the Minister could clarify a question that the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and I put: what are the Government going to be consulting on? Is there a document?22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, who was a member of the Built Environment Committee when we discussed this issue. I am very grateful to the noble…22 Mar 2023HANSARDBus Industry SupportMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Snape, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.16 Mar 2023HANSARDBus Industry SupportI am grateful to the Minister for her Answer, and I welcome the money that has been allocated. However, given that 80% of people who use buses have no alternative—in fact, in…16 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideMy Lords, can the Minister explain the legality of selling nitrous oxide in these large canisters? Are they illegal and, if so, has anybody been convicted of selling them? If they…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on her comprehensive introduction in moving this amendment about transport. I agree with everything she said. One depressing thing last…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to the Minister for what he said about roads and railways, and the control and leadership—if you can call it that—that the Department for Transport has in the…13 Mar 2023HANSARDCarriers’ Liability (Amendment) Regulations 2023That this House regrets that the Carriers’ Liability (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/29) and Carriers’ Liability (Clandestine Entrants) (Level of Penalty: Code of Practice)…13 Mar 2023HANSARDCarriers’ Liability (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to have a short debate on these carriers’ liability amendment instruments, SI 2023/29 and SI 2023/30, which the 27th report of the…13 Mar 2023HANSARDCarriers’ Liability (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am grateful to the Minister for his fairly comprehensive response and to colleagues who have contributed to this short debate. I am certainly not against updating the penalties,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe Minister’s answers have been interesting but they have concentrated about 90% on the railways, apart from a little dabble into the bus sector with the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I would like to speak briefly to support what all noble Lords have spoken about so far. I am honorary president of the UK Maritime Pilots’ Association, which is exactly…09 Mar 2023HANSARDEurostar St Pancras: Border ControlTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to increase the flow of passengers through the border control at the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras station.28 Feb 2023HANSARDEurostar St Pancras: Border ControlI am grateful to the Minister for that Answer—as usual, blaming the French for everything. Eurostar says that, whoever’s fault it is and at whichever end, it is losing 30% of its…28 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have listened to this debate very carefully. The noble Lord, Lord Scriven, talked about Yorkshire, which he clearly knows well. Apparently, this new director will be…27 Feb 2023