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HANSARDRail Infrastructure Resilience: Storms and FloodsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the resilience of rail infrastructure against future storms and floods.19 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Infrastructure Resilience: Storms and FloodsMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend for that Answer and to know how much work Network Rail is doing to mitigate the effect of global warming. But when we look at the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for introducing this draft order and the many noble Lords who have expressed concern. The noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and the noble Lord,…12 Mar 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, this is a very interesting amendment, because a revenue certainty contract, as the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, said, is wonderful for the suppliers. It presumably links in…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I support this amendment, which we discussed at some length in Committee. The amendments then, which other noble Lords supported, covered the relationship between the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Transport: Remote CommunitiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the service, quality and affordability of public transport to remote communities.09 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Transport: Remote CommunitiesI am grateful to my noble friend for that Answer. Coincidentally, I received a letter last Friday from his colleague, Keir Mather, the Minister for shipping, who gave me much the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDConstruction Industry: TimberMy Lords, can my noble friend confirm that there is distinct reticence among the very big housebuilders to use anything that is not bricks and cement? What are the Government…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend for her full explanation of what has been going on. I want to raise again the Cabinet Secretary’s role. About five years ago, I had…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways: East Coast Main LineMy Lords, would my noble friend the Minister agree that the welcome growth in passenger numbers on the east coast main line was mainly due to the introduction of Lumo, an…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord on the Bill getting this far. When the Minister replies, can he say whether this sets a useful precedent in relation to the Crown Estate’s…20 Jan 2026HANSARDBuses: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, can my noble friend the Minister explain how the roads can be made safer for buses? In the press today, there are reports of two accidents involving school buses and…08 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I was very interested in the list of different types of wheeled movement produced by the noble Baroness, Lady Mcintosh of Pickering. It is easy to go into great…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord did not mention cars running over pedestrians and killing them—does that not matter?15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thought that the noble Lord was going to tell us about the experience of driving tanks—I know he is a great expert on that—with or without the right alcohol limit, but he did…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry that I could not be here at the beginning of this group. My noble friend has given a very encouraging response to the many amendments—15 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingTo ask His Majesty’s Government why they have reportedly suspended some intelligence sharing with the United States of America.11 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingI am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for that response. There is one issue in particular which is of major concern to people: the American bombing campaign on small boats…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I will speak mainly to my noble friend the Minister’s Amendment 20. This is perhaps an odd order in which to speak on these things, but it does enable my noble friend to…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, following up on the question from the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, about the £1.50, I may be missing something, but if that is a cost to UK airlines for passengers leaving…10 Dec 2025