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HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI refer noble Lords to my entry in the register. The Minister will be aware that something like 3 million people have now fled Ukraine, mostly to the west, I think. The Prime…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to facilitate trains to the United Kingdom for refugees fleeing from Ukraine.15 Mar 2022HANSARDLithium Ion Batteries: Fire Safety StandardsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer. I have a different EN number, which I will not bore the House with. He will be aware of a number of fires allegedly caused by…03 Mar 2022HANSARDLithium Ion Batteries: Fire Safety StandardsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his earlier response to me, but he will be aware that in the last month two train companies have banned electric bikes and scooters…03 Mar 2022HANSARDLithium Ion Batteries: Fire Safety StandardsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what fire safety standards are applied to lithium ion batteries in e-bikes, e-scooters and mobility scooters; and whether such batteries are safe…03 Mar 2022HANSARDBus Services: Covid-19 Emergency FundingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the COVID-19 emergency funding for local bus services beyond the end of March.01 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I will be very brief. Of course I support the comments from my noble friend Lord Foulkes. However, in relation to the Council of Europe, I hope the Government, in doing…24 Feb 2022HANSARDPassenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am grateful to the Minister for her comprehensive response, but I did not quite understand what she said about the European Union and not applying to people. From my reading of…23 Feb 2022HANSARDPassenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.23 Feb 2022HANSARDPassenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022The definition that the Commission puts in its regulation will need studying. Those arrivals may be clandestine, or they may be something else. It may be just its attempt to deal…23 Feb 2022HANSARDPassenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022At the end insert “but that this House regrets that they remove the sunset clause from the 2015 Regulations, and therefore make permanent the civil penalties of £10,000 per…23 Feb 2022HANSARDPassenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her comprehensive introduction to the regulation. My amendment would disapply the sunset clause, and I shall briefly explain why.…23 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I rise very briefly to support the amendment of my noble friend Lord Foulkes and also to speak about what I see as a creeping managerial control that the authorities…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly to my Amendment 80, which is a probing amendment. It is grouped with this lot of amendments, but it is a different subject, and I will try to be…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI intervene briefly to strongly support my noble friend’s amendment and other noble Lords’ comments. One solution that the Minister might be tempted to suggest is to allow them to…09 Feb 2022HANSARDParliamentary Estate: Electric Vehicle Charging PointsMay I invite the noble Lord to come down to Chancellor’s Court with me? He will find four 13-amp charging points similar to what one might have on the side of one’s house, but…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 25A in my name. I shall not speak to any other amendments, because to some extent I am here as an amateur among experts. I have one point to…02 Feb 2022HANSARDMinisters: Overseas TravelMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that Answer and for quoting the Ministerial Code. I shall also quote from the code, at paragraph 10.2, which says in relation to…01 Feb 2022HANSARDMinisters: Overseas TravelTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what value for money criteria they use to determine the choice of overseas travel arrangements for ministers.01 Feb 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have removed the requirement for there to be an electric vehicle charge point in all existing non-residential properties with more than 20…26 Jan 2022