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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, the noble Lord, Lord Randall, and the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, because they have proposed…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have listened very carefully to this debate, particularly to the many noble and learned Lords who gave very powerful arguments in support of the amendments we have…30 Jun 2021HANSARDNorth of England: Rapid Mass Transport SystemMy Lords, the Minister is right about the Shanghai maglev, which I have been on. It is very fast and very noisy, but the technology, and therefore the costs, are very tight,…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support some of the amendments in this group in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and others. I support the views of the noble Lord, Lord…28 Jun 2021HANSARDOffice of the Whistleblower Bill [HL]My Lords, I too fully support the Bill and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. Noble Lords who have spoken have given many examples of whistleblowing, but the one that…25 Jun 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Equal Treatment of Deaths and InjuriesThere appears to be a perception that drivers get off with lighter sentences, possibly because people can identify with driver error. It is the kind of attitude that says, “There,…24 Jun 2021HANSARDHuman Rights at SeaNautilus International has stated that some crews in ships registered under flags of convenience, including Panama, are having their internet access restricted to maybe 25…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to integrate (1) HS2, and (2) the East West Rail project, into their Great British Railway plan.22 Jun 2021HANSARDGreat British Railway PlansMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that clarification, but it seems that the statement in the Williams report that it will bring together the rail “network under single…22 Jun 2021HANSARDDaniel Morgan Independent Panel ReportMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, for achieving something incredibly difficult that has taken so long largely because she did not have the powers of the…22 Jun 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsMy Lords, this issue of refunds applies to holiday lets as well as airlines and other travel providers. Does the Minister agree that if members of the public book a service in…15 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, my Amendment 21A is grouped with Amendments 19 and 20, spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. They have one thing in common, in…14 Jun 2021HANSARDAjax ProgrammeMy Lords, I also welcome my noble friend Lord Coaker to the Front Bench. His initial question today indicates his enormous expertise. I am surprised that we have got this far with…09 Jun 2021HANSARDTown and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, I am very pleased to take part in this short debate. I support every word that the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and my noble friend Lord Kennedy have said. This is a…08 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I welcome the Bill, as many other noble Lords have done, but it clearly needs quite a lot of improvement, which I am sure we will be able to do in the subsequent stages.…07 Jun 2021HANSARDE-scootersI fear that the Government have lost the race now. I am told by cycling groups that there will be 1 million illegal e-scooters on the roads by the end of this year. Would it not…26 May 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much welcome this Bill. I am no property expert but I have explained my interest in the Bill—I hope, as other noble Lords have said, that there will be at least…24 May 2021HANSARDHitachi Rail: Rail Travel DisruptionMy Lords, two weeks ago, all the trains were stopped for safety reasons, with serious reports of long cracks in aluminium. Now most have started again; presumably they are safe.…19 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThere is very little new on transport in the Queen’s Speech, apart from promising a Bill for HS2 from Crewe to Manchester. As my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch said, there…17 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI am grateful for the reminder, but a Bishop was recently allowed to carry on for six minutes and 40 seconds, so may I finish? Doug Oakervee has stated that pressure from the…17 May 2021