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HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for asking this Question. I understand from the technical press that 86 out of 93 of these affected trains have…13 May 2021HANSARDTower Blocks: CladdingMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it is the basic duty of government to protect its citizens from harm? That includes having building and other regulations and having the…12 May 2021HANSARDLeaseholders and Property Management CompaniesMy Lords, can the Minister give the House any indication of progress on the leasehold reform issue? The recent White Paper was welcomed by many people, including my friends on the…29 Apr 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Development AidMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on a masterful introduction to this debate. This is a very serious problem. As my noble friend Lord McConnell said, this cut…28 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply and the energy White Paper is certainly a contribution. Does it include all the power needed not only to produce batteries…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport: Zero Carbon TargetTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the electrical power requirements needed to enable reliable (1) hydrogen, and (2) battery, availability, in order…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCycling: BellsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the biggest hazard for cyclists is actually unsafe drivers? They may be anti-social and some of the cyclists are anti-social, as other noble…27 Apr 2021HANSARDDrivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Baroness and to speak to my regret Motion on these regulations. I share many of her concerns. I find the Explanatory Memorandum…18 Mar 2021HANSARDDrivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021That this House regrets that the Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/58) will allow the continuation of relaxed restrictions on the…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHauliersMy Lords, all the speakers in this excellent debate have identified real problems that I suggest could have been thought about four years ago when we had the first Brexit vote.…04 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport for London: Financial SettlementMy Lords, Crossrail’s budget has been under pressure recently, and one of the stations that has not yet been started is Old Oak Common. Can the Minister tell the House what the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDRail Freight: Channel TunnelMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady McIntosh and Lady Vere, for their kind words. However, is one solution to increasing the volume of rail freight traffic through the…24 Feb 2021HANSARDNorth of England: InvestmentFollowing on from the question of the noble Lord, Lord Beith, on transport, can the Minister explain some of the figures in his response and why the Government have delayed…23 Feb 2021HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Border Facilities and Infrastructure) (EU Exit) (England) Special Development Order 2020 (SI 2020/928)My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, in speaking about this Motion. I have had a lot of communication from the site that the noble Baroness…11 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by Transport Focus Fairer fares: the future of rail commuting , published on 18 August 2020, in…04 Feb 2021HANSARDRail Fares: Flexi-season TicketsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that response, but to press her a little further, has the Department for Transport actually received proposals from the train operating…04 Feb 2021HANSARDElectricity SupplyEDF blames the massive cost increases and delays on ground conditions. It has owned the site for more than 10 years and, if it has not been able to work out what is under the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Logistics IndustryMy Lords, the Minister has just said that there are very few traffic delays at the moment going to Dover, so when did the Government decide to build a third inland border…01 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation of Air Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to the Minister, who has given us a comprehensive introduction to the regulations. I suspect, as she hinted, that the Covid…26 Jan 2021HANSARDDrivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for introducing these very important regulations. I agree that it is necessary to keep enforcement at the top of the list, because it…26 Jan 2021