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HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, there is a remarkable similarity between the discussions on this amendment and the discussions we have had over the years on self-driving, autonomous cars. The only…12 Feb 2020HANSARDFishery Protection SquadronMy Lords, have the Government thought of ordering these new fishery protection vessels from Appledore shipyard, which needs some more orders? I believe that it built some vessels…12 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy Lords, a long time ago the Government made a commitment that, before construction started on HS2, they would produce a new cost-benefit analysis and business case. That was…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the views of my noble friend Lord Tunnicliffe and the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, on this amendment. It is extraordinary that the air sector is the only…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]I was interested when the Minister gave the example of Heathrow Airport being prepared to provide the funding necessary for a small airport to propose changes. Heathrow Airport…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, the two points raised by the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope, and the noble Baroness are well illustrated by Newquay Airport in Cornwall, where I live. I use the airport…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]The Minister will be aware that one of the consequences of Brexit is a lot more work heading towards the CMA, something that our EU Internal Market Sub-Committee, chaired by my…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]I am very interested in what the Minister said about who might be involved in seeking changes. Yes, it could be done to help a small airport to get better access to its flights or…10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]Section 70.10 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Accident InvestigationMy Lords, from the answers that the Minister has given to questions this afternoon, there seems to me to be a serious lack of enforcement of any of these regulations, whereas the…10 Feb 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Browne for securing this debate and we have heard some very interesting speeches. I will focus on transport, which, as the noble…06 Feb 2020HANSARDPost Office: Prosecution PowersMy Lords, what action are the Government going to take against the people who were running the Post Office when all this was going on? Have they just been moved to another job and…04 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]The noble Lord will remember Christmas a year ago when the drone—or drones—caused so much trouble at Gatwick. The police and the authorities seemed to have great difficulty in…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords—23 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)Come on.23 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)I am grateful to my noble friend for giving way. How does HS2 improve the railway journey time between Birmingham and Leicester? It does not go anywhere near Leicester.23 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)No.23 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, for his excellent report, with most of which I agree, and for today’s debate. I was particularly interested in one of its…23 Jan 2020HANSARDExtinction Rebellion: Prevent ProgrammeI am grateful to the noble Baroness for that clarification, but of course the damage has been done. How can anyone, even if they make a mistake, consider a peaceful demonstration…15 Jan 2020HANSARDExtinction Rebellion: Prevent ProgrammeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decision by Counter Terrorism Policing South East to include Extinction Rebellion on a list of extremist…15 Jan 2020