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HANSARDBuses: Rural ServicesMy Lords, is the Minister aware that, in Switzerland, villagers in any village with more than 600 people have a statutory right to have a bus or train service at least once an…16 Jul 2019HANSARDCarbon BudgetsMy Lords, the Minister has already mentioned shipping, but what about air services? Air and shipping together must be the most polluting forms of transport in the world. I know…08 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I congratulate all the noble Lords who have got us this far; it has taken a great deal of work over many years. The noble Baroness the Leader of the House mentioned many…08 Jul 2019HANSARDRailways: South-eastern FranchiseI am grateful to the Minister for that Answer, but she will be aware that HS1 has applied for increases in track access charges of 25% for domestic south-eastern trains, of 40%…04 Jul 2019HANSARDRailways: South-eastern FranchiseTo ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the new South Eastern franchise arising from any increase in track access charges proposed by HS1 to…04 Jul 2019HANSARDSS “Richard Montgomery”The noble Baroness said that the report considers that the explosives pose no risk if the wreck is stable and nothing moves. Has anyone carried out an assessment of what would…03 Jul 2019HANSARDSS “Richard Montgomery”My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on not only securing this debate but giving us such an interesting and thorough description of what the situation appears to have been in…03 Jul 2019HANSARDPublicly Funded Infrastructure ProjectsWhich great project?02 Jul 2019HANSARDPublicly Funded Infrastructure ProjectsMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to introduce this debate concerning the information that Parliament and the public need about major projects. There is a lot of information…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPublicly Funded Infrastructure ProjectsI never said it should be cancelled.02 Jul 2019HANSARDPublicly Funded Infrastructure ProjectsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they take to provide Parliament with up to date cost and cost/benefit information for major infrastructure projects to which public…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLate PaymentsMy Lords, this is an old problem and your Lordships have been debating it for years. As I read it, the Government’s latest paper is a clear improvement, but while I welcome the…19 Jun 2019HANSARDFord in BridgendMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, quoted a senior Ford executive saying that Brexit was entirely to blame, but the Minister seemed to contradict that completely. Either one…10 Jun 2019HANSARDRenewable EnergyMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, on securing this debate, because the subject has always been of great interest to me. It must have been nearly 50 years ago,…05 Jun 2019HANSARDHeritage Rail: Young PeopleOh, go on!05 Jun 2019HANSARDHeritage Rail: Young PeopleMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Faulkner on securing this debate and on the work he has done with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heritage Rail. It is vital to…05 Jun 2019HANSARDBus ServicesMy Lords, is it not time that the Government recognised that the bus service in London, which is cheap, reliable and effective should be rolled out across the whole country? That…04 Jun 2019HANSARDTransport Act 1985 (Amendment) Regulations 2019Following this exemption and the guidance to the traffic commissioners, surely the Minister is able to commit to advising the traffic commissioners on the two issues that are not…20 May 2019HANSARDInternational Road Passenger Transport (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords I have one question for the Minister, following on from my noble friend’s more detailed questions about what will happen after 31 December 2019. It is all set out in…20 May 2019HANSARDConnecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019To move that this House takes note of the Connecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/477). Relevant document : 21st Report from the Secondary…20 May 2019