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HANSARDConnecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will not take long talking about this Motion, but it is important that we understand the potential changes to the railway sector if we leave the European Union without an…20 May 2019HANSARDConnecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Following on from the Minister’s commitment to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, that bids will still be accepted a few years later, will the criteria for awarding funding be…20 May 2019HANSARDConnecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am grateful to the Minister for her response and to all noble Lords who have participated in the debate. We have learned quite a lot and we look forward to discussing these…20 May 2019HANSARDHS2I am grateful to the Minister for that Answer, because this is the first time we have had an answer on this for about eight years. According to the Midlands Economic Forum, the…20 May 2019HANSARDHS2To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assumptions were used in the business case for HS2 for (1) the number of passengers, and (2) the average fare, between London and Birmingham.20 May 2019HANSARDTransport Act 1985 (Amendment) Regulations 2019Would the Minister be able to provide us with some numbers for the consultation? How many community transport operators were there, and how many small commercial ones? How many…20 May 2019HANSARDTransport Act 1985 (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, the noble Baroness outlined the problem with this piece of legislation extremely well. My first question for the Minister is: why are we doing this at all? As the noble…20 May 2019HANSARDUK Innovation CorridorMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Haselhurst, for this debate, because a number of colleagues and I have been discussing the title, “innovation corridor” and…30 Apr 2019HANSARDPalace of Westminster: FireTo ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, following the Notre Dame fire, what steps are being taken to ensure that the current plans for detecting and extinguishing fires in the roof…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPalace of Westminster: FireI am very grateful to the noble Lord for that comprehensive reply. We all love this place, and when I saw Notre Dame go up in smoke a week or so ago, my first thoughts were that…25 Apr 2019HANSARDRailways: Midland Main LineMy Lords, Transport Ministers stated last year that all diesel propulsion would be removed from the network by 2040 to help with carbon reduction. I welcome the Minister but,…25 Apr 2019HANSARDOperation BrockMy Lords, is not the answer to contraflows to set appropriate speed limits and then enforce them? I have seen many people caught speeding in contraflows. If speed limits are…08 Apr 2019HANSARDRailways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister say something about what would happen in the event of the Prime Minister’s deal—in other words, not the cliff edge—and whether this SI would no longer apply?…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRailways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the previous two SIs that we debated caused a lot of interest—I am grateful to so many noble Lords for their contributions—but they are to some extent the hors d’oeuvre,…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRailways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am grateful to my noble friend for his words. Is he aware that Hitachi recently bought a firm in Italy that manufactures trains and signalling equipment? Can he imagine what…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRailways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am grateful to the Minister. She has tried very hard to justify something which is probably impossible to justify. She talked about divergence, as did many noble Lords.…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Rules for Access to the International Market for Coach and Bus Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for bringing this SI and for her introduction. She has probably answered my question, but from reading paragraph 7.3 of the Explanatory…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Rules for Access to the International Market for Coach and Bus Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Would the noble Baroness care to speculate as to whether progress would have been so fast if this had been called European Interbus?21 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Rules for Access to the International Market for Coach and Bus Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Following up on that, I would have thought cabotage was pretty important for coach operators. Does this restriction apply in the other direction for continental operators coming…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRailway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for bringing these regulations to the attention of the House. We have only got a week to go, and if we do not pass them today there may not…21 Mar 2019